Uncategorized The Maker movement 3 Jun 2019 “Constructionism brings creativity, tinkering, exploring, building, and presentation to the forefront of the learning process” (Donaldson, 2014). It is apparent lately we recycle the terminology from Piaget days as Donaldson…
Uncategorized Week 8 – Games 3 Jun 2019 When considering technology in the classroom, the statement that pops up is that we must “equip our students with 21st century skills”. Stewart (2012) highlights that Sir Michael Barber (former…
Uncategorized Week 7 – Virtual Reality – I’m not convinced 23 Apr 201924 Apr 2019 It’s clear that content publishers are keen to provide the technological advances expected to head our way, especially with Immersive Virtual Reality. In comparison to the previous post about augmented…
Uncategorized Week 6 – Augmented Reality in a classroom. 15 Apr 2019 What is Augmented Reality? Imagine being able to see real and virtual objects co-existing in the same space in real time, well this is exactly what Augmented Reality does (Azuma,…
Uncategorized Week 5 – Robotics in the Classroom 8 Apr 20198 Apr 2019 The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) believe that in 20 years, 40% Australia’s workforce will be automated by robots (Davies, 2017). Robots have commonly been hardware that is…
Uncategorized Week 4: Computational Thinking 31 Mar 2019 The use of digital technology has become a fundamental aspect of every day life. An article by Liapis, Yannakakis, Alexopoulos and Lopes (2016) argue that the role of computer in…
Uncategorized Week 3: Design Base Thinking 17 Mar 201915 Apr 2019 Learning using design base thinking (DT) builds from the idea that learning should encourage interdisciplinary collaboration (Koria, 2015). Design thinking involves being able to address complex puzzles by involving a…
Uncategorized Week 2 – Digital Games: Encouraging Creative practices with ICT. 3 Mar 20199 Mar 2019 According to the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT); creativity scores are declining (Pink, 2011). Many models have been developed to help encourage and develop students thinking (e.g. DeBono thinking…
Fostering Digital Creativity in the Classroom 