#learning

Levelling the Playing Field

This is a thought inspired by the Open Badges conference organised by @szerge in Barcelona recently. I am increasingly aware…

9 years ago

Social Fabric

Here's a thought from a conversation with @szerge at the EPIC conference in Barcelona. The underlying message points to the…

9 years ago

Awesome Awards

Some very wise words from Charles Kennedy that I came across the day he died. In the last couple of…

9 years ago

The Motivation for Reading

I didn't really read much as a kid (I need to hear the words) until my GCSE teacher encouraged me…

9 years ago

I am more than just my grades

When you hire a person what do you look for? I look for what I would call character, and a…

9 years ago

Education Technology

I love Lego, and I wonder how much it played a part in feeding my creative (and constructivist) side. Problem…

10 years ago

Verbal Sunshine

Isn't it though? I need all the encouragement I can get - so it only makes sense that I should…

10 years ago

Why I love my MOOC

The last MOOC I completed (the science of everyday thinking, University of Queensland) was one of the best learning experiences…

10 years ago

Why can’t we be tested on what we learn?

This comment by a student at a college was overheard by Martin King - and so well put that I…

10 years ago

What makes good evidence?

I've learnt a lot about what makes good evidence from talking with people at City & Guilds (who are a…

10 years ago