Category Archives: cycle 1

Training TAs NCFE 2 – My new job.

I am about to embark on a new venture. I will be teaching NCFE level 2 with a group of teaching assistants for a few hours a week. It’s exciting and daunting at the same time. It’s an opportunity to … Continue reading

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Coding Data

I used grounded theory again, coding raw data into emergent categories but this time linking to theory where possible as well. The main categories soon became clear this time with a number of sub-categories under each one. Andy offered some … Continue reading

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Keep it Small

OK, I decided in conversation with Andy that I would analyse the data I have so far for my first cycle. I’m going to do this tomorrow. Any more data that comes in after this will reflect further actions so … Continue reading

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Choosing Blogs

I did a comparison between Blogger and Edublogs.Despite a few technical issues Edublogs was a clear winner for my purposes. My blog there is aimed at education practitioners and being part of that community makes sense. I also like the … Continue reading

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Change the name?

Found the Art Guy had added new video to his Flickr photo stream. This one shows how to use origami to make ‘star books’. It’s quite tricky and using video adds a lot to the ease of understanding how to … Continue reading

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