Learning and Teaching Committee report By Keith Aquilina 09 January 2011 Executive summary The use of web 2.0 tools in education has been on the rise in recent years. Teachers in this institution have been using such tools of which wikis. The issue we will explore in this document is how an institution-wide policy should […]

Today I have taken some time off from my ECA writing and updated the needs analysis grid which had been developed for core activity 3.4 It has been really interesting seeing how this grid helped me focus on my weaknesses and thus was able to improve in a number of points. Surely I should continue […]

The relationship between reflection, action and learning in your own contexts of work (which may include the current context of study on H808). Part 1 Dealtry A – A learning task in an area you know well (low risk) B – A familiar learning task but applying it to a new situation (moderate risk) C […]

Blogs traditionally have been used, even in education, as personal logs (Williams & Jacobs, 2004) for example of own or class activity.  This tool may also allow for ”collaborative activity, knowledge sharing, reflection and debate’ (Hiler, 2003). The distinct blogging behaviours outlined by Kerawella et al. (2008) suggest that in their nature, blogs are versatile and […]

This is an initial attemt in reviewing the quality of a podcast in terms of a set of criteria. Podcast 1: Morrison, D. (2005b) ‘Interview with Oleg Liber: personal learning environments’, The Auricle podcasts. Available from: http://www.auricle.org/auriclewp/podcasts/20051215-ple.mp3(accessed 23 December 2010). Sound quality – Sound quality could be improved as the introductory and concluding audio sem […]

Through the sources reviewed in this activity, more similarities than differences amongst professions have been identified. Such similarities give a good understanding of what the basis of a profession is. Each profession aim at having high standards of practice, focus on their clients, form communities of practice, keep updated through research, development and training and […]

It’s interesting to see how groups got on different journeys aimed at reaching the same destination. Groups have chosen quiet a variety of tools, some keeping it simple, whilst others tried to convey their message through different media.I I’d be interested to know (and confirm) whether such choices have been made according to the competences […]

Sharing Effective Pedagogical Innovations Here are some points that I extracted from the ‘Sharing Effective Pedagogical Innovations’ case study; Chudler’s Neuroscience for kids shows that through the continuous availability of digital resources, students’ knowledge may increase, but not the attitude towards science. Effective practice as seen in both examples (Chudler and Gibbs) should include a […]