Outlining vision and leading strategy
Back in July, just as the IPad sales were impressing the stockmarket, I speculated that tablet devices might find their way into education by 2015 replacing netbooks as the preferred learning device. Cost and durability the most obvious stalling concerns. …
On “primal leadership” Great leaders move us. They ignite our passion and inspire the best in us. When we try to explain why they are so effective, we speak of strategy, vision, or powerful ideas. But the reality is …
At #MSCamp I had a brief conversation over the virtures of Live Writer. After loading it as part of the Live Essentials suite, I didn’t feel it offered me much more than the WordPress WYSIWYG with Apture, perhaps I should have …
‘I just don’t get it?! Why would you want to… tweet! Look, I will give it a go for a few days and I will see how I get on. No promises mind. I am no internet champion you know …
It’s been a positive first day, meeting plenty of enthusiastic and passionate teachers, twitter folk and online collaborators, making new connections is always a welcomed experience. Smartphones are commonplace, laptops are charged and staff are ready for action. This group of educators …
Whilst teaching at Taunton’s College I would often use the wisdom of Calvin and Hobbes to explain concepts and contemporary issues. What is Sport? What is Play? Deviance (cheating, misuse drugs, gamesmanship) Why are rules necessary? Plus, I would use the cartoon …
High-flying executives take extraordinary steps to ensure their companies are fighting fit by going undercover in their own businesses. In the first episode of this Channel4 second series, David Clarke, Chief Executive hotel chain Best Western, spent five days undercover as new …
Edtechroundup last night explored the best methods of sharing and encouraging staff to engage with technology, from that conversation I concluded the following summary. ICT advocate would be well advised to consider the suitability of introduction (the time, place and readiness of …
