Both within the current economic context and the educational imperative to provide a more cohesive approach to educational provison, now is the time to look at utilising all the resources available to us: after all, what is so special about classrooms?
What Comes Next?
The Channel 4 Education Summer conference gathered together an eclectic mix of digital media and education professionals to consider how the UK Education system “struggles to respond to ever increasing demands, new policy initiatives, new demands from parents and students, and all the innovations in pedagogy, technology and neuroscience.”
This was a timely [...]
Most of our schools and colleges ban Youtube but is there another way? Edutopia think so…..
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-youtube-teaching-video
Some recent research commissioned by Channel 4 provides an interesting insight into young people and their attitudes towards and use of technology.
Some top-line stats may surprise you about the average 12-24 year old (or not, if you are one):
They personally own 8 devices (including MP3 player, PC, TV, DVD player, mobile phone, stereo, games console, [...]
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