Improving Communication Skills
Some great tips that everyone should read (click through)… Clipped from www.dumblittleman.com 10 Keys To Becoming a Better Communicator Be receptive to what others say Look out for the subtext Be...
View ArticleFailure to Adopt New Learning Methods – Educational Malpractice
I like the idea that Chris Dede presents… it really is about time that outdated teaching practices were exposed and more support given to helping teachers who lack 21st tech skills. Clipped from...
View ArticleJohn Cleese on Creativity
Here are the notes I took while watching this video… 1) Creativity block? Sleep on it and take a fresh look in the morning. 2) After writing the first draft, put it away, wait a period a time and then...
View ArticleSchool isn’t really about learning
School isn’t really about learning; it’s about short-term memorization of meaningless information that never comes up later in life. The school model was never intended to help people acquire practical...
View ArticleDyslexia Rebranded
This post was inspired by http://lucyhampson.com, and this recent tweet… RT @dan_roam: More on dyslexia “American Astronomical Society suggests that dyslexia may enhance ability to make sense of visual...
View ArticleSeeing Silos – A LinkedIn Skills Network Analysis
Excellent analysis using LinkedIn and Gephi to map out the overlap of skills in the Enterprise Collaboration space. Thanks to +Harold Jarche for leading me to this resource. I was disappointed, but not...
View ArticleResearch Report – QR Code Adoption On The Rise
QR codes gain audience acceptance, as predicted. As many of you know I've been an advocate for QR codes for some years. I've promoted them via Facebook page, spoken at Learning Technologies in London,...
View ArticleHow does Education produce entrepreneurs?
Insights: "What is needed is a system that takes seriously the most vital life skill that students in the UK could acquire: the ability to think and act entrepreneurially. Only by learning that...
View ArticleEducation: Something has gone very wrong
Insight: "Instead of introducing children to new design techniques , such as #biomimicry (how we can emulate nature to solve human problems), we now have a focus on cookery. Instead of developing...
View ArticleHow can open data help us make better decisions?
Open data and the charity sector: a perfect fit"The UK is absolutely at the vanguard of the global open data movement, and NGOs have a great sense that this is something they want to play a part...
View ArticleTop Google Plus Influencers and Educators
Voting is open, get clicking! To help you find me on Mike Allton’s ‘Top Google+ Influencers and Educators‘ list I’ve embedded my listing below. If over the past few years I’ve in some way helped you...
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