Independence & Community (The Purpose of Education)
Since contributing to the original #500words campaign, my thoughts about the purpose of education have become less cogent. I still want to “bust a hole in the wall”; wishing to place learner independence and preparedness for life long learning at…
Clarifying where I stand on ‘Kony 2012′
I have posted and tweeted a lot about ‘Kony 2012′ today and felt that it would be pertinent to provide an overview of where I stand. I am neither for or against ‘Kony 2012′. I am however, fascinated by the…
Learning Taxonomies: Why ‘creating’ is a cognitive skill
This post is a response to Doug Belshaw’s post: Learning Taxonomies: Why ‘creating’ is not a cognitive skill. While I do agree that ‘creating’ does not belong above evaluation and that there is room for some revsion of Bloom’s Taxonomy,…
Ceci n’est pas une pipe and the death of Media Studies
Literally moments before I left work on Friday, ready to begin the half-term break, I was sat talking to my friend and colleague Greg Hodgson about literacy. I’ve just put a project together for gifted and talented Year 11 students…