Computer Science Course via Podcast

This course is all about understanding: understanding what’s going on inside your computer when you flip on the switch, why tech support has you constantly rebooting your computer, how everything you do on the Internet can be watched by others, and how your...

Welcoming New Bloggers

Day three of the November teacherSmart workshop was held in the TLRU today. Some of the participants created cool new blogs.Check out: www.cuisinenetwork.blogspot.com www.teachertopics.blogspot.com www.eTransport.blogspot.com...

Keeping Track of the News on the WWW

Industrial Relations Protest OnlineYesterday I went to a rally in Wollongong to protest against the proposed changes to Industrial Relations laws in Australia. It was pretty amazing to be in a hall full of an estimated 8,500 – 9,000 people making a stand...

teacherSmart Workshop – November

The first two days of the November teacherSmart workshop happened Thursday and Friday last week. We had a large and enthusiatic group, and it was alotta fun.It was great to see the group sharing knowledge and learning from each other, rather than just listening to us...

Flexible Learning Toolbox Customisation Workshop

Yesterday, I attended a workshop on Flexible Learning Toolbox Customisation at Australian Technology Park in Sydney. It was delivered by Shane Dowd, NSW Toolbox Champion (what a cool title!). The workshop was a great introduction to the toolboxes and the ways they can...

teacherSmart Workshop – Day 3

We had a very quiet, but productive day on Friday with a small group of ‘teachersmarters’. The focus of the day was completing Learning Object documents, as well as a short demo of smartConvert.Lindsay created some great Flickr photo sets for use in a...