Categories: "Context, Management & Implementation" or "Change Management"
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
12
Kathy Sierra brings together her thoughts on why Educationalists and Marketers are (or should be) very closely linked.
She looks at the marketing theory & practice that teachers could use, and the learning theory & practice that marketers coul… more »
Jan
22
SCoPE: Seminars: Knowing Knowledge
Learning, Connectivism, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management, Social Networks, Naace2007 1 feedback » 2059 viewsI've been involved (on the edges) of a fascinating international seminar around George Siemen's Knowing Knowledge book.
The discussion is moving into more practical/implementation issues. The theories are fine, but thinking about how we actually make… more »
Jan
08
The BucksGfL Learning Platform
Context, Management & Implementation, Schools, Moodle 2 feedbacks » 4134 viewsThis 35 minute narrated presentation (originally done for a NAACE conference in 2006) provides a very good overview of how Buckinghamshire are implementing the idea of a Learning Platform based on a range of different but complementary open source and co… more »
Jan
08
growing changing learning creating: Blogging as a gift economy
Learning, Context, Management & Implementation, Connected Learning Environment, Change Management, Networks, Social Networks Send feedback » 1648 viewsTom Haskins on why blogging is a good thing for learning organisations.
It's a well-structured argument. One of the key points for me is:
Organizations thrive on open systems design, permeable boundaries and functioning feedback loops. Organization… more »
Jan
05
Professor Frank Coffield - Institute of Education
Learning, Context, Management & Implementation 8 feedbacks » 15787 viewsIf Frank Coffield had a blog I would certainly have it in my list of RSS subscriptions.
Thanks to Donald Clark I've just read Prof. Coffield's inaugural lecture (Word doc) for the Institute for Education in London. It's called: "Running Ever Faster Do… more »
Nov
01
Philip Butler, Senior Curriculum Adviser for the JISC Regional Support Centre for London has produced a fascinating presentation about implementing VLEs. This was for a recent online conference about VLEs in post-16 education.
The presentations are in… more »
Oct
17
Response to Steven Downes: Learning Networks and Connective Knowledge
Evaluation, Context, Management & Implementation, Connectivism, Connected Learning Environment Send feedback » 2498 viewsThere is a lot in Stephen's recent paper that I don't yet understand. At some point it will be interesting to explore the links he provides to delve into the various philosophies and theories that can be used to understand learning. But, for the moment,… more »
Sep
05
Curverider Conference Review
Open Source, Change Management, Social Networks, Teacher CPD 1 feedback » 4349 viewsI was really pleased I managed to get to Edinburgh for yesterday's Curverider Conference. As others mentioned during the day, it was like a meeting of people who've known each other for a while. Even though I had never met any of them before, there were… more »
Aug
22
Lost Boy: Bootstrapping a Corporate Wiki
Knowledge Management, Context, Management & Implementation Send feedback » 1400 viewsOnly just come across this. It's a very useful article discussing how to help implement a wiki as the central part of a corporate intranet.
Update: there's a new version, with more of an emphasis on users at: http://www.freepint.com/issues/270706.htm#… more »
