OCTEL | jojacob_uk | Activity http://octel.alt.ac.uk/members/johacob_uk/activity/ Activity feed for jojacob_uk. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 10:33:07 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.3.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9629de38ee7e60591b702bc4252f5140 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/martini/#post-26644 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 07:59:48 +0100 Thanks Santanu for your interesting comments. I’ve heard the phrase ‘guide on the side’ before and I like it. It seems to sum up perfectly the sort of support you might expect in this kind of cMOOC. It also encapsulates the support I have had from OU tutors in the past.

]]> 0 eb1ed641b3aeda2f5e22e1f0369cde0c jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@iLearningUK: @jojacob_uk errrrm no [yes]” An #octel leader board would be interesting... just for fun of course!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26442 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:14:30 +0100

“@iLearningUK: @jojacob_uk errrrm no [yes]” An #octel leader board would be interesting… just for fun of course!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 24, 2014

]]> 0 696b5e03995a767c98e629776b999333 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@PaulSMRY: #octel Sweet, added my badges to my linkedin profile!” How did you do that?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26443 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:12:07 +0100

“@PaulSMRY: #octel Sweet, added my badges to my linkedin profile!” How did you do that?— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 24, 2014

]]> 0 97551003b0423bc6d63d489d3675fbbb jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@iLearningUK: #ocTEL is there going to be a league table of Achievement points? My Total Points: 8,305” Getting competitive?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26444 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:11:45 +0100

“@iLearningUK: #ocTEL is there going to be a league table of Achievement points? My Total Points: 8,305” Getting competitive?— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 24, 2014

]]> 0 ae3dca33f3fb5544b9308f3032aee9fc jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @vbaxter @iLearningUK The bottom of the #octel right hand column shows your total score... not that I've looked or anything, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26445 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 09:10:52 +0100

@vbaxter @iLearningUK The bottom of the #octel right hand column shows your total score… not that I’ve looked or anything— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 24, 2014

]]> 0 768b9e9c321740a606ec9b016ebfecc4 jojacob_uk earned the week 0 badge: TEL Explorer Badge: There are three activities outlined in the Week 0 TEL […] http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/7205/ Mon, 23 Jun 2014 07:27:14 +0100 week-0-tel-explorerThere are three activities outlined in the Week 0 TEL Explorer section and this badge can be earned up to three times. Click on the badge to make your each of your submissions for Week 0’s TEL Explorer badges.

]]> 0 6ca71d716c7ec0661ddf4289ef06f1b5 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@WarwickLanguage: just collected my gold badge #openbadges from #octel madly motivating :)” Got mine!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26333 Mon, 23 Jun 2014 06:07:15 +0100

“@WarwickLanguage: just collected my gold badge #openbadges from #octel madly motivating :)” Got mine!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 23, 2014

]]> 0 dbe604757eee49c6f7b7aeb2669f4636 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/khan-academy-resources/#post-26098 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:43:17 +0100 I have been reading about Rocketship academies in the US, and it seems as though they are using these Khan Academy resources to support their classroom based provision, to make a blended learning approach.

I think your evaluation suggests that this is probably a great resource if it supplements your maths class, and you have a teacher on hand to…[Read more]

]]> 0 2a55e139f1703fb615d4aee821c9c42b jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/prepare-to-be-an-online-instructor-by-being-an-online-student/#post-26096 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:32:37 +0100 One thing that strikes me about learning to teach online by being an online learner is about modelling. When we are learning to teach in a classroom, we have had the experience of being taught by good and bad teachers, and we might observe or be observed by advanced teaching practitioners to support our development as rookie teachers. If…[Read more]

]]> 0 96811b9fd314a8d66882507f679e7895 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/explorer-activity-1-4-whats-the-theory/#post-26092 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:18:03 +0100 I really enjoyed Sugata Mitra’s presentation, and his experiments in non-directive learning were fascinating. I experienced a similar non-directive approach in an Open University module (H818) where each participant had to come up with a project and an ‘artefact’ to present at an online conference at the end of the module. We were supported in…[Read more]

]]> 0 d4e9c5c0dc63079ff6e056850379a90a jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/martini/#post-26091 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 19:48:14 +0100 Sooo… maybe I have only been interacting with tutors?!

That’s interesting Peter, that you don’t identify yourselves as tutors. Some of the webinar for week 5 focused on student-teacher/designer power differentials, and acknowledged that true equality of power was not possible. I wonder what this means in a MOOC such as this where we are all…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e555a2d2676ea45afcee8e0147852da jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Six Principles of Effective e-Learning: What Works and How? #ocTEL http://t.co/Glmzf2Vloa via @delicious, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26105 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:21:18 +0100

Six Principles of Effective e-Learning: What Works and How? #ocTEL http://t.co/Glmzf2Vloa via @delicious— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 22, 2014

]]> 0 9388a72c385756c141c5bee729bc5064 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Here is my Pealtrees collection of #ocTEL readings and links: http://t.co/6PggR6emCc, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26106 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:57:13 +0100

Here is my Pealtrees collection of #ocTEL readings and links: http://t.co/6PggR6emCc— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 22, 2014

]]> 0 a8d786ce66ffbdc4f67d5dd539e7c8e2 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Employability skills and open badges #ocTEL http://t.co/cdCDK5PZyZ via @delicious, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26109 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:36:34 +0100

Employability skills and open badges #ocTEL http://t.co/cdCDK5PZyZ via @delicious— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 22, 2014

]]> 0 511b7303b76833626ec07da2a3d1e6a0 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: I have completed #ocTEL #mooc ! Awaiting a few badges, but pretty much done. Who else?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26110 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:34:05 +0100

I have completed #ocTEL #mooc ! Awaiting a few badges, but pretty much done. Who else?— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 22, 2014

]]> 0 45dc8c19732ed4cfd070a5a6ee3077f8 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: #ocTEL week 3: here is a slideshare I made about Open Textbooks, a type of OER: http://t.co/smYwNE6zop, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26113 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 09:16:22 +0100

#ocTEL week 3: here is a slideshare I made about Open Textbooks, a type of OER: http://t.co/smYwNE6zop— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 22, 2014

]]> 0 bea70d3ff9e6a77389c41323c6543593 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/martini/#post-26028 Sun, 22 Jun 2014 08:04:25 +0100 I really like your idea of being able to draw on a bank of resources that we could remix as needed, and as I am involved in apprenticeships, I think your idea of them being created by industry experts is a fantastic idea.

In a way, that is what teachers have always done. You develop lesson plans and materials for a specific course, and when you…[Read more]

]]> 0 bb07a4ac71e5d3c4052ca92827423822 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/student-involvement-in-tel/#post-25924 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:24:51 +0100 This might sound odd, but one of the ways learners I work with influence TEL is by not using TEL tools provided, thereby having a blocking influence.

I appreciate that the webinar and Julie’s presentation highlighted the need to involve learners in the decisions about TEL, however I am also mindful of Ford’s assertion that ‘If I had asked my…[Read more]

]]> 0 cdeb0de5b3cc6c3586e946bc84c5f829 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/promoting-lasting-change/#post-25922 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:07:12 +0100 Where I work we have no real experts in TEL. While people are engaged in professional development, it tends to be based around teaching and learning, individual interests or key subject needs. TEL is not currently a priority (although I think that may change soon). So it is had to instigate professional development around TEL.

But individuals…[Read more]

]]> 0 9bb67f9ea6c2cfc9ad7aa5c7475de89e jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Thank you @julievoce for your very clear and frank explanation of managing your VLE review project for #ocTEL ., on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25933 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:51:39 +0100

Thank you @julievoce for your very clear and frank explanation of managing your VLE review project for #ocTEL .— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 21, 2014

]]> 0 0ff5e922d7351d4ebdbd210294cc518b jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/tel-one-planning/#post-25870 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:18:43 +0100 Julie’ presentation was clear and frank. This was clearly a very large scale and complex project and her summary of the lessons learned was very useful.

I haven’t really experienced a learning technology project, although as a manager and staff in large organisations I have been involved in more general projects and project management. I think…[Read more]

]]> 0 b3ee6dd107c693b5ac93d981ccc518a1 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/glomaker/#post-25863 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:45:58 +0100 Thanks for clarifying Peter. Is there something else you use instead now?

]]> 0 35beb8f749874a77b98f81cc7a096147 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Use of badges, anti-cheating innovation #ocTEL http://t.co/MUCfk6t1tn via @delicious, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25940 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 06:57:00 +0100

Use of badges, anti-cheating innovation #ocTEL http://t.co/MUCfk6t1tn via @delicious— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 21, 2014

]]> 0 8fa1e0765766e8e62cc53a34155cf14d jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@WarwickLanguage: got some catching up to do on #octel wait for me!!” Me too!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25941 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:23:16 +0100

“@WarwickLanguage: got some catching up to do on #octel wait for me!!” Me too!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 21, 2014

]]> 0 da36b123acbb9385b4ebe6610087023a jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @guy75 I will still be working on #ocTEL after Sunday, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25942 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:22:12 +0100

@guy75 I will still be working on #ocTEL after Sunday— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 21, 2014

]]> 0 d6f65162a271e897c34ce2eda9ebd201 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@JillianPawlyn: A guide to millions of free, hi-res images http://t.co/dcX1XBVRiM #ocTEL” Brilliant, thanks for sharing, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25943 Sat, 21 Jun 2014 05:19:12 +0100

“@JillianPawlyn: A guide to millions of free, hi-res images http://t.co/dcX1XBVRiM #ocTEL” Brilliant, thanks for sharing— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 21, 2014

]]> 0 afc8f108409bcbd1b679164a635bc6a7 jojacob_uk commented on the post, What influenced participants level of engagement in ocTEL?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/what-influenced-participants-level-of-engagement-in-octel/#comment-3303 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:00:39 +0100 I hadn’t really been aware of tutors here. I remember reading guidance saying not to expect much tutor support, as one tutor divided by 300 participants is unrealistic. But then your data yesterday seemed to show […]

]]> 0 36c3a54684758de7769905ebf058c464 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/reading-and-reflection/#post-25808 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:48:09 +0100 In my field the learning outcomes are specified by the awarding bodies, so we have no control over them. Perhaps that makes it easier, as we can simply focus on the learning and assessment strategies? Or perhaps it constrains us? I have nothing to compare it to really as I have not worked in HE.

]]> 0 38a2410ff3a8db15ed583fc8fc07fc5e jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/glomaker/#post-25806 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:32:58 +0100 Thanks Peter, great example. Can you store these on your own computer / VLE? Or do they just live on Glomaker’s website?

]]> 0 6739e25bcc0a076f632737c75d341f29 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/experiences-or-expectations-of-e-assessment-and-e-feedback/#post-25805 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:24:23 +0100 Thanks for your contribution Mark – quite a different context to what I am used to.

Reading through the JISC document, I found that they presented online assessment as though it was entirely unproblematic, but I think your comments show that remoteness is a problem. As a learner I have found this myself : if an online tutor has little virtual…[Read more]

]]> 0 87a82380c68f234d397bcfa0c8dd654a jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/experiences-or-expectations-of-e-assessment-and-e-feedback/#post-25803 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:07:28 +0100 Thanks for your ideas Rose. I just thought I would add my experiences of electronic assessment as a teacher and as a learner.

As a teacher

I mark quite length assignments which are submitted in Word. I use the reviewing feature to add comments, questions, ask for clarification and suggest improvements. I thought the IoE feedback framework Lisa…[Read more]

]]> 0 6b4f3218cc36d8445202826c2e310d4c jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @megacolour @MarenDeepwell I aim to finish the #ocTEL MOOC too. Really hoping for a couple of weeks grace to complete it, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25966 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 11:51:41 +0100

@megacolour @MarenDeepwell I aim to finish the #ocTEL MOOC too. Really hoping for a couple of weeks grace to complete it— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 19, 2014

]]> 0 c398cd27bc52ff21379eabfc9c7d35cc jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/glomaker/#post-25688 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 21:48:50 +0100 Thank you Eileen, your explanation was so simple and useful that it makes me think a similar line should be on the front page of their website!

Can you give an example of a task or learning outcome that made you think Glomaker was an appropriate tool?

]]> 0 6bb1c079f70c40cecc7b21ed5f377973 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @wentale I am not sure what metadata there was or whether it was useful, but seamless transfer of #octel badges to backpack is a winner, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25980 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:08:41 +0100

@wentale I am not sure what metadata there was or whether it was useful, but seamless transfer of #octel badges to backpack is a winner— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 18, 2014

]]> 0 362a798875f1caeeeed1cdde421e0b2e jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @mhawksey Nice data to start evaluating #octel . How will you find data to show how many people are lurking or still catching up?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25981 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:01:18 +0100

@mhawksey Nice data to start evaluating #octel . How will you find data to show how many people are lurking or still catching up?— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 18, 2014

]]> 0 cf8f49e6d525ec656d517b670df5c782 jojacob_uk's profile was updated http://octel.alt.ac.uk/activity/p/7024/ Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:55:14 +0100 0 35d7e45ff272f91fe7ed15f4132682c0 jojacob_uk started the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/glomaker/ Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:49:36 +0100 Sorry to sound thick, but what is Glomaker for? The website makes it sound very interesting and creative, but I have no idea what it all means and what you might use it for.

Does anyone know? Have you use it before? What does it do?

]]> 0 0f3bfef7fb8cc004771f557cfe09b9ba jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/learning-styles/#post-25637 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:26:49 +0100 I loathe the idea of learning styles. Who ever thought that getting students to do a VAK test to determine their learning style, and then trying to teach them predominantly in their preferred style would foster anything other than learners with under-developed abilities in their non-preferred styles?!

The only good thing going for knowing about…[Read more]

]]> 0 1137b8b1e09be587362bf44c61f06465 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/screencast-o-matic/#post-25636 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:11:25 +0100 Thanks for your comments. I didn’t even know where to start looking for a tool to make a narrated PowerPoint to share as an OER so pleased to get your recommendations. I have a pc not a mac, so have been stumped when people have recommended mac only tools.

Screencast-O-Matic looks good and will give it a go. I have a max 10 minute narrated…[Read more]

]]> 0 6aef09acbeaa5f31a0e1e2a537b54013 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@megacolour: Wonder if the good ppl at #octel #MOOC will give post course catch-up week; I have some more badges to earn! #edtech” Me too!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25994 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 11:14:59 +0100

“@megacolour: Wonder if the good ppl at #octel #MOOC will give post course catch-up week; I have some more badges to earn! #edtech” Me too!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 17, 2014

]]> 0 a3dd025e0bbc2d30874c90cc7dc6e6d2 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: Just sent my #octel badges to my mozilla backpack - excellent!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25997 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 09:48:20 +0100

Just sent my #octel badges to my mozilla backpack – excellent!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 17, 2014

]]> 0 39cd284b560fc2022aecd076d67b3fd0 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@Bali_Maha: Who's planning on engaging with #clmooc from #rhizo14 #octel #edcmooc #digped ???” What is it?, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=25999 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:42:40 +0100

“@Bali_Maha: Who’s planning on engaging with #clmooc from #rhizo14 #octel #edcmooc #digped ???” What is it?— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 17, 2014

]]> 0 1fa60fa42ada9e5b8db0c1f2be65e734 jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: @brenLearning I am *sloooowly* catching up #octel Hope there's a bit of catch up time on website next week, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26000 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:41:08 +0100

@brenLearning I am *sloooowly* catching up #octel Hope there’s a bit of catch up time on website next week— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 17, 2014

]]> 0 e071211d8e1bb13b14e8c5c6e1275a1a jojacob_uk wrote a new post, jojacob_uk: “@WarwickLanguage: hearing about the 3E framework for #TEL worth further investigation #ocTEL” yes, looks interesting!, on the site ocTEL 2014 http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/?p=26001 Tue, 17 Jun 2014 07:39:40 +0100

“@WarwickLanguage: hearing about the 3E framework for #TEL worth further investigation #ocTEL” yes, looks interesting!— Jo Jacob (@jojacob_uk) June 17, 2014

]]> 0 c6fec7db7380e13bc341ce217b936ef1 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/prepare-to-be-an-online-instructor-by-being-an-online-student/#post-25192 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:46:29 +0100 I really like the rationale for your online course James. The activity which involves building an online space sounds great, but very challenging for some (definitely for me!) what sort of preparatory activities will build up to this?

]]> 0 542e226b575377dc3687f3ea9d2f1cf2 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/blog-for-activity-2-1/#post-25188 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:31:51 +0100 Sorry I didn’t have time to talk to others, but wanted to share my own experiences posted previously in my blog: http://elearningapprentice.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/being-an-elearner/

]]> 0 0d9b3acf44a68e5e752eaa654099faba jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/strategy-from-scratch/#post-25187 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 21:12:32 +0100 Headings could be:
Why do we need a TEL strategy?
Vision for the next 3 years
Aims and objectives
Areas for development
Infrastructure
Professional development
Quality
Finance
Road map

]]> 0 f9f036285d0eec8837408f00769512a0 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/autonomous-and-social/#post-25169 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:35:20 +0100 Ooh I like the 3d suggestion!

]]> 0 2d86822e0b5dabd9f340024b8a79dbae jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/autonomous-and-social/#post-25168 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:34:26 +0100 Can you give some examples of the types of autonomous learning activities you let them loose with?

]]> 0 bad565faee95d1567e7639931f9f5f04 jojacob_uk replied to the topic in the forum http://octel.alt.ac.uk/2014/forums/topic/autonomous-and-social/#post-25167 Sun, 15 Jun 2014 19:32:46 +0100 The veneer of autonomy – what a great topic! That will certainly set me thinking about things as I am working!

But how much autonomy is there when the awarding bodies specify what is to be learned and how it will be assessed. The teacher has some autonomy in some circumstances, but I don’t think many of us would hand too much autonomy to the…[Read more]

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