This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 8
This recording was made in May 2007

In this program Chris Smith talks with Peter Woodhead, I.C.T. Advisor for the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong.
The topic for this conversation is mainly focussed on the CLC, the Connected Learning Community, a district-wide Open Learning Platform.

Peter has been with the ESF since 2002 and started implementing the CLC in September2005 across all the 16 Schools .... there is a great deal of experience here with this topic .... probably more than many other international school(s) in S.E.Asia .... it was appreciated that he shared the experiences of implementation, management and use in T&L.

Links:
The English Schools Foundation: www.esf.edu.hk
The CLC Connected Learning Community: http://clc.esf.edu.hk
About the CLC: http://clc.esf.edu.hk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupId=1
UniServity: http://www.uniservity.com/

Links to Web 2.0 Applications to Power Up your CLC (from Peter)
Image Slideshow at Slideroll
LookSmart's Furl - Your Personal Web
Cut n' Paste JavaScript RSS Feed
Are You Ready for Web 2.0?
Vizu: Web Polls. Blog Polls. Fast, Affordable Market Research Polls

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 7
This recording was made in May 2007

In this program Chris Smith talks with David Elliott, Director of Educational Technology at Hong Kong International School (HKIS).

Chris was in a cybercafe in Bangkok talking to David who was in Hong Kong .... the quality in the cybercafe was disappointing but fortunately it was David that was talking most of the time.

This was an unusual sharing of experiences as we drifted away from the usual formula of questions as the session took on the life of a history tour of technology in education in Hong Kong over the past 26 years.

Also one of the unusual aspects is that the school has embraced the use of Facebook (social network) and YouTube (video hosting) when most other schools are hesitant about how to manage these resources and have blocked use in school ..... in fact this came up several times in the 45 minutes.

David also displays considerable empathy with library and media staff and highlights the importance of information literacy and fluency.

David left HKIS in the summer of 2007 and is now available to schools who would like to benefit from the wealth of experience and knowledge he now has ... please feel free to contact him.

Links:
HKIS: www.hkis.edu.hk
DragonNet: http://dragonnet.hkis.edu.hk
Facebook:www.facebook.com
YouTubes: www.youtube.com
Learning 2.0 Conference (Shanghai) :www.learning2.net.cn

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
http://www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 6
This recording was made in May 2007

In this program Chris Smith talks with Peter Woodhead,  I.C.T. Advisor for the English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong.
The topic for this conversation is mainly focussed on the use of interactive whiteboards (IWB) in teaching and learning.
 
Peter has been in this position in the ESF since 2002 and started implementing an IWB scheme in 2003 across all the 16 Schools .... there is a great deal of experience here with this topic .... probably more than any other international school(s) in S.E.Asia  .... it was brilliant that he shared both the ups and downs.

Links:
The English Schools Foundation (Hong Kong): www.esf.edu.hk
IWB General InfoResources and Research: www.shambles.net/pages/staff/intwhiteb
IWB Content: www.shambles.net/pages/staff/IWBcontent

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith http://www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 5
This recording was made in March 2007

In this program Chris Smith talks with Ben Morgan, Director of ICT at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. http://www.uwcsea.edu.sg/

We talked at the beginning about living and working in Singapore and also the issue of general security for international schools ... and then, of course, moved on to talk about ICT, computers, software, the internet, teaching and learning, laptops, learning platforms etc.

Links:
UWCSEA: http://www.uwcsea.edu.sg
StudyWiz: http://www.studywiz.com
United Streaming: http://www.unitedstreaming.com
Atomic Films: http://www.atomfilms.com
Zimbra open source emai host: http://www.zimbra.com
Serco facility management information system : http://www.serco.co.uk/markets/education/schools
Moodle: http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/moodle

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
http://www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 4

This recording was made in January 2007

In the second of this two part program Chris talks with Paul White, Technology Director of the New International School Thailand in Bangkok .. this time just focussing on the "1 computer 1 student" tablet scheme.

http://www.nist.ac.th/Technology

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
http://www.shambles.net/podcasting

Conversations with Technology and ICT coordinators, managers and directors in International Schools across South East Asia.

Episode 3

This recording was made in January 2007

In the first of this two part program Chris talks with Paul White, Technology Director of the New International School Thailand in Bangkok.

Paul has been in the job for almost three years and comes from a combined Business and Education background which seems to give him additional expertese in project planning and budgeting while still being very aware of the teaching and learning demands.

You are advised to visit the school website where on the technology page you can see a list of many of the achievements in this relatively short time line.
http://www.nist.ac.th/Technology

We do mention the "1 computer 1 student" scheme but you should listen to the second podcast for more details about tablets.

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series created by Chris Smith
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Conversations with ICT / technology coordinators and managers in International Schools in South East Asia.

Episode 2
This recording was made in October 2006

In this program Chris Smith talks with Eric Jacklich Middle School Tech Coordinator, Ruamrudee International School, Bangkok, Thailand

The topics covered in this programme include the role of a technology coordinator in an international school, professional support to colleagues, the 'Windows' vs 'Apple' debate, the effect of digital projectors in classrooms, a rather unique design for a technology computer room and the schools  "Classroom of the Future" project.

Eric also shares a specific interest in digital photography

Websites:
Ruamrudee International School
www1.rism.ac.th/2005/index.asp

Eric's photography
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejimages/

Eric's students doing Multimedia work.
This online gallery is based on the concept of his "Audio of Understanding"  work in his Photography Classes.
The students talk about their photography when you click on the images.
http://tinyurl.com/y9mjq3

ISTEC
International School Technology Exchange Committee is a collaborative effort to integrate technology into the K-12 curriculum through sharing information and
experience, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Listserv is at http://lists.topica.com/lists/ISTEC

www.patana.ac.th/TechEx/istec.asp

 

Pictures of the "Flower ICT Computer Room" and "Classroom of the Future"
www.shambles.net/ict/design/index.htm
see the pictures on rows (2) and (17)

This is a programme in the "Shambles TECHcast" Podcast series produced by Chris Smith
http://www.shambles.net/podcasting
      
Conversations with ICT technology coordinators and managers in International Schools in South East Asia.

In this program Chris talks with Alan Dickson, the ICT co-ordinator at Shatin College, an ESF secondary school (ages 11-18) in Hong Kong

Alan reflects on the changes that have taken place with ICT in the curriculum and offers a prediction of what is to come.

He also talks about a specific interest in multimedia with I.B. Film Studies.

This recording was made in September 2006