I recently wrote a blog for Prism journal. Here is an excerpt with a link to the original: On the educated person in the Post-capitalist digital society In the midst of a crisis, it is tempting to look to the past for answers. Perhaps, unsurprisingly Karl Marx is making a comeback not least because we… Continue reading On the educated person in the Post-capitalist digital society
I’ve always pondered why education does not use comparative statistical analysis to triangulate the results of teacher-generated assessment and externally bench-marked exams. After this summer’s fiasco; I have the answer. The question is, can we learn from it? Like, what went wrong, and can we use algorithms to improve assessment going forward? I think so;… Continue reading Using comparative statistical analysis to improve educational assessment
I recently wrote a blog for Prism journal. Here is an excerpt with a link to the original: On the New Bedouins: discontinuity and disruption in education I recently came across a podcast discussing Mark Fisher’s book Capitalist realism, and was minded of his apocryphal tale of the television reporters who, on seeing Occupy protesters in… Continue reading On the New Bedouins: discontinuity and disruption in education
I won’t beat about the bush: we are now in the midst of very uncertain times. Schools are only partially open and many teachers are working from home and being asked to deliver online. Although most will have some experience of online content, many will find transferring classroom practice to the virtual world daunting. Myself and my… Continue reading 5 key steps to online teaching in uncertain times
I’ve been blogging recently about the discourse generated by cognitive load theory. In this one, I want to discuss research associated with cognitive load theory, which spans the fields of psychology and cognitive science but concerns educational practice. Again, I am going to reference a blog by Greg Ashman, entitled Anarchic minds, and refer to a… Continue reading On experimental cognitive science: dropping discursive bombs on education
I previously wrote about a knowledge policy discourse in education dismissing thinking skills. At worst it conflates knowledge with thinking; at best it pays lip service to “thinking skills” and creativity. It is not necessarily surprising, policymakers and their SpAds have to stitch together a coherent policy narrative that makes sense to a wider audience… Continue reading On Ofsted and policy: a confusion of knowledge
I’ve previously written about clever discourse. It is a type of discourse that generates plausible ideas purportedly rooted in evidence. Such ideas seem unassailable, common-sense facts from reputable sources; however, further scrutiny suggests otherwise. A classic example of clever discourse is the current government’s claim to have increased the number of children in good and… Continue reading On the clever but troublesome discourse of Cognitive Load Theory
I should not find Dom Cummings interesting, but I do. He has interesting things to say about programming, analytics and the research that integrates human thought and action with new technologies. He is also a straight talker and tells the truth. You get the feeling he would tell you he is going to lie before… Continue reading On Dom Cummings and the truth about direct instruction
I wrote previously about disruptive technologies and their impact on education. In this blog, I consider how content delivery technologies like Virtual Reality (VR) and Gamification will transform the role of the classroom practitioner. Aptly named game design companies like Unreal, the publisher of titles like Fortnite, ARK: Survival Evolved, Tekken 7 and Kingdom Hearts III… Continue reading On the Unreal: VR and embodied embedded social cognition
In this blog, I consider whether Singapore has implemented Western ideas better than the West, which arguably has resulted in significantly improved PISA results. Based on a tweet (see below), Greg Ashman suggested I had an unusual take on Singapore’s PISA success: (…) Katharine Birbalsingh commented on Finland’s decline in performance in the Programme for International… Continue reading Singapore and PISA: a policy warning for England
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