I hate August

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

August in Brisbane is perhaps the most annoying time of the year.  It is dry, cold and I tend to get lots of static.  Everytime I touch things, I get a shock.  I've even managed to short out the touch pad on my laptop which isn't as bad as it ...

Mobile Technologies and Wikis

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

I've been seriously thinking about the wiki course I teach.  Mobile Workforce Technologies used to be Information and Communication Technologies but has had a complete make-over in the last two years.  Part of what is not included is more focus on the business and social processes and less on the ...

It’s not about control

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

It's about structure. The more I think about it, the more I realise that learning needs to be structured. Nunan came up with an interesting concept years ago called feral learning, which he didn't really define, but which struck a chord with me. I've often thought that ...

Fingers on the Keyboard

Friday, February 1st, 2008

I've just realised how long it's been since I wrote anything.  My whole purpose for blogging is to get the creative juices flowing and to actually put fingers to keyboards and produce words.  Words that put my thinking into context.  Words that will contribute to my understanding of things.  I ...

Remix culture vs the Cut and Paste Collective

Friday, December 29th, 2006

The more I think about the ways in which students (not all but many) approach learning and hence assignments, the more I wonder about the so-called remix culture. The Remix culture is what students are being exposed to. Snippets from here there and everywhere, linking to this and ...