This is my personal blog. I mainly write about education, technology and running. By writing this column, I aim to explore, reflect on and evaluate my own learning; sharing my thoughts, ideas and experiences. I also write about productivity, design and leadership. If this is your first visit, then I recommend you start here: You can find every article that I … Continue reading About
Before I could join in with Day Four’s activities, I decided that I needed to better understand the concept of ‘Connectivism’. Connectivism Stephen Downes states that: “At its heart, connectivism is the thesis that knowledge is distributed across a network of connections, and therefore that learning consists of the ability to construct and traverse those networks.” … Continue reading MOOC MOOC – Day Four
This post is intended as a contribution to the latest Purpos/ed campaign: #purosedassess. Based on the work I have been doing in my classroom and research I completed towards my MA, I have come to the conclusion that the ultimate purpose of assessment is to help learners develop effective lines of communication. What you might … Continue reading Communicative Relationships: The Purpose of Assessment
This is the second in a series of four posts about my experiences of using Google docs in the classroom. You can read part 1 here. Part 2: Collaboration (or a lesson in human nature) As I mentioned in part 1, I decided that the best way to engage my students with Google docs was … Continue reading Google Docs In The Classroom – Part 2: Collaboration