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Teaching creatively vs teaching creativity
May 20, 2012 |
Category: learning
What is creativity? Can it be taught? Can it be aped or emulated? Or is copying something that someone else is doing, by its very nature, a lack of creativity? Oft quoted creativity guru Sir Ken Robin...
Why do I need a teacher if I've got Google and a granny?
Dec 04, 2011 |
Category: learning
NB - Having reviewed the evidence, I am now thoroughly convinced I was wrong about all this. Instead, try reading Is it just me or is Sugata Mitra an irresponsible charlatan?
Over the summer I watche...
Some thoughts on Learning Styles
Dec 05, 2011 |
Category: learning
The rusting can of worms that is Learning Styles has been prised open again and the wriggling mess is crawling all over the educational twittersphere. And on that note I will stop extending the metaph...
Why do I need a teacher if I've got Google and a granny?
Dec 04, 2011 |
Category: learning
NB - Having reviewed the evidence, I am now thoroughly convinced I was wrong about all this. Instead, try reading Is it just me or is Sugata Mitra an irresponsible charlatan? Over the summer I watched...
Should we be teaching knowledge or skills?
Nov 02, 2011 |
Category: learning
It is a truth universally acknowledged that our education system isn’t quite up to snuff. And at that point virtually all agreement ceases. There are those on which we might loosely term the ‘right’ o...
How to have a successful life
Oct 01, 2011 |
Category: learning
This week Mr Phil Beadle graced us with his towering presence and 'edutained' 60 Year 11 students. I was going to call this post "Beadle's About" but I'm sure he's heartily sick of any comparisons to...
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