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Reasons to be teaching

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It will be a term filled with preparation and paperwork - lesson plans, resources, reports, assessment, attendance records, letters to parents, risk assessments, possibly even an Ofsted visit (school inspection) - and all the other seemingly peripheral work that accompanies the actual teaching of children. 2008) Creativity Revealed.

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Being there

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When I was conducting the research for my research thesis (Wheeler, 2007), I used this principle to differentiate between the pedagogical power of four modes of communication: face to face (the richest), video conference, telephone, and e-mail (the poorest). References Gibson, J. 1966) The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems. Williams, E.

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What you see is what you do

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I also suggested that affordances of IWBs should be considered when deploying them in learning and teaching contexts. The use of maps, diagrams, animations, and also mind mapping can engage students at higher levels of understanding (Barber et al, 2007, pp 77-78). 2007) Learning and Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards.

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Theories for the digital age: Paragogy

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This is due to the challenge that ‘students teaching themselves’ might pose to the privileged knowledge and power structures many formal educational institutions continue to hold in such high regard. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching. References Brabazon, T. University of South Wales, Australia.

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Theatre of dreams

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One of my cousins, Steve Morgan , actually owned Wolves between 2007-2017, but I bet he wished he'd owned Man Utd instead! It's an unimportant gulf to bridge when we talk about ways of thinking, and methods of teaching. The skill sets demanded by organisations is not always the same thing schools are teaching. Unported License.

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Back to #EDEN

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New teaching and learning methods and techniques and new pedagogical theories have emerged, and those of us who inhabit the world of education and training have witnessed disruption (both positive and detrimental) on a vast scale. MOOCs; and a whole host of other innovations have been birthed during this time. I hope to see you there!

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Doing and knowing

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Those who read it will recall that I discussed the tensions between traditional and progressive teaching philosophies. 2002) Digital Hemlock: Internet Education and the Poisoning of Teaching. 2007) The University of Google: Education in a (Post) Information Age. Skills and knowledge go hand in hand. References Brabazon, T.

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