Love2Learn

Games-based learning (GBL) n00b – that’s me!!! I’m proud to say that I am a n00b because it actually means I’m trying it out. There’s only so much theory one can take because in such matters, the best way to learn is to dive right in. My year 9 Information Systems and Technology (IST) topic [...]

I love it when things start to converge in my mind. This post will attempt to encapsulate this convergence; attempt being the operative word. As Jack Dorsey said, simplifying the complex is not easy. Try I must to help me document my thinking. I blogged about Maths not = calculating in reference to Wolfram’s computerbasedmath.org [...]

I came across computerbasedmath.org (maths ≠ calculating) via @JeffUtecht’s post My 25%PD. Both these links are worth visiting but let me focus on the first. computerbasedmath.org founded by Conrad Wolfram – yup, the Wolfram behind the site anyone who’s ever googled a maths problem/question would have visited at some stage. Conrad Wolfram’s TED talk \”Stop teaching calculating [...]

Today was the first day of the AIS IT Integrator Conference 2010 and there’s heaps to blog about, for sure, but one that really touched so close to home was the session entitled “Thinking Hyperbolically!” I feel inept in my attempt to capture the enthusiasm of the teachers who presented or the magic of their [...]

Life has been hectic and with much thought and consideration, + a good dose of luck (or divine intervention), I have come to hit the Pause button on teaching maths….I was actually starting to enjoy it, too, but I’ll post on that another time. Actually, I also hit the Stop button on one school so [...]