Wednesday, February 20, 2013

#OER13 Open Access Explained!

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The video below begins to explain open access in academic research but #OER is also about open access to learning and teaching materials. ...
Sunday, February 17, 2013

Glen Coe and a Week's Leave

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P2130075 , a photo by joecar80 on Flickr. Can't really believe all the things we packed in to the February Mid-Term, just as well I am...
Monday, February 04, 2013

#Bett13 The Excel London Docklands 2013

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A week's worth of meetings crammed into three days in and around BETT13.  I liked the new venue for its space and for all the other ...

#applesummit London

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Apple Education Leaders Summit Storify by Joe Wilson Mon, Feb 04 2013 12:27:32 Edit Apple Education Leaders Summit I am really privilege...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

E-Assessment Question , #InsideLearning and #GlowRoadshow

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For learners,  and I am one, learning is a lifelong continuum . I still think though that those who deliver learning and the accreditation ...
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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Van Gogh self portrait as a photograph

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Just thought this was quite haunting .
Monday, December 31, 2012

New Year Reflections and Predictions

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thanks to  littleperson1832 for image Last year's predictions were among others that  that "flipped classroom" would be...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Gun Law - Better to Shoot with Words

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I don't often use my blog to tell stories. I hope one day my gun mad six year old son reads this.  At the moment he is with the A...
Monday, December 03, 2012

Inventing the Future of Learning

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Sit down and take time to look at this if you are a parent , teacher , policy maker or have an interest in Education - this maps out the s...
Friday, November 16, 2012

ALT-Scotland SIG Update for ALT Newsletter

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I think more folks who are interested in Educational Technology in Scotland should become members of the Association for Learning Tech...
Monday, November 05, 2012

#ETNA Scottish JISC Regional Support Centre ICT Training Needs Analysis Survey 2012

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In 2001 I worked to create the first ever Training Needs Analysis for the Scottish Further Education Sector - we used this to drive up ski...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

#Pedagoo #TMSLF12 #slfFringe New Ventures

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I am really lucky as working in new ventures means looking at and sometimes doing  new things,  that  challenge the organisation and my col...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012

#GCSE and General Standards Debate

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I doubt the GCSE debate will end well for anyone. But in amongst all the debate around the dumbing down of assessments or in some accounts...

#EATP European Association of Test Providers Conference September 2012

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Once a year the commercial testing industry gathers in Europ e. If there was an underlying theme of the conference it was one of cha...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Samuel L. Jackson: 'Wake Up' for Obama

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Som A very direct appeal to voters .
Tuesday, August 14, 2012

#Glasgow2014 Commonwealth Games Scotland 2014

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Following the Olympics excitement is really building about Glasgow 2014.  There is already a real buzz about the City of Glasgow  as th...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Brave - Visit Scotland Ad Looking Good

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Looking forward to seeing the movie Visit Scotland Website looks good too  http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/   Gosh only need a rainy...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Closed Minds in an Open World

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thanks to Gabriel Vivas  for image under Creative Commons Licence  I enjoyed chatting with members of the Association of Learning Tech...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Three Developments That Are Transforming Online Learning

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Really aimed at my colleagues in the Scottish Further Education sector . But for the forward thinking just as relevant for a schools audien...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

#Cam12 Innovation and Impact Open Educational Resources

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I was privileged to attend the cloisters of Queens College for Cambridge 2012 which combined OER12 and the OCW Consortium’s Global Confe...