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sines & wonders: The ten commandments of CPD - 1 views

    • Sean McHugh
       
      OK this guy is a bit of a twazzock, but there's no denying the truth of a lot of this, especially 7, 4 and 2. The comment at the bottom is as good, if not better than the article!
  • Point 3: This depends whether you have a static or evolutionary view of language. Neologisms are always uncomfortable until familiarity breeds acceptance. In English, we've been verbing nouns for centuries. If you don't like it then you must reject Shakespeare and most other great writers who indulged in the creation of new verbs this way. Caution, self-awareness and a hint of irony can make this practice more acceptable.
  • Point 8: Providing simple frameworks to help people more easily structure and remember complex knowledge can be useful as long as one acknowledges the flaws and limitations of any model. 'It's only a model'
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  • CPD isn't just about the acquisition of new knowledge from experts. Just as valuable sometimes is reflection on existing knowledge in order to share it, consolidate it, reorganise it and apply it more widely.
  • Don't give us sheets of A2 paper and ask us to "brainstorm"
  • Stop mentioning the 21st Century
  • Don't just read out your slides
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Oiling the hinges - refining my construction of hinge question | Improving Teaching - 0 views

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    "OILING THE HINGES - REFINING MY CONSTRUCTION OF HINGE QUESTION November 3, 2013 · by Harry Fletcher-Wood · in AfL, Classroom, CPD, History"
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Do they understand this well enough to move on? Introducing hinge questions | Improving... - 0 views

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    "DO THEY UNDERSTAND THIS WELL ENOUGH TO MOVE ON? INTRODUCING HINGE QUESTIONS August 17, 2013 · by Harry Fletcher-Wood · in AfL, CPD. · "
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pr0tean: A Framework for Transformational Technology - SAMMS - 2 views

    • Sean McHugh
       
      SAMMS. Transform teaching with digital technologies by focusing on what  makes tech transformational.
  • Frameworks like SAMR and RAT are incredibly helpful here, but we still need a framework to assist with the top levels of redefinition/transformation of learning through effective uses of digital technologies.
  • what are the transformative, unique affordances of digital technologies?
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  • Five features or facets of pixels that out perform paper -  (SAMMS): Situated practice (work anywhere)Accessibility (access to information)Multi-modality (screen centred creations)Mutability (provisionality/fluidity/malleability)Social networking (syncronous/asyncronous people power) 
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