eXe learning

eXe learning

Helpful open source tool for website authoring. Here is their introduction: The eXe project developed a freely available Open Source authoring application to assist teachers and academics in the publishing of web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML markup. Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package, [...]

Finally…my e-thinking is joined up!

Finally…my e-thinking is joined up!

Some folks who read my blogs, tweets, and Buzz notes and Google reader shares will know that for a while now I have had on my work list trying to solve the issue that each of these tools are great but at times rather unconnected. Maybe this isn’t an issue for some – but for [...]

New RSS tool

New RSS tool

I discovered a neat new blogging tool today. I have frequently been frustrated by the lack of a good syndicate tool for wordpress that allows me to push rss feeds to specific locations on my site. What I have wanted to do is to pull in my tweets, shared articles from Google reader and other [...]

Whole class composing with GarageBand – option 1

Whole class composing with GarageBand – option 1

I recently ran a course (just a small part of a day for local music educators) for which the suggested title was Whole class composing with garageBand. In fact the first draft of the schedule read “Whole class composing with GarageBand (Phil Kirkman) is this possible?”. I’m not’t sure whether this was asking if I [...]

Unlocking the digital door

Unlocking the digital door

Revisiting Larry Lessig’s Ted talk on the web yesterday, I was prompted to reflect on where we are ‘creatively’ with music education and technology in school. Larry is a law professor at Stanford and takes an active interest in civil rights and technological innovation. He founded the Center for Internet and Society, chairs Creative Commons [...]

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The One-Handed Musical Instrument Competition

The One-Handed Musical Instrument Competition

I had this email today and thought it was worth passing on for those who may be interested. “The OHMI Trust is delighted to announce that the official launch of The One-Handed Musical Instrument Competition took place last weekend. Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria, hosted the launch at their annual festival, a unique event which [...]

Guest Blog – “Merging Music With Technology Enhances Cognitive Development”

Guest Blog – “Merging Music With Technology Enhances Cognitive Development”

While I am deep in the final throes of summer writing, I am happy to introduce this guest blog by Lindsey Wright from OnlineSchools.org. She provides a provocative look at the potential benefits of technology use when making music. I think it’s always good to stand back for a moment and consider why music education [...]

Blog Blitz

Blog Blitz

Those of you who have been following my blog for while now will probably know that I have been working on my PhD over the last few years. At times my blogging has been a welcome distraction to wrestling with secondary music students compositional development, while at other times I have gone rather quiet online [...]

Zotero standalone arrives (alpha)

Zotero standalone arrives (alpha)

For those for you who like me have been managing your library with Zotero, the latest standalone version will come as welcome news.For those of you who haven’t discovered Zotero yet then I recommend you take a look. I have written a previous post on the plugin (for firefox) so I won’t repeat myself here. [...]

A bit of inspiration…

A bit of inspiration…

This is worth looking at for a bit of fun. Several schools I have visited use Pachelbel as a basis for composing with a ground bass. At 85 million views to date it just goes to show that however ‘old’ some might feel it gets… other folks must like it. Nice to hear a different [...]

Fostering creative thinking: co-constructed insights from neuroscience and education

Fostering creative thinking: co-constructed insights from neuroscience and education

Those with an interest in creativity might like to look at this report from Dr Paul Howard-Jones in Bristol. It provides a nice introduction to some critical ideas about what creativity might be. In particular ideas we can use from neuroscience that might inform our thinking about fostering creativity; surely a key consideration for music [...]

Music and Arts Enthsiast Award

Music and Arts Enthsiast Award

I would like to express my thanks to John Doherty and the team at eCollegeFinder for including my website in their list of top music and arts enthusiasts. More information on the award and the other sites can be found at this address. Lots of great sites on this list. Of course, those of us [...]

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