Author Archives: Linda
Flickr – finding individual member’s contributions
Not perfect but a good work around: To find all of the photos contributed by any group member, start by clicking on the narrow box to the right of the buddy icon. Click “Send Flickrmail.” (you won’t be sending any mail). In the … Continue reading
Life Without Goals – setting intentions for the new year
Life without goals? Ironic or what? I’ve been teaching goal setting and target setting all term but I don’t do it myself! I’ve tried goal setting and all it does, for me, is set me up to feel like a … Continue reading
Open Badges Learner Story
For week 2 of our Semester of Learning at P2PU we are looking at Learner Stories – imagined examples of how our learners might benefit from our use of the Open Badges scheme. I’m interested in the scheme mainly from … Continue reading
Teaching Assistants Level 1
Teaching Assistants Level 1 – reflecting on my learning I mainly work at Level 1 which is pretty basic in UK further education. My learners are mostly volunteering as teacher’s helpers in primary (elementary) schools, maybe hearing readers or tidying … Continue reading
How Should We Assess People in Educational Contexts?
There’s an interesting group of answers to this question appearing on Quora as part of #purposedassess. I thought I’d add my answer here as well: When working with adults in my role in FE I am involved with portfolio and … Continue reading
