Another idea for technical currency…

Just had an idea… get it down in writing while it’s still in my head!

What if Jude, Gene and I (the teachers of the Webdesign course), were to take up a local community web-design project each semester, just like the students! It’d be a great way to keep our own skills technically current, while also better . . . → Read More: Another idea for technical currency…

Planning my professional development

I finally got around to printing the Technical Currency TAFE material from the Intranet site. Some of the material is really useful, such as the “Getting Started: A guide to planning your professional development”, which is quite motivating and encourages reflection on current skills etc.

The “Suggested Activities for Technical Currency” also looks helpful, lots of ideas . . . → Read More: Planning my professional development

Friday’s session on Databases

The group activities that we ran in class on Friday seemed to work really well! Although not all participants were keen to work in the larger groups, everyone seemed to interact quite well and “socially construct” their knowledge together ;-) I spent quite a bit of time on Wednesday trying to build the learning around a . . . → Read More: Friday’s session on Databases

Creating Social Constructivist sessions…

What a mouthful!

I’ve been making a concerted effort lately to apply some of the social constructivist ideas (that I’ve read about during and after my Dip. Ed.) in lessons. I’ve been using Moodle (a Learning Management System with a social constructivist bent) over the past 6 months, as it emphasises activities rather than resources.

I recently posted . . . → Read More: Creating Social Constructivist sessions…

A professional Development Journal…

While at work yesterday (Blue Mountains TAFE), I noticed a few flyers on the pinboard outlining the importance of keeping a diary to record professional development activities… hmm… I thought… why would I want to do that? The only purpose for such a diary (that I could imagine at the time) would be to record all . . . → Read More: A professional Development Journal…