Improving the productivity of you and your organisation
Join me in my quest to tick off all of the 100 Steps to Greatness, 1 week at a time. The gauntlet has been laid down, I have accepted the challenge, do you have the unstoppable drive, the stubborn motivation and the insurmountable greatness to do similar?
(Or you can just be lazy and read here about my epic adventure)
Continue reading ‘100 Steps to Greatness – The Challenge begins’
Why not organise a scavenger hunt on the web for your students? The internet is a vast mountain of information and with a bit of direction your students can find some valuable information, and maybe stumble across some unexpected gems along the way. This is the first in a series of posts on creative classroom ideas you can run utilising Moodle. Read on to find out more.
Last Thursday we held the first Sydney Teachers Brainstorming Group. The topic was how we could maximise educational potential and minimise distractions in the use of laptops in the classroom. We utilised the Six Thinking Hats method. It was quite a success and we all learnt quite a bit. The following is my thoughts and opinions on the night. Continue reading ‘First Brainstorming Session’
Last week we released Trackpad, a todo list/ task list activity for Moodle. This activity has a lot of potential and several ways in which it can be used. Todo lists are useful in many different ways and education is definately one of them.
You’re either a leader, looking to take your team to the next level. Or, you are looking to give yourself an edge. Either way, there are two elements you should consider in order to jumpstart this transformation. These elements in themselves won’t guarantee your success, and they are definately not a silver bullet. If you want success you’re going to have to work hard to get it. Considering these two elements however will help ensure that your hard work is focused and effective.
Focuspad has been out for a few months now and it is starting to be used in various places and teachers are finding some interesting uses for it. What we are going to look at here is a course that a PE class set up that has worked particularly well. All the activities integrated and worked towards a single goal. The general structure of the class can be set up without the use of Focuspad but they found it to be particularly useful.
Recently I was involved in a discussion regarding the use of visual and textual content in education. This arose out of a presentation I did on some of my tools (Focuspad and Trackpad) both of which present material in a textual manner. The discussion centered around which methods were most effective but in reflecting on this discussion I have had some valuable insights.
Can you see the spark?
This is not so much a post on how you can transform yourself into someone great but a look at how you can greatly improve the outcome of yoru projects and tasks. (Though obviously in doing so you will ultimately achieve the former which is good too.) It is not a silver bullet but a means by which you can project yourself forward on a path of constant improvement.
People like to have processes and procedures for doing things. It makes life easier and safer because you have a structure to follow. At the same time however this can reduce your potential for creativity. If you want to create a better environment to foster creativity then you should look at establishing habits.
