Saturday, June 19, 2010

Jedd Bartlett

Jedd Bartlett’s Summary

I have wide-ranging experience in teacher professional learning, digital literacy, new media production, and strategies for transformative change in teaching and learning.

I currently manage the production of new digital media across the range of CORE Education products and services.

I am currently working as the iNZed programme developer for a three year Malaysian professional learning programme, and I spent 4 months in 2007 living in Ipoh, Malaysia, working with schools in the State of Perak.

I initially moved into professional learning and development in 1996 after 14 years of teaching at both primary and secondary level . I spent eight years as an independent provider of professional development in the areas of ICT, information literacy, and social sciences. During this time I also tutored part-time for the Auckland College of Education’s Information Studies Centre where I first developed my strong interest in information literacy.

Jedd Bartlett’s Specialties:

Project management, coordination and facilitation in
* Teacher professional learning and development
* The development of digital literacies (21st century skills)
* Transformative change in teaching and learning.

---Thank you Jedd....

you transformed me from a traditonal teacher to a 21st century teacher.

Friday, June 18, 2010

New Zealand's Jedd Bartlett, CORE Education, presents at AACE Global Learning Asia Pacific conference in Malaysia

New Zealand's Jedd Bartlett, CORE Education, presents at AACE Global Learning Asia Pacific conference in Malaysia

Jedd Bartlett presenting at AACE Global Learn Asia Pacific conference

Jedd Bartlett of CORE Education, New Zealand, presented papers this week on ICT professional development at the AACE Global Learning Asia Pacific conference in Penang, Malaysia.

The conference, the first Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) conference in this region, was attended by 520 delegates from 48 different countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Jedd presented two papers at the conference. The first, Recognising Dimensions of Culture in the Design of ICT Professional Development programmes, and the second, Drawing Links Between a Decade of ICT Professional Development and Best Evidence on Teacher Professional Learning and Development. Both presentations were well received, with many of the delegates sharing similar concerns regarding their country's ability to implement programmes of teacher professional development that will lead to transformation of teaching practice and sustained change.

Jedd reports that there was a distinct focus on e-learning and the role of mobile learning technologies in the keynotes and paper presentations. With 100% penetration of mobile phones in many Asian countries, along with fast growing access to phone and internet services, attendees were keen to discuss related research and appropriate pedagogies, and hear about the experiences of delegates from the various countries represented.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

ICT in education












Children nowadays are very challenging. They can even do power point presentation. They can get more information from the internet. The text book is just the basic things. They can even play educational games as a bonus but not just a game....they gain a lot especially doing grammar games which is fun. Fun learning and they really enjoy it.