As part of the Scottish Diaspora I usually look back at the country of my birth with my head in my hands. But it seems that they’re doing a lot right when it comes to learning with technology. Am I being seduced by good PR?
Education Blog:
Reasons to be Scottish…
June 19, 2009 - Comment, Whole School Issues -Film Ed’s CP3 Conference – last bookings
June 16, 2009 - Professional Development -
If you are interested in using digital video as a teaching and learning tool then this conference by Film Education comes highly recommended. It’s in Liverpool this year.
I’ve blogged about it before and have been to 3 of them although I haven’t quite got over the shame of weeping over Ian Wall on the final day in Leicester (I [...]
Cute wee jigsaw puzzle site
June 15, 2009 - Site of the Week, Web Tools, resources -
Here’s a nice wee jigsaw puzzle creator which would be nice for whiteboard activities. Jigsaws are saved as a URL so can be put on blogs, VLE’s etc.
Have a go at my nice but pointless example.
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That is all. You may go.
Getting grumpy about the news…
June 12, 2009 - Comment, Whole School Issues -
2 rather discouraging Guardian links to look at…
Tougher School Inspections form OFSTED – Great! Just brilliant news for schools in disadvantaged areas. I have to admit to being confused. Some messages coming out of government are about freeing up the curriculum and taking a broader approach to assessing schools. Does this now mean that no [...]
Immersive technologies and education
June 11, 2009 - Professional Development, software -
Had an interesting day out on Monday at Nottingham Uni. Nick Mount and Gary Priestnall in the school of geography were hosting a workshop on the uses of immersive technologies in education. It was all a bit out of my remit as we don’t do higher ed in CLC’s but a fascinating day nonetheless.
It was [...]
Blog appearance
June 9, 2009 - Uncategorized -Hi all,
the blog is still not updated properly so this isn’t anything like the finished redesign. Aaron has a tummy bug (bless him), hence the delay.
Blog going offline
May 28, 2009 - Uncategorized -Aaron’s updating the site with our new theme and widgets which is why it all looks a bit tatty.
Keep checking back.
Twitter – Resistance is futile
- Professional Development, resources -
I did a wee post a while ago getting all snotty about Twitter but I think the time has come to re-engage with it. I started following a few of my favourite bloggers (Doug Belsahw, Martin Weller) and I’ve linked the blog to my tweets.
The main reason for the change of heart is that next [...]
BBC Poetry Season -
May 27, 2009 - Site of the Week, resources -
Have a look at the BBC’s poetry season mini-site. Loads of media and bits and pieces about making poetry accessible. If you’re an English teacher you’ve probably already seen it but I thought I’d post it anyway.
Check out the bits with Caroline Bird in the Discover section.
I watched Simon Schama’s programme on John Donne last [...]
How do you train web2.0?
June 28, 2009 - Comment, Professional Development, Whole School Issues - By: ChrisHere’s the long answer…