Dr Judy Willis is a board-certified neurologist and teacher from California. In this talk she outlines three key things we can learn as educators from her research into student engagement with video games.
Dr John Edwards is Managing Director of Edwards Explorations, an Australian-based company concerned with exploring and developing human potential. In this talk he challenges us to beware of siren voices and to make sure that rather than taking away a head full of information from professional learning opportunities, that we transfer this information into understanding for our own particular contexts.
Dr Jeanne Shaw discusses her PhD research into the definition of a 'good teacher'. Dr Shaw sourced three groups - policy, teachers, and students - to form a picture of the supposed attributes of a 'good teacher'.
Jan Heffernan, Deputy of the junior school at Brisbane Boy's College, talks about differentiating technology to suit the needs of their students. Jan outlines their use of technology to allow students with learning difficulties to be independent learners in the classroom.
Helen Lewis from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David explains her research into how to make thinking visible for very young children. This innovative research called for early years students to make a video of a friend who is showing 'thinking'.
Dr Kerry Spackman, winner of the 2010 KEA World Class Award for Creative Thinking and author of the number one bestselling book The Winner's Bible, announces his latest venture - A feature length film "Einstein's Compass."
Clinton Golding, Senior lecturer at the University of Otago Higher Education Development Centre, provides practical ways to notice students' thinking. Clinton helps us to understand what to look for and suggests ways to help students grow their capacity and skill in thinking.
This video was taken during the LEARNZ 'Expedition Challenge' virtual field trip in August 2012 to the Kermadec Islands, sponsored by Sport New Zealand. In this video you join four young people (Voyagers) from the 'Young Blake Expedition' and LEARNZ teacher Andrew Penny as they hike across this active volcanic island to a remote beach.
Photographer Dennis Hodges challenges us to put aside three times a day where we reconnect with our analogue selves.
This video was taken during the LEARNZ 'Ocean Acidification' virtual field trip to Antarctica in October 2012 sponsored by the Ministry of Education, the Kids Restore New Zealand project and Antarctica New Zealand. In this video you leave the warmth of Scott Base with LEARNZ teacher Shelley Hersey and walk the short distance to the 'wet lab' to meet scientist Maria Byrne and 'her' echinoderms.
