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Theme : learning
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Like school, but not
Last weekend I got pretty excited by 'iTunes U' - an area of iTunes that lets Universities in the US share audio and video from their lectures, talks and events. You can subscribe to courses, listen to one-off debates, and hear some of the leading thinkers in a range of fields dispensing their vast wisdom. Thinking about this in the context of sites like the splendid School of Everything, it's another alternative way to learn, and to share knowledge.
from : petebradwell
22nd April 2008
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Testing times
Here's a thought. The government wants to raise the school leaving age. And lots of people have objections to the way young people are tested at school - see here for how they could be orientated more towards future learning and here for how they could reflect a wider range of skills. Could changing the school age open up the possibility of doing something radical with GCSEs? If people aren't leaving at 16 then why not do something interesting with testing at that age - getting rid of it, or adapting it so that it supports learning rather than just measures it?
from : duncanoleary
5th June 2007
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Confronting the Skills Paradox:
This provocation paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging consensus – given expression by Lord Leitch in his review – around education and skills policy for the future. It argues that important elements of this consensus need to be challenged if the UK is to fulfil the laudable ambitions outlined in the Leitch Review and succeed in harnessing the talents of the whole population.
from : markfuller
30th January 2007
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Lessons from Bulgaria
Discussions about eastern Europe – especially those countries that are due to join, or have just the joined, the EU – tend to fall into two categories. First, there are the negative stories that express worries about immigrants from the new member countries coming to the UK in droves, distorting the lower end of the labour market, or placing even greater strain on overstretched public services. Second, there are more positive descriptions of the role that eastern...
from : hannahlownsbrough
16th October 2006
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Formal e-Learning is not Enough
Jay Cross, the man who coined the term e-learning recently explained in an interview with Kineo, the leading learning consultancy, that he’s "actively backing away from the term e-learning", and towards the broader spectrum of informal learning.
from : hannahgreen
26th July 2006
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Test Central
Reinforcing lifelong learning.
from : alistairdavidson
17th May 2006
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Test Central
Reinforcing Lifelong Learning
from : alistairdavidson
17th May 2006
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You're fired
The general response seems to be that there are some funny people around nowadays. But does the programme raise bigger questions, and why don't programmes like The Apprentice make us think harder about them?In complete contrast, the BBC show That'll Teach 'Em hit the headlines, triggering a further round of serious debate about whether 'standards' are slipping or not. But what The Apprentice, The Dragons Den (another good show) and even Faking It haven't done is ask the question: 'do we really...
from : duncanoleary
24th February 2006
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And now for some Gnus...
It might look like any old school field in England but actually it's an African savannah. Students with PDAs prowl around in a game world of lions, zebras and wilderbeasts. Each PDA is tracked using GPS allowing students to ?see? ?hear? and ?smell? the savannah they are exploring. It also displays instructions and information such as ?You?re hungry? ?You?re too hot? and ?Run to the den?. The students can retreat to the den area which provides space and time for reflection after being out on...
from : hannahgreen
29th November 2005
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Cheap revolution hits learning
We talk about the connections between policy and practice but unlike Civitas we haven?t set up our own school. This idea has been more popular in some places than others, but to date it hasn?t got me very excited. However, it is interesting that their aim to build a network of many such ?no frills? private schools is already being achieved by GEMS (Global Education Management Systems). Their ability to save money by pooling all administrative and backhaul functions centrally not only...
from : johncraig
17th March 2005
