So there’s a new Bill?
Tonight my twitter feed is flowing fast as the Australian Political leadership contest is played out in front of our eyes. Lost in those feeds is the news that the Australian Education Bill 2013 was...
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Datapalooza = Yelp.gov?
This is a response to President Obama’s recent initiative regarding higher education costs, value and affordability, but I will start by talking about Yelp. I don’t like Yelp. I’m not as...
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Today I sit at another airport as I write this post. The last time I did this was May last year as I waited for my flight to Rwanda, which would in turn be the catalyst for many changes in the last 12...
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When the sun shines through…..
In today’s school visit I had a chance to teach 24 eleven year olds from Niels Steensens. It was a lovely experience and I had a chance to work with the students for around 90 minutes. After looking...
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Aspirations
At today’s visit is to Quintin Kynaston Academy, located just around the corner from Abbey Road Studios, it was wonderful to have students greeting and talking to us as we signed in at the school....
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A last tour
Our last day of visits took us to two different places. Our first was to Donhead Preparatory School, a Jesuit school in Wimbledon that is a stepping stone to some of the exclusive grammar schools in...
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We hold the answers
This week I have been sent a newspaper article and a blog post, both of which resonated strongly with me and probably shows me that people know me well. The first came as a tweet “@medg56 RT...
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MOOC Hype & Hesitance – Excerpts from MOOC Research
Note: I will use this space over the next month to share excerpts from my dissertation The Evolution & Impact of the Massive Open Online Course. The research was a Delphi study bringing together 20...
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What We Cannot Learn from the Udacity/GT Partnership
Today’s Chronicle of Higher Education features an article by Steve Kolowich about the potential impact of the Udacity/Georgia Tech/AT&T online master’s program on the future cost of higher...
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School Policy in a Networked World
Boy unfairly disciplined. School changes policy. Community donates van. Related posts: Teaching & Learning in a Networked World (Keynote) Back to School Apps 5 Year Old Boy Denied School Due To...
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Telling or Teaching?
I picked up this 1937 Teachers Quarterly for a $1 at a market over the summer. It was really for a bit of a laugh to read and look at how much had changed. But I was a little surprised to see that...
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