Mini Me

Over the holidays I saw on the Channel Seven news a segment about how you can create a full colour 3D model of yourself at the Office Works store in Russell St, Melbourne.

Your body is scanned for about 15 seconds in a booth with 140 cameras. You choose a size and the store contacts you when your Mini Me model is ready to collect. Prices depend on size and materials used but start at $59.As you can imagine, they have been inundated with orders and the wait time now has shifted from fourteen days to twenty one days.

 



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2015 Horizon Report

Each year I post about the NMRC K-12 Horizon Report that examines emerging technologies for secondary schools. Having an awareness of what is on the education horizon enables us to reflect on where we are at in relation to the forecasts for educational technology developments. It also informs  our planning to improve teaching and learning.
Many of the developments you would have some knowledge of.Over the last year I have heard a lot about makerespaces through my social media networks and  through the School Library Association of Victoria conferences.

This year the six emerging technologies  identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years are:


Time-to-Adoption Horizon: One Year or less

• Bring your own device (BYOD)
• Makerspaces

Time -to-Adoption Horizon: Two to Three Years

• 3DPrinting/Rapid Prototyping
• Adaptive Learning Technologies

Time-to-Adoption Horizon: Four to Five Years

• Badges/Micocredit
• Wearable Technology

For more information click on the link

Neuroscience of Learning

 

 The  Science of Learning Research Classroom (SLRC) was launched earlier this year at Melbourne University's Graduate School of Education. It is all about educational neuroscience and the high tech classroom enables researchers to examine what exactly occurs in the classroom. In the new classroom, researchers are able to sit behind a one way mirror and capture large amounts of data  via radio microphones and high definition cameras. All this data in real time  will allow researchers to try out new learning techniques and technologies and study student responses.

 

The Science of Learning Research Centre is supported by $16 million Commonwealth funding from ACER. The team comprises of 25 Chief investigators from nine research institutions across Australia. John Hattie is one of the investigators and as expected  is excited by the project. He states

“We’re now able to bridge the gap between education and neuroscience, and learn more about the production, measurement and enhancement of learning,”

 

To read the article from Education HQ click on the image above. For further information visit http://slrc.org.au/

 

Readers' Cup 2015

Once again Cranswick Dargo wins the Readers' Cup, our ISC literature event that is a part of our Cultural Festival. The Year 7 and 8 participants enjoyed themselves, demonstrating sound knowledge of the texts, enthusiam, organisational skills and creativity. The "creative response" section items seem to get better each year. Congratulations to Jasmine, Grace, Grady and Kieran of Cranswick Dargo and all other participating students.

 

Click on the video above to view Cranswick Dargo's creative response to the novel "An Unusual Pursuit."