It’s been a busy first term, but a highlight was delivering a PD session on one of my favourite examples of instructional design research in Mayer’s principles of multimedia learning. Great, practical advice for developing multimedia-rich learning experiences.
Thanks to Dave McAlinden for being a sounding board as I put these together!
Recently I was asked to give a talk to first year IBDP students about the role of knowledge in ITGS as part of their regular TOK class. I chose to invoke the legendary Claude Shannon in discussing the transformative effect digitisation had on knowledge, and tie it in to the often specious arguments people make about the “half-life” of knowledge.
Had a blast putting together this brief intro to GPS for my first year IGCSE ICT class. Feel free to use & share!
In the video below I walk through IGCSE ICT May 2017 paper 22, which covers databases, word processing and presentations.
In the video below I walk through the spreadsheet section (no HTML) of Nov 2015 Paper 3 for IGCSE ICT.
In the video below I walk through Paper 31 from June 2017. This includes databases, word processing and presentations.
In the video below I walk through the March 2017 Paper 2 for IGCSE ICT, covering databases, word processing and presentations.
In the video below I walk through the IGCSE ICT Nov 2017 paper 2, covering databases, word processing and presentations.
A high-resolution collection of posters ready to download, share & print - all for free. Using selected quotes from TED talks, the posters feature thought-provoking ideas and links for further info.
A set of flashcards designed to cover all of the vocabulary for the databases unit of IGCSE and GCSE ICT courses. They would also be useful at A level & IB Diploma level.