Monthly Archives: January 2008
Exploring Life Long Learning – a diagram.
I’m exploring the key principles that define and underpin the concept of life long learning in the UK. I used a target diagram but I’m not sure how easy others would find it to interpret. I often have this problem … Continue reading
Authentic Assessment Products, Constructionism and Wooden Bikes
Via Tom -Tryangulation A 16 year old has made a wooden bike. It doesn’t sound that impressive until you realise that even the chain, gears and connectors are all made from wood. What an amazing achievement! Doesn’t he look proud? … Continue reading
Burns Night – school resources and some memories
Tonight is Burns Night and ex-pat Scots all over the world will be eating haggis and toasting the bard. I can’t help but wonder what that gloriously irreverent poet would have made of all the mad trappings of a classic … Continue reading
Wicked – a learning opportunity?
I’m having a trip to the theatre. Breaks like this are one of the joys of living in London! Let’s face there have to be some compensations or how would anyone survive the daily grind here? I’m going to see … Continue reading
A Twitter Book Group?
Drew had a bright idea (he seems to be full of those – see Andy’s blog). A book group on Twitter. A few hours after it’s birth the group is forming and evolving on a wikispaces wiki. The thing I … Continue reading
