elearning for music: Recent Episodes
pete whitfield
I’m resigning my teaching post this summer and reflecting on both what I have and have not achieved. In particular, what has been wrong with the course I have run and what a qualification might consist of, if I were … Continue reading →
They call it professional development, I call it being let out to play. I took an orchestration job for 2 composers writing a score for an ice ballet theatre production. (Tim Duncan and Ed Barnwell composing for the Imperial Ice … Continue reading →
In ed tech blogs, we read a lot about new web tools and services and the more I read, the more I realise there is no one–size-fits-all. The diversity of ‘habits’ is remarkable! One way for newbies to web 2.0 … Continue reading →
It’s inevitable that one is drawn to certain web tools and services, whilst missing out on others. I’ve not been quick to latch onto widgets but I came across dizzler.com which gets the social media thing just right for me! … Continue reading →
It was one of those days (yesterday) when I really felt a part of both the creative industry and the global community. A day when all aspects of my endeavour came together sweetly – my passions for social web tools … Continue reading →
Web tools for teaching and learning (to support the new creative industries diplomas) Your assessment question: how will web tools promote learning in your curriculum area? (Reply to this blog post!) New Diplomas refocus on core elements of learning: team … Continue reading →
This is my practice-run at an abstract! The theme is ‘For the learner or by the learner?’ and ‘Individual or Institutional’. ccmmusic.ning.com is a social network for current and former students and staff of the large music department at City … Continue reading →
These are notes from my session with Performing Arts, 27th February 2008. Online learning – getting started Session outcomes: • Identify uses for online learning in your teaching. • Find help for your own Moodle development. What is Moodle? Moodle … Continue reading →
It is a time of tremendous change in education and music. I guess it always is, but the here and now feels particularly exciting. I find that what I want to do – the work I feel passionately about – … Continue reading →
Joe Pisano at musictech.net is an incredibly proactive blogger! I’m most grateful for his dedicated work and humbled that he’s including me is his project to build a community of music education bloggers. He is a real community guy, not … Continue reading →