Category Archives: teaching

Sam McNeil who is the Director of ICT St Andrew’s College in Christchurch gave a great talk that included some authentic tasks delivered in his school. It was a nice change to see some tech in action that were designed with … Continue reading →

Paul Cameron, who is the CEO of Booktrack, gave a fast paced talk about his company’s journey in the EdTech market. Their backstory was featured in the NZ Herald in 2012. What does their product do? Their website says: Booktrack offers … Continue reading →

Professor Tim Bell from Canterbury University (link to article) gave a short presentation on how computational thinking or coding can be used in the curriculum. It was interesting to see some tasks that could be done in class by students … Continue reading →

As well as being a rich learning experience in itself, the 2016 GAFE Summit allowed me to snoop around the host venue – Hobsonville Point Secondary School. I have followed the development of this school with interest as it appears … Continue reading →

I’m getting a greater understanding of the design thinking process – it was reinforced in the YIA teachers workshop that I attended. I used the task that the teachers went through with my class last week on the question of … Continue reading →