I came across a new thing today – new in that although I have seen it before, I did not realize it had a name, that being Kinetic Typography.
Here is a wonderful example from Stephen Fry on ‘Language’:
Although it has been around since the late 1890’s its use in educational terms is still [...]
Tags: innovation
I’m not sure what to call it really, but I’ll give you an example straight away:
In 2007, after Concorde was taken out of service, the BBC described it as a ‘technological pioneer’ and heralded it’s passing with the following statement: “Concorde’s designers put together an aircraft that was a triumph of innovation”. Of course there [...]
Tags: innovation · online learning · reflection
I must share this … at the 21st Century Learning Conference I attended yesterday, I found myself with half an hour to spare at the beginning of the day before other delegates began to arrive. After registering, I wondered back downstairs and came across an interactive science exhibition, which instantly caught my eye. [...]
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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
Today is the 40th anniversary of the MOON LANDING as I’m sure you all know. I was interested to hear on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning, about the lack of technology for some really key elements of the trip - not least navigation. Although MIT had produced the Apollo Guidance and Navigation System [...]
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This year, Prof Michael Sandal is providing us with a series of lectures he has entitled, “A New Citizenship”. I have listed to the first two with some interest.
His first one is around Markets and Morals and in his second lecture, he discusses Morality in Politics and raises a number of key issues, some of [...]
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The IDeA (Improvement and Development Agency) has just won an e-Government National Award for excellence in professionalism and leadership. The award was achieved by the Knowledge Management team, who CORE Education UK has been mentoring and working alongside for the past 2 years. The development and implementation of their Communities of Practice platform, which was [...]
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