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Mahara 1.2 E-Portfolios Beginners Guide

I have already discussed Mahara and the wonderful range of features it offers in an earlier post on the blog and have received some inquiries regarding it's implementation. While the initial setup process is fairly straightforward I can appreciate for those not technically minded or with the same knowledge and experience with computers as myself it may prove more of a challenge. Indeed although the basic setup and usage of the platform is fairly intuitive, Mahara provides a wealth of features an...
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GeekCaster Podcast Episode 11

This week on the show I talk about Sony getting things on track & my growing admiration for what their game platforms offer, I talk about Heavy Rain, Moodle & Mahara, Halo Legends & some ideas for future shows. This week's show contains information about a competition, the full details for which will appear on the blog later tonight. As always please feel free to leave a comment : )
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Review: Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques

Recently I was lucky enough to get my hands on a review copy of Moodle 1.9 Teaching Techniques distributed by the wonderful people at Packt Publishing. I have long been an advocate of Moodle and indeed of all things open source, so I must complement Packt Publishing on the excellent job they do in providing educational material on a wealth of open source software. I have ordered several e-books from them over the past few months, with each delivered quickly and securely, while saving me money by...
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Mahara

My involvement with education over the past number of years has spawned an intrinsic fascination with educational technology. Not only has my career required exploration of the field to support my teaching but I have become passionate about the use of technology & software to enhance the learning process. Nothing frustrates me more than educators who refuse to embrace the wealth of resources available to them, often for free, and remain stagnant in established, antiquated. out dated & re...
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GeekCaster Podcast Ep 10

Episode 10 of the GeekCaster podcast, discussion of Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, Heavy Rain and Kodak Zi8 usage.
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Imagine Fx

I have been lecturing in digital media applications for almost ten years now, in that time I have aimed to provide my students with the best resources and learning materials possible to aid them in their studies. It hasn't always been easy, quite often I have found myself scouring the Internet at 2.00am looking for examples to showcase a particular technique or process - it's all very well illustrating how things are done in a software application but with so many disciplines and techniques out ...
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GeekCaster Podcast Episode 9

Episode 9 of the podcast and the first of 2010, topics discussed include: Bayonetta & Darksiders - Xbox 360 Collaboration & Information Sharing – Twiducate, Edmodo, SlideShare, Vimeo, Posterous Dragon Age Origins Mac – GamersGate On The Job Development Projects – GCNN, GCS
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Educational Podcasting

A friend of mine gave a very interesting presentation at Podcamp Barcelona last year on the topic of educational podcasting. Obviously it's something I have great interest in and try to utilise wherever possible in my teaching. You can check out the presentation below. Educational Podcasting - Podcamp Barcelona - Devia View more documents from Stefaan Lesage.
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GeekCaster Podcast Ep 8

Episode 8 of the podcast with reviews of Assassins Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and an update on GCNN. Podcast recorded in new recording studio!!
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GeekCaster Podcast Ep 7

The podcast returns with details of what I have been up to over the past few weeks, an interview with some of the guys at Telestream and the announcement of the winner of the ScreenFlow competition.
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Blue Snowflake

The podcast has been put on hold for the past few days but I feel it is probably a good idea for many reasons to get an episode out this week. For one it will help raise awareness of the ScreenFlow 2.0 competition and indeed give me the opportunity to voice some audio thoughts on some recent developments. To date most of my audio recording has been done using the MacBook Pro integrated microphone, which works fine for the most part, but having recently experienced the awesomeness of the Blue Sno...
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ScreenFlow 2.0 Competition!!

In conjunction with an upcoming e-learning event to be held on November 11th the very kind people at Telestream have provided me with a copy of ScreenFlow 2.0 to give away to one lucky winner. The competition is open to viewers of the blog, listeners of the podcast and to those attending the event on the 11th November. To have a chance of winning all you have to do is identify how you would use ScreenFlow in your daily work flow. All entries will be judged in terms of creativity and usefu...
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