[#ukedchat] Are schools (as physical spaces) necessary to facilitate learning in the 21st century?

Thursday, 23 February 12 · by James Michie · in ,

Next Thursday I will be hosting #ukedchat for the second time. I have selected a challenging and contentious question: “Are schools (as physical spaces) necessary to facilitate learning in the 21st century?” It is prompted by my feelings with regard…

#purposedfutured

Monday, 13 June 11 · by James Michie · in

The latest Purpos/ed campaign is called #purposedfutured. In getting involved we were asked to use AudioBoo to interview a person about the future of education, using the following two questions: A) How should we educate people in the future? B)…

Busting a hole in the wall (the purpose of education)

Tuesday, 8 March 11 · by James Michie · in

When Sugata Mitra put a computer inside a hole in the wall of the NIIT building in New Delhi, he took the first step in proving beyond a shadow of a doubt, that education was a universal connector craved by…

More on the challenges facing education…

Sunday, 13 February 11 · by James Michie · in

Having shared some of my thoughts on the challenges facing education on Friday, I have spent the last couple of days reading and commenting on a number of the fantastic purpos/ed posts submitted by educators across the web as part…

Education has purpose but faces huge challenges!

Friday, 11 February 11 · by James Michie · in

I am not due to write my contribution to the #500words campaign for purpos/ed until Tuesday 8th March. However, I have woken this morning still thoroughly energised by last night’s #ukedchat special – hosted by one of the founders of…