Dubai photos

I think I figured out what the posting problem was.. my laptop was set to UK time so I think the time difference confused it. Anyway, here are some more photos from our Dubai stay.

Here are various shots of the water taxis (abras). We took these across Dubai Creek (a very big creek!) from Bur Dubai to the Gold Souk. It was great fun - just 1Dh each way (about 15p UK). We also visited the spice market and had lunch in an excellent cafe, followed by mint tea and dates.

Our hotel was excellent - the Arabian Courtyard Hotel, opposite the Dubai Museum. We liked being in the old city rather than a beach resort and enjoyed ourselves just wandering round the streets. I had to buy an umbrella to shelter from the sun!

Unfortunately, Niru's work commitments and evening meetings meant that we were not able to meet up. Maybe she'll visit Scotland some time?

Hi from Dubai!

It's HOT here. No, correct that, VERY HOT here! About 40 degrees, but a fairly dry heat. We met up with Andy Daou (that's me and him in the photo) yesterday evening and are seeing Niru Bhati this evening, then continuing our journey to Australia tomorrow. It's so nice to be meeting USQ friends for real after all this time.

I'll be posting some more Dubai photos soon....

Simpsonize Me!

What a great programme! Here's Gus and me.

http://www.simpsonizeme.com

Completed Master of Flexible Learning

I made it! Finished the final course, FET8660, in June and set to graduate from USQ next month. The whole programme of study has been a great experience and I have learned so much about online learning, educational technology and emerging environments in learning. The whole subject is fascinating because it's changing so much and as teachers we need to keep up with our students and their expectations.

I intend to continue contributing to knowledgeGarden and plan to use my knowledge and experience with our own students at Napier. We've already had great success introducing wikis to group work for BA Accounting Year 3 students.

Fitness Centre

Well, I've joined the fitness centre at work! This is a first for me. Hope it doesn't turn out like this though: