Monthly Archives: October 2011

Edu-preneurship

Edu-preneurship 4 mind sets: Question Design Experiment Lead “if you have a brain, you are a learner.” We learn he most from failure School systems should be beta   Sites Khan Academy – TED talk Simon Breakspear

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37 Free tools

It’s always useful to learn of new tools that other teachers use.  Here’s some from Mark Buckland. Sites http://mbuckland.blogspot.com/ Cool tools for schools Web2.0 in Education Blog – http://jacquisharp.blogspot.com/ Tagxedo – http://www.tagxedo.com/ (makes world clouds) tutpup – http://www.tutpup.com (Has online … Continue reading

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The Trades – what’s on offer at ULearn

There’s always a number of businesses or trades that support these types of conferences.  Here’s a few notes from some that caught my interet. Desktop 3D printer This is an awesome piece of kit. The chaps were handing out sample … Continue reading

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How the brain works

Abstract Before we can embark on new pedagogy of practice that is consistent with 21st century demands we need to understand quite clearly what it means to be a good learner, and to understand what it means to be a … Continue reading

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Co-operative thinking tools

Abstract In this interactive session, participants will learn the principles of cooperative learning and experience three to four co-operative tools. These tools are almost guaranteed to engage all learners, offer them clear focus, simple process and a sense of personal … Continue reading

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