Power play
Today sees the conclusions of the 2 year-long Hillsborough inquests. On the radio this morning they played clips from the day and it was clear that there was little realisation […]
Learning to reflect
The end of another year is a good time to look back and reflect upon what has been achieved as well as what I have learnt. This reflective post caught […]
Out of the box
Compartmentalisation is helpful for filing. Grouping objects or indeed ideas that are similar can help to identify commonalities and differences. Such classification was a vital component of the development of […]
Road to nowhere.
The popular metaphor of the “learning journey” has been around for quite some time now and although I feel it is a rather over used I am going to exploit […]
The importance of the craft of language teaching.
You have spent at least 4 years at university, worked hard to develop your own language and intercultural skills and you are off to share them with others. Perhaps you […]
You made me do it!
I finally got a moment this morning to return to #rhizo15 just as it is coming to an end. I read blog posts from Maha Bali and Maren Deepwell, both people […]
I agree with Ed
I’m not given to political outpourings but as the election approaches I want to applaud the values driven approach to policy adopted by Ed Miliband. In the UK the coalition […]
#rhizo15 What should we count?
The question posed by Dave in his video is slightly different from the one in the title of his post here. Please don’t think I am a pedant Dave, but […]
Learning subjectives for Rhizo15
I get the feeling, having watched #rhizo14 from afar, that the most useful place for my #rhizo15 posts is this more philosophic space I set up here on WP a […]
Summer fun!
Summer is here and most people think of this as a time when academics disappear into the undergrowth to water their garden and ponder. This little chap sits at […]
Espace Sisyphe 