Dr Alan Howard

If you would like to find out about how and why weblogs (‘blogs’) might be used to enhance learning watch this interesting video: http://lindsayjordan.edublogs.org/2009/05/29/blogging-with-students-how-and-why/ or read Lindsay’s full paper at:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddj42whm_48g4n924f6
I will soon be undertaking a field trip to Crete during which students will maintain a blog to enable individual and collaborative reflection on events and issues [...]

Short video of a University of Reading Geography field class to Khora Sphakion, Crete in June 2007. The whole region was gripped by a heat wave and temperatures exceed 40 degrees every day. It’s tough work but someone’s got to do it…

Video was filmed by Ken Beard and the music is Neil Diamond’s “Talking Optimist [...]