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A Spoodle in Space - The Space Tourist Chronicles

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  Blast off on a wild space adventure! We're crammed into our battered little Subi spacecraft, heading to the dusty outpost of Outpost Aurum. Our mission: to reach the ocean planet of Oceanus Station. Join us as we station-hop through space, in a calamity of errors, as intrepid space tourists.  Script Our battered Subi spacecraft, a relic of pre-Collapse Jump engineering, groaned under the weight. Myself, BK, and Katcha, the genetically modified spoodle with its enhanced olfactory sensors, along with enough protein paste to outlast a minor vacuum breach, were crammed inside.  A brand-new Brass Monkey cryo-unit hummed in the boot, our lifeline for the long haul. Our mission: a jump from Beagal's orbital dock to the dusty outpost of Outpost Aurum, a waypoint on the long haul to Oceanus Station, a planet known for vast oceans. Outpost Aurum, a rumoured oasis of functional grav plating, was our first target. Beagal's orbital dock was a pressure cooker of recycled air and stal...

Lifelong Learning

Life-long Learning - Transformational eLearning


The concept of getting and holding a job in one industry for decades is outmoded, a byproduct of the industrial mindset’ (Tom Peters June 2014).


It is important to view school based eLearning within the continuum of lifelong learning. In other words, eLearning structures should be considered within a life-long adventure and a natural part of personal transformation rather than a segmented fix satisfying the needs of a specific period of time. Presently, eLearning services are overwhelmingly rooted to the industrial mindset which is primarily focussed on content and assessment. Whilst, content and assessment remain important elements they should no longer be perceived as a finite identifier of a good eLearning service. Learning is far more complex.


To enable lifelong learning skills, contemporary eLearning systems need to address disconnection, work conditions and behavioural learning skills.


  1. Disconnection: The mechanics of eLearning courses often disconnect the user once enrolment ceases. Courses, learning programs, units of work and or modules should be viewed as a continuum within a ‘portfolio of projects’ (Peters 99U). Flexible enrollment processes need to be enabled to allow our youth access to the workforce and to continuation of learning.
  2. Work Conditions: The efficient corporate office should not be employed as a model for school eLearning environments. The eLearning environment should be rich bio-diverse experience crafted to stimulate cognitive activity.
  3. Behavioural Learning Skills: The symbiotic relationship between students acquiring the behavioural learning skills to successfully participate and the actual eLearning service knowing and enticing continual participation requires consideration and implementation.


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