digital learning

Over the next while I’m going to be working with ICC and some of my friends at Church of Scotland on a project to make a CertHE level youth work course available as a distance learning course with almost all of the content online using Moodle.  Why?  Maybe this video has some clues…

the search for a question

‘Are computers and mobile phones effective learning aids in Youth Work practice (or Informal Education)?’ (As supplied by Graeme) How does that strike you as a question for my masters research?

seriously stuck

See below!!!  lol I’m finding it hard to come up with a research topic that will A. be of use and B. be of interest (mostly to me as I have to do it) So, I’m toying with something to do with church and tech, but what?  Should I look at youth work? (would seem Read More …

what shoud I research?

If you read this blog regularly you’ll know I’m doing a masters in research.  I’ve come to the point where I need to decide what I’m going to research! Any ideas?  I was thinking something to do with church youth work and technology use.  Would that be helpful?  Does anyone care?  What would be the Read More …

Connected

Today is CONNECTED and we’re mostly online and playing with Bebo, Facebook and Habbohotel… more to come… We’re making podcasts, playing with LastFM and have created a new page using Ning called URConnected and a wiki page.  Thanks to Ewan for a great day full of information and ideas.

animoto

Tired of boring slideshows? Don’t have the time or the software to make you snaps look interesting… ANIMOTO is for you! It’s a genius online application that allows you to import your photos and creates very cool shows with music. Click the My Videos link on the right and see what happens when you import Read More …

I’m Back!

Sorry for the break.  Well, no actually I’m not.  I’ve been on holiday in Tenerife in the sun. Now I’m back and it’s raining.  Anyway, I’m back home, back at work and back to blogging. I guess this is the start of the new session for me.  Most churches start back their normal routine around Read More …