Education innovation – exploring fresh ideas at Imperial’s annual learning and teaching conference
Education Week, an annual celebration of the best in teaching and learning, is in full swing this week at globally-renowned Imperial College London.
How to put education above technology in a world of online learning
Mark Anderson on how principles of pedagogical design keep us focused on educational goals when we develop online learning.
Russians succeed with project-based learning
Russian university scientists improve undergraduate results with interdisciplinary problem-based learning.
Gordon Pask and Conversation Theory
Pask was one of the first educators to recognise that students have different learning needs, and that conversation is at the heart of all learning. We examine his ideas, and look at some of his amazing machines.
Robert Gagné and instructional design
Gagné's instructional model was originally developed for military training. Decades later, we look at its contribution to today's learning technologies.
Constructivism and Papert’s clever turtles
Papert's Logo system was the first learning technology to be designed around Constructivism. The result was a lot of fun in the classroom.
Experiences of major organisational change in higher education
Education professionals share insights about the processes and challenges of creating major structural and cultural change in higher education institutions.
Digital Badges: the future of credentials?
What are digital badges? Where did they come from, and how useful are they as indicators of educational or professional achievement?
Behaviourism and the roots of learning technology
Exploring the behaviourist origins of technology-enhanced learning with a look at B. F. Skinner and his teaching machines.
Canvas: a revolution in education?
There’s a serious new contender on the VLE market, and its name is Canvas. The University of Greenwich gets a private tour of this fresh, cloud-based platform.