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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…

9 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?…

9 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…

9 years ago