Yep, I’m going to talk about politics. But first, an apology. <apology> You may have noticed a dip in posting frequency as of late here on pmStudent.com. My sincere apologies for neglecting you, dear readers. I have become rather politically active as of late, primarily in relation to my work advocating for children with specialRead… Read more »
This is a post that has been brewing for a long while, so sorry if it smells a bit. The basic concept hit me during FutureGov‘s excellent CityCamp London event, and keeps reoccurring as I have chats with people and read stuff online. It’s not a post about technology, really, but rather taking some ofRead… Read more »
I’ve said before that: Never before has technology allowed us to paint such a clear picture of what is informing decision-making, policy, and program delivery. Embracing a more open ethos and grabbing hold of enabling technology will do more for our public services than we could possibly imagine. It starts with a simple switch: connectingRead… Read more »
In a survey announced this week, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) said that continued declines in the states’ IT workforce will challenge service delivery and productivity in the coming years. Although respondents indicated that the weak economy has kept many workers at their jobs, an “inevitable tsunami of turnover,” should beRead… Read more »
In the last session of Recent Changes Camp 2011: Canberraat the University of Canberra Leigh Blackall demonstrated how he was using Wikiversity for his PhD. I was sceptical as to the value of this and if it would be accepted by formal university processes. Leigh pointed out that there were several Examples of PhDs usingRead… Read more »
eLearning Services at the Queensland Department of Education and Training has made ‘virtual classroom’ spaces available for students where the floods have disrupted normal classes.Maths, English & Science materials are provided, including:Resources – self-paced digital learning resources by year level Activities – self-paced structured lessons by year level Programs – Original post
About a week after I put out an open research request to help collect a list of participatory politicians, I remembered a post of mine from way back when that provides a great example of the kind of activity I’m looking for. This came up during the June 2005 ODDC face-to-face meeting on “Deepening OnlineRead… Read more »
The Recent Changes Camp 2011: Canberra is taking place in the Teaching and Learning Commons at University of Canberra. This is a newly opened facility in Building One of the unviersity, just above the refurbished refectory.The learning space is a mezzanine, allowing the students to look down at what is happening in the refectory. ARead… Read more »
The second session at Recent Changes Camp 2011: Canberrais on “Wikis for Education”. This is a topic I did not think I knew much about, but realised I had run two courses were I got the students to edit the Wikipedia, one is 2007 was Writing for the Web for Local Government and the otherRead… Read more »
The first session at Recent Changes Camp 2011: Canberrais on “Wiki Culture”. Some issues discussed were the dominance of Wikipedia, resulting in culture ways online. Original post