There is a fair chance you are not yet subscribed to The Guardians Tech Weekly podcast so here I am recommending it. Last week Aleks Krotoski chaired a discussion on the teaching of computing and coding with David Willetts MP, …
Ewan McIntosh posted his reflections on a Rupert Murdoch speech given to delivered to senior government officials from around the world this May. An aggressive ‘pitch’ in which Murdoch states that….. Everywhere we turn, digital advances are making workers more …
So, the post on Folding Story was missing its conclusion but only because we were unable to reach the required ten contributions to complete the story. Over the weekend, our Folding Story was completed by ‘extras,’ and its status went …
We need to move beyond the idea that an education is something that is provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is something that we create for ourselves. It is time, in other words, that we change …
This evening I was reading the reflections to the recent PISA study. Although commentary was predominantly from American educators, you could fairly easily substitute the US centric views for the UK. As with most review Finland is the aspiration. What …
When you see a great teacher – you are seeing a work of art. (Geoffrey Canada Waiting for Superman Trailer.) The Google search also recommended the lyrics to ‘Waiting for Superman’ by the Flaming Lips. A powerful poem for a …
About 3 months ago I sent in a request to timeline webware Preceden. We struck up a conversation about a possible feature and we have continued the conversation to Matt asked me for a webware tool wish list. So I emailed, tweeted and …
‘Dont ask how intelligent a child is, ask rather, how is a child intelligent.’ RM Educational Podcasts offer regular educational podcasts of real quality. In the most recent podcast, Dr Anthony Seldon, Master of Wellington College, draws on his experience …
