Sigi's Blog – April 2008 Archive (6)

I would like to draw your attention on a google group John Pallister has started:



The purpose of this group is to encourage and promote thinking and discussion about ePortfolios and how they might support the development of Personal Learning and Thinking Skills.



* Please post anything that you think will move the discusion forward.

* Please invite others into this group if you think they would contribute to, or take something from the… Continue

On Saturday I had the opportunity of being invited as guest in Graham Attwell's show :

Sounds of the Bazaar LIVE!

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April 14th, 2008 by Graham Attwell



We have been threatening this for a long time. But now, thanks to generous sponsorship from the JISC Emerge Bazaar project, Sounds of the Bazaar is… Continue

Here comes a series of excellent videos on the online life of young people - could be used in classroom to trigger discussion on thetopic and make students aware....
The second part is about these young people at school...:
A Revolution in Classrooms and Social Life

I recently came across a posting of Sheryl Nussbaum Beach who writes in her blog about the "9 Principles for Implementation: The Big Shift" .

She's writing about how change can be made possible and understands the fear of teachers facing this change:

"Screaming for Something Concrete to Hold on To

Yet, even knowing this is not "business as usual, but business as unusual" and… Continue

As there seem to be a lot of people out there in this community I have decided to start a blog on my experiences with EPortfolios. I have started to work on this topic when I was asked a year ago if I was interested to take part in a European Sokrates project on the implementation of ePortfolios in Baden-Württemberg.

Well, there weren't too many people with the necessary skills, experience and enthusiasm- so the job got stuck with me… Continue