5 Apps for Social Reading

See on Scoop.it – eBookED Social reading is revolutionizing the way anyone reads. While most participate in social media, such as Facebook or Twitter in their personal lives, social medi Greg Alchin‘s insight: Through the use of apps and devices social reading goes beyond the actual words on the page and opens up a myriad… Continue Reading 5 Apps for Social ReadingContinue Reading 5 Apps for Social Reading

8 Brain Research Discoveries Every Instructional Designer Should Know About

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Educators, eLearning professionals and trainers should be interested in the brain because after all, they teach brains! Greg Alchin‘s insight: As the team at CAST has shown advances in neuroscience force us to rethink what learning is and how we cater for learner variability. See on info.shiftelearning.com…Continue Reading 8 Brain Research Discoveries Every Instructional Designer Should Know About

Free Personalizing Learning Webinar Series starts Nov 12th

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Personalize Learning is launching a free webinar series. Join in the coversation and ask questions from educators and learners in personalized learning environments. Greg Alchin‘s insight: This series of webinars are well worth attending. They really are an investment in your professional learning journey. See on us2.campaign-archive1.com…Continue Reading Free Personalizing Learning Webinar Series starts Nov 12th

icpmobile

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning Greg Alchin‘s insight: A great app from Kudlian that enables learners to release their mojo…mobile jounalism that is!    See on www.kudlian.net…Continue Reading icpmobile

The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning Greg Alchin‘s insight: "They have clarified the difference between projects and project-based learning before. Projects are about the product, while project-based learning is about the process. See on www.teachthought.com…Continue Reading The Difference Between Projects And Project-Based Learning

Instructional Strategy Ideas – For the Teachers

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Ideas for Instructional Strategies for classroom use Greg Alchin‘s insight: This is a great framework of instructional strategy ideas. Whilst the poster is handy the extra detail on the website shows the depth of thinking behind it. As they say you can never have enough strategy ideas in your teaching… Continue Reading Instructional Strategy Ideas – For the TeachersContinue Reading Instructional Strategy Ideas – For the Teachers

TEDx Talks on paper: Artists visualize the world’s ideas in 5 fascinating drawings

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Doodling may have gotten you in trouble in history class, but at TEDx events, it’s highly encouraged. All over the world, über-talented artists are contributing to the TEDx world of ideas by putting… Greg Alchin‘s insight: The distillation of rich ideas into concise, powerful multimodal texts. What a very… Continue Reading TEDx Talks on paper: Artists visualize the world’s ideas in 5 fascinating drawingsContinue Reading TEDx Talks on paper: Artists visualize the world’s ideas in 5 fascinating drawings

GIO Levels of Car Insurance TV commercial

See on Scoop.it – personalised learning We know NSW families are anything but average. Which is why we offer different levels of car insurance to suit your needs. http://www.gio.com.au/car-insuranc… Greg Alchin‘s insight: This car insurance. advert reinforces that ‘variability is the norm.’ So if mainstream advertising along with car manufacturers (Think of the level of… Continue Reading GIO Levels of Car Insurance TV commercialContinue Reading GIO Levels of Car Insurance TV commercial

Amway’s journey from 100,000 print catalogues a month to digital

See on Scoop.it – eBookED The advantages of digital publishing for brands are multiple. Greg Alchin‘s insight: The Marketing industry has always had alot to offer education. Knowing the demographic, and deliver a targetted message to bring about change.    “Some people, particularly older customers, who were used to the print medium struggled with the… Continue Reading Amway’s journey from 100,000 print catalogues a month to digitalContinue Reading Amway’s journey from 100,000 print catalogues a month to digital

Beyond Blue urges Australians to take proper lunch breaks

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Anti-depression group Beyond Blue says millions of Australians are risking their health by not taking a lunch break. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Interesting study on the importance of taking regular breaks and getting a work life balance. It would be interesting to compare this with the homework debate.  I for… Continue Reading Beyond Blue urges Australians to take proper lunch breaksContinue Reading Beyond Blue urges Australians to take proper lunch breaks

Apple – Life on iPad

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Over the past three years, iPad has helped people transform business, education, entertainment, health, and many other fields. We wanted to document those ch… Greg Alchin‘s insight: This advert is a wonderful snapshot of a truly disruptive technology that has transformed how we live and learn. In the process… Continue Reading Apple – Life on iPadContinue Reading Apple – Life on iPad

10 Steps to Encourage Student Voice and Choice | Rethinking Learning – Barbara Bray

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Ten steps to motivate your students to want to learn. Encourage students to take responsibility for their learning. Give them voice and choice about what they learn. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Simple practical proven strategies to bring about powerful change. @bbray27 See on barbarabray.net…Continue Reading 10 Steps to Encourage Student Voice and Choice | Rethinking Learning – Barbara Bray

Pics4Learning | Free photos for education

See on Scoop.it – Brain Bytes Thousands of copyright free and copyright friendly images and photos for teachers and students. Greg Alchin‘s insight: Another great source of copyright free images for students and staff alike. That said everyone should learn to use http://www.google.com/advanced_image_search and http://www.google.com/advanced_search and filter results on usage rights. See on www.pics4learning.com…Continue Reading Pics4Learning | Free photos for education

The Best Apps For Reading Ebooks on the iPad for Power Readers | Digital Book World

See on Scoop.it – eBookED I am what the book industry calls a “power reader.” I read a lot of books (at least 300 a year), and I read them quickly. With that sort of intake, using an Greg Alchin‘s insight: An interesting collection of apps. The article highlights that many of these apps run… Continue Reading The Best Apps For Reading Ebooks on the iPad for Power Readers | Digital Book WorldContinue Reading The Best Apps For Reading Ebooks on the iPad for Power Readers | Digital Book World

Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See

Edward Tufte’s film  is a much watch film. As a teacher I implore  you do one thing today, watch this 40-minute jorney in Design Thinking. As Matthew Carter, type designer, MacArthur Fellow said “It about patient and dedicated teaching, about learning to look and visualize in order to design, about the importance of drawing. It… Continue Reading Inge Druckrey: Teaching to SeeContinue Reading Inge Druckrey: Teaching to See

Universal Design for Learning – Creating learning opportunities for all.

Ensuring that all learners develop the skills and attitudes to become a successful learner is the cornerstone of education. This is reinforced by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) which calls for all students to develop ‘a comprehensive set of knowledge, skills and dispositions or general capabilities that will assist them to live… Continue Reading Universal Design for Learning – Creating learning opportunities for all.Continue Reading Universal Design for Learning – Creating learning opportunities for all.

Investing in yourself

Investing in our own professional capacity is  how we model lifelong learning. One such way is being a member of PLANE. PLANE provides  a fantastic online cross sector community of practice which provides accredited professional learning, courses, multi-media resources, ICT skills development, e-portfolio, collaborative tools, games-based-learning, and peer coaching.   Recently PLANE spread its’ wings and  hosted a physical conference… Continue Reading Investing in yourselfContinue Reading Investing in yourself

BL and PL

A brilliant article http://www.personalizelearning.com/2012/09/blended-learning-is-not-only-way-to.html?m=1 – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location:Farrer Place,Sydney,Australia…Continue Reading BL and PL

Designing learning support into iBooks Author

At the core of Apple’s iOS are a wide array of accessibility options to enable users to personalise how they perceive content and interact with their devices.  The options are examples of universal design in action.  A universal design approach aims to create ‘products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest… Continue Reading Designing learning support into iBooks AuthorContinue Reading Designing learning support into iBooks Author

Accessible Digital Books & UDL

Whilst the ePub 3 international standard has accessibility criterions, not all eBook readers have the capacity to take advantage of that functionality. What follows is a suggested benchmark for the eBook device and reader app. Not surprisingly Apple’s iOS based devices and associated iBooks app tick most of the boxes! Download a copy in MS Word… Continue Reading Accessible Digital Books & UDLContinue Reading Accessible Digital Books & UDL

What can educators learn from advertising?

Advertising is part of life. For teachers it is a very unique text type in a concentrated form packed with meaning and nuisances. Advertisements are worthy of study in their own right or as a precursor to more in-depth media studies. The introductory material included here is suitable for all teachers irrespective of the stages… Continue Reading What can educators learn from advertising?Continue Reading What can educators learn from advertising?

Digital Video in the Classroom

Developing the ability to share meaningful narratives or explain solutions to complex problems that confront us are an essential communication skill.  For just as we no longer need skills in maintaining slates and sharpening quills so we need to develop modern skills in areas such of video narratives. The process of responding to problems where… Continue Reading Digital Video in the ClassroomContinue Reading Digital Video in the Classroom

What can teacher’s learn from Apple’s design philosophy?

‘A great user interface follows human interface design principles that are based on the way people (users) think and work, not on the capabilities of the device. A user interface that is unattractive, convoluted, or illogical can make even a great application seem like a chore to use. But a beautiful, intuitive, compelling user interface… Continue Reading What can teacher’s learn from Apple’s design philosophy?Continue Reading What can teacher’s learn from Apple’s design philosophy?

Here’s to the crazy ones

This was a major advertising campaign for Apple late last century. It stands the test of time because it is a call to celebrate divergent thinkers and to be passionate about our creativity. These are traits we can all develop. As an educator it is the cornerstone of what we do. Here’s to the crazy… Continue Reading Here’s to the crazy onesContinue Reading Here’s to the crazy ones