Category Archives: Creativity

meta – beyond and cognition – thinking

www.edsenseblog.azurewebsites.net/10-ways-to-improve-metacognition-in-students/

Benefits of developing metacognition in students.

  1. Beneficial in problem solving
  2. Strategic approach to learning
  3. Better prioritization skills
  4. Increased confidence in setting and achieving goals
  5. Flexibility in learning
  6. Easy adaptation
  7. Reflexive thinking
  8. Better memory

English Australia Conference 2017 – Presentation PDF

Link below for PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation given at the English Australia Conference 2018, Adelaide Hilton, Sept 22, 2017.

Title page slightly altered for a presentation at a Professional Development Day at Ability English, Sydney, August 30, 2018

Reverse Bootcamp ABILITY PD

The wheel of Bloom goes round and round, round and round…

Verbs associated with Bloom’s revised taxonomy, very handy for learning design!

Two of my favourites – Solo and Biggs!

Do you get the connection between the coolest Star Wars character and a taxonomy from John Biggs?

 

Enterprise Education

‘Enterprise Education – Connecting Schools with the Creative Knowledge Economy’ by Clive Graham

Dr Clive Graham oversaw the core subjects of my Master of Creative Enterprise (MCE) at CQU.

I am close to finishing this book and wish I’d read it years ago so I could have discussed it with Dr Graham while completing my Masters. His compelling case for a Creativity-Innovation-Entrepreneur Network and Transdisciplinary whole-of-school approach should be applied across all sectors of education.

 

On the big stage!

Hear hear!