Archive for: March 2007

March 29, 2007

Te Kotahitanga - raising achievement for Maori students in secondary schools (Russell Bishop)

Filed under: Reviews - 29 Mar 2007

The ‘long tail’ of underachievement of Maori students in a generally well performing education system in NZ, compared to other OECD countries, is widely recognised and significant problem.

This interview with Russell Bishop explains the progress of the …

March 15, 2007

Jisc Effective Practice with e-Assessment

Filed under: Reviews - 15 Mar 2007

This new publication from Jisc gives an overview of e-Assessment in HE, identifying the key elements of good practice (appropriateness; timeliness; relevance; accessibility; validity, quality of supporting systems) and then illustrating these through a series of case …

Richard Millwood on Ultralab, Ultraversity and New Horizons

Filed under: Reflections - 15 Mar 2007

Richard talking briefly about the past, but mostly about the future…

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March 4, 2007

White Island - Volcanic New Zealand

Filed under: Frippery - 04 Mar 2007

The most volcanically active place in NZ (although not ranked highest in terms of risk as nobody lives there) is a fascinating day trip from Whakatane, Bay Of Plenty.

As always, I find such places …

Entoloma hochstetteri (a beautiful fungi)

Filed under: Frippery - 04 Mar 2007

Whilst walking on Great Barrier Island, NZ we came across this stunning fungi - Entoloma hochstetteri. An impressive blue colour combined with a delicate structure made it appear almost ‘artificial’ rather than a creation of nature!…