NEW ZEALAND TARANAKI

eLearning & ICT issues for New Zealand Education

A summary of opinions, articles, reviews, news as a 2008 Ministry of Education eLearning Fellow.

Michael Fenton M.Sc., Dip.Tchg

  • Experienced Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Calculus school teacher
  • Tertiary ICT Diploma / Computing Degree Tutor
  • Published peer reviewed articles and papers, delivered presentations at conferences.
  • Contributed to various regional and national school ICT initiatives, developed and ran teacher PD courses and workshops, delivered presentations at public meetings, critiqued Student Learning Management tools and developed eLearning tools.
  • Author of 'Physics Interactive', interactive CD-ROM distributed by TVNZ.
  • Created GeneE, an interactve e-Learning resource for teaching Genetics concepts; created the MATRIX database engine for students to store interactive and multimedia content to build up shared resources.
  • Gifted and talented students advisor / tutor
  • Technical Advisor for EnviroPower (energy conservation/ renewable energy pilot project)
  • New Zealand Microbiology Society Education SIG co-founder.

Shining a light on the future by Virgina Winder, Taranaki Daily News. A feature article about 2008 eFellow Michael Fenton (NEW)

A critique of eLearning 2.0 by 2008 eFellow Mark Callagher (NEW)

Using Game Maker to create interactive whiteboard (IWB) or SMARTboard applications.

Interactive ICT tools for Mathematics, Science and Robotics - getting the most from Game Maker. Presented at the New Zealand Association of Mathematics Teachers conference 2007

MoodleBites course - learn about Moodle

Press release announcing eLearning Fellowships for 2008

 

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Excellent service and competitive prices are why Mailtronics components have been used for many years by Nexus students.

We use Mailtronics components in our robots and PICAXE projects as well as the RIGEL systems that form the basis for this years research project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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