Can you be too young to start?
Being a champion of technology to support learning I want to support teachers and students in using technology to enhance their educational experience. As a... The post Can you be too young to start?...
View ArticleAugmented Reality in Education
I have been using augmented reality for a while now. It is a great tool to engage learners, especially with literacy. My tool of choice... The post Augmented Reality in Education appeared first on...
View ArticleWhy Google Apps for Education? – Google Classroom!
I wrote a post back in the summer about my early impressions of Google Classroom. At the time I was really impressed with what was... The post Why Google Apps for Education? – Google Classroom!...
View ArticleDigital homework through Showbie.
Part of the UPBEAT programme with Aspire2Be is the workflow involved in setting tasks and getting the work back from students. When using digital technology... The post Digital homework through...
View ArticleThe education lottery?
There are so many amazing teachers that I have had the benefit to work with in education. So many of them are 100% dedicated to... The post The education lottery? appeared first on Teaching and...
View ArticleThe journey continues #nurture1415
So it’s that time of year again, a chance to reflect on the year gone by and set some targets that I hope to achieve... The post The journey continues #nurture1415 appeared first on Teaching and...
View ArticleTeaching & Learning & Technology
Lots of schools are now investing in technology, they can see how that is the way the world is moving and that this technology is... The post Teaching & Learning & Technology appeared first on...
View ArticleDigital Literacy, or is it?
Digital literacy is fast becoming a key ingredient to a child’s education. Not by any means the most important but definitely a necessity to help... The post Digital Literacy, or is it? appeared first...
View ArticleDigital leaders of learning.
This week we finished our leaders of learning course. The course, funded through the South Wales PLPS (physical literacy) team, was designed in collaboration with... The post Digital leaders of...
View ArticleWhat if……? #adedu
I have been thinking about this post for some time now. Reading other peoples frustrations with education and also seeing the amazing things that educators... The post What if……? #adedu appeared first...
View ArticleLooking back and looking forward. #adedu
So as another year draws to a close it’s a great time to reflect on things. I started the year working with Aspire2Be as the... The post Looking back and looking forward. #adedu appeared first on...
View ArticleEarly steps in teacher training
So I am nearly 1 month into my new job in Higher Education working with BEd students in Teacher Training and it’s safe to say... The post Early steps in teacher training appeared first on Teaching and...
View ArticleMaking numeracy practical.
As with most things I learn these days, this idea was born from a chat with my son. He was having some trouble with his... The post Making numeracy practical. appeared first on Teaching and Learning...
View ArticleDeveloping Digital Competency
Today I worked with the Year 1 students on the BEd Primaery Studies course. They are due to go out on their first teaching placement... The post Developing Digital Competency appeared first on...
View ArticleDigital learning at USW
Since starting at the University of South Wales I have been developing some new ideas for supporting student teachers as they look to enhance their... The post Digital learning at USW appeared first on...
View ArticleCreate or consume? Digital competency in schools.
Having worked in and with a full range of schools over the last few years I have seen some outstanding practice in the use of... The post Create or consume? Digital competency in schools. appeared...
View ArticleDigital pilot in schools reflection.
This week saw us start our digital pilot in schools. The project is looking at how we can identify different ways to support trainee teachers... The post Digital pilot in schools reflection. appeared...
View ArticleChanging focus #edtech
I delivered a lecture yesterday on the new Digital Competence Framework in Wales to our first year trainee teachers. The new framework looks at how technology should be integrated into the curriculum...
View ArticleUsing Smore
I started using Smore as a school newsletter about 4 years ago. It is a simple programme that creates really nice newsletters that can easily be shared in various ways. I wanted to create a newsletter...
View ArticleDigital Competence Framework and future teachers.
This is a reflection on an amazing 2016. I started the year as a new addition to the team of lecturers at USW on the BA Primary Studies course. My role was to look at Science and Technology, viagra...
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