Onder Sit, an educator from overseas, reach out to me to tell me that he had made some comments from me into an infographic. He did a pretty good job, so I thought I would share it here, too.
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Why I make boxes
It’s Mother’s Day again, at least in Australia, and, as per usual, I have made a box for you, Elizabeth, the mother of my children. I know it’s a bit of a strange pasttime, and I hope it never replaces that half-painted paddle pop trees and macaroni jewellery that Lucas and Sophia have made are…
Presentation to TELedvisors SIG
Here is a presentation about the GCLD that I made the the ASCILITE TELedvisors SIG. The formatting is a bit screwed because I converted it to a Google Slides presentation.
COVIDSAFE and Citizenship
One of the areas related to civics and citizenship education and active citizenship that I am finding particularly interesting is the way that various groups and individuals are reacting to the release of the COVIDSAFE app by the federal government. This app will be used to trace the contacts that people who have tested positive…
The Role of Teachers in Disrupted Times
I normally try to stick to learning design and civics and citizenship on these blogs, with occasional forays into computer games and so on, but I felt compelled to write what about the arguments that I am seeing play out in the media and especially across social media in relation to teachers, schools and the…
So now I’m an online learning expert?
I think I’ve been the victim of an academic drive by shooting over the last couple of weeks. It’s fine, I’ll survive and who knows? Perhaps I’ll even come out of it with the cachet of a gangsta rapper (although I personally doubt it). It began about a month ago, when Dan Worth, who works…
Some reflections on The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…
Change and Pandemics
There’s been a lot of discussion about how society, or education, or the economy, or all of the above might changes as a result of COVID-19. Of course, I think any such discussion is quite premature, and those heralding paradigm shifts often either have a vested interest in such a paradigm shift, or a perhaps…
Dr Heggart’s 2020 Easter Message
Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting 2020 to end up like this. It’s been a wild ride, and I get the feeling that it’s only going to continue in that vein for the rest of the year. Between bushfires, floods and Coronavirus, I’m not really sure how to begin any kind of reflection on the first…
Education and Complexity
One of the things that I’m really enjoying about my sojourn into higher education at the moment is the chance to really engage with – and do some deep thinking about – some of my previously cherished notions about education. I guess this is part of becoming an increasingly critical thinker – and consumer –…