Never mind the technology, where’s the learning?

Konrad Glogowski latest post has deep resonances for me. Often the problem with adopting new technologies and exploring their pedagogical use is the guilt of “not teaching”. Our view of ‘what teaching is’, is ingrained in us by our own experience as pupils and generations before us. This is what I alluded to and [...]

I got around to listening to James Farmer’s presentation at education.au last night following the audio with his PowerPoint slides. In it he asks (in line with the conference title), “So what’s changed?” and comes to the conclusion, ‘not much’. A fair reflection probably given his viewpoint that educators have been living in a [...]

“What did you do last summer?”. Is that a question you will be asking your class at the beginning of term? According to last Sunday’s Channel 4 News, it’s very likely many of them will have been creating their own videos or podcasts and publishing them on the internet. Sites like You Tube have taken [...]

“In a sense we are all digital now”, so says Professor Paul Longley who has just led a study which has classified households in Britain into 23 “e-types”. Researchers from University College London claim the profiles could inform future policies on access to digital technology. Each postcode has been assigned a classification. My postcode came [...]