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E-learning is unpopular with learners, and not always popular with teachers, there can be little doubt about that but why should that be the case?
I have made quite a bold statement there and some of you may question it, that's great and please add your view or experience in the comments. Before you do though, I'd like you to consider this question;
If you had the choice between studying a subject being taught by a teacher in the classroom or online via... Read full post

It was great to see so many Naace colleagues at BETT2011. The Naace Stand was exceedingly busy with schools and friends, both old and new, dropping by all day, every day.
We had lots of helpers from the Board of Management and volunteers and on Saturday morning, in particular, we had some fabulous input from Carol Rainbow and Nick Speller of Oxfordshire, with a little cameo appearance from Doug Dickinson too thrown in for good measure, at the BETT2011 Open House session. Thanks... Read full post

In the last three weeks ……
 
Most of us have been away from the office and had a restful break in preparation for this week’s NEEC event and BETT2011 next week. We hope you have enjoyed a break too, hopefully brimming with festive cheer with not a cold or flu bug in range!
 
This newsletter covers many of the events that we are involved with at BETT and there could be more as our telephones and emails have been buzzing incessantly this week with news of... Read full post

The New Naace Community is a social networking site. Data has been migrated from the original site so if you had a profile there you should find your details have been migrated here.The site is free to all members so why not engage now and see what's on offer.Here's a few ideas - you can:    * Find others with similar interests and goals;    * Update your profile - your portfolio is the main way people find out about you. You can edit your details and choose... Read full post

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moodlea/~3/SkJQQw4EUBE/iusher Eye Graffiti Called The Eyewriter | ONEEIGHTNINE®

Colleagues,I am sure many of you have been alerted on Friday that the Education Show will run from March 17-19 next year. This represents a clash with our event which will run from 15-17 march, with the traditional exhibition on Weds 16th in the afternoon.As you can imagine this news was not the best for us at the end of last week! In our very early consultation with EMAP these were not the dates they gave to us. So - what to do? We have confirmed speakers for our event and... Read full post

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moodlea/~3/xgJ8O8HxJyU/iusher Ellen Galinsky: Education: Reform or Transformation? A Report from the 2010 Aspen Institute Ideas Festivalcompare and contrast with what's happening in the UK at the moment.

http://advisorymatters.naaceblogs.org/2010/07/16/a-technology-free-school-with-a-game-based-curriculum-any-objections-mr-gove/ The new Coalition Government is steaming ahead with its Structural Reform Plan for Education being published on 13th July. In which their concept of Free Schools is once again expounded:” … we will also capitalise on the passion of parents, teachers and charities who want to make a difference by making it easier for them to set up and run their own... Read full post

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/moodlea/~3/QbwcooEZxns/iusher The Creativity Crisis - NewsweekGoogle App Inventor: Now Anyone Can Create an Android Apppost speculates on the effect Google's App Creator might have in schools

Would anyone be willing to act as a peer assessor for me for the CNP pilot? I am happy to reciproate. Please e-mail me at albin.wallace@church-schools.com