Inside View

Ireland's Ban on Smartphones for Pre-Teens

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

WE HAVE A tech-savvy 12yo in our home and he's facing restrictions on his use of a smartphone while on school grounds. Even though he doesn't bring a phone to school, he's watching with interest as the Irish Minister for Education Norma Foley writes a memo to Cabinet. The Minister wants a nationwide policy where parents are discouraged from buying smartphones for children of primary age.

Skinning my Second Brain

by Bernie Goldbach in Leiria, Portugal

I AM COMPLETING a short advanced programme with RUN-EU and started sharing my research methods with colleagues. I depend heavily on advice I got from Tiago Forte about the PARA method. The acronym PARA stands for Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives. I believe this concept is best explained by Maggie Appleton in her Medium post "Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes".

Repurposing Old Phones FTW

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY extended the upgrade cycle for our mobile phones and now expect the handsets to work at least five years before being refreshed. Today, I've started pushing the functionality of an iPhone we bought in 2018 by using it as a daily transcription device.

Back into Notion h/t @redgregory1

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

I'VE RESTARTED  my daily flow with Notion as part of my Personal Knowledge Management, spurred on by Larry G. Maguire and helped massively by Sarah Brennan's excellent YouTube tutorials. I'm writing this blog post to remind myself I owe RedGregory at least five coffees because of her free templates and excellent online teaching style.

Thinking about my Secondary Learning

by Bernie Goldbach in Waterford

WHILE ATTENDING a hands-on training session in Waterford, I was challenged by Mark Guerin to reveal a facet of my secondary learning outcomes. I believe reflective journaling is primary evidence of my secondary learning. [1] [2] If my students can produce high quality reflective journaling, they have achieved gold stars for secondary learning outcomes.

Thanking @tracy_keogh for a world class summit

I’M THUMBING THROUGH pages of notes and hours of audio recordings that I compiled during the Grow Remote Ireland 2023 Summit. It’s refreshing and invigorating.

I’m posting this short blog to thank Tracy Keogh, John Riordan, and a score of volunteers to making the Summit a top class event.

Throwback to the Accessible @vipodcasting

by Bernie Goldbach in Thurles, site of #ictedu23

MY PHOTO COLLECTIONS notify me once a day to review images and videos I've uploaded over the past 21 years. Today I remembered Paul Hopkins, the visually impaired podcaster (@vipodasting) who taught me life lessons about accessibility.

End of Semester Password Changes with help of @vyond

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

IT IS GOOD PRACTICE to frequently change passwords and I'm publishing this blog post because I know some of my most loyal students read my blog more than they read my Insta.

I'm also trying to see if Microsoft Stream lets me play the Vyond video clip without imposing a major log-in burden.

And I'm proving to Claire Murray that I can step up to her challenge while attempting to (1) create a character library, (2) use motion path tracing, and (3) challenge the microphone array on the Microsoft Surface Book to produce high quality audio on the fly.

[Bernie Goldbach teaches digital transformation on the Clonmel Digital Campus.]

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Technology and Education and Me #ictedu

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel with Rode, Otter.ai, and Surface Book.

I TAKE INVENTORY of my teaching and learning every May as we prepare the annual ICT in Education Conference. This year's theme, Reshaping Education, has me thinking about my personal teaching practice.

TL/DR; I read my own transcripts more.

Developing my own system with the Traveler's Notebook

by Bernie Goldbach in Clonmel

I STARTED USING the Traveler's Notebook on February 9, 2023 after watching at least five hours of YouTube videos created by people who shared their power tips with their notebooks. I still have a sizeable collection of hardback Moleskines that will anchor an important collection in 2025.