Teaching tip 2: Act on the needs of your learners

Unless you’re teaching 4-unit Physics to a same-gender class in a pre-millenniallist sixth-day Baptist school, you’re guaranteed to have a bunch of very very different learners, each with very different background knowledge, different learning styles, social skills, time-management skills, life situations, cultural backgrounds etc. One of the hardest lessons I’m learning as a new teacher . . . → Read More: Teaching tip 2: Act on the needs of your learners

35 Designers x 5 Questions

Genie – our communications facilitator for our web design course – will love this!

35 designers. 5 questions. 5 precise answers. Result: 175 professional suggestions, tips and ideas from some of the best web-developers all around the world.

There are a few Australian designers in the 35, including Russ Weakly and Cameron Adams… The first question?

What is the . . . → Read More: 35 Designers x 5 Questions

Teacher tip 1: Model learning not teaching

What advice would you give to a new teacher working in a technology-related area? Maybe you’re a student who’s experienced the good and the bad? Or a teacher who’s experience has refined some tried-and-true “methods of instruction”? What advice would you give to a new teacher?

Since starting out in education half-a-decade ago (sounds longer than 4 . . . → Read More: Teacher tip 1: Model learning not teaching

The 12 Breeds of clients

I think a lot of student developers and/or designers will especially appreciate the “You-Should-Be-So-Lucky Client” who thinks that “Our cred should be payment enough”. From the 12 breeds of clients (and how to work . . . → Read More: The 12 Breeds of clients

Talent isn’t everything

One of our web design students from last year found the article Talent isn’t everything as she browsed her del.icio.us links last week… It’s a great article as it’s written by a junior designer who’s been working for 3 years now reflecting on the false assumption that only people with the design gift can make it . . . → Read More: Talent isn’t everything