Reflections: eportfolios 2008

Reflections from an Eportfolio project – Elearning Grants Victoria 2008
This text has been added from another space from another time – a chance to reflect on the process involved in mentoring a group of teachers in the development of a strategy for introducting eportfolios into the course for their students at Wodonga TAFE .
Date: Week [...]

Reflections: ementoring 2008

Ementoring for the Hume group
Some reflections from another space, another time about experiences with the coordinators and managers of community centres in the NE Victoria. The text below reflects on my learning that took place during the project.
Date: May 24, 2008
This page will display some of my reflections over the duration of the ’step into [...]

A Match made in Cyberspace?

Across my desktop today this article ….
http://www.edutopia.org/whats-next-2008-online-mentoring 
“The newest generations of teachers, like their students, have always connected digitally. As tech-savvy learners and communicators, they look online for inspiration and support. In the not-so-distant future, educators will seek and find personal and professional support through online portals where mentors will offer time, energy, and advice to [...]

Two down and two to go!

The CSTP course has exceeeded my expectations and I am having a great deal of fun in the mix. Jonathan has set us some ‘fun work’ to do between each live session. Focussing these tasks on something that we need to prepare for our projects and to ‘Elluminate’ it has been a really great idea. [...]

Qantum Leap Forward

Next week I will leap into:
CSTP Level 1 program “Leading Effective Live Online Events” with Jonathan Finkelstein. We are scheduled to participate in 4 online events starting on August 11th for 1.5 hours each to learn teh following:
Workshop Description: In this four-part live online workshop — taking place over a two week period — participants [...]

Two steps forward and one step back!

How can you maintain the forward momentum when obstacles and blockers keep getting in your way? This is the theme running through my projects this week. I know it is a temporary phenomenon and that things always do get back on track, but I wonder how others deal with the disappointments and the setbacks in [...]

Looking back …

Today I revisited my sadly neglected Blog and realised what a rich source of learning I was missing out on by not keeping it up to date. From today, let me rectify that….
Live Blogging is my latest learning in the elearning world and I’m experimenting with its use to cover live events (either live online [...]

Mentoring: a new slant in 2008

As an independent elearning consultant I have many options open to me in the world of VET, ACE, Schools and Universities. I am not tied to any one institution and I do not have my time scheduled for me in classrooms. Scheduling is what I do for myself, taking on those projects that enable me [...]

Farewell to an FLL friend

Finally I was able to say farewell to a friend at the special Memorial for MarieJ at Port Campus of TAFE SA. I was so pleased to be able to attend this event and to hear how Marie was important to each one of us gathered in the theatre. I especially liked the smooth, easy, funny and poignant parts where [...]

the Indian Pacific

“I” balling from the Indian Pacific
28 October 2007-10-29 Car I East Perth Railway Station
11.15 am
I am waiting to board my Gold Kangaroo sleeper in anticipation of some really serious solitude. It was lovely staying with Gab & David, but now its Carole time.
I am looking forward to just being in the moment – a three [...]