Last week I presented at the 2012 QSA Conference as part of a Panel Discussion. The theme for the conference was Shaping teaching and learning: The assessment factor, this topic allowed for many interesting discussions to occur about assessment and the purpose of teaching and learning. In particular of intersted was the conversations surrounding High […]
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If I See Another PowerPoint Presentation I’m going to screammmmmmmmmmmmmmm
This is a very dear subject to my heart. As a business and economics teacher I really do hate seeing 28 presentations on a topic which all say the same thing and all look the same. Recently I presented at the Qsite Conference and I was extremely surprised at the number of people who hadn’t […]
Peanut Butter and Lettuce – Who Said They Don’t Mix?
I have just returned from Expanding Learning Horizons (ELH11) where I presented a paper on Problem Based Learning (PBL). I love teaching using PBL as it means I can take a step back and allow the students to take control of their learning. Here is the description of the session… At a time when we […]
"What NO INTERNET?"
Last week I attended the BEA (Business Educators Australasia) Conference, the conference was really good. It’s always interesting to see conferences for various subject areas and the information you can gather. In a previous life I was a business teacher and it’s nice to network with teachers who have brilliant ideas in the teaching of […]