chanced upon this creative piece of artwork by Hans Hemmert:
(the LARGER version can be found here)
i’m sure juniors will like this, wouldn’t your students or kids? (:
The Future of Publishing, begins with the end
chanced upon this via ben watson’s post when i was fingering blogger’s ‘next blog’ function. and i agreed with ben that it’s brilliant indeed! you have to watch past 1:05 to believe it. enjoy (:
and if you like to learn more about this video, check out the post on penguin.com.
The ICT Connection, Launched!
after near 7 months of work, from conceptualising to engaging vendor to put things together in machine-understandable language for human-comprehensible output, The ICT Connection was finally launched last week at the iCTLT 2010. let’s not think abt the work ahead for a while 😛 cos in actual fact, the real work of populating the portal with ICT lesson examples has just started. here’s the video of the launch scene, and the launch animation to mark the moment 🙂
through The ICT Connection, we hope teachers will be able to learn about ict pedagogies that can enrich and transform the learning environment of our students. teachers can also find ict lesson examples created for teachers by teachers, which integrate pedagogy and technology to cultivate self-directed (SDL) and collaborative (CoL) learners. all teachers are welcome to make use of these ideas and also share their ict-based lessons with fellow teachers.
as part of the on-going promotion of the portal, “do visit us today ;)” *hehe*
CNY 2010 新春团拜
today is one of the happiest day of the year （最开心的日子）, where ex-students gather at our place, to meet up with their 老teacher, as well as with each other 🙂 all of us have clocked several years since the schooldays, and as i told them, it’s really 心境 that matters *haha*
the facebook photo album is available here.
thanks to all who managed to make it. if you din make it, there’s always a next year to come (:
恭祝大家“虎年行大运，事事顺意，岁岁平安！” oh yes, and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to ALL, cos it’s 初七人日 today 🙂
Chinese New Year 2010 – back in Singapore
it’s the start of the chinese new year once again, 一年又过，今天是庚寅年的大年初一，一会儿就要出去拜年了。 the eve of cny in singapore is extremely boring, compared to in shanghai, and not even comparable to malaysia just across the straits and viewable from my flat. 新加坡的除夕真是无聊透顶，一点气氛都没有！ if the government is serious abt retaining the Chinese culture, allow our youngs (and olds too!) to light fireworks (some singaporean might gasp on hearing this) and firecrackers. this would bring the mood and atmosphere of cny back, as well as the opportunity to tell the stories/traditions behind why we do it at all. this is a teachable moment for culture, not learning dead culture on textbooks, learning it as told by a teacher who hasnt seen or light any firecracker his/her own life *duh* of cos, the word “dangerous” will always be used as an excuse. well, singapore is world-renowned for its rules and order, just set some rules, and allow singaporean to play safely 🙂 we simply do not stop cooking or play soccer becos there’s a risk of explosion or breaking the nose, do we?
anyway, this cny i received 3 cny cards in my snail mailbox, 2 from my teachers, 1 from my students 🙂 my tuition teacher 素卿姐 i’ve known her for 26 years now, my chemistry teacher mr poh mah see 傅妈思师 i’ve known him for 20 years, and Si Hui 斯惠 6 years now. notice any ‘pattern’ here? yes, it all revolves around teacher-student relationships, something that has been missing from my life for 5 years now. a tug at my heart on where i should belong. shall work towards it and see if there’s any good news to report come cny 2011? (:
last but not least, may i wish all my teachers, students, and friends: 一元复始，万象更新。新年快乐，万事如意！ 恭喜恭喜！ Gong Xi Gong Xi!