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Soft skills aren’t so soft

I liked this thought about "soft" skills by Beverley Oliver, at #epforall Barcelona Indeed, as Scott Wilson commented, they are…

11 years ago

The T-shaped Student

I met some excellent people from JISC at the EPIC conference in Barcelona (2015). Simon Whittemore discussed using Open Badges…

11 years ago

Levelling the Playing Field

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

11 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…

11 years ago

Awesome Awards

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

11 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…

11 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…

11 years ago

Education Technology

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

11 years ago

Verbal Sunshine

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

11 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…

11 years ago