The Tablet – A very public rebuke (sor)
An article very supportive of women Religious in the US after the public kicking the Vatican has administered. One day, the hierarchy will get it; but they continue to make it hard for ordinary...
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IPADS not laptops – Some reflections
This is a great article on iPads, for those of us wrestling with the complexities. IPADS not laptops – Some reflections.
Being Average Part 2 (pd)
I always like Garrison Keillor’s sign off from Lake Woebegon: “…where all the children are above average.” For any statistician, average is a wonderful thing. As educators, we should recognise that most of our...
Visible Teaching and Learning
From John Hattie, Visible Learning. Visible teaching and learning occurs when learning is the explicit goal, when it is appropriately challenging, when the teacher and the student both (in their various ways) seek to ascertain...
The Good Book – Encounter – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
I missed this episode one the break, so I will look forward to catching up once the trips to work begin (love that drive to the Highlands). Naturally, one for the Studies of Religion...
Errors & Omissions: In search of the final word on how to use prepositions properly (eng)
Always good to see a discussion of language in the papers! Errors & Omissions: In search of the final word on how to use prepositions properly – Errors & Omissions – Corrections – The...
Grading: this says it all! (pd)
Click to see the image at full size. From http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/?utm_source=GoComics&utm_medium=free_email&utm_campaign=user_comic
The Sydney Morning Herald Digital Edition: A mania for dumbing down
This is a clever response to a prevalent error: a classic case of scientists being poor philosophers. Thank heavens I have doctoral supervisors who cover all bases! This article is from the March 17...
Holding onto the Joy in Teaching | Common Dreams
Here’s an article for the educators out there: read and be inspired! Holding onto the Joy in Teaching | Common Dreams. …here’s a concise statement of my teaching philosophy: I have the best job...
Ross Gittins on the Quality Teaching debate
An erudite contribution to the debate from Ross Gittins, as normal. I heard him last week refer to himself as a frustrated teacher, and he certainly has a deep and ongoing sympathy with the...