I am currently involved in putting an online space together for a European project called LACE. Hopefully the space will be filled with great content written by partners on the project. I had thought that setting up the space would be an easy task, this thought had been based this Read more…
What’s the point? syndrome is a psychological disorder encountered by individuals who do not know what their employable future holds and also shared by individuals who took a job in the hope of helping little people prepare for their future lives only to have that dreams shattered by somebody in Read more…
A follow up paper to CETIS Mooc white paper “Moocs and Open Education” has been released by CETIS, The MOOC Paper on Sustainable online learning in institutions by Li Yuan, Stephen Powell and Bill Olivier. The paper revolves around three themes, opportunities and strategic choices that institutions may wish to Read more…
I’m really struggling to write this week. I don’t know why. Today I’ve spent a big chunk of the day writing a report for work on a subject that really interests me and I was able to spend a good hour having a really good coffee bar chat with a Read more…
Yesterday@mwjtweet asked me what my blog was about. Mark has already blogged his take on the conversation. My first response to the question was “Moddeling”, but I soon realised we have a different take on what it is to model something, and changed my answer to play. I don’t know Read more…
In video games the moral compass is a usually a character or narrator who passes judgement on the players actions. Probably the most famous moral compass is The Walking Dead’s Clementine (who recently got a mention on BBC). I really recommend the The Walking Dead, forget preconceptions of video games Read more…
When I think about educational games they usually fit into one of two categories. There are games that have been developed from the ground up to deliver an educational message, such as the flash based CBBC games or instances in which an existing game has been used in a particular Read more…
Pupils in the UK who fail to get a C at Maths GCSE are being told they have to re sit exams every year until they pass or reach 18, when they leave education but have to have ‘idiot’ branded on their forehead. El Presidente’s skills minister said the requirement to Read more…
Education had been dead for 40 years when the Speaker landed on Earth. Due to relativistic space travel the Speaker had received the Speakers signal only 4 months ago, the Speaker himself just 28 years old. While he is treated with respect usually only afforded to a priest, Andrew (named Read more…
A post over at ReadWriteWeb describes what the author calls a Personal API. The description of the API in the post something similar to what Google has put on it’s Nexus 4, a bit of software that learns where you are, your relationships, your likes/dislikes, mashes them together and learns Read more…
