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John Oliver wrote a new post, Infographic – Analyzing an Artwork – CoETaIL 3, on the site TeachOliver 1 month ago
Here is my rather ambitious infographic ( it’s really 13 infographics in 1 !) - John Oliver infographic Analysing an Artwork CoETaIL 3 pdf version. It should be a valuable teaching resource for introducing my Art […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Zen PPT Cyber Safety- Unwanted Contact, on the site TeachOliver 1 month ago
Here is my John Oliver Zen PPT_Student_Cyber_Safety_ presentation CoETaIL 3 pdf.This is a major re-working of a PPT from CoETaIL 2. My speaker notes are not visible as they seem to get lost in the conversion […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Storytelling – AES Chandrashilla Trek 2012, on the site TeachOliver 1 month ago
Here is my Digital Story – John Oliver_Digital Storytelling_Chandrashilla Trek2012_ CoETaIL 3_web version.
All images and words by John Oliver.
This was a wonderful project to work on and I can see my […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Pecha Kucha presentation – Digital Photography , on the site TeachOliver 1 month ago
Here is my Pecha Kucha presentation….How to Shoot and Edit Digital Photographs
I have posted the version with speaker notes to give a better idea of the whole presentation.
This was created with all my […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Visual Literacy vs Cultural Bancruptcy, on the site TeachOliver 1 month ago
Visual literacy is the name of my game, after all, I teach High School Visual Arts!
This put extra pressure on me to do my very best work for this course. I figured everyone would judge me as a […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Student collaboration and social growth, on the site TeachOliver 2 months, 3 weeks ago
In A Whole New Mind, Daniel Pink proposes that, in the near future, many jobs will be dominated by empathy and collaborative creative skills. Outsourcing will continue to re-distribute jobs around the globe […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Collaboration in the Digital World, on the site Liz Halina 3 months ago
Liz,
I agree with your observation that you can get back so much more than you contribute in a well organized collaboration. True collaboration is a wonderful case of “many hands make light work”! […] -
John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Duty of Care, on the site TeachOliver 3 months ago

It is the job of job parents and teachers to teach cyber safety skills to children.Without these skills, Cyberland is a risky place with some dangerous people hiding behind false identities lurking in the […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Privacy…are we over-reacting? Or reacting too late?, on the site TeachOliver 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I’ve always been a very private person. We live in a volatile world where even our nationality can make us targets. My vigilance in the real-world extends to my behavior online. Information can be powerful and […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, Digital Footprint of an ant !, on the site TeachOliver 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Despite having size 12 shoes, I seem to have the digital footprint of an ant! As an international educator, I need to learn to manage my online presence. Google Search checks on my name have always revealed […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Digital footprints..indelible impressions, on the site celebrate differences 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nandita I enjoyed your lucid arguments which reinforce your concise & apt title.As you point out, the eternal Internet is a reality society is waking up to.Careless remarks and actions recorded will haunt our […]
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John Oliver commented on the post, Rethink Copyright laws & teach them, on the site celebrate differences 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nandita, I agree with your opinion “the influences that have evolved my perspective cannot be differentiated in a person’s name and the source. ” ….” as they are a part of me and I own them now.” We are all […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, What is our obligation as educators ? , on the site TeachOliver 3 months, 4 weeks ago
My students need to understand the dangers of “copy & paste “. Plagiarism is a vice which can seem like an easy route to good grades, but I’m quick to explain the consequences to them. It’s our job as teachers to […]
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John Oliver wrote a new post, How do we teach copyright in countries where international copyright law is not often followed?, on the site TeachOliver 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Copyright is often an issue in my Art, Design and Photography classes. As a teacher, I encourage students to create original images; but at the same time, I encourage them to learn from established artists […]
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John Oliver commented on the blog post Viewing Photographs with a Discerning Eye 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hi John , Your lesson plan is inspirational ! I teach Visual Art at AES here in Delhi. I can see the immense potential of the ideas in this to bring about discussion in my Photography students. They’re in the early stages of blogging about their work and commenting on the work of classmates. Your [...]
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John Oliver commented on the blog post “Photography in Painting – Cheating or Intelligent Tech-Integration ? ” – an inter-department Blog forum plan 7 months, 1 week ago
Benjamin, thanks for the support. I am very keen to get this ball rolling. first job to set up student blog pages , & I have the wonderful Dana Watts ( Aes Coetail instructor) to help with this. Then to get the students used to Constructive Criticism techniques to ensure peaceful debate ! Then I’ll [...]
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John Oliver wrote a new blog post: “Photography in Painting – Cheating or Intelligent Tech-Integration ? ” – an inter-department Blog forum plan 7 months, 1 week ago
Hi fellow Visual Educators, This is a call for artistic debate …….. I’m starting a BLOG to stimulate critical thinking in my high school Intro to Art & Photography classes. I want them to begin a series of inter-student /cross curricular Discussions & Debates. *I…[Read more]
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John Oliver commented on the blog post Ideology of technology into a methodology of technology…. 7 months, 1 week ago
Bravo Nandita , you’ve outlined a vision of tech-integrated education which allows everyone to learn their own way ! As a special educator, you’re well placed to use tech to gain insights into the teaching practices of your students subject teachers. valuable insight into which aspects of teacher/student interaction would benefit from alternate…[Read more]
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John Oliver wrote a new blog post: Creativity in Extremis – a Product Design lesson plan 7 months, 2 weeks ago
During a discussion about creativity on the last day of Coetail 1 on Saturday Oct 8, I said creativity is a luxury afforded to those wealthy enough to have leisure time. Jason Coleman made the wise counter argument that quite to the contrary, people often produce amazingly creative solutions to extreme poverty. He mentioned Nokia’s interest in [...]
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