Categories: "Masters Degree in elearning" or "Context, Management & Implementation" or "Change Management" or "Dissertation" or "Research Methods" or "Social Networks" or "Teacher CPD"
Apr
27
A Methodology for Web 2.0 Collaboration Experiments (in Reluctant Organizations)
Context, Management & Implementation 1 feedback » 1985 viewsDave Pollard hits every nail on the head with this clear methodology for how to get new ideas played with and adopted in reluctant organisations.
I hope he doesn't mind but I've reproduced the diagram here:
Source: Dave Pollard
There's a whole loa… more »
Apr
27
Free event: The role of RSS & Blogs in Learning & Development
Learning, Networks, Social Networks, Presentations & Workshops Send feedback » 2410 viewsI'm going to be leading a free session for Capita Learning & Development on Thursday 10 May, 3.30pm at the Dakota Hotel, Eurocentral which is very close to Glasgow.
The theme of the session will be "The Future Belongs to the Network Aware - the rol… more »
Apr
04
Kate Blacklock, at Education Excellence has emailed me the link to their new Science blog: "Told you science wasn't boring".
It illustrates perfectly the sort of thing I've been talking about. It's a place where the science team at Education Excellenc… more »
Mar
30
Extending the reach of CPD 2
Learning, Teacher CPD, Naace2007, Dissertation Send feedback » 2885 viewsIn my earlier post this week I introduced Jo, a hypothetical (honest!) Primary Music advisor. We saw how she decided that a blog was probably going to be the best way to extend the reach of the CPD that she offers - both geographically and temporally.… more »
Mar
28
I've always, in some form or other been involved with schools. Whether this has been as a teacher or someone who supports teachers. Over the past couple of years I've been working with groups of teacher advisors from around England, exploring ways in whi… more »
Mar
14
teemu arina - informal supported by formal learning
Learning, Context, Management & Implementation, Change Management 1 feedback » 2448 viewsPicked this up from Jay Cross. Most organisations approach informal learning by looking at how it can support formal learning (courses etc). Teemu Arina has taken the opposite viewpoint and put informal learning at the centre.
But... most organisation… more »
Mar
08
Online Teacher Social Networking and CPD
Connectivism, Social Networks, Teacher CPD, Naace2007, Dissertation, Presentations & Workshops 3 feedbacks » 2465 viewsLast week I led a session at the Naace Strategic conference on Social Networking and CPD. Leon Cych very kindly videoed it and then did all the editing etc to get it online.
[blip]Learn4life-OnlineTeacherSocialNetworkingAndCPD684.flv[/blip]
There w… more »
Feb
27
I'm preparing a workshop for our company's training delivery team, on blogs & RSS. This video clip (about 10 minutes long) looks to be a really good, practical introduction to it - that doesn't go into all the technical detail.
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Feb
16
A head of education that gets it...
Schools, Change Management, Teacher CPD, Naace2007, Dissertation 1 feedback » 2256 viewsI've just come across Don Ledingham. He's Head of Education for East Lothian council (that's East of Edinburgh - I've just checked).
The thing that's special about Don as opposed to pretty much every Head or Director of Education (as far as I know), i… more »
Feb
15
Survey Measuring Educators’ Uses of Web 2.0 Tools for Professional Growth
Social Networks, Teacher CPD, Naace2007, Dissertation Send feedback » 2303 viewsI was listening to a podcast from EdTechTalk today (whilst walking the dog - it's my best professional development opportunity!)
The Women of the Web team were getting set to interview Terry Freedman about his new edition of Coming of Age. During the… more »
