Thursday, April 23, 2009

SHAOGUAN SCHOOLS (GUANGDONG PROVINCE-PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
















Xishui village school class pupils. Ruyuan County.


Our English Department has collaborated with

Mr. John Wu for some years now. Mr John Wu is a teacher of english, teacher trainer and ICT specialist, trainer and consultant for the schools of Shaouguan district, near Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.
Check out this link to view his photo album of his trip with Hong Kong specialists to schools in rural areas in Guangong Province.

Friday, April 17, 2009

EMBRACE THE NEW ERA: INTEGRATING ICT ENHANCED LEARNING INTO CURRICULA

Embrace the new era: integrating ICT enhanced learning into curricula Embrace the new era: integrating ICT enhanced learning into curricula Hazel Owen Abstract: "The potential of information communication technology (ICT) to enhance learning is underutilised even though there are numerous process models and frameworks have been developed to assist in the design and / or adaptation of curricula. Issues with many existing models are complex and range from the pragmatic, such as resource requirements, skills and ‘ownership’ of a project, to models being mechanical, inflexible, hierarchical and / or impenetrable.This paper starts by discussing what learning and teaching value ICT can add to curricula, and then describes a process model and framework adapted from existing examples. The accessible, scaffolded approach described is appropriate for very small teams or individuals working with few resources. The pedagogical underpinnings of a design process are outlined, in which practitioners identify a teaching and learning problem and assess whether ICT could enhance learners’ experience of new or existing programmes, modules, units, sessions, or learning objects. Guiding questions are posed to help support the process, and an iterative practice is encouraged whereby a design is developed, piloted, evaluated, revisited, modified and re-evaluated over time, with recognition that the practitioner’s experience, skills and attitudes are likely to shift. The practical application of the model and framework is illustrated through an example that formed the basis of a research project conducted at Dubai Men’s College (DMC) in the UAE.The model and framework have yet to be piloted in New Zealand, and the EIT conference will offer a hands-on opportunity for participants to experiment and evaluate them in the presentation session."Please cite as: Owen, H. (2008). Embrace the new era: Integrating ICT enhanced learning into curricula. In Student Success; A New Era in Ways of Learning (pp. 1-15). Hawke's Bay, New Zealand: EIT.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa and Apartheid as seen by 12-year-old students

Presentacio Sud Africa

THE NAZI REGIME- as seen by 12-year-old students

12-year-old students investigated the racist issues of the nazi regime.
The Nazi Regim

ETHICS FOR THE MILLENNIUM

A power point presentation of two 12-year-old students on the Civil Rights Movement of the USA.
Segregation Laws

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

SASS CONFERENCE: WATER AND THE AMERICAN LITERARY HERITAGE

The highlight of the 3-day conference on Water and the American Literary Heritage hosted at Barcelona University was Louise Erdrich's lecture on April 1st.
She lectured on her work, the importance of water in the Native American tradition, specially in the Chippewa tradition she comes from, about the role of women as preservers and carriers of water, about spirituality and about the future of the planet in terms of control of the water supplies and water pollution. It was a deep, moving lecture for which we only have three words: Thank you, Thank you and Thank you!

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