Derek’s blog

Derek’s Blog, launched in 2003, serves as a platform for sharing thoughts and reflections related to his work. It offers over 20 years of searchable posts, categorized by the tags below. Feel free to comment, as your feedback contributes to ongoing reflection and future posts.

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Information Architecture

May 30, 2007

https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=41793&doc=architectures-for-conversation-ii-what-communities-of-practice-can-mean-for-information-architecture-5733 Every now and then I come across something that I just sums up a lot of stuff I’ve been reading and thinking about – here’s one of those. It’s […]

ElectroCity – environmental education

May 29, 2007

Just received an email from my electricity supplier in Christchurch – telling me of an educational website they are sponsoring called ElectroCity. It’s worth checking out – reminds me a […]

Diary entry

The Power of Presence and Portability

May 26, 2007

I’ve been reflecting a bit on my experiences here in Malaysia this morning – particularly in terms of what it has meant for me in terms of working away from […]

Diary entry

Selamat Hari Guru (Happy Teacher’s Day)

May 25, 2007

Having survived the excitement of the KPEC project celebration day in Ipoh on Monday (see previous entry) we were asked to participate with a stand at the annual Teachers Day […]

Diary entry

Celebration Day in Ipoh!

May 23, 2007

I’ve been back in Malaysia this week, assisting with the final phase of the KPEC pilot that we’ve been running in the state of Perak. Monday saw the “celebration day” […]

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Online Conference for Educators

May 20, 2007

Time4Online is an online conference for educators, posing the question “How can we prepare students for the 21st Century?”, aiming to explore examples of collaborative online learning and the application […]

Scratch

May 19, 2007

Last year sometime I wrote about an application from called Alice which I considered to be a useful way of introducing students to the object oriented games development environment. This […]

Diary entry

Carbon Footprints

May 16, 2007

CORE has recently moved premises, and in making such a move one is confronted with decisions about all the “stuff” that one accumulates over time, and the things we can […]

So many to choose from…

May 12, 2007

The 2007 Web2.0 Awards were announced just a couple of days ago, and there are heaps of Web2.0 applications to look at and consider – all conveniently sorted under 41 […]

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The Encyclopedia of Life

May 11, 2007

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NwfGA4cxJQ&w=425&h=350%5D Here’s something worth taking a look at, a project with huge implications for education, in which scientists are creating a massive web site, called the Encyclopedia of Life. […]

Pedagogy

Wiki Pedagogy

May 10, 2007

Love them or hate them, the use of wikis is certainly gaining momentum in education circles. Take for instance the WikiEducator project initiated by the Commonwealth of Learning,or the Wikipedia […]

Best Practice vs Next Practice

May 2, 2007

Having had my interest piqued at Gillian Heald’s presentation the other night I’ve been reading a little more about the Next Practice model of school reform being promoted and used […]

Diary entry

Rethinking Secondary Schooling

April 30, 2007

I had the pleasure this evening of attending a meeting hosted by Gillian Heald, one of the guardians of the NZ Secondary Futures project. Around 30 secondary teachers, student teachers […]

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Learning With Social Software – report

April 28, 2007

Last year I was invited to participate in a research project to investigate the use of social software in teaching and learning and in capability building and contributes to our […]

RSS in plain English

April 28, 2007

I’ve been an avid RSS user for a number of years now – my trusty NetNewsWire provides me with my daily updates from numerous blogs, news feeds and websites that […]

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A “Clean Slate” Internet???

April 21, 2007

Just as I was beginning to think that I’m getting used to the Internet and the various ways that I’ve found to integrate it into the things I do in […]

Diary entry News & current events

Review of non-ICT promoting curriculum

April 18, 2007

More from Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at the launch of the International Smart School Conference 2007 being held in Kuala Lumpur as I write. In […]

Diary entry

Creating Smart Schools

April 18, 2007

I spent the day today in a school here in Perak, Malaysia, interviewing a teacher about his experiences in using ICT with his senior physics class. Until just a few […]

research and papers

User Created Content

April 14, 2007

I’ve just spent the morning reading through a new report from the OECD titled “Participative Web: User Generated Content” (880kb PDF download) which describes the rapid growth of User Created […]

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Blog usage, statistics and trends

April 13, 2007

I was fascinated to read Robin Good’s report on the annual Technorati Blog Statistics and Trends report that has just been released by Technorati CEO, Dave Silfy. Not surprisingly the […]

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What others say

The Learning Environments Australasia Executive Committee has received a lot of positive feedback, which is greatly due to your wealth of knowledge and information you imparted on our large audience, your presentation has inspired a range of educators, architects and facility planners and for this we are grateful.

Daniel Smith Chair Learning Environments Australasia

Derek and Maurie complement each other well and have the same drive and passion for a future education system that is so worthwhile being part of. Their presentation and facilitation is at the same time friendly and personal while still incredibly professional. I am truly grateful to have had this experience alongside amazing passionate educators and am inspired to re visit all aspects of my leadership. I have a renewed passion for our work as educational leaders.

Karyn Gray Principal, Raphael House Rudolf Steiner

I was in desperate need of a programme like this. This gave me the opportunity to participate in a transformative journey of professional learning and wellbeing, where I rediscovered my passion, reignited my purpose, and reconnected with my vision for leading in education. Together, we got to nurture not just academic excellence, but also the holistic wellbeing of our school communities. Because when we thrive, so does the entire educational ecosystem.

Tara Quinney Principal, St Peter's College, Gore

Refresh, Reconnect, Refocus is the perfect title for this professional development. It does just that. A fantastic retreat, space to think, relax and start to reconnect. Derek and Maurie deliver a balance of knowledge and questioning that gives you time to think about your leadership and where to next. Both facilitators have the experience, understanding, connection and passion for education, this has inspired me to really look at the why for me!

Jan McDonald Principal, Birkdale North School

Engaged, passionate, well informed facilitators who seamlessly worked together to deliver and outstanding programme of thought provoking leadership learning.

Dyane Stokes Principal, Paparoa Street School

A useful and timely call to action. A great chance to slow down, reflect on what really drives you, and refocus on how to get there. Wonderful conversations, great connections, positive pathways forward.

Ursula Cunningham Principal, Amesbury School

RRR is a standout for quality professional learning for Principals. Having been an education PLD junkie for 40 years I have never before attended a programme that has challenged me as much because of its rigor, has satisfied me as much because of its depth or excited me as much because of realising my capacity to lead change. Derek and Maurie are truly inspiring pedagogical, authentic leadership experts who generously and expertly share their passion, wisdom and skills to help Principal's to focus on what is important in schools and be the best leader they can be.

Cindy Sullivan Principal, Kaipara College

Derek Wenmoth is brilliant. Derek connects powerful ideas forecasting the future of learning to re-imagine education and create resources for future-focused practices and policies to drive change. His work provides guidance and tools for shifting to new learning ecosystems through innovations with a focus on purpose, equity, learner agency, and lifelong learning. His work is comprehensive and brings together research and best practices to advance the future of teaching and learning. His passion, commitment to innovation for equity and the range of practical, policy and strategic advice are exceptional.

Susan Patrick, CEO, Aurora Institute

I asked Derek to work with our teachers to reenergise our team back into our journey towards our vision after the two years of being in and out of 'Covid-ness'. Teachers reported positively about the day with Derek, commenting on how affirmed they felt that our vision is future focused. Teachers expressed excitement with their new learning towards the vision, and I've noticed a palpable energy since the day. Derek also started preparing our thinking for hybrid learning, helping us all to feel a sense of creativity rather than uncertainty. The leadership team is keen to see him return!

Kate Christie | Principal | Cashmere Ave School

Derek has supported, informed and inspired a core group of our teachers to be effective leads in our college for NPDL. Derek’s PLD is expertly targeted to our needs.

Marion Lumley | Deputy Principal |Ōtaki College

What a task we set Derek - to facilitate a shared vision and strategy with our Board and the professional and admin teams (14 of us), during a Covid lockdown, using online technology. Derek’s expertise, skilled questioning, strategic facilitation and humour enabled us to work with creative energy for 6 hours using a range of well-timed online activities. He kept us focussed on creating and achieving a shared understanding of our future strategic plan. Derek’s future focussed skills combined with an understanding of strategy and the education sector made our follow up conversations invaluable. Furthermore, we will definitely look to engage Derek for future strategic planning work.

Sue Vaealiki, Chair of Stonefields Collaborative Trust

Our Principal PLG has worked with Derek several times now, and will continue to do so. Derek is essentially a master facilitator/mentor...bringing the right level of challenge, new ideas & research to deepen your thinking, but it comes with the level of support needed to feel engaged, enriched and empowered after working with him.

Gareth Sinton, Principal, Douglas Park School

Derek is a highly knowledgeable and inspirational professional learning provider that has been guiding our staff in the development of New Pedagogies’ for Deep Learning. His ability to gauge where staff are at and use this to guide next steps has been critical in seeing staff buy into this processes and have a strong desire to build in their professional practice.

Andy Fraser, Principal, Otaki College