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What to Do if the Technology is Stuffed in your School

Greg Curran — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 07:15:51 +0000

Shiny gadgets, unbridled excitement. It’s awesomeness on overdrive. That’s technology in Education, on the internet. Right? Well it’s definitely not the education institutions I’ve worked in. Perhaps I’m over-stating it somewhat. My partner does say I have a flair for the dramatic. And who am I to disagree? But in the worlds of education technology twitter chats, it often seems like this gloriously rosy scenario I’ve painted above. So many ideas and insights. So many opportunities for connecting online – Did someone say, global connections? So many new tools to try out. Tools that actually work. I SO

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Professional Development That Worked

Greg Curran — Fri, 20 May 2016 06:15:21 +0000

Here's my tale of a Professional Development program that transformed teacher attitudes towards teaching multimedia with their students.

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Innovation 101: What’s your Innovation Mindset?

Greg Curran — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:00:10 +0000

Tips, strategies and hype abound in the Innovation and Change space. What's often missing though is a discussion of innovation mindset.

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