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John Oliver commented on the post, The Future of Technology Integration in Education, on the site Liz Halina 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Liz, I see similar references to “hi-tech” in other films too. My favorite is the amazing zoom capability of the digital camera in Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic Blade Runner. Of course, that’s available on every […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, To infinity and beyond …, on the site Andrew Gregor 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Andrew, I agree that we have to give students the freedom to choose their own learning strategies. By High School they should have enough self-knowledge to adapt their working style to suit each project. I […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Adapt and Survive: the future of Art education, on the site TeachOliver 7 months, 3 weeks ago
My teaching practice has changed so much over the past decade. In 2003, I was teaching Art & Design in a poorly equipped state school in Scotland. We never had any access to computers! No screen time at all! […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Self-portrait iPad drawing unit – CoETaIL 4 final project, on the site TeachOliver 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Here is my – CoETaIL 4 final project -Self-Portrait iPad Drawing Lesson Plan in UbD format.
This was an interesting way to embed technology into an existing lesson plan. I don’t […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Seeing the Bigger Picture (Cross-curricular Tech Integration in my Art Class), on the site TeachOliver 8 months ago
I teach three classes – High School Photography, Intro to Art and Middle School P.E. I described one of my uses of technology in Photography in my previous blog.
In my High School Intro to Art class, I use […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Connectivism in my Photography class, on the site TeachOliver 8 months, 1 week ago
I was impressed by the breadth and depth of this pedagogy during a recent CoETaIL presentation. I saw many similarities between it and the teaching style I use most often. Like most effective teachers, I can […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Infographic – Analyzing an Artwork – CoETaIL 3, on the site TeachOliver 1 year ago
Here is my rather ambitious infographic ( it’s really 13 infographics in 1 !) - John Oliver infographic Analysing an Artwork CoETaIL 3 pdf version. It should be a valuable teaching resource for introducing my Art […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Zen PPT Cyber Safety- Unwanted Contact, on the site TeachOliver 1 year ago
Here is my John Oliver Zen PPT_Student_Cyber_Safety_ presentation CoETaIL 3 pdf.This is a major re-working of a PPT from CoETaIL 2. My speaker notes are not visible as they seem to get lost in the conversion […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Storytelling – AES Chandrashilla Trek 2012, on the site TeachOliver 1 year ago
Here is my Digital Story – John Oliver_Digital Storytelling_Chandrashilla Trek2012_ CoETaIL 3_web version.
All images and words by John Oliver.
This was a wonderful project to work on and I can see my […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Pecha Kucha presentation – Digital Photography , on the site TeachOliver 1 year ago
Here is my Pecha Kucha presentation….How to Shoot and Edit Digital Photographs
I have posted the version with speaker notes to give a better idea of the whole presentation.
This was created with all my […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Visual Literacy vs Cultural Bancruptcy, on the site TeachOliver 1 year ago
Visual literacy is the name of my game, after all, I teach High School Visual Arts!
This put extra pressure on me to do my very best work for this course. I figured everyone would judge me as a […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Student collaboration and social growth, on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 2 months ago
In A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink proposes that, in the near future, many jobs will be dominated by empathy and collaborative creative skills. Outsourcing will continue to re-distribute jobs around the globe […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Collaboration in the Digital World, on the site Liz Halina 1 year, 2 months ago
Liz,
I agree with your observation that you can get back so much more than you contribute in a well organized collaboration. True collaboration is a wonderful case of “many hands make light work”! […] -
John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Duty of Care, on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 2 months ago

It is the job of job parents and teachers to teach cyber safety skills to children.Without these skills, Cyberland is a risky place with some dangerous people hiding behind false identities lurking in the […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Privacy…are we over-reacting? Or reacting too late?, on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 3 months ago
I’ve always been a very private person. We live in a volatile world where even our nationality can make us targets. My vigilance in the real-world extends to my behavior online. Information can be powerful and […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Footprint of an ant !, on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 3 months ago
Despite having size 12 shoes, I seem to have the digital footprint of an ant! As an international educator, I need to learn to manage my online presence. Google Search checks on my name have always revealed […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Digital footprints..indelible impressions, on the site celebrate differences 1 year, 3 months ago
Nandita I enjoyed your lucid arguments which reinforce your concise & apt title.As you point out, the eternal Internet is a reality society is waking up to.Careless remarks and actions recorded will haunt our […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Rethink Copyright laws & teach them, on the site celebrate differences 1 year, 3 months ago
Nandita, I agree with your opinion “the influences that have evolved my perspective cannot be differentiated in a person’s name and the source. ” ….” as they are a part of me and I own them now.” We are all […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, What is our obligation as educators ? , on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 3 months ago
My students need to understand the dangers of “copy & paste “. Plagiarism is a vice which can seem like an easy route to good grades, but I’m quick to explain the consequences to them. It’s our job as teachers to […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, How do we teach copyright in countries where international copyright law is not often followed?, on the site TeachOliver 1 year, 3 months ago
Copyright is often an issue in my Art, Design and Photography classes. As a teacher, I encourage students to create original images; but at the same time, I encourage them to learn from established artists […]
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