I’ve used iMovie a lot over the years but only using the standard, most basic video editing options. But during the period of remote learning,
Category: Flipped Classroom
Five more certification courses to enhance your remote teaching
A recent blog post by George Couros states that we shouldn’t just bounce back from the coronavirus school closures – we should “bounce forward”. What
Moving Online Together (webinar with ‘Deploy Learning’ and ‘Unstuck Learning Design’) #OnlineTogetherAU
I was invited to join the Moving Online Together webinar, jointly organised by Deploy Learning and Unstuck Learning Design. The discussion was about the school
Free upgrades during the coronavirus period: which tools and how?
This post was inspired by Tim Evans. He shared a very useful tweet that listed tools that are offering free upgrades during this time. However,
Remote learning: revisions, reflections and recommendations
At the beginning of February, I wrote about our contingency plans for the coronavirus school closures in Remote learning: tools and principles. That post is
Edpuzzle: a core tool during the coronavirus closures (Guest post for Edpuzzle)
In response to my last blog post, Remote learning: tools and principles, Edpuzzle reached out and asked if I’d like to write a post for
Remote learning: tools and principles
As you have probably heard, schools are closed across Hong Kong and mainland China until Monday 2nd March (and even that date is still very
Hattie on homework: support for flipped learning?
Like most teachers, I’m aware of John Hattie’s research because of its fame and wide influence. However, I hadn’t read his book (until now) or looked
Contingency and technology
It has been an eventful week for teachers in Hong Kong. In an attempt to manage the influenza epidemic, the Hong Kong Education Bureau (EDB) announced
EDpuzzle: more features and possibilities
I have written about EDpuzzle a couple of times, but probably not enough. I really love it! I love it even more now that I
My aims for next year (2017-18)
Last summer, I published a post titled My aims for next year. A year later, it’s pleasing and satisfying to revisit that post, knowing that I
Online certification courses: five recommendations
I love online learning. Our professional development no longer has to rely on school priorities or budgets. Online courses have made it easy to organise
Five maths practices to scrap in 2017
I believe that maths (generally) is a damaged subject. What other subject provokes a lifelong fear in learners? Teachers often focus on the wrong things and
I’m Flipped Learning Certified!
“Flipped learning is a pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group space to the individual space, and the resulting group space is
Using Pokémon Go to spark debate
This is now my third blog post about Pokémon Go. Like I have said before, I believe that it has a place in the classroom due
EDpuzzle for flipped learning
A few months ago, I shared my initial experiences of flipping my classroom using my own videos and YouTube. That post can be found here.
Google Classroom next steps
On Tuesday (incidentally my 28th birthday), I co-led some differentiated PD about Google Classroom. The aim is to implement it across the whole of the
Adopting a flipped classroom
The flipped classroom is a buzz term floating around at the moment, but what does it actually mean? Here is a good explanation of it: “By