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25.01.2022 The speed at which the Covid 19 Pandemic has transformed our everyday lives is perhaps one of the most overwhelming outcomes of this global event. In a matter of months, economies have been devastated, health systems challenged beyond measure, our lifestyles have become unrecognisably different and technology has become a focal point. We rely upon our internet connection as we seek to communicate, gather information and alerts, conduct employment, educate students, purchase groceries, consult with doctors, distract ourselves... [ 1,064 more word ] https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/covid-19-has-changed-ev/

11.01.2022 **Disclaimer** The majority of this text was written in 2016 in this blog post. I have added updated information, but what I shared then was even more important today, and so I have reposted it here for Privacy Awareness Week - take time to Reboot Your Privacy!. When I was nine I had a diary which had a lockable clip on it, which would only open with a special key. [ 1,426 more word ] https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/privacy-even-more-impor/

05.01.2022 Returning to a K-12 school environment after several years' teaching at a Masters' level at University has given me interesting insights into the way younger students engage with the research process. At different stages through their Primary/Elementary years, they are given fantastic opportunities to develop a variety of research skills - they are explicitly taught how to take notes from an information source, they are introduced to the concept of acknowledging the work of others by incorporating a bibliography in their simple research projects, and they spend time examining a host of websites to determine what indicates quality and credibility. [ 360 more words ] https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/supporting-students-thr/

05.01.2022 If you travel in library circles, an article published across various Fairfax publications on the weekend has been doing the rounds in your social media this week. The 'cleverly' titled: One for the books: The unlikely renaissance of libraries in the digital age is just one of a number of library themed articles published recently, drawing attention to the role that the public library plays in our society - see also the article about the [ 813 more words ] https://www.linkinglearning.com.au/one-for-the-books-schoo/

03.01.2022 The open movement has been defined as: An informal, worldwide phenomenon characterised by the tendency of individuals and groups to work, collaborate and publish in ways that favour accessibility, sharing, transparency and interoperability. Couros & Hildebrandt, 2016, p.145) A feature of the open movement which is gaining increasing exposure, is the concept of open educational practices (OEP). Open educational practices make explicit the understanding that education is about the sharing of knowledge. [ 1,343 more word ] http://www.linkinglearning.com.au/open-pedagogies/