Last week it was my birthday. The family now knows how I think. Malicious compliance is well understood round here. They got me these cards (twice). There is no hiding place. * Disclaimers…… 1. Not the best ever piece of verse written for a birthday card, but I’m having a go. 2. The drilling in […]
NeverSeconds, School Dinners, Social Media and some learning for Public Service
Single tweet, massive impact. Situation. 30th April 2012 a 9 year old school pupil starts the NeverSeconds blog as a writing project with her dad. Martha writes about what she gets for school lunch and takes photographs. This is done with the approval of the school. The blog also acts as a link to raising […]
If Carlsberg did Physics Teachers…. they would make Alessio Bernardelli.
I am totally inspired at the moment. Of all things it’s about physics, education and blogging, all thanks to Alessio Bernardelli. Last night Alessio spoke at a WordPress Users Wales meeting about his blog and how he’s been using blogging in education. Here is his blog, please go and visit you won’t be disappointed (check […]
Social Media + Staff Ideas = Better Engagement? …. (a bank that says YES)
This is all about HSBC, not to be confused with the 1980’s advertising campaign about another bank that liked to say yes…… I’ll stop now….. Recently I was at an IdeasUK networking event about the use of social media in staff ideas schemes. A big part of the day was about what HSBC are doing. […]
Will things look different in the morning?
The next time you see this blog it will be better it is now (hopefully). Tonight is going to be a bit of a watershed for me: It’s been five months since I started blogging; I’ve managed to produce 40 posts in that time; and Tonight I’m up for public review. I’ll be at the […]
Mission Impossible Community of Practice…..a Movement?
A friend has been given mission impossible, “you are required to”………: Bring together a large group people from diverse and often competing sectors; Across a wide geographical area and un-specified timescale; Get them to share skills, knowledge and resources; All for the greater good, there’s no money in it; There aren’t any obvious or immediate benefits from […]
Stop the Social Media Arms Race in School
This week I have mostly been a field ethnographer. Basically I have been talking to my kids and finding out what they do with social media in school. This came about from Mondays post about the use of mobile phones in schools. I also read a post by William Stites about why we need social […]
Avoiding shock, denial, and dispair…………how can I write better content?
Last week I had a blog post reviewed and got some good honest feedback. You know, the kind only a close friend or relatives can give you. This was absolutely necessary, but it’s a bit like the change curve thing of: shock and denial; progressing to uncertainty and ending up at acceptance and moving on (eventually….I hope). […]
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