Learnist: visual literacy in action
You may be familiar with the addictive pinboard site, Pinterest. Now comes Learnist, which takes many visual clues from Pinterest, builds on similar organisational principles, and adds a whole range of functionality. Still in beta, Learnist is designed around the…
On my desktop
In this series of posts, we ask people about the web tools and apps they use most and why. This week: the State Library of Victoria’s Online Learning Manager Kelly Gardiner, who juggles a part-time job including managing the Personal…
PLN 2012 Update
The 2012 PLN course is bowling along, with the 150 participants back to work this week after a break in formal coursework over the school holidays. But in spite of the vacation, many people took the time to catch up…
PLN update – week five
As Victorian teachers enjoy a well-earned holiday, many participants in this year’s Personal Learning Network course are instead taking to Twitter, adding widgets to blogs, and pondering issues of digital citizenship. As many readers of Bright Ideas know only too…
PLN update
This year’s Personal Learning Network (PLN) course is underway, and we’ll bring you updates to refresh the memories of alumni and perhaps update your own web toolbox and PLN community. The 2012 intake began simply, with discussions and reading about…
Library guides at the State Library
Librarians from the State Library of Victoria have been putting together Library guides on various subject areas to help people with their research tasks. It’s essentially a cheat sheet that guide you through the research process by wading through the…
Pinterest: beyond the buzz
You may have heard of Pinterest, the new social media platform that is taking the web by storm. Pinterest is like a virtual pinboard, where you share images you like either gathered from the web (like a shared bookmark) or…
The Victorian PLN is almost here
The next round of the Victorian Personal Learning Network is now less than two weeks away, so get ready for a new influx of blogs to read and educators to meet when the course kicks off on March the 5th….
Bibliography generators
It’s always great to show students online bibliography generators when they’re starting research projects at the start of the year. They’re a quick, easy way to record resources as you go and encourage good research practice. Here are a few…
Back for 2012
Welcome back to a new year of Bright Ideas. Hopefully you’ve had a relaxing and restorative break and a chance to sort through your email! At the start of the year when everything is beginning, it’s often worth taking time to…
