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Tests – Big in Education…

A few years ago, I completed a MOOC (massive open online course) on the Science of Everyday Thinking. I really…

9 years ago

Understanding dyslexia: the reading circuit

The idea of the "reading circuit" really helped me understand dyslexia a bit better. Fluency takes effort. I've always been…

9 years ago

Radical Pedagogy

My wife is my signpost - for some things, anyway. She reads faster than me and tells me of books…

9 years ago

Subject – Verb – Object

As a kid in a classroom, I didn't question it. I took what was laid before me, in the environment…

9 years ago

Monologue and Dialogue

The lecture. At home, at school, and at church. I've had so many, but can recall very few... The group.…

9 years ago

Bank of Education

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

9 years ago

An engineering state of mind

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

9 years ago

Learning to Credential

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

10 years ago

Digital Skills Sandwich

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

10 years ago

Swiss Cheese Knowledge Gaps

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

10 years ago