Doctor of Education. Digital learning educator, researcher and innovator. Interested in secondary school blended learning. Musician and music teacher.
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Wanted: People To Fill In The Growing AI Leadership Vacuum trib.al/ODWdT70
Great to be here with the Barker Digital Learning Team #digitallearningteam @BarkerCollege #EduTECHAU @BarkerInstitute
Amazing to hear Andrew McWade and the @Australian_Navy Band presenting a session linking co-curricular music with the classroom with the composition, Lessons from Mother Earth by Jodi Blackshaw #asme23
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Last chance to register to hear Dr Sue Arney present her paper Principles for Effective Professional Learning in Music Education at 2023 ASME XXIV NATIONAL CONFERENCE. Sydney Conservatorium July 3-6 Register now at buff.ly/3MWsyYF
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Zooming into Music: Come join us for our series of 4 online sessions designed for NSW music teachers - mailchi.mp/asme/zooming-into…
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1,300 years is long enough: it’s pens down for the exam hall says Liz Johnson, Helen Partridge & @phillipdawson blogs.deakin.edu.au/cradle/2…
The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2022 | Edutopia @BarkerInstitute @geelong71 @sclifto7 edutopia.org/article/the-10-…
Submissions for a presentation and performance close Nov 7. Get those abstracts in soon!
ASME XXIV National Conference (July 3 - 6 2023, Sydney) is calling for submissions from prospective presenters on the theme of Music – Unleashed! Visit the website for details: buff.ly/3ScbAqQ . Presentation of papers, workshops, symposia and performing groups are welcome
Andy Mifsud retweeted
ASME XXIV National Conference (July 3 - 6 2023, Sydney) is calling for submissions from prospective presenters on the theme of Music – Unleashed! Visit the website for details: buff.ly/3ScbAqQ . Presentation of papers, workshops, symposia and performing groups are welcome
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The Australian Society for Music Education (ASME) XXIV National Conference submissions for presentations CLOSES IN TWO WEEKS! Submit today; don't delay. Held July 3 - 6, 2023; in beautiful Sydney. More details: buff.ly/3ScbAqQ
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Entangled #pedagogy, design & the messiness of #education.
"We cannot put #technology aside while designing, just as we cannot put aside our repertoires of #teaching methods, or our purposes, values,& considerations of context" @timbocop
#edtech
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Universities bypass ATARs as record number of students receive early offers smh.com.au/national/nsw/univ…
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"Time is the most controlling structure and the scarcest commodity in schools, and the traditional school schedule is the greatest impediment to educational innovation. We no longer need to be held hostage by sacred school timetables." gettingsmart.com/2022/09/12/…
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I like the idea of renaming assessments, as checkpoints!
Have seen this shift in language in a few schools now - far more positive and always good to reflect on the language used in Schools and ask "why?"
#SBMu22
Effective Professional Development | EEF Three recommendations for designing and selecting effective professional development. @sclifto7 educationendowmentfoundation…
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"at its best..online education is a team sport, with academics and subject-matter experts working in partnership with professionals such as learning designers, developers, producers and project managers to shape and deliver experiences." #onlinelearning buff.ly/3oLJa7s
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Following a few simple principles drawn from neurology can vastly improve your online videos:
Shorter is better. Integrate videos with questions. Chunk your information. Use metaphors. ow.ly/QYno50KyMnl
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‘rather than debating whether remote learning is good or bad, we should focus on how we combine it with in-person teaching to make overall education provision better for every student.’ #onlinelearning #highered buff.ly/3QTd8Ft
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Australia has a new online-only private school: what are the options if the mainstream system doesn't suit your child? #onlinelearning #OnlineEd
#DistanceEd #HomeSchooling theconversation.com/australi… – at Sydney, New South Wales