Category Archives: ICTs

Past-term policies: When policies fail to address future contexts

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

An important aspect of educational policy making is the timespan that policies are expected to address. In general, there is an assumption that policies are directed toward the future and are expected to function as pathways going forward in time. … Continue reading →

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Creating old meaning: When new concepts are repurposed to mask an absence of change.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by admin

Michael Fullan (see The New Meaning of Educational Change) argues that the key to educational change is the creation of new, shared meaning to define novel contexts that help us address issues of concern. Through the decades we’ve seen a … Continue reading →

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Bits and pieces from around the web

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin

Here’s a quick summary of interesting things that I’ve been posting on my facebook page recently that are no less relevant to this blog. Here’s an interesting article looking at the Summerhill School through the experiences of former students. The … Continue reading →

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Norwegian professor says that teachers must be on Facebook to understand students

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

Legislators in Missouri, USA, recently passed a law that forbids teachers from socializing with students using social web sites. Meanwhile, Arne Krokan, a Norwegian professor specializing in technology and society, claims that teachers must be on Facebook if they are … Continue reading →

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My response to Clay Shirky regarding his claims about news as a public good

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Tryggvi Thayer

Clay Shirky recently published an article on his blog about the impact of information technology on news publishing. As is often the case with Shirky’s writings, it’s been causing considerable waves on the Internet. Basically, Shirky’s point is that there … Continue reading →

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Eurydice’s valuable data for studying education in Europe

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Tryggvi Thayer

The European Commission’s Eurydice website, a useful resources for information on educational systems in Europe, has a “Facts and Figures” page that provides valuable data for calibrating information to make accurate comparisons between countries. The page includes data such as. … Continue reading →

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