New Approaches to Writing

February 28, 2015

I recently stumbled upon a free webinar based on a new book, ‘Reinventing Writing’ and quickly registered  on WizIQ  and joined. The time participating in Empower students with collaborative writing tools was well spent. WizIQ is a good website to browse...

Exercise exploring film making techniques – Shot selections

February 10, 2015

The following is one in a series of simple exercises to encourage film students thinking about the mechanics of film making, and reflecting on creative choices made by film makers as conscious and intentional. My intention is that these exercises slot into the first...

A final Extended Essay checklist for teachers

February 6, 2015

Now that we are in February, those of us who have students taking exams in May are in most cases trying to finish up the Extended Essay process.  The students have numerous other requirements – our students had their Maths IAs due yesterday – and so most...

Jane Austen and… Twitter?!

January 18, 2015

One of the interesting sessions at the recent MLA conference explored the use of twitter in the study of literature.  The following offers a summary and references that might inspire some effective approaches to the reading of Pride and Prejudice. “Twitter and...

Heretical inclinations?

December 15, 2014

Many of you will remember or have heard of Cleanth Brooks’s essay on the “heresy of paraphrase” from the era of New Criticism.  We know that students are inclined in this direction. I found the following little essay which is well-pitched, I think,...

Privacy

November 28, 2014

I’ve been trying to write this post about privacy, digital privacy, “privacy as a human right”, the “right to be forgotten”, and social networking,  for awhile now. But it seems every time I sit down to put words on “paper”, a new facet of the discussion...