This Will Richardson talk really resonated with me. He quotes Dewey. You should really watch it.
Aha! So it's not just me... When I first saw this, it face-slapped me like an un-hinged double hi-five. At…
An empty page. Create something. But what? I can't think of anything. Why are you asking me? It's your brain...…
This week, the team at the University of Southampton organised an excellent Open Badge conference, which I really enjoyed taking…
When it comes to reading books as a youngster, my experience was one of homework, context, someone else's knowledge, questions…
"Dad? What does this spell? F-L-A-P-P-E-R?" My 5 year old is an engineer in the making. He has a book…
It's the things you don't know you don't know that'll kill you every time...
What a distraction twitter is - especially if it means drawing something. I’ll see something on twitter, have a thought,…
The London Underground map is a design marvel. It makes your paths straight. Just looking at it lightens your load.…
It's easy to talk about open badges without really understanding what's inside (it’s just a digital badge, right?) There’s actually…
A cracker of an idea. A business idea. I should start a business with this idea right now. Figure it out…
Let there be light! And there was light, and it created a really interesting shadow... The skill of noticing detail's.…
Listen... aha! There's one! But what does it look like? Why are they saying that? Just start drawing - let's…
Fixed mindsets. In my experience, these are easier to spot in others when you rub up against them (the mindsets…
A few years ago, I completed a MOOC (massive open online course) on the Science of Everyday Thinking. I really…
The idea of the "reading circuit" really helped me understand dyslexia a bit better. Fluency takes effort. I've always been…
My wife is my signpost - for some things, anyway. She reads faster than me and tells me of books…
As a kid in a classroom, I didn't question it. I took what was laid before me, in the environment…
The lecture. At home, at school, and at church. I've had so many, but can recall very few... The group.…
In the olden days, knowledge existed hidden away in pockets, which was fine if you knew which pocket and had…
When I was at University, the word "engineer" had some odd connotations in my head. Geeky, sterile, boring. It seemed…
So I stare at a blank page and draw a brightly coloured cube. BUILD SOMETHING WITH ME it says, sitting…