Schools before their time: Self Regulated Learning and the Dalton Plan
Self-regulated learning (SRL) is effectively how you go about learning something, in your own way, in your own time and ideally what subjects you learn. …
The Dalton Plan
The Dalton Plan is an organisational framework/educational model developed by Helen Parkhurst at the turn of the 20th century that supports self-regulated learning in schools. …
The curious case of St Trinians
This is where I show my age. Okay, I’m not that old, but do you remember the fabulous St Trinians films? The Belles of St …
Bring your own device (BYOD) for learning in schools
The central idea of BYOD is that individuals use the technology that they bring with them to school or college. The school or college does not need to provide the computers, tablets, smartphones for individuals to use in class, just supply the environment that allows users to use their technology collaboratively or just for individual use.
Brexit: Stats or Lies?
“There are lies, damned lies and statistics” (Sir Benjamin Disraeli, 1895 [i]) When the BBC published an article looking at the breakdown of local voting …
ICT in Primary Education MOOC
Well this little corner of the web has been rather inactive… but then I’ve been busy looking after other things. However, things are happening and …
Firefox Add-ons revisted
One of the great things about Firefox and its community of developers is the sheer number of additional applications you can add which extend Firefox’s …
Dyslexia myth or reality?
I was prompted to write this following the comments by Labour backbench MP Graham Stringer who claimed dyslexia is a myth invented by education chiefs …
Learning Objectives: failure or saviour?
I was debating whether to use this title or Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (Who watches the watcher?), the latter title only explains why Learning Objectives …
Geotagging privacy?
Geotagging: The process of adding location information in the form of latitude and longitude to media allows others to identify where the photo was taken. …