VSR31: The Culture Shift January 19th, 2010
Pamela Livingston, Leslie Wison and Ben Jones know an awful lot about implementing successful 1-1 computing rollouts. In this episode we dig into the core ideas behind a successful 1-1 implementation.
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VSR30: The Whiteboard Conundrum November 1st, 2009
In this episode as we speak with Rob Newberry, James Hollis, Danny Nicholson, Martin Levins and Stuart Walsh, five experienced and opinionated IWB users and try to explore some of the bigger, deeper questions behind the use of IWB technology.
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VSR29: The C Word September 6th, 2009
This episode is a roundup of thoughts, ideas and impressions from delegates at the recent IWBNet Leading a Digital School Conference on Australia’s Gold Coast.
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VSR28: All This Scratchin’ July 14th, 2009
Bill Kerr and Peter Ruwoldt teach in South Australia and have been using Scratch extensively with their students for quite a while. Peter was very involved in Scratch Day, an annual event to promote Scratch, and he shares some of his insights about this.
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VSR27: Raising The Bar May 17th, 2009
Jarrod Robinson, Ben Jones and Shane Roberts are not ones for sticking with the status quo. Our conversation explores some very cool tools being used for integrating technology with PE, such as Bluetooth broadcasting, QR codes and the Wii Remote.
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VSR26: Cold Snap October 30th, 2008
In a bit of a departure from the usual format for the show, in this episode we play a recording of a Skype call between our three Year 5 classrooms at PLC Sydney and Anthony Powell, a communications technician at McMurdo base in Antarctica.
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VSR25: Computer In My Pocket September 27th, 2008
In this episode we chat to two teachers with a great deal of experience with cellphones for education – Liz Kolb from Ann Arbor, USA and Toni Twiss from Hamilton, New Zealand.
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VSR24: From The Front September 14th, 2008
This episode is a compilation of live interviews from the Second Leading a Digital School conference in Sydney, Australia. This conference focuses on providing school leaders with the skills and mindsets needed to lead our schools into the 21st century.
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VSR23: Cos I’m Free July 15th, 2008
Pia Waugh is the president of Linux Australia, so-owner of Waugh Partners, and a leader of the OLPC project in Australia. She is passionate and knowledgeable about the use of Open Source technologies in schools and business.
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VSR22: Moodlemania June 2nd, 2008
In this episode we are joined by three highly experiences Moodle users who share some insights with us. Talia Carbin, Darrel Branson and Julian Ridden each work intensively with Moodle in three different settings and in different ways.
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VSR21: Teaching Tech January 20th, 2008
Kim Cofino and Susan Sedro work to assist teachers to successfully integrate technology in authentic and meaningful ways. In this podcast we get to hear some of the wise advice that Kim and Susan have learned as they fulfill this demanding role.
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VSR20: The Kiwi Connection November 24th, 2007
Jane Nicholls, Chrissy Hellier, Allanah King and Simon Evans are leading educators from New Zealand who live and breathe collaborative technologies. In this episode they chat about topics as diverse as podcasting, Skype, Twitter and Second Life.
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VSR19: Beyond The Filters November 22nd, 2007
In this episode Chris Betcher gets interviewed by Texan librarian Carolyn Foote. They discuss a range of issues from dealing with the restrictions of policies and filters, the use of Skype for cross-cultural learning, and anything else that came to mind!
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VSR18: The Learning Trail November 3rd, 2007
Anne Wade is research project manager at Montreal’s Concordia University, and her focus is on a project known as ePearl, a web based tool that enables students to gather, present and reflect upon their work and leave a learning trail as they go.
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VSR17: I Like Chinese! October 15th, 2007
Jess McCulloch is an extremely enthusiastic Chinese language teacher who is turning to technology to help engage and excite her students about the language. In this episode Jess talks about some of the cool tools she is using in her classroom.
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