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Daylight Savings Scam
Or “The Circadian Rhythm and Blues” Originally written for the old VicMachin blog (24th October 2010) I’ve thought for a long time that putting the clocks back or forward at certain times of the year Read more…
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Final MOOC – My Musical Manifesto
I started the MOOC “The Place of Music in 21st Century Education” with the goal of learning some techniques for teaching music and seeing how they might be applicable in a language learning environment. I Read more…
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MOOC – Open learning
You were introduced to the DAW (or sequencer), the step sequencer, and a range of notation software. Do you feel you would like to explore any of these technologies further? In my case, I am Read more…
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MOOC – Creative Opinion Piece
An Ode To Teaching The purpose of teaching, it seems to me, Is for grown-ups to tell kids how they should be, And to fill up their heads with the old way of thinking, As Read more…
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New MOOC
As a teacher of English a second language in Spain, I have used and will continue to use music as a way to cross the teacher-student divide and show them that language learning can be Read more…
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MOOC assignment
This post is for the MOOC I’m currently studying on Coursera (see this post for details). Open Space, Open Curriculum I’d like to compare the video The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen, and the blog Read more…