Never mind the technology, where’s the learning?

Back in 1990 when I took my first seconded Advisory post with a Local Authority, I was told that the idea was to make the job redundant in the two years available. By the end of that time, I had become convinced that not only was that aim naive in the extreme, but did not [...]

The return to school after the summer holiday is always an opportunity for innovation. Students feel refreshed and more receptive towards learning, while teachers meeting new faces are reinvigorated in their role to inspire and bring that learning to a new audience. Shelly feels this in his classroom and school at [...]

Last month’s announcement that the recent DCSF £5.6million tender to provide regional ICT Centres to deliver Continuing Professional Development has been won by a consortium of the Open University and e-Skills UK came perhaps as no surprise with the OU contributing its virtual learning infrastructure and e-Skills offering skills based training experience. However some wonder [...]