Monthly Archives: April 2012

Professional Discussion post-thoughts

Posted on April 26, 2012 by despard

Here is my lego model that helps to describe my journey on the PGCAP. The gun is for shooting my demons along the way. The path gets more robust as I have stepped forward and my path has become more … Continue reading →

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Professional Discussion Preparation

Posted on April 25, 2012 by despard

Firstly I travel back to my original goals I set out in my action plan at the beginning of the LTHE module. Below are the goals and my current opinions on whether I have achieved these. 1. Develop a system … Continue reading →

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Truck

Posted on April 24, 2012 by despard

Truck Project – Tutorials Held project tutorials which gave me an opportunity to question the students about their experience of group work, 3D exploration as a learning tool, and their overall project experience so far. A number of interesting patterns … Continue reading →

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My Truck Story continues!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by despard

Any Ideas Why the Bird sits on the front of the kettle? It does have a functional requirement that is to whistle when the water is boiled but from an aesthetical meaning point of view the students deduced that the … Continue reading →

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