This year I was very lucky to attend Ulearn 2010. I had attended last year as well, and also back in 2004 when it was still connected with the NAVCON consortium. Once again it was a great conference and once again I got to take three colleagues from Manor Lakes College – the school where [...]
Continue Reading 2 comments November 6, 2010
It’s funny how some connections remain. In 2005 I trained as a Peer Coach through a DE&T sponsored partnership with Microsoft Partners in Learning. At the time I didn’t quite know what would result from my training but knew I had an interest in ICT in education. Just this week, my trainer, Les Foltos, came [...]
Continue Reading Add comment June 19, 2010
Today our region got a glimpse of the Ultranet. Being an Ultranet Coach last year, I was very keen to see what it had to offer. From what I have seen it looks like there has been a good push towards student learning and collaboration, which is great. There are many aspects to the Ultranet [...]
Continue Reading Add comment November 6, 2009
Can we make a difference to student learning through the use of ICT? As a classroom teacher who has loved using ICT in her class for many years, I have to say YES! However, it has always been difficult to articulate why I have felt this. Is it because students are more motivated? Or engaged? [...]
Continue Reading 3 comments July 14, 2008
