Learning across walls with Amy and Ruth
Amy Ludlow and Ruth Armstrong were at the University of Canberra today (I have an introductory post here). Lorana Bartels was their host for the day. They came to discuss connections between...
View ArticleBeyond Walls
I have been reflecting on Amy Ludlow and Ruth Armstrong’s Learning Together presentation at the University of Canberra. Their co-production of their presentation struck me forcefully. I related very...
View ArticleWestern Bulldogs in the 2016 #AFL Finals
Western Bulldogs played in each of the four weeks of the 2016 AFL Finals. My record of their performances is: Week 1 v West Coast: A Contested 1Q Game Week 2 v Hawthorn: A @Q Contested Game Week 3 v...
View ArticleCreating our own spaces
It has been a fascinating week for reading and reflecting on shared links. It started with Kurt Lindley’s exploration of social capital. In his post he discusses the sharing of stories and the...
View ArticleGraduate Certificate in Sport Analytics at the University of Canberra
Jocelyn Mara has created a Graduate Certificate in Sports Analytics at the University of Canberra. The University website has this link to the course. I am excited by this development. Jocelyn will add...
View ArticleCores and Edges (3)
I have completed the draft of my Cores and Edges Smart Talk (to be given at the Australian Institute of Sport on 17 October). I have added speaker notes for each slide and hope the presentation can be...
View ArticleCores and Edges: Video Postscript
After writing about my presentation on Cores and Edges, thanks to Lewis Cressy at the National Sports Information Centre, I have two video links to my presentation. A one minute summary: A twelve...
View ArticleYou+(+): #coachlearninginsport
I have an opportunity to meet some rugby union coaches on Sunday. (Not the ones in the slide above.) It will be the final morning of an intensive four-day course. Some of them will have long journeys...
View ArticleOn-Going Learning: Seeing Patterns, Changing What We Know
Stephen Downes has shared slides from a talk he gave in Newfoundland this week. His topic was personal professional development. Some of the points Stephen makes in the presentation resonate strongly...
View ArticleA Community-Focused Modified Boxing Program
Paul Perkins is involved in an exciting initiative. Paul and Allan Hahn have been successful in securing funding to introduce a Community-Focused Modified Boxing Program in twenty schools in...
View ArticleEdges and personal learning journeys
I found Todd Rose by chance. A tweet from David Bishop led me to Muiin Koury’s (2014) post Nobody is average but what to do about it? … and then I managed to find my way to Todd’s TEDx talk (18...
View ArticleAnother Week with Charles
This has been a deciphering week in my Charles Reep project. I have revisited a number of publications, particularly the 1968 and 1971 papers. I have compiled my investigations here. It has been...
View ArticleConversations about informatics and performance analysis
I noticed a tweet by Rob Carroll earlier this week ICYMI: Should coaches learn to speak data as much as analysts learn to speak coach? https://t.co/mEJ0JiT7Dk — Rob Carroll (@thevideoanalyst) November...
View ArticleUpdating a Sport Informatics and Analytics Open Educational Resource
I have spent much of today updating the Sport Informatics and Analytics Google Site. I have been visiting some primary sources to add substance to two pages of the Site: Informatics Pattern...
View Article#BCCoachConf 2016 #coachlearninginsport
I am grateful to Darrell Cobner for sharing news of a British Canoe Union Conference held last weekend. The program is here. I missed this tweet We're here and ready to welcome our our coaches to the...
View Article2622: A Community Supporting Learning
It is interview week for this year’s twenty-one applicants to the Braidwood and District Education Foundation. I am very fortunate to be a member of the interview panel this year along with Libby...
View ArticleCurating (some) activity at #ascilite2016
Thank you Adelaide for the perfect weather for #Ascilite2016 this week! pic.twitter.com/dEmsqDJE5f — Helen Partridge (@partridh) November 27, 2016 I have had a fascinating morning as a remote...
View ArticlePerformance Universals
I have been following the Twitter feed from #Ascilite 2016. The conference is sharing innovation, practice and research in educational technologies in tertiary education. It is being held in Adelaide,...
View ArticleA Day Contemplating Analytics
It has been a delightful day here today. I have found myself thinking about and discussing analytics for much of the day. I was fortunate to have lunch with two of my PhD students, Dr. Dennis Bryant...
View ArticleConnecting, Curating and Contemplating
Introduction I have participated remotely in two conferences in the last two weeks. Last week it was Ascilite2016. This week it was Moodleposium2016. I followed both conferences from my home in rural...
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