Category Archives: Innovation
We need more education providers – NOW!
We need more education providers – NOW! There are too few school providers working with free schools, and almost none that are in any way innovative and progressive. This must change. We need a counterbalance to religious groups and for-profit … Continue reading
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Tagged education, freeschools, innovation, onschool, oxford, oxford new school, pearson, schools
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Young and Old – Traditionalists trash tech in teaching
Toby Young can be a prick. He also is smart, challenging, and worth paying attention to. But he is wrong about banning mobiles in school – and his views are hurting more than the debate about BYOD. I have read … Continue reading
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Tagged agitation, education, freeschools, ICT, innovation, LWF, onschool, toby young
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Innovation in Education is *not* ICT
I am asked about Innovation in Education quite a lot – partly because I have been involved in a lot of it! I have just been interviewed by Lisa Phillips, who is conducting a Master’s Dissertation at the University of Oxford … Continue reading
From the Geeks, to the Meeks
Who will determine the place and state of ICT and Innovation in the education system? This post, and the few to follow over the next few days, will explore the trends and mood around technology in schools. I want to … Continue reading