Tech Integration
I found the blog post ‘Moving from S to R‘ by Maggie Hos McGrane very useful. In a very simple manner Maggie has communicated how her teachers were able to apply the SAMR model (visual below) to their...
View ArticleWhen Learning is a Game!
What is a game? An activity that is enjoyable, engaging, enhances the ability to interact and collaborate, provides a sense of achievement and motivates to do better. Well the gamification of education...
View ArticleWhat to Flip?
What to flip?Credit:http://iits.haverford.edu/instructionaltechnology/2013/02/26/highlights-from-flipped-classroom-roundtable/ This video by Aaron Sams, the teacher who first suggested ‘reverse...
View ArticleTotally Connected!
I loved listening to Shai Reshef talk about the University of the People. Click here to view the embedded video. A very inspiring talk which clearly emphasises the importance of connectivism in a very...
View ArticleProject based learning or LEARNING BY DOING
I learn by doing! I am a Do-er! ‘For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them’ ~ Aristotle The article Project-based learning by Vanessa Vega in Edutopia asserts that...
View ArticleCourse 4 Final Project – Flipping Cultural Chameleons
Planning the final project for course 4 has been quite an interesting tech journey in itself.I have used a range of technology (whats app, email, google docs) to communicate with my Year 2 team to...
View ArticleCourse 5 – First Thoughts
A lot has happened in my life since I first started out on the COETAIL journey in September 2013. Life is different – there was a time (until a few months ago) when I felt like I could achieve anything...
View ArticleTech Integration Matrix – a useful resource!
The Technology Integration Matrix (suggested course 5 references) has been a fantastic resource to identify how technology can be used in an authentic way at various levels of the tech spectrum. I love...
View ArticleCourse 5 – Moving at a snail’s pace yet trying to stay connected!
Slow and steady? Slow – yes! Steady – not really! As slow as a snail!Photo credit – http://globe-views.com/dcim/dreams/snail/snail-03.jpg I’ve been moving way too slowly on course 5, and to be honest,...
View ArticleFinal Project Course 5
My course 5 final project journey has been a fairly challenging one! It pushed me to the limits – absolutely but also allowed me to believe that collaboration is a powerful tool. Since I was on...
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