“But Mike”, you’ve all screamed*, “we know it would be great to have multiple choice and short answer questions for all our homework, but where are we going to get the questions? We need shed loads!” Well, I do, of course, have an answer to that. I know I can easily break down the Maths… Read More How do you eat an elephant?
In my previous post (here) I suggested seven principles to adopt when looking at technology adoption in schools. Adoption of these principle was to enable the maximum benefit, particularly in terms of workload, to be reaped. In this post I look in more detail at how this would work in one area. The biggest time-suck… Read More Standin’ in line marking time….
I have previously (here) suggested how schools should be looking to develop their technology infrastructure. I have also (here) alluded to how I think students should be using technology to best support their learning. The big issue we face now in schools is that the cost of staff (not just teachers, but all staff) is… Read More A principled approach to reducing workload
This post is the first follow up to this one, “Eleven Billion, Eight Hundred And Eleven Million, One Hundred And Sixty Thousand And Sixty Four” which looked at the change in technological capability over the past forty years. This one looks at some of the reasons why that change has not translated into the classroom.… Read More They’re just not that into you
Reading the various tweets and blogs that emanated from Research ED 14 this past week have probably had a very different meaning to most everybody else than they have to me. Not because I have no interest in the content of the event, I do, most decidedly. I regret not attending. But to be honest,… Read More Eleven billion, eight hundred and eleven million, one hundred and sixty thousand and sixty four
Distant Ramblings on the Horizon 