Apologies to both of my readers who have been hanging out for posts. I haven’t been super happy with the Edublogs service for a while now. Poor performance, the introduction of advertising and uncompetitive pricing (to remove the advertising) has prompted a rethink. It goes like this…“If I was going to pay for a hosting [...]
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ยป No such thing as a stupid question? Contemporary Learning
in the age of Google, what value is there in teaching a fact? It seems now more than ever there is a need to address critical literacy. We need to learn how to dig deeper, not only find out what the facts are but which ones [...]
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I espouse the virtues of RSS constantly and I have alluded to how useful I think it can be for students and educators. Sue Waters then put the pressure on so I felt compelled to deliver. I see it as a trilogy, “RSS in three parts” (Quick! Reserve the movie rights!). Basic, intermediate and advanced. [...]
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Why do you teach? Is it the subject or the students?
He mentioned that there must be teachers out there who joined the profession because they have a love or admiration of the subject matter and that the students are secondary to that motivating force. That statement intrigued me. Would there be teachers who enjoy the [...]
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I have decided I don’t like the term LMS (Learning Management System.)It just implies that its all controlled and stuff.I feel that online learning spaces as they are currently viewed by most (i.e LMS or CMS system) is fundamentally flawed (for high school students at least.) The names themselves “Learning Management System” implies a level [...]
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