Welcome to my blog. I have been teaching in IT for nearly 17 years and over that time I have taught in different environments and interacted with a huge range of learners. For the last four years I have been teaching in the IT School at Otago Polytechnic and I feel very blessed to work where I do.
My teaching philosophy already includes aspects of flexible learning, as I quickly discovered that a “one hat fits all” approach to teaching does not work and therefore I have to adjust my teaching practices to meet the learners’ and industry needs.
I am married with three wonderful children. My oldest is sixteen years old and is about to go on a school trip to Japan (is avoiding the danger zones). I also have a thirteen year old daughter and a nine year old son. I love the outdoors and try to go camping in all sorts of wonderful places.
I am hoping that through this course I will broaden the range of tools at my disposal, as well as obtain a deeper knowledge of flexible learning. The IT industry is constantly changing and I realise that I need to adapt my teaching to meet these changes and to better assist the learners.
I look forward to all I will be learning on this course.
Hamish you certainly have many years of experience teaching IT. You must have seen some changes during this time. I am looking forward to seeing your ideas unfold.
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