Blogging IT

We are currently developing a Learning Management
System in East Lothian.  The hope is that it will be a system we can
use to track and evidence our CPD activity, link training to identified
need through ED&R, search and identify people with knowledge and
expertise within our authority and monitor the impact of training in
the workplace.
The question of measuring [...]

I attended  the East Lothian Celebrating Success event today.  The event takes place every 2 years and gives schools the opportunity to show the excellent work they have been doing and share ideas. The theme this year was A Curriculum for Excellence and the schools were to demonstrate something for at least one of the [...]

We held a meeting of East Lothian Glow Mentors yesterday - an away day at the Gothenburg Hotel - Prestonpans.  The aim of the meeting was to begin to address how we move Glow and other network tools forward in our schools.  We see this as a lever to affect change across the authority - [...]

I have blogged about the Learning Hubs initiative before.  Yesterday, I attended the first Project board meeting to move the project forward in East Lothian and our partner authorities.  Nigel Douglas provided us with an overview of the project and where we are to date.  He has been working to develop a sustainable model for [...]

This is my ‘better late than never’ blog about SETT (or the Scottish Learning Festival as it has been rebadged)! My impressions of the conference was that it was very professional and well organised.  In the past it has been - as I understand it- the little brother of BETT, but I feel the seminars [...]

We had the chance to meet with our Glow mentors today at the Scottish Learning Festival (SETT)  Having had the chance to ‘absorb’ the atmosphere and learn of the progress made with Glow, it was interesting to hear the views of the mentors in East Lothian and begin to explore the way forward.  As though [...]

Well, I’ve heard a few negative things over recent weeks about ‘Glow’ the new name for SSDN.  I did finally manage to open the promotional film to introduce it and I don’t think in all honesty it will win any oscars!  However, one of my mentors today remarked that there are worse things to be [...]

The end of another week draws in.  A particularly long week for me - the first full week in 8 … I really was a part timer!  Thanks to Dave for showing me around Technorati …. I know this is probably ‘old technology’ already for anyone reading for this, but better late than never!  What [...]

We have been thinking of ways to support schools to initiate A Curriculum for Excellence projects.  Don Ledingham has floated some ideas in his blog and these ideas are beginning to be firmed up.  The idea is that pupils embark on individual projects that interest them or that they are passionate about and the plan [...]

I met with Robert Whiteside,
a teacher from Haddington Infants in East Lothian and a long-time
enthusiast for technology in Learning and Teaching.  He had been
working with his P2 class last session on animation with
some very successful results and had some ideas on how he could develop
technology further this session.  He has the opportunity to work with
all [...]