Category Archives: Tom’s Work

Tom 2.0

Posted on May 7, 2013 by tmarch

So begins a new chapter. Yesterday, on the 13th aniversary of my wife’s passing away, our youngest son joined the Australian Army, embarking on two long blocks of intensive military training. Our eldest son is in year 2 at UNSW … Continue reading →

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King’s College

Posted on January 29, 2013 by tmarch

Ice-Breaker / Warm-up! Before formally beginning today, please add any Questions or Comments by using the comments feature of this post. Welcome to 2013! Just as we began last year, 2013 starts off with sessions at King’s College in Warrnambool, Victoria. … Continue reading →

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BCE – Teacher Librarians Big Day Out

Posted on July 24, 2012 by tmarch

What a Great Big Day Out! The Brisbane Catholic Education Teacher Librarians have organised their “Big Day Out” conference during this Catholic Education Week.  Over a hundred TLs will gather to explore the BCE’s new Life Learning Management System, the … Continue reading →

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Visiting Assisi Catholic College

Posted on July 23, 2012 by tmarch

Before journeying on to keynote the Catholic Teacher Librarians’ Big Day Out, I’m visiting Assisi Catholic College on the Gold Coast. I’ll be sharing a school-focused look at Next Era Education, so here are a few links that could be … Continue reading →

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Launceston Church Grammar – Visit #2

Posted on July 23, 2012 by tmarch

Getting Started Two main game-changing developments both support and require education to change. One are the emerging technologies that personalise access to rich information (such as Sixth Sense). The second area of amazing developments is psychology and the related pedagogies. … Continue reading →

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Studies of Asia – Melbourne, May 2012

Posted on May 27, 2012 by tmarch

Blogs, rich media, embeds, social networking, podcasts, and RSS? Whatever happened to just “the Internet” and when did “Web 1” pass its use-by date? This hands on workshop is designed as an engaging and friendly exploration of Web 2.0 technologies … Continue reading →

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CEGSA MasterClass

Posted on May 18, 2012 by tmarch

Welcome! We’ve got a great day ahead of us (see the blurb), but as a warm-up and introduction, use the Comments link at the bottom of this post to: Introduce yourself (your role at your school, previous use of ICTs … Continue reading →

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CEGSA Spotlight & MasterClass

Posted on May 16, 2012 by tmarch

Spotlight Session: Next Era Education – Are you Ready? When: Thursday, 17 May, 2012 Time: 4.30pm – 6.30pm Where: Immanuel College Function Centre, 24 Morphett Road, Novar Gardens The Edge-ucators Way is a comprehensive model that whole schools can use … Continue reading →

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Recent Look to Learn Posts on Rebellion & Conformity

Posted on April 30, 2012 by tmarch

I’m working with some Year 11 English students who are studying Rebel Without a Cause and The Catcher in the Rye.  I have created a WebQuest called Fit In, Break Out or Break Down that explores the culture of 1950s … Continue reading →

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Skyping with Christian College Geelong

Posted on March 22, 2012 by tmarch

Welcome Here are some links you might find interesting Web 2 Tools Panel TED Talks Khan Academy Sugata Mitra, a professor at Newcastle University and MIT, began his “Hole in a Wall” experiments many years ago. This clip shows the … Continue reading →

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