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The essay wot I wrote

March 15, 2011 - Learning - By: Chris

I may come to regret posting this but here’s a link to my latest MSc submission. A work of staggering genius it is not but it did pass.
The title is [deep breath]:
“Discuss, in relation to learning environments that…

What the hell am I scared of?

November 24, 2010 - Personal Development - By: Chris

Pic: Scared?
I’m finding it really difficult to blog about stuff at the moment.
It’s not that I haven’t been doing or thinking about things. Some pretty significant stuff has happened recently (from my perspective, at least).
And yet I seem to

Chalknote #4

August 27, 2010 - Chalknote - By: Chris

Pic: belted galloway cattleThis week it’s about coming back after 2 weeks on holiday; trying to think quicker and tweet less… and there’s a new addition to the extended family.

Chalknote #2

July 30, 2010 - Chalknote - By: Chris

Pic: FrogThis week’s been about telling stories, getting good news and dealing with the bad, meeting old friends and a big positive change for the family. And frogs!

What’s the point of ePortfolios?

May 5, 2010 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: The view from BCSL, NottinghamSome personal reflections from the Centre for Recording Achievement’s international seminar on Personal Development Planning and ePortfolios in Nottingham on the 26th-28th May, 2010.

Vanity figures

March 17, 2010 - Comment - By: Chris

Pic: Statue in the gardens of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, HollandFor over a year there’s been a link to my blog from the Online Stopwatch site. This has been lovely as that site is insanely popular and it has generated a vast amount of traffic to this blog.
A few days ago I asked Aaron the remove the link. The drop in visitors has been strangely liberating.

“Cell Groups” and CPD

February 3, 2010 - Comment - By: Chris

Pic: Cell by skatejpgThis idea has been knocking around in my head for a few days. I’m not even sure it’s a practical suggestion but when you’ve got an itch you gotta scratch.
There’ve been quite a lot of new developments regarding CPD in the…

Poetry and Photostories – Evaluative Case Study

February 2, 2010 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Hallam Cascade by shanerounce CC on FlickrThe first semester of my MSc is now complete. The final assignment was an evaluative case study on a project using photostories as a way of helping Year 11 students develop their skills in analysing poetry. I’ve posted the document and comments are welcome.

Starting a new Masters Course

September 21, 2009 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Pic: Hello, Cup Cake!On Thursday night I start an MSc with Sheffield Hallam University with the rather twisty title, Technology Enhanced Learning Innovation and Change or TELIC for short. Check out this link …for details.
My main reason for choosing this particular course

Evangelising web2.0 for schools – Sacha Chua

September 3, 2009 - Uncategorized - By: Chris

Picked this up via Free Technology for Teachers this morning. It’s nice to come across someone with a sunny disposition on the web especially when it’s blowing a force 4 Yorkshire gale outside so thank you Sacha. Check out her slideshow on Web2.0 for teachers…