Bank of Education

10 years ago

In the olden days, knowledge existed hidden away in pockets, which was fine if you knew which pocket and had…

An engineering state of mind

10 years ago

When I was at University, the word "engineer" had some odd connotations in my head. Geeky, sterile, boring. It seemed…

Those cubes

10 years ago

So I stare at a blank page and draw a brightly coloured cube. BUILD SOMETHING WITH ME it says, sitting…

Hairy and smooth…

10 years ago

George Orwell was a smooth man like myself, so this is obviously what he was getting at when he uttered…

Changing your world view

10 years ago

This looks all wrong, doesn't it? The thing is, it's not at all easy to change your current world view.…

Learning to Credential

10 years ago

Due to the nature of the system, we start with the Credential and work backwards. Ah. This is further illustrated…

Digital Skills Sandwich

10 years ago

Sandwich anyone? I do love a good sandwich. If potatoes are the king of carbs, then surely bread is its queen?…

Swiss Cheese Knowledge Gaps

10 years ago

This nugget of cheesy thinkery came from hearing Sal Khan speak at the BETT show. He talked about kids having…

Wanted: Honest Frank Feedback

10 years ago

It's easy to look at what you've created and see it as either good or bad. The more you create,…

Personal Learning Network (PLN)

10 years ago

Twitter. Its like this thing, yeah, that you tweet stuff, yeah, but like you're only allowed like 140 characters yeah…