For the past two years I have been working on the  JISC funded Transforming Curriculum Delivery through Technology programme as a synthesis consultant. The programme ran alongside the ongoing four year programme focusing on curriculum design processes – Institutional approaches to...

disappearing norma I recently contributed a post for purpos/ed (which is about opening a debate  around education) with my partner and son which I hope offered a voice for people outside the formal education system. I think we questioned that system and presented one view from the home...

Our son has made us question every aspect of our lives and our place in society. Like most families we encounter informal learning opportunities every day. However we decided not to participate in the formal education offered by the state. We learn at home, in our community, in the wider...

Most people are horrified when I tell them that my son does most of his socialising with his peers over the internet. They are worried because he doesn’t go to school and ‘get’ socialised there (we do home learning – see early blog post to find out why) I think there...

>It’s never been easier to reinvent yourself as an e-learning expert. Just by following the few simple steps below you too could be an expert within weeks. The only proviso I would give is that in order to achieve this you must be SHAMELESS. 1. Don’t worry if you have no...