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Entries in Steve Wheeler (7)

Sunday
Feb242013

BETT 2013 Interviews: Steve Wheeler

ICT thinker, lecturer and writer Steve Wheeler talks about being at the BETT Show for the first time this year, and the things people are discussing in the world of ICT.

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Monday
Oct152012

Recommended reading

ReadingHere is a selection of online articles that I think worth reading – some of them are my own (he says modestly), but others are others’! They cover a wide range of topics, including the flipped classroom, Bring Your Own Technology, what happens in an internet minute, up and coming conferences and others.

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Monday
Mar122012

Technology and communication: less leads to more

cell phone 2When it comes to communication, being restricted is definitely better, ie more conducive to effectiveness, than having no limits at all. I was reminded of this by a recent presentation by Steve Wheeler, in which he cited Pete Yeomans on the subject of text messaging. He said:

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Thursday
Feb232012

5 ways to develop critical thinking in ICT

detectiveHow do you encourage pupils and students to think critically in the context of educational technology? Although we can devote a lot of time and energy to setting up the "right environment", I can't help thinking that really it all comes down to some pretty simple questions, and very straightforward approaches.

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Monday
Jan302012

Blogs by Plymouth Students

readingI’m always looking for new blogs to read. It’s always good to have fresh talent, with a fresh viewpoint, otherwise it can all start to become a bit self-referential and echo chamberish. So I was delighted when Pete Yeomans recently drew my my attention to a website that collates the blogs written by students on the University of Plymouth’s B.Ed course.

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Thursday
Dec222011

Blog posts mentioned recently

Here are three blog posts I mentioned in a recent article:

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Wednesday
May112011

Open Door Classrooms

Should classrooms be open to the world, in the sense that anyone might see what's going on, and perhaps even take part in them? Is this an inevitable development anyway, given today's technology?

These are the sorts of issues that Steve Wheeler raises in his reflections on Open Door Classrooms.

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