by Derek Morrison, 1 August 2012 I love RadioLab’s topic range plus its overall quirkiness and envy Robert Krulwich’s (NPR Science Correspondent and one of the RadioLab co-presenters) ability to simplify and communicate sometimes complex concepts. In particular, I draw attention to Download article as PDF
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Education – whose business is it?
February 7th, 2012
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By Derek Morrison, 7 February 2012 I like exploring the byways of what our national and international media have to offer; particularly regarding perspectives on the future of learning and teaching in an increasingly digital and globalised world. Consequently, I sometimes stumble upon something of particular note worth sharing. But before I share please indulge […]
Click in the Classroom
June 26th, 2011
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by Derek Morrison, 26 June 2011 The first 6 minutes of the BBC’s Click program for 25 June 2011 contains an interesting item about how some schools have taken radical decisions about the role of technologies in their classrooms and whether “the cheque is worth the tech”. Featuring New York City’s Hudson High School (Twitter […]
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
June 17th, 2011
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by Derek Morrison, 22 May 2011 updated 27 May, 31 May 2011, 3 June 2011, and 17 June 2011 Adam Curtis describes himself modestly as “a documentary film maker, whose work includes The Power of Nightmares, The Century of the Self, The Mayfair Set, Pandora’s Box, The Trap and The Living Dead” but that understates […]
UK TV broadcasters coalescing around BBC iPlayer?
February 23rd, 2011
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by Derek Morrison, 23 February 2010 Developments in the digital world may have increased choice but sometimes at the cost of increased and unnecessary complexity. Good examples of this unncessary complexity are to be found in the plethora of online “players” offered by each and every broadcaster – each with its own interface, limitations, and […]
Authentic language teaching?
December 19th, 2010
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by Derek Morrison, 19 December 2010 I come across the odd gem in my eclectic podcast listening and such was the case with an item in the BBC World Service radio programme Digital Planet of 15 September 2010 which focused on the work of Glovico.org which in its own words describes itself as : “,,, […]
BBC World Service – a reference model … for the BBC?
April 10th, 2010
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by Derek Morrison, 10 April 2010 The following posting reflects the perspectives and opinions of the author alone and should not be construed as necessarily representing the views of any other individual or organisation. In my short essay ELESIG puts head (or toe) in the Clouds (Auricle, 23 March 2010) I reflected on some of […]
Where’s our Forum Network?
April 6th, 2010
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by Derek Morrison, 6 April 2010 The following posting reflects the perspectives and opinions of the author alone and should not be construed as necessarily representing the views of any other individual or organisation. In an earlier posting Are you digital natives paying attention? (Auricle, 6 February 2010) I highlighted the excellent US PBS Digital […]
