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Tom on Ed Tech Crew

Author: tom | 28 October 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Tom's Writings

Continuing on the NML de-brief, I had a really nice chat with the Ed Tech Crew: Darrel Branson (The ICT Guy) and Tony Richards (from itmadesimple.com).
Here’s the podcast:
Don’t forget to look for links and further discussions on the NML Conference de-brief post itself.

Contemporary Teaching Skills

Author: tom | 03 February 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: Tom's Writings

Hello!  Above is an emerging vision of how to define and support teachers as they develop their “Contemporary Teaching” (and Learning!) skills.  The term comes from MCEETYA, which does a good job of describing what others have called “21st Century” or “ICT” teaching skills.  Please provide feedback on a draft Skills Checklist.

Tom’s New WebQuest article

Author: tom | 19 November 2007 | 3 Comments
Categories: Tom's Writings

Interactive Educational Multimedia has just published my most recent article, Revisiting WebQuests in a Web 2 World. As the subtitle indicates, with Web 2.0, “developments in technology and pedagogy combine to scaffold personal learning.”
The WebQuest was launched in 1995 to scaffold advanced cognition by integrating the “ill-structured” nature of the World Wide Web with [...]