We held our latest Extreme Learning meeting on Thursday.
David Gilmour and myself have been working on the idea of on-line templates for learners to use as a framework for their Extreme Learning projects.
As I’ve previously explained the template concept proved to be too restrictive for learners; technically too demanding for teachers to support; and limiting [...]
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Posted in Communication, ICT, Ideas on Apr 27th, 2007 7 Comments »
On my way home from work I arranged to meet John Connell in the Black Bull. Over a very welcome pint of the “amber nectar” our conversation ranged over a wide range of topics.
I’m never very good at remembering things so I thought I’d try to get this down before we go out. One of the points that [...]
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I spent an afternoon with David Gilmour exploring possible Extreme Learning templates.
It was interesting how we went about the task with some reference to my post yesterday about the Amundsen approach, i.e. we spent a lot of time considering at “what ifs?” [...]
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We had very useful Exc-el Open meeting this evening.
Look out for our forthcoming skype (or equivalent) conference - Ollie Bray will be setting this up - participants are welcome.
For me one of our most significant decisions was to move from Exc-el.org.uk to edubuzz.org during the Easter break.
I was personally fond of Exc-el as it’s been with us [...]
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I met Wendy McAdie this morning from Jewel and Esk Valley College.
We met to discuss how we can support adult and community learning access to our schools. Evening access can be sorted with a service level agreement between each school and the college, which is supported by a clear policy which we’ll take to the [...]
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We held an Exc-el Open Group meeting this evening.
We discussed the permission forms which parents will be asked to sign to enable their children to participate and have their images displayed on school websites.
Christine - AKA guineapigmum - suggested that it would be good to speak to school boards about blogging/use of images/learning through the [...]
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The recent Scottish Executive additional funding (£800,00) released to schools in East Lothian has resulted in a spate of purchases of interactive whiteboards.
Ewan MacIntosh put up a link to some research which suggests that interactive whiteboards haven’t made a significant impact upon the teaching and learning process.
In East Lothian we recently invested in interactive boards for all [...]
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Posted in ICT, Strategic on Feb 16th, 2007 8 Comments »
Our Strategic ICT and Education Group met yesterday.
This is our key planning group which oversees our £1 million revenue budget and £1 million capital ICT budget. The group is composed of head teachers, members of our education ICT team, the corporate ICT team plus a rep’ from the Finance Department.
It’s our job to try to translate [...]
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Posted in ICT on Jan 14th, 2007 4 Comments »
Perhaps John Connell in his new role with Cisco Systems could prevent any confusion between Apple and Cisco about who owns the rights to the “iPhone” by using the Scottish terminology.
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We had our first Exc-el Board Meeting this afternoon.
Members of the group are: myself, Karen Robertson, David Gilmour and Elizabeth Cowan (ICT team); Ronnie Summers HT Musselburgh Grammar School; Lynn Lewis, class teacher, Pencaitland Primary; Ollie Bray, Depute HT, Musselburgh Grammar; Ewan MacIntosh, ICT team and LTS; Ann Johnston, Librarian, Dunbar Grammar; Dave Wharton, HT West [...]
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