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GA Conference 2008 : University of Surrey, Guildford Just sorting out my luggage and various pickings from the conference, which was based in the AP building of the university. This was one of the dry moments, there were lots of wet ones... Will post more details later in the week once I have more time, but just wanted to make a link to the BLOG of the TEACHER's TOOLKIT workshop which I was particularly involved in. Alan Kinder opened the session, then 4 of the authors talked through some of the ideas... Thanks to those who came along to the session...
Just packing stuff ready to head over to Guildford tomorrow for GA Conference. Got a lot to cram in the car. Listening again to REM at Royal Albert Hall from last week, and was reminded of this rather fine concert from my "youth"... 31 May 1989 - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England support: Blue Aeroplanes set: Pop Song 89 / Exhuming Mccarthy / Welcome To The Occupation / Turn You Inside-Out / Wolves, Lower / Orange Crush / Fall On Me / Feeling Gravitys Pull / Swan Swan H / World Leader Pretend / Finest Worksong / Get Up / Pretty Persuasion / Auctioneer (Another Engine) / It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) encore 1: Stand / Sitting Still / King Of Birds / You Are The Everything encore 2: Harpers / Summertime / Begin The Begin / Perfect Circle / Dark Globe / After Hours Also doing a bit of planning for new projects. Made a difficult decision today, not to apply for a wonderful opportunity at the University of Exeter: Ted Wragg Research Fe...
Just been invited to speak at the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers (SAGT) Conference at the Edinburgh Academy in October. This will be my 4th consecutive year at the conference, having earlier presented sessions on digital learning resources, Google Earth, Blogs, Podcasting and Nings. Here is the draft title for the session: Perhaps see some of you there. I'll post the details of how to register when they come out later in the year. It's always a super conference !
Had some filtering issues in the last few days. A new filter blocked the NING Study Support network that I use with my 6th form students, and also VOKI , which is used in a lot of schools by Geography and MFL colleagues to bring students work to life in a way that will resonate with students familiar with computer games and Wii avatars etc. Apparently the people in charge of the filtering couldn't see why I would want to use it... Recently came across MAG MY PIC . This produces an even wider range of magazine covers than my favourite BIG HUGE LABS site. Also TABBLO : can make comics and photo cubes from here.
Delivered assembly on Mark Beaumont's round the world cycle adventure to 6th form students today, and they generously donated £58 towards Mark's charities. Mark also generously donated signed photos for the winners of a prize draw. If any colleagues want to use the presentation that I used to raise money for Mark's charities, get in touch, and I'll give you the 4Shared location.
Geography Film Festival Our World Festival STILL TIME TO BUY TICKETS !! Go to the GA website for details of the festival, which takes place on the day before the GA Conference 'proper' starts. It's worth starting your conference early to take in the conference. The GA site has details of the films that are going to be shown. Each session costs just £3 ! And of course, you need to CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS ! Support the FESTIVAL. See you there !
Life after People Several articles on this in the paper recently, on the same theme as WORLD WITHOUT US , which is on my bedside reading pile. What would happen if every human being disappeared ? This program looks at what would happen... Get a flavour at the MINISITE . You can see the programme on GOOGLE VIDEO It's on the HISTORY (go figure...) CHANNEL on EASTER SUNDAY (and other showings) Which famous building has crumbled to rust here.... Looks to be interesting viewing...
Following a very successful event in 2007, the Geography Department at the University of Leeds are running another day for teachers. For all the details, CHECK THE WEBSITE . This year's programme includes sessions on: 1) The fate of urban public space 2) What's happening to the rainforests ? 3) The UK energy debate 4) Who says computers and water don't mix ? 5) The geography of retail dynamics 6) Current challenges in the relationship between (physical) geography at school and at university: A need for a new perspective ? Hopefully see you there !
Also check out some great resources at the THINKINGEOGRAPHY blog of Dr Andrew Lee, which I have mentioned before. This includes the recent addition of a superb new resource using Google Earth in an exciting and original way, which I have missed out on using this year as I have just finished my China unit, but would be good to have some additional materials for next year. This is the LIFE TRIPS WITH GOOGLE EARTH section. Here's the description from the website: LifeTrips with GoogleEarth is a new website attached to a Wikispace which allows you to look at the lives of people in different cities. Using Google Earth it tracks the day paths of people who live throughout the world and helps people connect with people in their own city, or in a city across the world. The site can be visited by anyone, though school students, in association with their teachers may contribute to the site by registering, and then publishing material to the wikispace. ...
Finally launched today. It's a bit of ANOTHER TB remake: main Harbinger theme is TB opening, and final track is the final part of Part 1 of TB in disguise. Some good sweeping sections though, and I like 'Aurora' in particular. Would be good to see live, followed by some other tracks with improvised electric guitar freak-outs... It's been too long... Coming soon to a Powerpoint presentation near you... Just downloaded some live sections too from the premiere which was held in the Guggenheim in Bilbao. What an event that would have been. Visited the Guggenheim in 2006, and it's fantastic. Some images coming when I can find them...
Holt , who goes there ? Well, I did yesterday.... (the Georgian town in Norfolk that is...) Saw great Peter Blake exhibition at Bircham Gallery, and also snapped up a bottle of Arran malt from Larners . We used to go to Bircham Gallery when it was in... Bircham... Some great Howard Phipps etchings too (as seen at the top of the post). Very landscape oriented, which fits my recent preoccupation with all things landscape... Holt is one of those places which is experiencing a lot of gentrification. Featured in the new textbook for Edexcel AS from Oxford as part of the Unequal Spaces unit: Inequalities in East Anglia. There are certainly some major differences in HOUSE PRICES in different areas, such as Burnham "Mark-Up" Market. Good in a way, as my house is worth a lot more than it would be in some other parts of the county and country. Tea and cake at Byfords , which has changed a lot since we started going there over 10 years ago.
