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Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
"What do Teachers Really Make?"
Andy Wallis from IHS's English dept (He really needs to be more online)sent me this video.
What do you really make?
Technorati Tags: education, motivation
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Lower cost 3D printing
As a Design and Technology subject specialist I have been using 3D drawing packages for a number of years. I have been dreaming of purchasing a 3d Printer for the school. I have imagined a pupil designing a product from Initial ideas, developing it in a 3D environment and real models and then producing an accurate prototype.
Looks like this may be a step closer from The Desktop Factory.
Technorati Tags: education scotland, education, 3d printing, desktopfactory, CADCAM, CAM, CAD, Design
Thursday, 24 April 2008
Parliamentary Reception
On Wednesday 23rd Islay High was asked to man a 'pod' at a reception at the Scottish Parliament. The reception was organised by the Microsoft and the SQA to show examples of the range of things that are happening with ICT across Scotland and have been supported by Microsoft.
A Pod, it turns out, is a table with a display board in the main reception area of the Parliament
Examples from Dundee primary schools (whose very young pupils stole the evening) of introductory technologies, through to University of the West of Scotland and their IT Academy. As well as Stirling Uni's link with Falkirk FC to encourage educational access.
The pupil I had with me had me at the event, Aaron, was a star. Talking to one and all. From the MSP's, Cabinet Minister's, fellow pupils, company representatives. He took them all in his stride. Here he is chatting away with Jom Mather, MSP for Argyll & Bute and Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism.
The feedback we got was very positive. With several people being absolutely stunned. Especially those from higher education and industry.
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
John Connell » Blog Archive » Teaching at a Crossroads
John Connell » Blog Archive » Teaching at a Crossroads
Please go and read.
It is a wonderfully intelligent critique of where education is at the moment.
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Design Education - Define Design
A little while ago, ok, 18 months ago. I setup a wiki called Design-Ed.
This was inspired when I did some work in the summer of 2006. I was invited by The Lighthouse, Glasgow, to attend a seminar on design education in Jyväskulä, Finland.
The Design Seminar was organised by the Alvaa Aalto Foundation. It brought together a group 12 of people from all over the world spent a week talking, studying design education. We then produced a concept for travelling education exhibition to get young people to explore Architecture with all their senses.
We decided to try and keep working together using a smartgroup and when smartgroup died I setup a Wikispace but it soon dropped out of use.
I want to try again. Hopefully with more participants.
I would like to ask you, "What is your definition of Design?". I am looking for a short 'back of a T-Shirt' one.
You can leave your definition here in the comments or place it directly onto the wikispace here.
Lots of posts this week. Can you tell I am on holiday and avoiding writing an essay?
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