
Conversations
Conversations is a blog about new ideas, innovations, implementations and design of learning journeys.
Conversations is where we share digital first approaches, multimodal artefacts and reflections around the theme of educational technologies for learning and teaching.
We invite you to read, listen, and comment. Share Conversations with others or offer to write a post from your experience and research.
Think Outside the Box – Create a ThinkPiece
What is a ThinkPiece? Think TED Talks, Think micro-lecture, Think mini-presentation, Think Conversation! Think about how YOU can share your ideas with others via video.
Padlet: Winner Learning Technology of the Year Award
Padlet calls itself a “collaborative web platform” but it is much more than this. It is used by USQ staff for a range of reasons, from the visually interesting storage of information, to reflective practice, and as a replacement for forums.
Dr Rhi Johnson
Dr Rhi Johnson is a Lecturer in Visual Arts (Printmaking), and is the First Year Experience and Employability Lead for the School of Creative Arts at USQ.
Dr Katrina Cutcliffe
After teaching in the secondary sector for over 20 years, Katrina moved to USQ and have been inspired by the community and the collective passion for student learning.
ThinkPiece
In this ThinkPiece: Melissa shared at a TechDem CoP session outcomes of using Voicethread and H5P for increasing social and collaborative student engagement.
Vanessa Crouch
As a teacher with 20 years of teaching experience in primary schools in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Japan, Vanessa is passionate about leveraging technology for learning.
Dr Lisa Jacka
Dr Lisa Jacka is a senior lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland in the School of Education. She has over 18 years of experience in Higher Education at USQ, SCU, JCU and UNE.
Dr Julie Lindsay
Julie has a 35+ years career in higher education and K-12 schools and worked in international schools for fifteen years as an educational technology leader across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Introducing the Online Collaborative Learning SIG
The Online Collaborative Learning Special Interest Group is a sub-group of Technology Demonstrators at USQ.