Getting started on a PhD is harder that I thought. Not least the distractions of my work commitments with Core Education, but just in trying to hone in on the exact nature of my topic. I have now fairly well settled on the following working title, although it might need some further tidying as [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Research'
Becta Research Conference
November 20th, 2009 No Comments
I spent an enjoyable day yesterday at the @Bristol complex, meeting colleagues from a variety of countries (Kenya, Netherlands, US, Ireland) and backgrounds (teachers, civil servants, academics) to engage in dialogue about the ways in which technology can support learning in the 21st century.
There was some really interesting stuff about immersive technologies (EcoMUVE) from Prof. [...]
Tags: Conferences · Innovation · Pedagogy
Pedagogy
October 8th, 2009 2 Comments
Here is the wordle that I used in my presentations at ULearn09 … It was compiled by Tara Fagan of CORE Education, who was doing some work for the Ministry of Education. She asked a whole host of folk to submit words that defined pedagogy for them. She then posted every response … that’s why [...]
Tags: Pedagogy
ULearn09
October 8th, 2009 No Comments
I’m having an absolutely wonderful time here at ULearn09. I’ve just come from a session led by Simon Shaw of St. Albans Meadows Primary School in Australia, who has been talking about how to develop deep thinkers through podcasting. He used two really interesting examples of students work and demonstrated how the use of technologies [...]
Tags: Conferences · Online Learning
Shift Happens!
February 3rd, 2009 1 Comment
I came across this slide show a few months back and then misplaced the url, but someone was kind enough to reacquaint me with it a few days ago. It is called Shift Happens, the contents of which are based on a presentation given by Karl Fisch. It is rather long, but very interesting if [...]
EdTalks
January 21st, 2009 2 Comments
Last October I spent two weeks in Christchurch, New Zealand at the ULearn08 Conference hosted by CORE Education NZ. It was a fabulous occasion, where my colleagues and I from CORE Education UK got to know the New Zealand team, strengthening our professional and organisational bonds as well as presenting our current thinking at the [...]
Tags: Life Long Learning
