Interesting research I was emailed this morning.
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As I am getting ready to finish up my current position in Bermuda I am spending much more time on this site once again. I am updating content, and have even added a few additional pages. Reviewing the site I am once again pleased at the content I have created. It's been wonderful to re-read papers and projects and explore my learning over the past few years.
What's the next step?! So this morning I am getting ready to exhibit this very website. The idea is slightly daunting and yet I am excited to hear feedback regarding the site.
Looking through the website myself this morning I have a few ideas for improvements, although like many things I think once started the site will never been "complete", and I for one am glad I have a area where I continue to showcase my learning and development! Thinking of our staff and students this morning in the middle of their Nepal trek, sounds like they are having a difficult but amazing time!
Their blog can be found here.... Good luck for the rest of the journey guys!
A number of years ago, back when I was living and working in the UK, the government introduced the "ebacc". Essentially this legislation placed importance on the subjects of modern foreign languages, humanities and the "core" subjects (English, math, science). Whilst this provided a boost for these subjects it placed a lower level of importance on the arts subjects. Higher level students were, in some schools, streamed out of arts based subjects so that they would boost school league tables through their attainment of the ebacc.
Role on to 2016 and the government are finally debating the inclusion of arts subjects into the ebacc, due to an online petition raising the required amount of signatures required for change, Whilst this debate is far from over, the official discussions have already taken place. See the embedded video below for more information. So, I happened to stumble upon a blog post today which caught my eye, the blog talks about how to teach music technology and the differing options... should it be a discrete subject? Should students be taught tools? Should they be taught traditional ideas but through new means? etc.
It got me thinking a little about: a. my teaching of music tech and how I could review this, and b. how this relates to technology in general. Anyway... i'm sharing as I found it an interesting read- and I hope someone else does too! |
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