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- About by: doug
August 23, 2009, 06:11
I have been involved in educational ICT since the very early days. I qualified as a teacher back in1980. I have always felt the need to 'contribute' to…
- Table of Contents by: doug
October 29, 2009, 16:35
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- Reaching the Not-Online by: doug
March 17, 2010, 09:05
Image by dougwoods via Flickr One thing that I took from Martha Lane Fox's speech at this year's NAACE conference was the statistic that 40% of those…
- Can playing Tetris really alter your brain? by: doug
March 1, 2010, 14:52
researchers have used brain scans to illustrate that playing the simple computer game had distinct effects upon the brain.
- Is this ... the Worst iPhone App Ever? by: doug
January 25, 2010, 10:52
The above is a video of the Balloons iphone app. I have had to put a video up because I cannot show it to you as it will not work on my ipod touch. Why do…
- Retro Teaching by: doug
December 16, 2009, 08:41
Image by AndyRamdin | Ducked.nl via Flickr I hate going to the opticians. I hate it not just because it can be expensive and not just because I…
- Do we really need a New OS? by: doug
November 20, 2009, 13:12
I am currently preparing a short post on interoperability but decided to make a diversion today following the release of details regarding Google's new…
- Can Anyone tell me How they have Learned from Failure by: doug
October 23, 2009, 07:12
The title is self evident, I wonder if anyone can tell me of ways or times when they or anyone else has learned from failure? I am serious in this…
- mobile browser test by: doug
October 21, 2009, 07:42
If you are viewing this in a mobile browser, can you please leave a comment upon how it works (or doesn't). iPhone/itouch users should be able to switch…
- Teaching via the Internet by: doug
August 31, 2009, 19:10
This article which I read on the BBC site, caught my interest. It caught my interest first of all because I know the school but perhaps more importantly, I…
- Reaching the Not-Online by: doug
- web 2.0 (2)
- Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 13:52
One early evening I found myself recently giving a presentation about ICT and improving learning to a group of school teachers as part of their INSET training. …
- blogging (1)
- Blogging in School by: doug
November 1, 2009, 19:47
What role can blogging play in education? The educational potential of blogging in schools lies not so much in the facility of the pupil to write their blog…
- Blogging in School by: doug
- Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
- Classroom Technology (27)
- Primary Schools better than Secondary at teaching ICT? by: doug
March 15, 2010, 15:54
This article, although describing the situation in Wales, was of great interest to me. It says that the quality of ICT teaching in Wales was…
- Good Teachers Don't Need Technology by: doug
March 15, 2010, 08:33
Image via Wikipedia Someone tweeted "Good teachers don't need technology". Like so many on Twitter, the tweet was sent and then quickly disappeared down…
- Pupils and new Technology by: doug
March 8, 2010, 15:36
There is an interesting article from a piece of Australian research into kids and how they interact with technology. Basically it says that kids appear…
- Using Interactive Whiteboards to Improve Achievement by: doug
February 22, 2010, 14:24
A recent study suggests that using an Interactive Whiteboard can improve achievement by 16%
- Learning Score by: doug
February 15, 2010, 13:37
Learning Score is a piece of innovative software that makes lesson planning fun and easy for both teachers and learners. It could revolutionize learning in…
- 6 Ways ICT Can Improve Education by: doug
February 11, 2010, 15:12
Image by Getty Images via Daylife It seems to me that there are 6 ways in which we can use ICT to improve education. I make no claims for the originality…
- A Hundred Ways to Show What They've Learned by: doug
February 2, 2010, 07:53
When it comes to exams, assessments, or just asking learners to show what they have learned, education seems to offer only two options; 1) write an essay /…
- Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
February 1, 2010, 12:11
In an early post, http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/handheld-learning/ I mentioned that I was attending the 2009 Handheld Learning Conference in London. I also…
- Transforming Learning by: doug
January 26, 2010, 12:13
Image via Wikipedia My approach to transforming learning (Learning Transformation) is a combination of three elements; CPD/training Change Management…
- 6 Ways to Ask (and answer) Questions Using ICT by: doug
January 18, 2010, 18:00
Image by dougwoods via Flickr Asking questions is fundamental to the way in which many of us learn and yet how many of us use ICT to enable learners to…
- Primary Schools better than Secondary at teaching ICT? by: doug
- ICT Support and Management (4)
- ICT : Education on the cheap? by: doug
March 1, 2010, 15:39
A few weeks ago I took part in an online discussion led by Stephen Heppell on the Vital website. Stephen Heppell is a very highkly regarded figure in the…
- ICT training sessions by: doug
November 15, 2009, 20:44
Not too long ago I led two ICT training sessions which have been very similar in outcome even though the schools were very different. One school was…
- Primary School Technical Support by: doug
October 31, 2009, 19:27
If we want our primary schools to make effective use of technology then we have to find ways of ensuring effective and appropriate levels of technical…
- Three Thoughts on ICT CPD for Teachers by: doug
October 12, 2009, 13:10
What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
- ICT : Education on the cheap? by: doug
- Online Resources (2)
- New Ways to Learn by: doug
January 5, 2010, 17:00
I discovered a great blog post at http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-ways-to-learn-in-2010/ which lists 10 new ways to learn. It includes the old one…
- Free Internet Resources by: doug
December 28, 2009, 08:46
http://www.senteacher.org This site, SEN Teacher, has been going for a number of years now and I am surprised it is not more popular than it is. The…
- New Ways to Learn by: doug
- Home Access (6)
- What is Home Access? by: doug
February 8, 2010, 13:16
'Home Access' is a UK Government initiative, in England, to provide computers and online access to disadvantaged learners to enable them to have access to…
- New Ways to Learn by: doug
January 5, 2010, 17:00
I discovered a great blog post at http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-ways-to-learn-in-2010/ which lists 10 new ways to learn. It includes the old one…
- Putting Your Hand Up is So Last Century (or how to ask questions) - learning transformation pt3 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 11:16
Having a pupil raise their hand is sooo last century. What does it mean to have a pupil raise their hand in a lesson? It could mean that the teacher…
- What is Home Access (part 2) by: doug
September 30, 2009, 10:51
In my previous post, I outlined the UK Government's Home Access scheme and how it sought to provide disadvantaged learners with kit and connectivity to enable…
- The Future of Teaching is Online by: doug
September 1, 2009, 18:33
online teaching appears to be more effective than face-to-face teaching
- Virtual Schools by: doug
August 31, 2009, 19:18
both projects show at least one way in which the internet can be used to reach possible disaffected pupils and other who may not be able to attend a school…
- What is Home Access? by: doug
- games based learning (1)
- Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
February 1, 2010, 12:11
In an early post, http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/handheld-learning/ I mentioned that I was attending the 2009 Handheld Learning Conference in London. I also…
- Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
- BSF (9)
- ICT : Education on the cheap? by: doug
March 1, 2010, 15:39
A few weeks ago I took part in an online discussion led by Stephen Heppell on the Vital website. Stephen Heppell is a very highkly regarded figure in the…
- Learning Score by: doug
February 15, 2010, 13:37
Learning Score is a piece of innovative software that makes lesson planning fun and easy for both teachers and learners. It could revolutionize learning in…
- Transforming Learning by: doug
January 26, 2010, 12:13
Image via Wikipedia My approach to transforming learning (Learning Transformation) is a combination of three elements; CPD/training Change Management…
- Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 13:52
One early evening I found myself recently giving a presentation about ICT and improving learning to a group of school teachers as part of their INSET training. …
- Knowledge, Learning and Information - Learning Transformation pt2 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 10:11
Image by everdaniel via Flickr I want to start this post with a question; 'What is learning?' A definition of learning that was put forward in 1985…
- In the Dark - An Introduction to Learning Transformation by: doug
January 5, 2010, 09:17
Image via Wikipedia What I'd like you to do as you read this is to close your eyes, put your hands out in front of you and imagine yourself in a dark…
- School Design and Pupil Performance by: doug
January 4, 2010, 09:03
teachers believe that the design of a school has an effect upon pupil performance
- Change Management in Schools by: doug
December 18, 2009, 09:16
Why is Change Management necessary in education? We find ourselves in a time when the organisations and institutions in which we work are changing…
- The Sledgehammer as ICT Innovation Tool by: doug
October 29, 2009, 10:19
I’d like to introduce you to an unusual innovation tool for ICT; the sledgehammer. Before you all turn away, you might like to consider what you could do…
- ICT : Education on the cheap? by: doug
- Digital Divide (3)
- What is Home Access? by: doug
February 8, 2010, 13:16
'Home Access' is a UK Government initiative, in England, to provide computers and online access to disadvantaged learners to enable them to have access to…
- Handheld Learning by: doug
December 6, 2009, 23:34
what role do modern handheld devices such as mobile phones have in modern education systems?
- What is Home Access (part 2) by: doug
September 30, 2009, 10:51
In my previous post, I outlined the UK Government's Home Access scheme and how it sought to provide disadvantaged learners with kit and connectivity to enable…
- What is Home Access? by: doug
- Handheld Learning (7)
- Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
February 1, 2010, 12:11
In an early post, http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/handheld-learning/ I mentioned that I was attending the 2009 Handheld Learning Conference in London. I also…
- BETT2010 where were the little things? by: doug
January 18, 2010, 14:28
Image by dougwoods via Flickr Like many other people I have been reflecting upon BETT2010. Like many others I have commented that I feel this year's show,…
- Putting Your Hand Up is So Last Century (or how to ask questions) - learning transformation pt3 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 11:16
Having a pupil raise their hand is sooo last century. What does it mean to have a pupil raise their hand in a lesson? It could mean that the teacher…
- Handheld Learning gives a Glimpse of the Future by: doug
December 14, 2009, 00:00
Handheld computing devices could become the computing devices of the future in our schools and education systems. How can we use mobile phones in schools…
- The Sledgehammer as ICT Innovation Tool by: doug
October 29, 2009, 10:19
I’d like to introduce you to an unusual innovation tool for ICT; the sledgehammer. Before you all turn away, you might like to consider what you could do…
- John Davitt speaks by: doug
October 15, 2009, 08:00
It's always a pleasure to watch John Davitt giving his presentation. Unfortunately I missed it at this year's Handheld Learning Conference, so it was…
- Three Thoughts on ICT CPD for Teachers by: doug
October 12, 2009, 13:10
What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
- Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
- Training INSET and CPD (6)
- Good Teachers Don't Need Technology by: doug
March 15, 2010, 08:33
Image via Wikipedia Someone tweeted "Good teachers don't need technology". Like so many on Twitter, the tweet was sent and then quickly disappeared down…
- Using Interactive Whiteboards to Improve Achievement by: doug
February 22, 2010, 14:24
A recent study suggests that using an Interactive Whiteboard can improve achievement by 16%
- New Ways to Learn by: doug
January 5, 2010, 17:00
I discovered a great blog post at http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-ways-to-learn-in-2010/ which lists 10 new ways to learn. It includes the old one…
- Change Management in Schools by: doug
December 18, 2009, 09:16
Why is Change Management necessary in education? We find ourselves in a time when the organisations and institutions in which we work are changing…
- How much does Twitter Cost? by: doug
October 26, 2009, 10:48
It does frustrate me when I see headlines such as this in the Daily Telegraph http://bit.ly/1lDI7B and then I go on to read how much tools like Twitter or…
- Three Thoughts on ICT CPD for Teachers by: doug
October 12, 2009, 13:10
What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
- Good Teachers Don't Need Technology by: doug
- Transforming Learning (13)
- Learning Score by: doug
February 15, 2010, 13:37
Learning Score is a piece of innovative software that makes lesson planning fun and easy for both teachers and learners. It could revolutionize learning in…
- 6 Ways ICT Can Improve Education by: doug
February 11, 2010, 15:12
Image by Getty Images via Daylife It seems to me that there are 6 ways in which we can use ICT to improve education. I make no claims for the originality…
- A Hundred Ways to Show What They've Learned by: doug
February 2, 2010, 07:53
When it comes to exams, assessments, or just asking learners to show what they have learned, education seems to offer only two options; 1) write an essay /…
- Transforming Learning by: doug
January 26, 2010, 12:13
Image via Wikipedia My approach to transforming learning (Learning Transformation) is a combination of three elements; CPD/training Change Management…
- 6 Ways to Ask (and answer) Questions Using ICT by: doug
January 18, 2010, 18:00
Image by dougwoods via Flickr Asking questions is fundamental to the way in which many of us learn and yet how many of us use ICT to enable learners to…
- New Ways to Learn by: doug
January 5, 2010, 17:00
I discovered a great blog post at http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning2-0/10-ways-to-learn-in-2010/ which lists 10 new ways to learn. It includes the old one…
- Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 13:52
One early evening I found myself recently giving a presentation about ICT and improving learning to a group of school teachers as part of their INSET training. …
- Putting Your Hand Up is So Last Century (or how to ask questions) - learning transformation pt3 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 11:16
Having a pupil raise their hand is sooo last century. What does it mean to have a pupil raise their hand in a lesson? It could mean that the teacher…
- Knowledge, Learning and Information - Learning Transformation pt2 by: doug
January 5, 2010, 10:11
Image by everdaniel via Flickr I want to start this post with a question; 'What is learning?' A definition of learning that was put forward in 1985…
- In the Dark - An Introduction to Learning Transformation by: doug
January 5, 2010, 09:17
Image via Wikipedia What I'd like you to do as you read this is to close your eyes, put your hands out in front of you and imagine yourself in a dark…
- Learning Score by: doug
- Interactive Whiteboards (2)
- Using Interactive Whiteboards to Improve Achievement by: doug
February 22, 2010, 14:24
A recent study suggests that using an Interactive Whiteboard can improve achievement by 16%
- 23% of Learners Learn Better Without an Interactive Whiteboard by: doug
January 11, 2010, 09:57
Can the incorrect use of Interactive Whiteboards be detrimental to learning? How can better use of Interactive Whiteboards improve learning?
- Using Interactive Whiteboards to Improve Achievement by: doug
- BETT (3)
- BETT2010 where were the little things? by: doug
January 18, 2010, 14:28
Image by dougwoods via Flickr Like many other people I have been reflecting upon BETT2010. Like many others I have commented that I feel this year's show,…
- First day at BETT by: doug
January 13, 2010, 20:32
Today was my first day at the 2010 Bett show and it has been a day of highs and lows. The lows started at the outset; fresh snow had fallen overnight and…
- BETT 2010 by: doug
January 12, 2010, 15:36
Image by stevebeard73 via Flickr Tomorrow, all being well, I shall be travelling to London for the annual BETT exhibition at Olympia. This show is a…
- BETT2010 where were the little things? by: doug
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