Connected Learning: Resources for educators

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To support the webinar I recently presented with Eduwebinar, I have curated a small collection of resources for educators wishing to learn more about Connected Learning. This collection focuses on the Connected Learning Framework presented by Mimi Ito …

Updated! #StudentsNeedSchoolLibraries

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This post was originally shared in April 2017, highlighting the research which demonstrates the essential role of school libraries and qualified library staff in enhancing student achievement. Now, in October 2018, a huge new campaign has been launched…

Open Education in 2018 – Shifting Sands

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This post provides a brief summary of my reflections and insights after an asynchronous discussion with the ONL181 cohort about the concepts of open education and sharing openly online. As some of you may know, I have been involved with ONL for several…

Blogging the PhD journey

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They say that time flies when you are having fun, and obviously I have been having way too much fun completing this PhD, because next week I present my final seminar. It is almost over. Writing my thesis has been a fairly singular activity, and this bl…

Password like its 1999

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So yesterday it was revealed that over a thousand government employees in Western Australia are using Password123, and More than 12,000 accounts had passwords with variations of the date and season, such as October17 or Summer17; 6,827 had “123&#…