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Downing Street Visit
It was great to visit Downing Street on Friday to discuss some of the college projects that we are working on including an innovative student welfare campaigns based on social norms.demonstrated that...
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Culture in Education… A house divided against itself cannot stand
A tale of Two Cities - A Cultural Divide that puts people worlds apartOnce upon a time (let's call it the 1960’s/70s) two people were looking to get a building contractor in to work on their house,...
View ArticleSocial Media in Further Education - Risk Report
As a result of the research undertaken for the Twitter in Further Education Report, I was approached by CrowdControlHQ to see if I'd like to contribute to their existing Social Media Risk Report and...
View ArticleCulture in Further Education Report
Following the positive response from my (rather lengthy) blog post in June "Culture in Education - A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" I thought I would take a look at some of the similarities...
View ArticleEducation! Education! Education! ... And the Yadda, Yadda "We're Listening"...
Having just watched Question Time featuring the Education Minister, I thought I'd comment on the effectiveness of education policy and the apparent inability of some groups to listen to some very...
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Twitter #EdChat Sessions - Chat or Change?
Over the last few weeks I have been involved with the new "Tweetup" #ukfechat which has been established by @mrssarahsimons.The topic last week was on the issue of swearing and my perception before the...
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Cracking the Code of Functional Skills?
This week at the newly established #ukfechat the topic was “Making Functional Skills Fun,” which is not an area that I have had much involvement with. I was quite shocked with the basic level that...
View ArticleLessons in Adversity - Teaching Resilience
"What I don't understand is why, all of a sudden, my dad is so broke" This may be the kind of comment that educators hear quite often these days, as students may be having to experience and endure...
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Start Up Education
Are there any similarities between EdTech Start Ups and Educators? Do any differences make collaboration more of a challenge? Are there lessons that both groups can learn from each other?I joined two...
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“Education Inc”
Ever wonder what would happen if Education was a start up looking for investment from venture capitalists?Last week I tuned in to the InnoTech summit which is billed as “The only event designed to...
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BaaZynga! Getting an Education in the field... A Massively Fun Lesson on the...
What role can Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Game Based Learning play in 16+ Education with less motivated learners? This week I checked in on the New Schools Venture Summit where - just like...
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A Definite Education
ed·u·ca·tion Everyone seems to be screaming for Education to deliver more entrepreneurs and enterprising students... While everyone says that this is needed, where is the framework and training for...
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#EdChat: Idle Twitter Chatter... Or Great CPD Forum?
At this weeks #ukfechat a proposal was put forward that we should arrange to meet up to discuss all things FE, which is a great example of how online chat leads to real time collaboration.In addition...
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Social Media ...And Better Job Prospects?
Consider the following scenario... You have a fantastic student... they have the academic ability, have all the "soft skills" and leadership potential that would make them a credit to any organisation...
View ArticleThe Ofsted Effect - Network Effects & Feedback Loops
In previous posts I've looked at the similarities and differences between start ups and education and I've imagined what would happen if "Education Inc" went looking for investment... What would happen...
View ArticleA Parallel Edu Universe? Or a Future Possibility?
Well this sure has been a weird week... or was it all just a weird dream! I appear to have had the ability to time travel and visit some sort of parallel edu universe? I'm not too sure what was real...
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College Brand & Identity - Just Do It!
Last week I discussed the impact of a bad inspection report and how the network effects and feedback loops might impact on the school/college student admissions as there might be more demand for the...
View ArticleOnline Learning - College & Corporate Collaboration
In my Start Up Education post I highlight the importance of iterating your way to "Product Market Fit" and I am currently doing this myself as I am assessing a number of different projects and...
View ArticleTeaching Environments - Making Space for a Positive Culture
This week's #ukfechat was on the subject of teaching environments, which is another important aspect in establishing a positive culture for both students and staff. This post includes some fascinating...
View ArticleLesson #1 in Persistence... Never Give Up!
This week I attended an assessment for a prestigious leadership program. This involved assessing some interesting business case studies and some other exercises. This also happened to be the first job...
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