By Alex More The term 'threshold concepts', borrowed from the world of higher education seems to have found a place in mainstream education. ...
Students: the main actors in the learning process
A view of Flipped Learning from the students themselves. What did they say and what can we learn from this?
From HIP to FLIP
‘From HIP to FLIP’ Alex More – Nov 17 Read Time: 11 mins approx. Word up Hipsters and welcome to our blog. I hope you enjoy reading this first entry about F ...
Digital Literacy
Alex More This summer 849 million students globally are learning remotely due to COVID-19. The internet has become a teacher of sorts, the source for knowle ...
Tax the Robots: Part 2
Illuminating warm technology Tax the Robots: Part 2 Thank you for your input and interest in the blog last week, some great perspectives and ideas arou ...
Tax the Robots
In this blog series I explore the hyperactive EdTech sector of the education and weigh up the view that EdTech might be a solution without a problem. Do we need learning algorithms, isolation bots and hologram teachers, or, are we OK as we are? Will technology collapse under the weight of its own hype? And, most importantly, should we tax the robots? So, let’s start with a look at human through the lens of the homo sapian, automation and hybrid (cyborg) minds.
Teaching remotely …
By Alex More I have received a few requests this week to post a blog about platforms teachers can use to educate remotely. Rather than scaremongering in ...
Progressive Pedagogies
By Alex More The traditional vs progressive debate keeps resurfacing in education. Tom Sherrington does a fine job of balancing both viewpoints. I have ...
Looking through the learning glass
Light boards provide a digital platform for traditional chalk and talk, with a little more flair and wonder. Could this be the tool that unites the traditional ...
The FUTURE of better
By Alex More If you could change anything about the way students learn, what would you change? The curriculum? The school day? The experience, ...
Future of the Classroom
Through the Lens of Google Education - UK & Global Reports 2019 By Alex More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSfz2dsqC08 Research into classroom ...