christopher lovegrove's blog

Mind mapping which one?

How is it all?

Raining up north a bit so I'm on line doing it.

Trying out this VOX and getting to know it and trust it a bit more.

Have been watching a video on mindmapping and thought it was�

good so will now try and embed it so that you may also watch if you wish...

http://www.mindmeister.com/#

mindmap

did this work or not?

didn't work bugger try this then

�http://vimeo.com/7326217

Fear wall

How is it?

Well not good at the moment for me. I have lost half an hours typing. Bugger! At the speed I type that's a lot of thoughts.

Have you ever been typing something and thought "I wonder what this is going to look like?" so you pick on a button to see... AHHhhh the wrong one...... panic..... how do I get it all back????? More frustration.... building anger... and I for one know how to manage my anger... anger is an emotion.... bugger... all I want is to get my typing back....gggggr

I experienced this using Vox. While creating a Blog...

Does this ring a bell or am I the only one who has done this sort of thing??

So I thought that what would be good is to have is a fear wall.

What's a fear wall?

I'm thinking that a fear wall is a place that I can post my fears, others can then see what they are... If I post them in writing then they exists. I might not be the only one with this fear and others might also be brave enough to share their fear.

I'm a human being that needs to communicate my fears and as these machines have no feelings, and my wife is sick of sorting out my inadequacies with computers, then I need to express myself some how.

setting up teams

How is it team

Marine Dudes

Marine Dudes

http://socialelearning.vox.com/librar...

cop boatbuilding

Reflection on my current teaching practice

What I usually do on a class day.

I think I will type up a day in.... and then go back and reflect on this.

Arrive and off for a coffee and gingernuts. Usually a time to talk with Steve and a few others on issues of the day. With the lap top I also view the Herald, read gmails, logon to groupwise (wireless) read mail, check vox for latest

postings. Update tweets and talk about the "have you seens..."

Then off to class starting at 0800 hrs. Usally arriving there at 0750. By this time students are allready working away,

I check in with most and welcome the rest as they arrive. Most seem to be on time with several coming in when they can, as they have other commitments to attend to first.

"Gather round" I ask, this is met with exceptance, "So what was one important thing from yesterday that springs to mind?"  Starting from the right today and working around to the left.... Each student gives up a concern or a question.... others agree.. or are asked to help out with their experiences on each topic/question.

More arrive and join the group... "welcome we have been talking about...." sometimes I give up a brief overview... this I have found allows the new commers time to gather their thoughts and relate what happened for them as well.

A bit of an overview of expectations for the day comes next. Writing this now on the circluar blackboards, this seems to help focus some student for what lies ahead. Introducing terms used that explain items or proceedures as well.

Many students copy these...by photos.. on phones, cameras or copy by hand. Making the link between the word/sketch/task/process/topic.... 

For many the hand skills used in creating an object, are very hard to master and yet some take these objects and create these virtual in 3D using CAD. But for some this is a first hand skill creation for them... 

"Smoko" is the call, with one student he has input this timing into his phone and he lets us all know when....

After the break another "Gather round" but  this time the talking stick is being used... the team now know the rules when using this.... Another write up on the blackboard and question and answer disscussion time... some now drift off and continue with their tasks, while others look and see or ask for one on ones and demos. 

After a demos last week I asked.. "Do you wish me to continue doing demos when I see the need to, or you ask me to show how I would?"  Most agreed that the demos are well worthwhile. The phones are out capturing these, also the cameras. With one student also having a projector in his phone... we all gather round and watch... comments are now coming thick and fast.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07gVt4G96k&feature=player_embedded

Several of these students have degrees with many also well practiced in the use of e technology... but for some this is also a first... Good to see this reflected in many of their blogs... 

More to come..... and this is all happening in this group in a usual day.... in fact before lunch...

Timetable

How is it?

See the timetable location below.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=t8WKoEj2yG9jfgRSCUi8f0A&authkey=CMXW1IIE#gid=0

Cheers

Toolbox project

How is it all?

I've been looking at most of the blogs about the toolboxes that you have created. I have also seen all of your toolboxes.

 We have, as a group, looked at what the marking schedule is to look like. I have asked you all to create this and to fill in how you think your toolbox meets this schedule. We all agreed that then we would find a peer and get them to check our findings. Don't forget to log your name on the schedule when you peer check. You need to also let me have a look at this schedule to then moderate the marks given.

 I am really interested in the reflections portion of the schedule and what comments you have made here.

I will talk next week more about what we will do with your marking schedule . 

Keep up the good work team, I can see that there is promise in what I have seen to date.

You all need to get photos of your toolboxes and insert these into your blogs. If you aren't to sure on how to do this then ask next week and I'm sure that we all can help.

Cheers

Christopher

Gibbs model for reflection

Gibbsmodelreflection

toolboxes

How is it team?

The tool boxes are looking good if I could send you all a google docs with the scedule then you can all work on 

this on line.