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Thinking about glossaries
Over the years education and training has developed a vocabulary of its own. And I remember some years ago when I was doing a training the trainers course, we had ... -
Changes to assessment in Wales
Qualifications Wales have published a consultation document on changes to the GCSE exam system. GCSEs are singly subject exams usually taken at the age of 16 and important for progression ... -
GreenComp The European sustainability competence framework
The European Union has published GreenComp: The European Sustainability Competence Framework. The development of the competence framework is one of the policy actions set out in the European Green Deal ... -
Digital Humanism
I used to be critical at the failure / slowness of sociology to develop critical accounts of the impact of digitalisation and the rise of the internet, This seems to ... -
The real change
Of course there is a lot of hype going on about the metaverse at the moment. The media loves a technology and media hype, as do even more the financial ... -
eAssessment and pedagogy
As part of the EU Erasmus+ eAssessment project which I have reported about previously on this blog, we are developing a 'toolkit, aimed at supporting teachers and trainers in Europe ... -
Assessment futures
As promised ore on eAssessment. The UK Jisc has launched an interesting project - Assessment futures: What will assessment look like in 2035? As part of this they are running ... -
Vlogging as an alternative to written assessment
I.m going to be writing more about eAssessment this week as I'm developing part of a toolkit for teachers on the subject. One of the bonuses of the increasing interest ... -
Beyond the Technology: rethinking assessment and feedback
Just a quick follow up to that last post on the Principles of Good Assessment, Jisc have also released a series of podcasts - Beyond the Technology - on rethinking ... -
Principles of good assessment
The UK Jisc have published the latest in a series of reports and examples of good practice around assessment - Principles of good assessment and feedback. This attention reflects the ...