Bromley Blogwatch
Mastering E-Pedagogy Part 2 [Ian Usher, extracts]
Today was the second full day of the Certificate in Advanced Educational Practice in E-Pedagogy (try saying that with a mouthful of cake) we’re running in conjunction with Oxford Brookes… One of the most useful pieces of the day for me was Chris Higgins’ presentation on threshold concepts - the theory that in every subject area there are certain concepts which, once mastered, allow the learner to significantly expand their knowledge and understanding in that subject…
I have my own idea of an important threshold concept in the area of E-Learning - that’s the point at which a teacher realises that, in some aspects anyway, their pupils will always know more than them and no matter what the teacher does they’ll never overtake or even catch up with their pupils. That might be something too hard to admit for some people - but if it happens, then it allows teachers to concentrate on understanding:
- what the technology is capable of;
- those areas of competency which pupils aren’t naturally blessed with;
- that the role of a teacher is to guide the use of appropriate tools, rather than necessarily lead in the use of them;
- that if you want something done technically, ask a twelve year old.
… show me a teacher who’s admitted that they’re not going to catch up in everything and I’ll show you someone whose pupils will be far more free to learn by discovery, research & experimentation.
http://moodlea.blogspot.com/2008/02/mastering-e-pedagogy-part-2.html
Further thoughts on the EeePC [From Where is AB?]
“I’ve had my hands on an EeePC before, but only in short bursts - last Thursday and Friday gave me hand on for almost a day and a half. Have I changed my mind about this little wonder?”
[Ed] Andrew Brown considers screen resolution, battery life, the webcam, storage space and the keyboard of the EeePC when used in earnest.
www.whereisab.co.uk/blog/?p=583
Multimedia wordsearch [Nik Peachey]
This is a really nice tool that I have just discovered. It’s called PhotoSoup and it generates wordsearch activities based on any topic in just seconds.
It’s very simple and works on images from flickr. You simply type in your topic and the site automatically generates a word grid and image clues. You then have 90 seconds to find all the words. You can get hints and even get it to show you the answers.
Further comments at http://nikpeachey.blogspot.com/2008/02/multimedia-wordsearch.html
Intro to digital storytelling [Joe Dale]
This sweet video shows how easy it is to create digital stories with Windows MovieMaker by scanning in a few images and adding a voiceover. Hope you find it inspiring too.
http://joedale.typepad.com/integrating_ict_into_the_/2008/02/intro-to-digita.html
More creativity with the WiiRemote
[Ed] Doug Dickinson has embedded a link to a video of another demonstration of Johnny Lee’s creativity with a WiiRemote. This time it shows the creation of a virtual first person 3D display that moves as you move your head.
www.dougdickinson.co.uk/blog/2008/02/more-creativity-with-wiiremote.html
