Radio #EDUtalk 31-01-2018 Upstart
With Guest Sue Palmer the Chair of the Upstart campaign.
Sue discussed Upstart, which aims to to establish a statutory play-based ‘kindergarten stage’ for Scottish children – based on well-established developmental principles and similar to the systems in Nordic countries – with a recognisably different ethos from primary schooling
Download Safer Internet Day in Scotland
Jess McBeath Online Safety Consultant talking about Safer Internet Day in Scotland.
Safer Internet Day 2018 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 6th February 2018 with the slogan “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you”.
Jess McBeath (@JessLemonTree) | Twitter
Mags Amond #TeachMeet research
Mags Amond will be talking about her #TeachMeet research
Mags Amond (@magsamond) | Twitter
Download Loose Learners Ep 7: How to read
Happy Halloween, Everyone!
We aired a relaxed episode 7 we hope you enjoy listening.
The topic for this episode can be characterised as slow meanderings on digital and analogue reading strategies. We explore our personal preferences for paper or screen, strategies we use to help us remember and wonder if we are just getting old.
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The post from Wes Fryer which dropped into my rss feed this week once more had me reflecting back on the passing of Bob Sprankle. Bob was an a warm-hearted, informative and informed educator in the US primary sector, and an early pioneer of podcasting with young people. He produced several different podcasts over the years, but the one which drew me in was ‘Seedlings‘ which he co-produced with Alice Barr and Cheryl Oakes, and which was distributed through the EdTechTalk channel.
The post from Wes reminded me that I too reflected back on what #BobTaughtMe, shortly after the moving video tribute Wes and others produced. Given that in my small offering EDUtalk gets a mention, it’s probably appropriate for me to (belatedly) post it here.
Perhaps if Bob touched your life, you too might like to record your #BobTaughtMe.
Download TeachMeet Scottish Learning Festival 2017 on Edutalk
Recording of TeachMeet at Scottish Learning Festival 2017.
