As mentioned in my post on relating knowledge, if we don’t retrieve knowledge often, we forget it. Once links between…
Relating Knowledge
If we don’t retrieve knowledge often, we forget it. Arbitrary facts are harder to remember than knowledge that is related…
Evaluating Learning
Learning is notoriously hard to evaluate. It is difficult for teachers to evaluate student learning without robust forms of assessment…
Motivation
Students find motivation difficult. The causes of a lack of motivation are often not understood well by teachers or learners.…
Attention
Managing attention is difficult. Learners often haven’t switched their attention from what they have just been thinking about to the…
Knowledge
Knowledge has PR problem. Knowledge is seen as difficult, complex, and sometimes, impractical. Theories of knowledge can leave people confused,…
Productivity
Note: the vast majority of this post is based on personal experience; while this worked for me, and continues to…
Trust
A common feature of effective teams within which I have worked has always been trust. Trust in both directions; trust…
Beyond a vision: What I’ve learnt this year
Two thirds of my careers in education have been spent as a leader of teams. For much of that time,…
Introducing MARGE
MARGE is a model of learning, created and popularised by Professor Arthur Shimamura, who sadly passed away in October 2020.…