education
National news media? Yeah, right. Paid Members Public
So, today the (allegedly) British media goes into its annual frenzy of exam-results celebration, in predictable style. First we have the pretty girls celebrating [http://sexyalevels.tumblr.com/]. Tomorrow, inevitably, it’ll be all about how A-levels have been dumbed down But that’s not what’s really irritating me.
Le Web: Queen Rania of Jordon Paid Members Public
 [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/12/Queen-Rania.jpg] And now, possibly our most high-profile speaker, [Queen Rania of Jordan](http://twitter.com/queenrania). Genuine royalty, rather than the metaphorical tech royalty…It’s
Facing The Future of Journalism (and liking it) Paid Members Public
I’ve gone a bit quiet, haven’t I? Sorry about that, but I’ve been busy, holidaying and sick, but not necessarily in that order. One element of the busyness was this: [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/11/IMG_1454.jpg] Yes, I was
Ways to Warm to Wikipedia Paid Members Public
The good Doctor Tinworth, my wife Lorna, has told me many times how Wikipedia is becoming a battleground in universities, particularly in the sciences. More and more students are handing in papers which cite only Wikipedia as a source. Anyone who knows anything about how scientific literature functions, and the
Life With Open Laptops Paid Members Public
The Washington Post has published an interesting article by a law professor about students attending classes with laptops open [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601544.html?hpid=opinionsbox1] . It calls into question the idea that the younger generation are as able to multi-task and process
Hey, Teacher, Don't Leave Those Journo Kids Alone Paid Members Public
Martin Stabe has some good advice for journalism schools: [http://www.martinstabe.com/blog/2007/04/11/hey-j-schools-teach-before-you-unleash/] > Journalism schools need to teach their students that blogs are internet publications like any other. They are public on the internet and can be read by anyone in the world with
Those Who Can, Do AND Teach Paid Members Public
Teaching dedication takes on a whole new meaning at Fraser’s school [http://www.teaching20.com/?p=29]: > Last night, I wrote an application which I imaginatively call KidBrowser. … Basically, it’s an ultra-simple web browser for our Primary 1 children (age 5-6). It has a row of buttons
how to give your kids a modern childhood Paid Members Public
Lorna, my wife, has a theory that we’re in a very tight window of opportunity where computer and web familiarity is an advantage to you in the workplace. From there we’ll rapidly move to a situation where lack of it is a crippling disadvantage (if we’re not
