Why students don’t learn what we think we teach

This video was first posted here.

Embedded video from Cornell University

Research over the past two decades has deepened our understanding of the fundamental principles of human learning. Yet much of what we do in undergraduate education seems to effectively ignore these principles.

Robert Duke, professor of music and human learning at University [...]

Facebook and Primary Education can mix?

Great post on the Innovative Educator. Here’s the associated presentation.

1st Grade Facebook on Prezi

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Changing Expectations – Edupunk

Courtesy of Tony Hirst http://ouseful.info

We think

We Think, produced by Charles Leadbeater is based on his book by the same title which explores the potential of the latest developments of the internet…Web 2.0.

Information revolution

Another video from Michael Wesch from Kansas State University…

This video explores the changes in the way we find, store, create, critique, and share information. This video was created as a conversation starter, and works especially well when brainstorming with people about the near future and the skills needed in order to [...]

Digital Lunch

When I’m not being a Teaching Assistant or Learning Mentor I fill my ‘spare’ time as a Lunchtime Supervisor. Now this gives me some real freedom in the classroom. I share my lunchtime with my Year 5 class and I got thinking that during this time we have a real opportunity to try some [...]

Did you know 3.0

Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod….

Back again

So after my previous hosting company demonstrating their inadequate infrastructure quite spectacularly I’m back online with a new revamped blog. Glad to be back.

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