Tag Archives: education
RethinkingICT
My presentation and script for the #Rethinking ICT event on the 25th of June. Thanks to Chris Leach for organising and inviting me to talk, and for making this debate essential to all of us who care about EdTech. ” … Continue reading
Posted in Events, presentations and workshops
Tagged agitation, catalyst, education, ICT, national curriculum, onschool, policy, pupose/ed, rethinkingICT, schools
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HackSchool
I want to tell you about a new project I believe you will want to support: <hack>school. In the past few years I have created two exciting projects. I set up and led BrainPOP in the UK, and am currently … Continue reading
Posted in projects
Tagged edetech, education, hackschool, ICT, innovation, oxford, publishing, schools, teachmeet
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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
Posted in Innovation
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
A Poor Show for Academies
I have become increasingly disturbed about the Academies Show, which I attended recently. I went for three reasons: ONSchool, the free school proposal I am leading, would be an academy and I wanted to understand the broader context for the … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Uncategorized
Tagged academies, academies show, academisation, education, freeschools, innovation, onschool, policy
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Maven’s Map
I was blown away by this new visualisation tool on LinkedIn, called InMaps partly because it looks so good! I love LinkedIn, and try to only link with people I have actually met, worked with, or shared an event with. This means … Continue reading
What’s in it for me? Part 2
In the second of the posts on this thread, I will continue to answer: Why give up a great job to take on a project that has little hope of success, for no pay; risking reputation and friendships? As I … Continue reading
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Tagged big society, consultant, education, free school, freeschools, katherine birbalsingh, onschool, oxford, oxford new school, toby young
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Eylan-Shaped Job
Offered 1x Eylan Ezekiel Continue reading
Posted in About Eylan
Tagged agitation, catalyst, education, oxford, policy, publishing, social media, uk
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Open for Business
I am back. I am ready to work. Do you need me? Can I help you? • If you are looking to engage with schools and the educational sector using social media • If you are looking to make technology … Continue reading
Posted in About Eylan
Tagged agitation, catalyst, consultant, education, publishing, social media
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