Monthly Archives: August 2009

The tweet that led to Mirka Mora: Part two.

Last week I wrote about sending out a tweet on twitter asking if anyone had a connection to Mirka Mora, as my daughter and her friends were doing a project about her and would love to get the opportunity to interview her. … Continue reading

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School’s out Friday

I love this. It was made by Roving enterprises who produce Rove, a TV talk show made here in Melbourne. The final line says it all; ‘for people who have too much time on their hands….’ Of course, I disagree … Continue reading

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The tweet that led to Mirka Mora.

On Tuesday evening I put out a tweet on Twitter asking if anyone had a connection to Mirka Mora. My daughter was doing a project based on her life and she would have loved to get the opportunity to interview her. Lauren … Continue reading

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SlideRocket statistics – lessons our students need to learn?

I’ve been extolling the virtues of SlideRocket for some time now. For the past year and a bit I’ve been using this online presentation tool and I’ve been really impressed with what you can do with it. But I know … Continue reading

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Why blogging matters

I often try to articulate why I think blogging has been such a  transformative action for me. Seth Godin and Tom Peters have articulated it brilliantly in 1 minute and 37 seconds.  They are both marketers, but what they say is … Continue reading

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School’s out Friday

Someone tweeted this on Twitter last night. I’d love to give attribution but I’m afraid I’ve forgotten who it was. This is the literal video version of Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart.  A literal video sings exactly what … Continue reading

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ELH Reflections

Going to a technology conference in Lorne  (ELH  -Expanding Learning Horizons) is always a nice experience, even if the weather isn’t being as kind as it could be. Lorne is restful, a beautiful seaside town that harks back to another … Continue reading

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What is a Ning? – ELH presentation

Here is the presentation I gave today at the ELH conference in Lorne. Right now I’m barely able to keep my eyes open! Commentary about the conference will have to wait until tomorrow. Sleep beckons…. more about “What is a … Continue reading

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School’s out Friday

I hadn’t seen this. It’s The Chaser’s War on Everything and assorted Australian television and sporting personalities performing Rudd.i.am, inspired by will.i.am’s tribute to Barack Obama’s ‘Yes we can’ speech. You may have to be familiar with the Australian Prime … Continue reading

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Participatory learning – the Ning steps up a notch.

I read a very interesting report earlier this week that I mentioned in one of my last posts. It was called ‘The Future of Learning Institutions in the Digital Age’. It is  an interesting read and even though it is primarily … Continue reading

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