My blog is a small attempt to see better, talk clearly, strain some words and sift it into a pile of useful information. I’ve made a start at filtering on the web. Heaped albums of good photographs onto Flickr, stashed bit of paper to remember useful links and resources on Delicious, highlighted interesting blog posts …
Category archives: Discover
Join the conversation
Vadim Lavrusik’s article – 10 Ways Universities Share Information Using Social Media on Mashable prompted me to explore about how South African Universities, and particularly public affairs or faculties are making use of Social Media. From what I found (and this is not authoritative, my little network does not cover all 23 higher ed institutions …
Discover Microblogging
Microblogging (the act of broadcasting short, real-time messages) allows people to express themselves in new ways. It offers people a new communication channel to broadcast and share updates about what they are reading, thinking, experiencing, watching and doing. Educationalists that choose to incorporate Microblogs into their courses could refocus Microblogging as a peer to peer …
Asking the right questions
I’ve been looking for a possible mobile application for in-service and pre-service teachers to connect to each other and to other social media tools. I thought that it would be really useful for teachers to start using blogs, photo sharing, social bookmarking etc a network with other professionals as part of their tertiary training. Last …
To Twit or to Facebook with KZN teachers
Pre service and in service teachers need to be introduced, taught about, with and through ICTS. But the problems of access make implementation of this goal difficult. I’ve counted phone numbers, fax, email addresses etc of schools in the KZN Midlands region. Out of the 506 schools 96% have mobile numbers, 74% have landlines, 45% …
Intimidated by numbers?
Sometimes the 17 180 917 760 cells in Excel that sit waiting for you to organize, calculate, chart, graph and/or display are a little intimidating. True – Excel has a lot of features that seem a mystery and terms that are new. But instead of focussing on Excel, think about what you want to accomplish. …
Writing Wrongs
A busy teacher does not have the time to mark electronically. Track changes is meant for an editor, not an overloaded educator. Too engage with the content using electronic marking is possible. With a bit of fore thought, a stressed techer could use the following electronic marking techniques.
Presentations
I’ve been designing materials for a Programme entitled “Skills for a changing world” for the past few months and have just got to the piloting phase. Below are three PowerPoint presentations that I put together. They might be useful to those who’d like to familiarise thmselves with the PowerPoint programme. PowerPoint Orientation PowerPoint Multimedia PowerPoint …
Teaching for tomorrow
I’m quite excited. I’ve been given an opportunity to influence, affect, direct and maybe even change the way that teachers will practice their teaching and learning in the classroom. From next week I’ll be working with student and practicing teachers discovering, demonstrating and developing new ways of learning about ICT, learning with ICT and learning …
My early learning tech & ed memories
I still vividly remember the excitement of hearing my name read out on the radio, a dedication arranged by my parents for my third birthday. Turning the wireless dial, mistaking it for the volume, I discovered that there was more to radio than the “English Service Station”. Springbok radio, with its 15 minute story slot, …