Welcome to a space where I share my continuous ramblings about all things educational. This can be the latest thing I have tried, or it can also be my latest thinking on pedagogy or task design. Whatever the reason was that brought you here, enjoy. As always, all feedback is welcome. Happy reading. MRMICT.
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The Information Wars
Why Teaching Digital Citizenship and Online Safety is More Crucial Than Ever In recent days, headlines have been dominated by discussions surrounding the need for children in the UK to be equipped with the skills to identify extremist content and fake news online. The Guardian recently quoted the Education Secretary emphasising that “it’s more important…
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A Timeline of Task Design: Part 3 – Tackling the Task
Introduction Before we start, if you haven’t already read the first two blogs in this series, I will include the link below for ease. The purpose of this series is to illuminate the intricacies of task design, emphasising that effective task design involves more than meets the eye. In the first instalment, I reflected on…
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Emotional Engagement with YouHue Activities
https://youhue.com Don’t just check in with student emotions, do something about it. As the academic year closes, and if you’re anything like me, you will now be able to get to grips with the bookmarks and tabs saved to look at for the year ahead. There was a time when I was on the lookout…
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A Timeline of Task Design: Part 2 – Mastering Pedagogy
Before we start, if you haven’t already read the first blog in this series, I will include the link below for ease. The purpose of this series is to shine a light on task design and highlight that effective task design has a lot more going on behind the scenes. For example, in the last…
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What’s New With YouHue?
https://youhue.com I have blogged and tweeted about my genuine love for @YouHueApp over the last few months. As a classroom tool, it has transformed the pastoral aspect of my classroom. As a digital application and tool, they really have their fingers on the pulse. Its effectiveness can be summed up in two ways. The first,…
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A Timeline of Task Design: Part 1 – Curriculum is Crucial
Engaging in dynamic conversations about ‘task design’ with schools, both in person and through our new Facebook group, has been an interesting and thought provoking experience lately. However, a noticeable fixation on a supposed silver bullet solution has emerged, prompting me to explore the world of task design further. Task Design is essential – being…
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