Archive for: November 2007

November 23, 2007

A lesson for universities from Gordon Brown and the Arctic Monkeys

Filed under: Reflections, idibl - 23 Nov 2007

Reflecting on the Jisc Cetis conference and trying to distill my key learning I remembered the Gordon Brown Arctic Monkeys gaff.

When in response to a question from a journalist from New Woman magazine, he said …

November 13, 2007

PLEs and the institution

Filed under: Reflections, idibl - 13 Nov 2007

PLEs and the institution: “Given a lot of recent comments we really have to elaborate the set of connections between what an institution offers and what individuals manage. I’ve tried to put some of how I think this should …

November 6, 2007

Estelle Morris: Education should not be based on untested theories

Filed under: Reflections - 06 Nov 2007

Estelle Morris: Education should not be based on untested theories: Estelle Morris, the chairwoman of the strategy board of the Institute for Effective Education at the University of York, explains the ethos behind it. (Via Education Guardian).

I …