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.

E-literacy

March 2, 2006

Here’s a great 15-minute educational video introducing information literacy to young people titled E-Literate developed as part of the UCLA Initiative for 21st Century Literacies. I found it great to […]

Pedagogy research and papers

Inside the Brain

February 28, 2006

Here’s a really fascinating set of 16 interactive slides designed to explain what happens in the brain of a person with Alzheimer??s disease. Titled Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour […]

Integrating ICT into teaching and learning

February 24, 2006

A highlight of the Learning@School conference for me has been the opportunity to meet with Pat Clifford and Sharon Friesen, co-founders of the Galileo Foundation based in Alberta, Canada. Between […]

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Diary entry

Learning@School

February 21, 2006

I am sitting at the L@S conference in Rotorua this afternoon talking with some teachers about Blogging. Lots of interest in this and many other aspects of the use of […]

Audio and Video resources

February 16, 2006

I came across LearnOutLoud today while searching for some multimedia files on the web. LearnOutLoud.com has scoured the Internet to assemble over 500 free audio and video titles which are […]

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21st Century Learning Environments

February 7, 2006

I’ve been doing a number of presentations over the past week or so, mainly to new clusters and groups of teachers, talking about the “promise of eLearning” and how the […]

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research and papers

Are Students Ready for a Technology Rich World?

January 27, 2006

A new report from PISA has just been released (24-Jan-2006), titled – Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World? What PISA studies tell us , containing results from the Programme […]

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Diary entry

Technology 3, Humans 0

January 25, 2006

A series of interactions with airlines in the past few days has left me thinking again about the interactions between humans and technology, and the fact that while technology may […]

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The Nodal Network

January 20, 2006

Blog entry I was re-reading some of George Siemens ideas on Learning as Network Creation and his theory of connectivism recently and was struck by the quotes below: “The beauty […]

Tips for Online Teaching

January 17, 2006

Here’s something I felt worth passing on – this FREE Digital Book, 834 Tips for Successful Online Instruction is an useful collection of tips from 336 of online educators, available […]

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Future Thinking

January 16, 2006

David Stuart sent me a link this morning to a summary of the 2006 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index – titled Teens predict gasoline-powered cars obsolete by2015 that reports on recent survey […]

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Electronics for our future

January 13, 2006

Reading an article titled Electronics for our future on Stuff this morning confirms for me that interoperability is the the key to the future of developments in the technology world […]

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Education reform shows modest results

January 10, 2006

Back from a refreshing break, and what better way to start than contemplating what things may be of importance in the education world of 2006. Yesterday’s news of the appointment […]

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Short films competition

December 18, 2005

If you’re into short films and movie making, take a look at The Cellflix Festival , a new student film contest sponsored by Ithaca College, offering $5,000 for the best […]

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Virtual instruction, real learning

December 16, 2005

Interesting article in the News Tribune.com today titled “Virtual instruction, real learning” providing a ‘good news’ story about the impact of online learning opportunities for school age students in the […]

Diary entry

Friends of Core

December 11, 2005

I’ve been playing around with Frappr for a couple of weeks now, and recently set up a “Friends of CORE” map which currently displays some of the CORE employees. Frappr […]

Diary entry

Podcast is Word of the Year

December 10, 2005

Last year it was “blog” – this year the word of the year is “podcast” (albeit in the US!) – see the story in The Register

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Diary entry research and papers

Edublog Awards

December 9, 2005

Voting is currently under way for the annual Edublog Awards – and this year one of the finalists is an entry that is ofparticular interest to me – so I […]

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Squidoo

December 8, 2005

I’ve been playing around tonight with a new piece of social software called “> Squidoo that came recommened by “> George Seimens in his email list. “> Squidoo is an […]

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research and papers

What Women Want from Mobile

December 8, 2005

I’m always interesting in research into some of our emerging technolgies – this today from MocoNews – mobile content news titled What women want from mobile that highlights a report […]

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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