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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Learning Theory, zone of proximal development The area of capabilities that learners can exhibit with support from a teacher., Montessori constructivism, Lave & Wenger...
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Confused about theories? This concept map is a good place to start.
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Resources for history teachers, discussions of central issues in history teaching, guidance for trainee teachers
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Planning for Remembrance Day? Enable students to make sense of the causes and effects of WW1 through a simulation activity. #Remembrance Day #armistace #ww1 #histedchat
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Academic writing often needs an MC. Yes MC, a Mistress/Master of Ceremonies. The MC, or emcee, is an official host. A compere. At a public event, say a festival, their job is to introduce the acts - speakers or singers or DJs or bands. The emcee has to know enough about the performers to say…
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You’ve written a first draft of your chapter. Hooray! That’s an achievement. You can’t get anywhere without a first draft. Pat yourself on the back. And then… Step away from the desk. Take a break. Leave your draft and do something else. Then come back with a different head set. This is the time to…
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Mohiomap is a Visual Analytics tool that helps individuals and teams to explore and understand all their important information stored in the cloud. Integrated with popular platforms like Dropbox, Box, Evernote, and Google Drive, Mohiomap uncovers valuable patterns and relationships among documents and files. Mohiomap is a productivity tool that helps you to better understand your content and to gain valuable insights.
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Editing your work, and letting others edit you, is about much more than fussiness
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This is a screen recorded video that shows writers how to use MS Word to set a hanging Indent for a References page (APA). The same clicks and keystrokes wor...
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Article on how to create a Cornell Notes template using Microsoft Word. Includes link to final template, PDF sheet and summary.
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How to do smarter, proactive planning-and-realization of projects, reports and articles, from the outset
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Useful visual organisers to keep track of tasks for your research project.
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We are an interaction design and ubiquitous computing research group called Open Lab, based at Newcastle University. Established in 2008, the group is led by Patrick Olivier and has a core team of around eighty researchers. Our work focuses on the experience-centred design of digital technology, and applied challenges in ubiquitous computing. Many members of the group originate from a disciplines outside computer science, including psychology, electronic engineering, sociology, clinical sciences, education, design and fine art.
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Inspiration for research
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Very handy tips for formatting your dissertation.
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You're in the middle of working with literature. You find that you have to bring several texts together and compare them. Why? Well, you might be trying to establish points of difference and simila...
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I started this blog in early July 2011. To begin with I put up a load of small writing/researching ‘tools’ that I often used in teaching doctoral research methods and academic writing. After three ...
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So useful!
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Samples of Writing ‘Methodology’ WTUC March 2007
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Learning to write even when you've lost your mojo can mean the difference being a well-known writer and a wanna-be writer. Learn five ways to keep writing!
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Academic writing can be challenging. This article provides 5 motivational tips for writing.
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A checklist of ‘viva’ issues that always come up
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Although this blog targets PhD students, the questions are relevant for Honours students to consider as well.
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Rationale let's you create, online, argument maps. Argument maps are a great way to increase your critical thinking ability.
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Rationale is an online tool that uses an argument map to organise and structure an argument and refine reasoning.
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An online tool that helps organise and structure an argument.
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When your professor requests that you write your paper according to APA style (the official style of the American Psychological Association), you will need to follow several formatting rules that will make your paper more coherent and easier to read. Use this helpful checklist with visual examples to help you format a new paper in APA style!
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Online guidance and tips for using APA referencing
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Interested in Design Based research? This website is host to a group of researchers who are interested in the affordances of DBR for educational research.
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Some useful suggestions and basic rules for clear academic writing.
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Writing@CSU is the home of Colorado State University's open-access learning environment, the Writing Studio. Use this site to write, learn to write, take writing classes, and access resources for writing teachers.
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Useful information about case study design for qualitative research.
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How to literature review from beginning to end
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Curated by Catherine Smyth
My background is in primary teaching but a recent shift to higher education has ignited a passion for research. I love thinking about how people learn and the role that technology might play in this. I'm very interested in historical thinking in K-6.
Other Topics
Connecting with technology-ICT for university educators.
“When the winds of change are blowing, some people are building shelters and some are building windmills” ~Chinese Proverb
Controversial issues in the classroom
How do young children make sense of current events and controversial issues? This site provides resources, strategies and ideas for dealing with topics such as racism or refugees in a positive way to promote values and develop understanding.Teachers play an important role in promoting values such as respect, fairness, participation, cooperation, integrity and care, not only in the way they teach but also in what they teach.
Critical Reflection Resources
This topic brings together research, tools and strategies for reflection.
Doing Honours
This topic supports Honours students with practical online resources to help with academic thinking, research and writing.
History + Creativity Teacher Professional Learning
HSIE K-6
Engaging resources and ideas for teaching HSIE K-6. Topics such as history, cultures, environments, social systems and structures are taught through hands on, inquiry based approaches.
Le Quy Don & VAS: Creative teaching and learning
Primary geography
Primary history
Connecting with the past. Research-based, practical ideas for teaching and learning history in the primary classroom. This topic is strongly aligned to the Australian Curriculum: history.
Primary history- Australia as a Nation
Teaching resources, ideas and links for the Australian Curriculum :history topic "Australia as a Nation". In this topic, Stage 3 students identify change and continuity and describe the causes and effects of change on Australian society; describe and explain the struggles for rights and freedoms in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and apply a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication
Primary history- British Colonisation
A range of teaching resources for the Stage 2 history topic 'British Colonisation'.
Primary history- First Contacts
Teaching resources, ideas and links for the Stage 2 Australian curriculum topic "First Contacts". In this topic, students describe people, events and actions related to world exploration and its effects, describe and explain effects of British colonisation in Australia and apply skills of historical inquiry and communication
Primary history- The Australian Colonies
Resources, links and ideas for teaching the Australian curriculum:history Stage 3 topic 'The Australian Colonies'. In this topic, students learn about the significance of people, groups, places and events to the development of Australia. They explore different experiences of people living in Australia over time and apply a variety of skills of historical inquiry and communication.
Teaching history with ICT
What, why and how primary teachers can use technology to develop historical understanding in their classroom
TeachMeet History
"7 technologies in 7 minutes" focused on building historical understanding in K-10. I presented this topic at TeachMeet History, Sydney, May 1, 2013.
WW1 teaching resources
Resources for the commemoration of the First World War in 2014-2018. This site provides a range of teaching resources, primary sources, digital content and ideas for how teachers might address this significant historical event in the classroom.
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Online guidance and tips for using APA referencing