Peter Morrissey ~ Historian
Peter Morrissey created the superb Anzac Battlefields of World War One and Not Just A Name On The Wall to provide students with authentic and historical learning experiences.
Curriculum
iPad implementations
Significant tech implementations in schools & institutes of higher education is not an easy task. Gathered together here are a range of guides for an iPad implementation.
Pompeii on Netvibes
Last year I set up a Netvibes site embedded with a range of RSS feeds, links, media and photographic galleries all dedicated to the archaeology of Pompeii and Herculaneum. I feel that teachers and students of the core unit in the NSW HSC Ancient History course, Cities of Vesuvius: Pompeii and Herculaneum, will find the(…)
Teaching too much stuff
It has been hot this week. Very hot. The first week back at school for our students. Each day the temperature has exceeded 30 degrees celsius. This afternoon it was siting on 34.5 degrees celsius during the afternoon from 1.30PM to 3.00PM. When the clock struck 3.30PM it was 35.4 degrees celsius. In Fahrenheit that(…)
Australians at war
When teaching the history of Australia’s role in significant conflicts such as the Second World War there are a number of web sites that I and my students turn to as part of our programme of exploration and investigation. To begin, Australians at War and Fifty Australians are two sites that I share with my students(…)
The well-being of students
One in five children and adolescents is affected by mental health problems and disorders. Those aged 18‐24 have the highest prevalence of mental disorders of any age group.[1] That is an alarming statistic. I have suffered from anxiety and depression. I remember suffering anxiety and depression during my years at school. I have suffered depression(…)
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