Getting to Grips with Technology
On the way to work this morning I was captured by an interview, on Radio New New Zealand National, with Tim Gander, Centre Director, for the Gisborne MindLab about improving the engagement of students through technology. Listen to the interview here Also check out the post grad diplomas available through The MINDLAB here . The next course begins on November 2nd & teacher scholarships are available. One school using technology to enhance learning is Ormiston Senior College. I went to Subash Chandra K's workshop at the recent NZAMT conference in Auckland and got re-inspired to work on my video making skills. He began his journey with an inquiry into flipping the classroom with his year 13 Calculus class. Top tips from the workshop were, keep it simple, keep them short and if you make a mistake while recording just correct yourself and keep going. In the early days he re-recorded videos to try and make them perfect which took a lot of time. Don't be too h