Category Archives: Emergent themes
Diane Ravitch on Super-Edu’s
I’m having a problem with whom Diane Ravitch has referred to as the Super-Edu’s. She’s talking about them in an institutional sense – the unelected Superintendents of Education that some States in the US employ (at great cost) tasked with
Diane Ravitch on Super-Edu’s
I’m having a problem with whom Diane Ravitch has referred to as the Super-Edu’s. She’s talking about them in an institutional sense – the unelected Superintendents of Education that some States in the US employ (at great cost) tasked with
Research evolutions in school
I’m having a series of thoughts about ways of going about research / school dynamics and I just need to get them down if haphazardly right here in a kind of ‘free writing’ mode. I’m struck with how quickly I
Research evolutions in school
I’m having a series of thoughts about ways of going about research / school dynamics and I just need to get them down if haphazardly right here in a kind of ‘free writing’ mode. I’m struck with how quickly I
The Clip Club – 24th Sept 2013 session
Once a week I run The Clip Club – http://theclipclub.co.uk – a non-formal film making/watching club in an East London primary school for Years 5 & 6 – about 8-10 of them. The above blog records all our activities and
The Clip Club – 24th Sept 2013 session
Once a week I run The Clip Club – http://theclipclub.co.uk – a non-formal film making/watching club in an East London primary school for Years 5 & 6 – about 8-10 of them. The above blog records all our activities and
Media Education Summit (MES) 2013 – Susan Orr
Sheffield was the venue for this year’s Media Education Summit. Collated here are a series of posts with fragments, observations and provocations from key notes and presentations. More here: Sarah Pink, Natalie Fenton, David Buckingham Susan Orr Susan makes the
Media Education Summit (MES) 2013 – Susan Orr
Sheffield was the venue for this year’s Media Education Summit. Collated here are a series of posts with fragments, observations and provocations from key notes and presentations. More here: Sarah Pink, Natalie Fenton, David Buckingham Susan Orr Susan makes the
Practicing and the Primary Charter
More and more I am given the opportunity to address groups of teachers, this is something I really enjoy. One such occasion was at The Primary Charter‘s inaugural conference at ULU (Univ. of London Union) in June 2013. The Charter
Practicing and the Primary Charter
More and more I am given the opportunity to address groups of teachers, this is something I really enjoy. One such occasion was at The Primary Charter‘s inaugural conference at ULU (Univ. of London Union) in June 2013. The Charter
Think Tank discussion: natural world vs. social world
This morning I offered this Ecotone paper as reading material for a Think Tank discussion at my university. As I was settling into what I rapidly came to realise was a kind of benign ‘dummy-run-mini-micro-viva’ comprising two Professors and my
Think Tank discussion: natural world vs. social world
This morning I offered this Ecotone paper as reading material for a Think Tank discussion at my university. As I was settling into what I rapidly came to realise was a kind of benign ‘dummy-run-mini-micro-viva’ comprising two Professors and my
The Ecotone article, rhizomic structures and media education
This post carries on from the previous one on the relation between ecotones and design education by Pendleton-Jullian. She elaborates a metaphor that might be useful for visualising the terrain of media education. Scientifically speaking, the ecotone is an ecological
The Ecotone article, rhizomic structures and media education
This post carries on from the previous one on the relation between ecotones and design education by Pendleton-Jullian. She elaborates a metaphor that might be useful for visualising the terrain of media education. Scientifically speaking, the ecotone is an ecological
Ann Pendleton-Jullian & design education
I’ve just been reading Ann Pendleton-Jullian’s paper called: Design Education and Innovation Ecotones – an esoteric sounding document. However, it has been one of the most inspiring things I’ve read over the past few weeks. She is an educator in
Ann Pendleton-Jullian & design education
I’ve just been reading Ann Pendleton-Jullian’s paper called: Design Education and Innovation Ecotones – an esoteric sounding document. However, it has been one of the most inspiring things I’ve read over the past few weeks. She is an educator in
Elevator pitches & pragmatic optimism
Four questions feature on the poster I recently made for the Postgrad Researchers conference. I’d like to thrash out a 4-pronged ‘elevator pitch’ response as to why these questions are worth asking and answering. I consider the responses from four
Elevator pitches & pragmatic optimism
Four questions feature on the poster I recently made for the Postgrad Researchers conference. I’d like to thrash out a 4-pronged ‘elevator pitch’ response as to why these questions are worth asking and answering. I consider the responses from four
NOTES on a Youtube vid: Sennett on co-operation
How can we design spaces in the city which encourage strangers to cooperate? (How does this relate to social interactions in the processes of digital making in schools?) Sennett’s address to Harvard univ Graduate School of Design on Feb 28th
NOTES on a Youtube vid: Sennett on co-operation
How can we design spaces in the city which encourage strangers to cooperate? (How does this relate to social interactions in the processes of digital making in schools?) Sennett’s address to Harvard univ Graduate School of Design on Feb 28th
NOTES: BFI 2012 Cultural Campus evaluation talk Oct. 2012
Big fan… of the spirit of the CC model and then website + 10capacities to look at outcomes. Comments based on interviews with participants, teachers, parents and practitioners & research into areas of creative + media education. Pick out some
NOTES: BFI 2012 Cultural Campus evaluation talk Oct. 2012
Big fan… of the spirit of the CC model and then website + 10capacities to look at outcomes. Comments based on interviews with participants, teachers, parents and practitioners & research into areas of creative + media education. Pick out some
October 2012 – Doctorateness
It’s been a fairly fertile three weeks since I was given some books/advice on PhDness. Texts: I’ve got 2/3 of the way through Trafford’s Stepping Stones book and I’ve read the Lit Review of JP’s thesis. Both of which have
October 2012 – Doctorateness
It’s been a fairly fertile three weeks since I was given some books/advice on PhDness. Texts: I’ve got 2/3 of the way through Trafford’s Stepping Stones book and I’ve read the Lit Review of JP’s thesis. Both of which have
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