Monthly Archives: March 2011
Why I want to study HTML & CSS from the beginning
OK. Part two of my quest to be a person who understands code. For those of you unfamiliar with what code is, it’s the parade of letters and brackets and delimiters that makes the pages on the Web look the … Continue reading
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HTML & CSS from the beginning – week 0
I’ve expressed interest in a Peer 2 Peer University course, and Jamie Curle, the guy running the course, has asked potential participants to write two blog posts as a pre-requisite task that will help him to identify suitable candidates. This … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
The improveverywhere crew are at it again, this time in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This time, Agent Elliot, who bears a striking resemblance to King Philip the IV of Spain (from the 17th Century), spent time … Continue reading
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Teenagers, Legal Risks and Social Networking Sites
On Friday, I attended the launch of a final report from the Learning with New Media research group who are from Monash University’s Faculty of Education. Their report is the title of this post, and it includes some important recommendations … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
My family and I were roaming YouTube on our television last night, when we stumbled on this video from Key of Awesome. (You have to watch an ad at the start – a way to monetise what they do I … Continue reading
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Voices from the Learning Revolution
I feel honoured to have been asked to write for the new ‘Voices from the Learning Revolution‘ blog. It’s contained within the Powerful Learning Practice site and has contributors who range from the very experienced to those who are just … Continue reading
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Screencasting as assistive technology – Sal can teach us a thing or two.
I came across Salman Khan and his work last year, well before Bill Gates did the big shout out for him that led to the Gates Foundation and other Venture Capitalists injecting tens of thousands of dollars into his Academy … Continue reading
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School’s out Friday
It seems entirely inappropriate to me to post a funny video tonight. Not when we are watching devastation unfold in Japan and other countries anticipating the effects of Tsunami waves crossing the Pacific ocean. I’ve spent this evening watching scenes … Continue reading
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