End of March Update

So I have been madly engaged in my new role as trainer and facilitator for external "online delivery" of The Diploma of Community Services Coordination.
My biggest challenge so far is that it it not actually online learning or engagement. Its simply only online theory.
I have had huge resistance to online interaction from these students. I have set up a FB space for them to connect and only 2 from the 42 are actually using it.
It's made me review everything I have thought, on the flip side I have been supporting some of the teachers in my team to use their Ipads in the classroom, especially for capturing role play assessments. They are loving it, its working really well....

International Women's day and Kony 2012

I missed celebrating International Women's Day this year. I was soo busy all day. Go figure!
But interestingly enough, it was the day that the Kony 2012 project took over social media spaces and mainstream media here in Australia. I know facebook was just buzzing with it, it had been for a couple of days.
A friend of mine commented on how sad it was that this day had been hijacked by the project. On reflection I don't think it was.
I love love love how social media and digital content can just revolutionalise peoples perceptions to take action and raise awareness.
The Kony 2012 projects aim is to free children from slavery, war, poverty, sexual abuse and other horrendous situations. I think these two topics go hand in hand. Young girls are part of this group of "children". So if we are actively trying to free them from sexual slavery and abuse it’s my opinion that it was a perfect Project to celebrate on International Women's Day....

Sandie's Social Media Project: News from Colleen...

Sandie's Social Media Project: News from Colleen...: Colleen has sent through the March "To Do" list and I am posting it in my blog to remind me what to do... highlighted items have been comple...