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We teach Maths like a dead language
I’ve come across too many people who shudder at the thought of maths. The damage has already been done. To contrast, at my school I had a Maths teacher who was so passionate about Maths, we all got A’s. This thought came from an interview of Conrad Wolfram by Graham Brown-Martin in his most excellent…
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We amuse young people
Yep – I think we probably do. This thought came from a Nesta Young Digital Maker session with Debbie Forster from Apps4Good.
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Use your Loaf
I’ve no idea what I’m trying to say here – I just like the phrase. It’s one my dad would have used…
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The War on Unliteracy
I listened to a politican declaring war on innumeracy and illiteracy. It sounds all aggressive, but what does it actually mean? The next week it was mediocrity. Whatever next…
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The Thinkathon
One of our sweet spots at wapisasa is the Thinkathon. We facilitate a (fairly intensive) thinking session with you (the client) in order to discover the purpose, message and ideas surrounding the things you’re trying to create. A lot of brain juice required – but ultimately very rewarding.
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The Skills Gap
The UK has a growing skills gap. There are predicted to be over 14 million skills shortages by 2020. Created for City & Guilds.
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The Misleading Tower of PISA
I created this image for Pasi Sahlberg relating to their article in the Washington Post debating the need for PISA – the academic global league table. Read More
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The Fried Egg Model
I’ve been trying to help BETT think about Further Education. In trying to explain how a hybrid approach to an event could work, I inadvertently created the resemblence of a fried egg…
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Standards vs Standardised
This thought tickled me – and maybe it’s a helpful way of explaining the difference between Standards (a good thing) and Standardisation (not necessarily a good thing…)
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A visit to the Tate Modern
A visit to the Tate Modern, and I can’t help but draw some pleasing orange blobs…
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Smart kids go to Uni
Really? Maybe its just privilege, environment, and the ability to conform and perform within the system.
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Recognition of a small step
If we change our outlook from long journeys to small steps how do that effect the landscape of learning that unfolds before us?
Er… hello?
This is a blog of openly licensed thinkery. They are doodles, thoughts and ideas of Bryan Mathers – little curious tidbits which have emerged from juicy conversations. Also, this is a dumping ground for abandoned artwork. But one man’s dump is another’s treasure trove – amirite?
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