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About by: doug
August 23, 2009, 06:11
Early Days 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 'contribut…
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Douglas Woods PROFILE Experienced ICT in Education Consultant with 30 years’ experience working in education as; a teacher, ICT coordinator, ICT…
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My Blog (last 10 posts shown)
- Uncategorized (31)
  - Subscription Services for Schools, Why? by: doug
    January 20, 2012, 14:38
    Is it just me or is anyone else bewildered by the plethora of services and software available to schools via subscription? It's not that I'm against the…
  - Mr Gove's Challenge to Us All by: doug
    January 12, 2012, 08:15
    In his announcement at BETT 2012, the education secretary, Mr Gove, effectively removed ICT as a subject from the curriculum…
  - The Power of a Brand name by: doug
    September 25, 2011, 12:08
    Apple, Sony and RM, are all brand names that we have probably all heard of. It is likely that when you read each name, that you have some impression of their…
  - 5 Twitter Tools Your Followers Wish You Wouldn't Use by: doug
    September 20, 2011, 14:47
    We all know that spam is bad and nobody wants it but what might just be possibly worse than spam in your twitter stream are twitterers using certain tools that…
  - If Twitter is so Good Why do so many Teachers Leave it? by: doug
    July 28, 2011, 08:34
    Here in the UK it's summer holiday time and most children and their teachers are on a break from school. I call it a break but I know that many teachers still…
  - You Know You're a 21st Century Educator When ... (7 signs) by: doug
    June 21, 2011, 10:00
    Lecture Capture uses in schools, online teaching and learning, elearning across borders, signs of a 21st century teacher
  - Shiny things of little substance by: doug
    April 12, 2011, 05:17
    photo credit: SoloXis I'm not a great fan of infographics. Sure, they can look good, they can display data in ways that may be more meaningful to many…
  - Thoughts back on BETT 2011 by: doug
    January 28, 2011, 19:50
    I know, I know, I'm a bit late writing this but I wanted to let the dust settle and the heat to die down before putting my thoughts about this year's BETT show…
  - Going Back to the 19th Century ... by: doug
    January 21, 2011, 12:26
    Sometimes giving up and starting over again can be the best or only option but sometimes that simply is not an option. At the 2011 Learning Without…
  - Learning Without Frontiers - A Banquet for the Brain by: doug
    January 12, 2011, 20:44
    Image via Wikipedia I'm writing this while travelling back on the train from London, having just spent 3 or 4 days attending conferences and exhibitions.…
- web 2.0 (8)
  - Blogging as Learning and Revision Tool by: doug
    July 13, 2011, 13:27
    Students should be encouraged to use blogging as an aid to learning and revision. The advantages of blogging as a learning tool.
  - 21st Century This, 21st Century That by: doug
    June 10, 2011, 14:06
    Are you getting a bit fed up with all this talk of 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Teaching, 21st Century Skills ....? I know I am! Quite often it just…
  - Shiny things of little substance by: doug
    April 12, 2011, 05:17
    photo credit: SoloXis I'm not a great fan of infographics. Sure, they can look good, they can display data in ways that may be more meaningful to many…
  - A Second Look at Second Life by: doug
    April 10, 2011, 14:37
    image by Learn4Life A few years ago I first tried out Second Life and, to be honest, I didn't like it at the time. Nevertheless I decided to give it a…
  - Four Twitter Services You May Not have Seen by: doug
    December 26, 2010, 07:02
    Image by Getty Images via @daylife Just recently I have been playing around with a few twitter services which some of you may not have seen. Most of them…
  - Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
    September 5, 2010, 01:47
    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. …
  - Web Apps for Education (in a Time of Financial Constraint) by: doug
    June 29, 2010, 11:57
    Web based applications for education have been growing in popularity for a few years now but there can be problems in using web based applications, not least…
  - blogging (1)
    - Blogging in School by: doug
      July 10, 2010, 22:36
      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…
- Classroom Technology (69)
  - Flipping Textbooks by: doug
    January 30, 2012, 19:01
    Image by Amin Tabrizi via Flickr The other day, I got quite depressed by watching a discussion on Twitter about textbooks. Not, you will notice,…
  - Using a Visualiser with the Visually Impaired by: doug
    January 16, 2012, 18:27
    A visualiser is essentially a static webcam that can be used to project images of real objects or text onto a screen, an interactive whiteboard or a…
  - World Book Web and Virtual Libraries by: doug
    January 9, 2012, 18:13
    Image by Ant McNeill via Flickr I wrote an earlier post looking rather superficially at the differences between old fashioned textbooks and…
  - What Matters Most in Educational Technology by: doug
    December 26, 2011, 17:30
    Image by Nick J Adams via Flickr What Matters Most in Educational Technology What matters most in educational technology is not so much how you, the…
  - Technology Not Doing What it Should be Doing? by: doug
    November 28, 2011, 15:04
    I had a laugh yesterday, I shouldn't have done because the guy was quite serious but ... What caused me to laugh was a post on a forum about ICT in…
  - Getting Rid of the ICT Suite by: doug
    November 21, 2011, 14:55
    Image via Wikipedia A couple of primary schools I've visited recently have both taken the decision to remove their ICT suites. This seems like a good…
  - 23% of Learners Learn Better Without an Interactive Whiteboard by: doug
    November 14, 2011, 14:16
    Can the incorrect use of Interactive Whiteboards be detrimental to learning? How can better use of Interactive Whiteboards improve learning?
  - Selling Your Thing to Schools by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 13:20
    Ten tips for companies or individuals trying to sell to schools.
  - Personal Learning Technology - An Introduction by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 07:49
    Educational Technology has been undergoing a change. Things are not what they used to be. The change may have been so gradual and subtle that many people…
  - 6 Myths of Education Technology by: doug
    November 2, 2011, 07:51
    I firmly believe that if we are to make progress then we have to question current assumptions, beliefs and practices. This is true of ICT or educational…
- ICT Support and Management (6)
  - Cutting ICT Costs by: doug
    October 10, 2011, 10:05
    Rather than cut ICT costs schools should take better control of their costs. This can be done by effective Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) procedures.
  - ICT training sessions by: doug
    June 26, 2011, 21:20
    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…
  - Three Sides of E-Safety by: doug
    June 12, 2011, 20:08
    Image via Wikipedia There is a lot of talk and discussion regarding e-safety, and rightly so. It is, however, an area that is more complex than you…
  - Primary School Technical Support by: doug
    May 22, 2011, 19:16
    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
    November 7, 2010, 04:15
    What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
  - 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…
- Online Resources (7)
  - Five and a Half Reasons to Introduce ELearning into High Schools by: doug
    February 6, 2012, 19:42
    Five and a half reasons to introduce elearning into high schools. Up to now, elearning has been the preserve of tertiary education (colleges, universities)…
  - A Second Look at Second Life by: doug
    April 10, 2011, 14:37
    image by Learn4Life A few years ago I first tried out Second Life and, to be honest, I didn't like it at the time. Nevertheless I decided to give it a…
  - 10 Tips for Effective eLearning by: doug
    March 23, 2011, 10:37
    Some of you will now that my current work has been involved in running synchronous elearning courses using Elluminate. This blog post is largely a…
  - Free Internet Resources by: doug
    November 28, 2010, 05:57
    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…
  - Paper.Li by: doug
    September 1, 2010, 10:06
    I first mentioned Paper.li in an earlier post http://dougwoods.co.uk/blog/four-twitter-services-you-may-not-have-seen/ where it was one of a few new…
  - Web Apps for Education (in a Time of Financial Constraint) by: doug
    June 29, 2010, 11:57
    Web based applications for education have been growing in popularity for a few years now but there can be problems in using web based applications, not least…
  - 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…
- Home Access (9)
  - What is Home Access (part 2) by: doug
    March 13, 2011, 11:22
    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
    February 6, 2011, 08:49
    online teaching appears to be more effective than face-to-face teaching
  - What is Home Access? by: doug
    January 23, 2011, 08:23
    '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…
  - Web Apps for Education (in a Time of Financial Constraint) by: doug
    June 29, 2010, 11:57
    Web based applications for education have been growing in popularity for a few years now but there can be problems in using web based applications, not least…
  - Could Online Reporting Alienate Mothers? by: doug
    April 17, 2010, 09:12
    Image by MINITEX Reference Services via Flickr One of the more unusual discussions I heard recently was that online reporting could alienate mothers…
  - Parental Engagement is Good But ... by: doug
    April 16, 2010, 10:43
    Image via Wikipedia Parental Engagement is Good but … I recently gave a short presentation on parental engagement, the title of which was…
  - 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…
  - 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…
- games based learning (3)
  - Thoughts on Game Based Learning by: doug
    September 12, 2011, 08:03
    There was a lot to inspire at the 2010 Game Based Learning Conference, it was a shame it was only 2 days as I would have loved to have heard more from many…
  - Put your iPad on Your Desk by: doug
    May 8, 2011, 18:21
    Using an iPad. How to use an iPad in school
  - Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
    March 6, 2011, 10:51
    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…
- BSF (11)
  - Disappearing from the Radar ... (nothing to do with volcanic ash) by: doug
    December 5, 2010, 06:07
    Only a short while back, I wrote a blog post entitled ‘Working with what You’ve Got’, little did I realise at the time that, with the possible…
  - In the Dark - An Introduction to Learning Transformation by: doug
    November 14, 2010, 05:20
    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…
  - The Sledgehammer as ICT Innovation Tool by: doug
    October 31, 2010, 03:51
    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…
  - Comfortable Technology -Learning Transformation pt4 by: doug
    September 5, 2010, 01:47
    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. …
  - Change Management in Schools by: doug
    July 31, 2010, 23:49
    Why is Change Management necessary in education? We find ourselves in a time when the organisations and institutions in which we work are changing…
  - Keeping ICT Moving Forward by: doug
    July 7, 2010, 09:22
    How to keep ICT in schools. What future for ICT in schools? The future for educational technology, edtech
  - Transforming Learning by: doug
    June 26, 2010, 22:12
    Image via Wikipedia My approach to transforming learning (Learning Transformation) is a combination of three elements; CPD/training Change Management…
  - Learning Score by: doug
    June 14, 2010, 21:26
    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…
  - 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…
  - 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…
- Digital Divide (4)
  - What is Home Access (part 2) by: doug
    March 13, 2011, 11:22
    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
    January 23, 2011, 08:23
    '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
    June 26, 2010, 09:56
    what role do modern handheld devices such as mobile phones have in modern education systems?
  - Could Online Reporting Alienate Mothers? by: doug
    April 17, 2010, 09:12
    Image by MINITEX Reference Services via Flickr One of the more unusual discussions I heard recently was that online reporting could alienate mothers…
- Handheld Learning (14)
  - Microsoft's Stealthy Strategy for Taking Over Education Technology? by: doug
    December 1, 2011, 08:46
    In the next 3 years or so, I would not be surprised if Microsoft were to become the dominant player in the education technology field. Okay, so this…
  - Getting Rid of the ICT Suite by: doug
    November 21, 2011, 14:55
    Image via Wikipedia A couple of primary schools I've visited recently have both taken the decision to remove their ICT suites. This seems like a good…
  - iPods, iPads and SEN Learners by: doug
    October 31, 2011, 12:30
    Some of you will know that I used to be an SEN teacher and I still maintain an interest in using ICT to teach Special Needs learners. My attention was,…
  - Handheld Learning gives a Glimpse of the Future by: doug
    September 19, 2011, 08:36
    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…
  - Thoughts on Game Based Learning by: doug
    September 12, 2011, 08:03
    There was a lot to inspire at the 2010 Game Based Learning Conference, it was a shame it was only 2 days as I would have loved to have heard more from many…
  - Put your iPad on Your Desk by: doug
    May 8, 2011, 18:21
    Using an iPad. How to use an iPad in school
  - John Davitt speaks by: doug
    May 1, 2011, 18:00
    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 great…
  - Handheld Learning Conference 2009 by: doug
    March 6, 2011, 10:51
    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…
  - Three Thoughts on ICT CPD for Teachers by: doug
    November 7, 2010, 04:15
    What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
  - The Sledgehammer as ICT Innovation Tool by: doug
    October 31, 2010, 03:51
    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…
- Training INSET and CPD (16)
  - Iris_Connect at Balby Carr by: doug
    January 2, 2012, 18:01
    Using Iris Connect in school by teachers for reflective practice and to support professional development and lesson observation
  - Do Learners want Teachers? by: doug
    December 12, 2011, 15:56
    Image via Wikipedia Do Learners want Teachers? It seems a strange question, doesn't it, but do learners want teachers? Over recent years there…
  - How much does Twitter Cost? by: doug
    October 17, 2011, 10:47
    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…
  - Do we Still Need to Explain Why Teachers Should use Educational Technology? by: doug
    September 5, 2011, 07:40
    Why should a teacher use educational technology in their lessons? What could be used and how should it be used. Educational technology, or ICT, training for…
  - Reflective Practice and Teacher Development by: doug
    August 1, 2011, 01:48
    Reflective Practice and Teacher CPD. Iris Connect in the classroom.
  - Twitter, Training, Teachmeets and Teachers by: doug
    April 24, 2011, 15:53
    Image by dougwoods via Flickr I spend too much of my time on Twitter! Yet sometimes I'm really glad that we have this tool. One of the times I enjoy it…
  - A Second Look at Second Life by: doug
    April 10, 2011, 14:37
    image by Learn4Life A few years ago I first tried out Second Life and, to be honest, I didn't like it at the time. Nevertheless I decided to give it a…
  - Why I enjoy ICT Training with Teachers by: doug
    February 20, 2011, 09:39
    Let me start by saying that ICT in education has always been a passion of mine. Ever since I first brought m y own computer into the classroom, I’ve been…
  - Teaching and Assessment; Which Comes First? by: doug
    January 16, 2011, 07:49
    Different teachers have different ways of lesson planning. This posts asks the question where should you start, with the teaching or with the assessment.
  - Three Thoughts on ICT CPD for Teachers by: doug
    November 7, 2010, 04:15
    What needs to be done to provide ICT training for teachers?
- Transforming Learning (32)
  - Lesson Plans or Learning Plans? by: doug
    January 23, 2012, 18:40
    Image via Wikipedia In a previous post I mentioned the opportunity I had to observe a group of teachers doing team planning. As well as the…
  - What Does it Take to be Innovative in Education? by: doug
    November 30, 2011, 08:10
    This post is inspired by the Microsoft Partners in Learning conference which I attended recently. Basically, taking part in the conference led me to ask…
  - A Hundred Ways to Show What They've Learned by: doug
    October 24, 2011, 11:48
    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 /…
  - Darn Lesson Plans ... Damn Them I Say by: doug
    October 3, 2011, 09:21
    Image by dougwoods via Flickr When I was a class teacher, lesson plans used to be the bane of my life; I hated them! I hated writing them and I…
  - Transforming Learning by: doug
    September 26, 2011, 09:00
    I have just posted an introduction to a new project on Learning Transformation. You can view it here on the main website. This is just the introduction,…
  - Thoughts on Game Based Learning by: doug
    September 12, 2011, 08:03
    There was a lot to inspire at the 2010 Game Based Learning Conference, it was a shame it was only 2 days as I would have loved to have heard more from many…
  - Working with what You've Got! by: doug
    August 22, 2011, 05:44
    There may be a lot of talk, discussion or debate about ICT in schools. Some people advocate big installations with large networks, ICT suites or ICT rooms.…
  - Reflective Practice and Teacher Development by: doug
    August 1, 2011, 01:48
    Reflective Practice and Teacher CPD. Iris Connect in the classroom.
  - When I Met the Old Teachers by: doug
    May 29, 2011, 19:49
    For those members of the profession who have been teaching for many, say 20 or 30, years, to be told that the methods and approaches you use are no longer…
  - ICT in Education and Five Stages of Grief by: doug
    May 15, 2011, 18:30
    What future for education technology? New ways of supporting ICT in schools
- Interactive Whiteboards (3)
  - 23% of Learners Learn Better Without an Interactive Whiteboard by: doug
    November 14, 2011, 14:16
    Can the incorrect use of Interactive Whiteboards be detrimental to learning? How can better use of Interactive Whiteboards improve learning?
  - Retro Computing by: doug
    August 29, 2011, 06:20
    Image via Wikipedia I have been using computers for most of my life yet I am still surprised at times by the concept of 'retro' computing. To me…
  - Using Interactive Whiteboards to Improve Achievement by: doug
    July 3, 2010, 22:17
    A recent study suggests that using an Interactive Whiteboard can improve achievement by 16%
- BETT (6)
  - BETT 2012 first impressions by: doug
    January 12, 2012, 13:32
    BETT 2012 It seems a bit smaller than last year but also better in some ways. School radio seems to be the new thing this year, I have seen 2 or 3…
  - Mr Gove's Challenge to Us All by: doug
    January 12, 2012, 08:15
    In his announcement at BETT 2012, the education secretary, Mr Gove, effectively removed ICT as a subject from the curriculum…
  - QR Codes and BETT? by: doug
    January 9, 2012, 09:09
    Wouldn't it be great if all exhibitors at BETT, and other exhibitions, could use QR codes on their stands? That way, visitors and delegates could scan the…
  - BETT 2010 by: doug
    June 25, 2010, 09:19
    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…
  - First day at BETT by: doug
    May 10, 2010, 19:30
    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…
  - 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,…
- #c4ed (4)
  - #c4ed NEETs by: doug
    June 24, 2010, 12:06
    4WDfoundation's Naomi Jane and Livity's Sam Conniff presenting about NEETs based upon their own lifestories. Using one's own lifestory seems to be the key…
  - #c4ed Trusting Parents by: doug
    June 24, 2010, 10:54
    The is much talk about parents being the judges of good schools; what makes a school 'good' or 'bad'. But what criteria do they have to judge? It is not a…
  - #c4ed Swedish Free Schools by: doug
    June 24, 2010, 10:21
    I see Anders Hultin is due to speak at the c4education conference about the Swedish Free School system. Talk about being topical, timely and controversial. I…
  - #c4ed intro by: doug
    June 24, 2010, 09:50
    I am at the Channel 4 Education conference in London. There seems to be a lot on offer today. I am especially looking forward to seeing if C4 have any new…
- Learning theory (1)
  - Eighty Percent of What We Learn ... we forget! by: doug
    November 25, 2010, 11:50
    I believe it was Gairns and Redman, who put forward the notion that we forget 80% of what we learn. Now, not being a researcher I do not have the evidence to…
- elearning (13)
  - Five and a Half Reasons to Introduce ELearning into High Schools by: doug
    February 6, 2012, 19:42
    Five and a half reasons to introduce elearning into high schools. Up to now, elearning has been the preserve of tertiary education (colleges, universities)…
  - The Push and Pull Models of Education by: doug
    December 19, 2011, 16:51
    photo credit: squant I think it would be fair to say that most of the education delivered to pupils in schools during the last couple of centuries…
  - Selling Your Thing to Schools by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 13:20
    Ten tips for companies or individuals trying to sell to schools.
  - Articulate Storyline a First Look at a new Elearning Design Tool by: doug
    September 26, 2011, 13:30
    In which I argue that Articulate's Storyline represents a big development in learning design and creation. Articulate Storyline promises to…
  - Designing E-learning for Secondary Schools by: doug
    September 19, 2011, 09:43
    Designing E-Learning for Secondary Schools In which I argue that using exisiting models of lesson planning which are familar to teachers, would be…
  - Cheating and Collaboration by: doug
    August 8, 2011, 02:21
    Image via Wikipedia The other day, I took part in the #ukedchat discussion on Twitter. A couple of days later I was quite flattered to read that one of…
  - The Purpose of Technology in Education is Not to Enhance, Extend or Support Teaching by: doug
    August 4, 2011, 11:20
    Thirty, Twenty, Ten, even perhaps five, years ago, if you had said to me that the purpose of technology in education is to enhance, extend or support…
  - Lesson Capture : An Introduction for Teachers by: doug
    August 2, 2011, 15:34
    photo credit: elliottcable An Introduction to Lesson Capture Lesson capture has been around for a wile, mainly in the US and in Higher…
  - The Key to Successful Elearning by: doug
    May 16, 2011, 15:50
    In the last few weeks I have been asked 3 times by different people what do I regard as the most important aspect of successful elearning. This is…
  - Shiny things of little substance by: doug
    April 12, 2011, 05:17
    photo credit: SoloXis I'm not a great fan of infographics. Sure, they can look good, they can display data in ways that may be more meaningful to many…
- education (19)
  - Learning Without Frontiers 2012 a quick view by: doug
    January 26, 2012, 14:40
    Things change and, let's be honest, if we're in the world of technology, we have to accept that and, I'd suggest welcome it. Why I say this at the start of…
  - Who's Going to Buy Apple's New eTextbooks? by: doug
    January 24, 2012, 07:57
    Okay, so this is just yet another blog post written as a result of Apple's announcement of their new system for creating and selling eBooks…
  - Do Learning Styles Really Exist? by: doug
    January 16, 2012, 11:07
    Do learning styles exist? Let me answer that by saying, most definitely 'yes'. In saying that, though, I do realise that I appear to be swimming against…
  - Mr Gove's Challenge to Us All by: doug
    January 12, 2012, 08:15
    In his announcement at BETT 2012, the education secretary, Mr Gove, effectively removed ICT as a subject from the curriculum…
  - Grumpy Old Men and Technology by: doug
    December 21, 2011, 09:11
    Something that has long dogged education is the Grumpy Old Man, or Woman. By which, I refer to those teachers who have been in the system for a long time and…
  - Microsoft's Stealthy Strategy for Taking Over Education Technology? by: doug
    December 1, 2011, 08:46
    In the next 3 years or so, I would not be surprised if Microsoft were to become the dominant player in the education technology field. Okay, so this…
  - What Does it Take to be Innovative in Education? by: doug
    November 30, 2011, 08:10
    This post is inspired by the Microsoft Partners in Learning conference which I attended recently. Basically, taking part in the conference led me to ask…
  - Microsoft Innovation in Learning by: doug
    November 29, 2011, 07:52
    The other day, I was invited to attend a conference and exhibition on innovation in learning, which was organised by Microsoft at its UK headquarters in…
  - Personal Learning Technology pt2 by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 09:16
    Okay, I admit, this post should have been part of an earlier one but, somehow, I managed to delete this part when publishing the rest. One day, I shall learn…
  - I Can't Use Technology in my Lessons by: doug
    September 19, 2011, 13:35
    The other day I heard a teacher say, "I can't use technology in my lessons." I think I surpressed a groan because I have heard this so many times when…
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  - Personal Learning Technology pt2 by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 09:16
    Okay, I admit, this post should have been part of an earlier one but, somehow, I managed to delete this part when publishing the rest. One day, I shall learn…
  - Personal Learning Technology - An Introduction by: doug
    November 7, 2011, 07:49
    Educational Technology has been undergoing a change. Things are not what they used to be. The change may have been so gradual and subtle that many people…
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