Never mind the technology, where’s the learning?

Today I’ve been on my ICT Mark assessor update day, this is sandwiched between visits to schools where I am supporting their engagement with the the Self Review Framework. Yesterday I was encouraged by two schools that have clearly seen the benefit of the Self Review Framework and have the ICT Mark in their sights. [...]

My younger daughter enters University in less than two weeks time, and we’ve been sorting out all the bits and pieces she might need as a 21st century student. When I was in college the computer was a mainframe and if you were really organised you made notes and put references on cards then sorted [...]

Fast on the heels of education recorded video sites such as TeacherTube and SchoolTube comes Sclipo Live. Presently access is by invitation only, but Sclipo Live allows you to teach for money one-to-one through live video conferencing. According to Techcrunch:
“The live video sessions are organized into a directory listing the time of the session, who’s [...]

Next month will see the fiftieth anniversary of the BCS (British Computer Society) which describes itself as the leading body for those working in IT. It has 60,000 members in over 100 countries and its objects are to promote the study and practice of computing and to advance knowledge of and education in IT for [...]

Two particular stories have caught my eye this week so far. A UN programme to tackle poverty in rural Africa is linking 79 villages in 10 countries via mobile phone networks. As blogged previously, some 2005 research showed that in an emerging nation, an individual owning a mobile phone can improve living standards more than [...]

My parents-in-law are experiencing a computer for the first time. I found an unused 1998 Macintosh G3 and for the last two months they’ve been using dial-up email. Next week we upgrade to broadband.
The most interesting thing for me has been how everyone, and I mean everyone, takes certain things for granted now. The metaphors [...]