Archive for: March 2004

March 27, 2004

Online role tensions

Filed under: Reflections - 27 Mar 2004

A tension in online learning communities is that around role. This is the case in any social ëlearningí experience of which there are many different examples. Indeed, a taxonomy could include many characteristics such as is the purpose …

Who takes the biscuit?

Filed under: Frippery - 27 Mar 2004

No doubt the New Zealand take on Ginger Nut biscuits is superior. Just went out and bought a packet of McVities Ginger Nuts in the UK and as far as I can tell they were inferior on all counts. …

March 21, 2004

Blog’s

Filed under: Reflections - 21 Mar 2004

I have been talking BLOG’s through with Tom, trying to understand their characteristics and potential uses and have some initial observations and thoughts.

One key point is that BLOG’s represent a person rather than a virtual place - that is they …

March 19, 2004

Action Research - The Ultimate Coming Together of Theory and Practice

Filed under: Reflections - 19 Mar 2004

This week sees the end of the first use of the hotseat tool developed by Jonathan for expert guests to join the Ultraversity community. Anthony did a great job of finding Cyril Wilkinson who provided feedback to …

Stephen Powell Biography

Filed under: Reviews - 19 Mar 2004

Professional Autobiography - who am I?

The past 13 years of my working life have been spent helping both children and adults to achieve their full life potential through learning in work settings and through formal education in schools and at …