I tried to copy and paste the text.  Technology and I just don’t gel.  Urrgghhh… So here’s the gist.  

I tried to copy and paste the text.  Technology and I just don’t gel.  Urrgghhh… So here’s the gist.  

I imagined my final blog in the style of a flippant and fictional interview with Lars, Alistair and Jörg sitting in front of me asking questions over many cups of Oolong tea and scrumptious scones with strawberry jam.  ********Alistair: Good …

 Reading the tweets on the Twitter session on Blended Learning was like being given new prescription glasses.  Everything that was blurry before suddenly becomes clear. However, there were two threads of discussion that I still struggled…

It is indeed my good fortune today to chance upon Group 5’s posting on Blended Learning. Finally, all the random thoughts, ideas and questions I had drifting in my head are streamlined and crystallised.    Here’s the big picture:The learning …

Almost a month has passed since I wrote the paragraphs below.  I stopped short of posting it because I thought I should just let it sit for a while, let my rage subside completely and decide when my head is cool whether I should share my thoughts …

Common ChallengeThe common question that many raised in discussion today was: how do we provide access to knowledge and information on the internet, when there is NO access to the internet.  Hmmm… For me the questions are: how do we ac…

In China, a teacher is highly regarded, amongst other reasons, because they possess knowledge.  And having knowledge gives the teacher power.  The power to grant access to classes to acquire knowledge.  The power to give a fresh graduate…

Dear Electronic Diary,   Attended a webinar conducted by Dr. Maha Bali a couple of hours ago and wow wow wow!  So this is how online classes should be conducted!  Get participants involved by having them type in statements.  Ge…

A student and teacher’s worst nightmare (or perhaps it was a dream come through for some) happened to our group this week.  Half the class didn’t show up in the intended virtual classroom (and so that class got cancelled!) and the other half of th…

I absolutely LOVE David White’s short, concise and informative videos about “Visitors” and “Residents” within a “Personal” and “Institutional” context.  It all made perfect sense and for the first time, I feel I can finally verbalise my virtual ac…

Imagine being told about the death of a loved one in the middle of class.  3 classes in a row.   I have gone  through teaching sessions where one of my students had to endure the roller-coaster of emotions that comes with grief proc…