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CQ + PQ + EQ > IQ

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Laurel Papworth has some interesting comments on generation-Y (digi-kids) and the disconnected nature of our current governments. Laurel's post references this article in the Sydney Morning Herald (Laurel: the reason why Fairfax doesn't believe in the long tail is that it hasn't worked out its business model yet)
Having spent two days with a selection of [...]

Online = talking about what you are interested in!

Monday, March 26th, 2007

From World in their Hands, Sydney Morning Herald Icon today:
But Dr Jan Fletcher, of the Child Study Centre at the University of Western Australia, is wary of virtual lives for children. "There is a danger that this online interaction might be limiting the amount of social interaction the child is actually having," she warns. "I [...]

Learning Technology Challenge. It’s not the Technology.

Monday, March 26th, 2007

As highlighted by one of Australia's leading Social Networking thinkers in Education, Mike Seyfang, technology in schools is already in schools. Mobile phones, the MSN Messenger communities, blogs, Myspace, Wikipedia: these technologies are being used by students today.
One pervasive technology that hounds parents today is the use of MSN Live Messenger. It's the standard tool [...]

Kevin Richardson, Headmaster, Immanuel College

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Kevin Richardson, Headmaster of Immanuel College, on the Future of Learning.

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Going to see Mr Wikipedia

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

Jimmy Wales in is Australia for the education.au organisation. I'll be there in Sydney on the 26th April.

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In the Digital Generation Gap

Monday, February 19th, 2007

If you are not a parent or teacher with children between the ages of 5-15, you might want to read something else. I know how it gets when people talk about kids.
If you are a teacher or parent, welcome to the new internet generation gap.
An article published in the New York magazine, Say Everything, details [...]