I presented a talk at the CEFPI NSW seminar that reflected on what we can learn from Scandinavia. It is an amalgam of my trips there over the last couple of years, to see what ideas, philosophies, learning spaces and systems that are in use and are successfully engaging students in their learning. (There isContinueContinue reading “Nokia, Ikea & Pickled Herrings: Learning from Scandinavia #CEFPI #SCIL (Part 2)”
Category Archives: Change
Thanks Sir Ken, I’m in my element! @SirKenRobinson
*When we are in our element we feel we are doing what we are meant to be doing and being who we are meant to be. Rarely do we attend a conference on the future of education and learning where Sir Ken Robinson is not quoted or referenced. The TED Talk that initially caught ourContinueContinue reading “Thanks Sir Ken, I’m in my element! @SirKenRobinson”
The imperative: Paradigm shift for school (The world is changing…it always will) Part 2
Who would have thought a camera in a mobile phone would bring down a household name? Longstanding business models, like Kodak, can’t assume that the way things have always been, is the way things will remain. In the same way, the longstanding ‘business model’ that is school education needs to look at the times andContinueContinue reading “The imperative: Paradigm shift for school (The world is changing…it always will) Part 2”
The imperative: Paradigm shift for school (how to convince family, friends, colleagues & strangers) Part 1
Like me, you may be an early adopter on the change continuum. We are excited by the new, we are intuitive and see that throughout history change, as the point was once made, is the only constant. This was particularly brought to mind in the last week with the bankruptcy announcement of Kodak. The mostContinueContinue reading “The imperative: Paradigm shift for school (how to convince family, friends, colleagues & strangers) Part 1”
Reflections of Rwanda 2012: 2. Pressing the ‘reset button’ on culture #Rwanda2012
We are one people. We speak one language. We have one history. ‘Culture change’, is usually considered an ongoing, medium to long term process of transformation. It recognizes that some people will be slower to adopt new ways and some will resist the change and each of these elements need to be effectively managed. WhatContinueContinue reading “Reflections of Rwanda 2012: 2. Pressing the ‘reset button’ on culture #Rwanda2012”
School education: What can we do to make 2012 a tipping point for irreversible change?
2011 has been a fantastic year for me and I am excited about what 2012 will bring. I left teaching about 12 years ago, disenchanted with a system that was bogged down in traditional thinking, I didn’t know the term ‘industrial-era’ back then. I could see that school was becoming disconnected from the real worldContinueContinue reading “School education: What can we do to make 2012 a tipping point for irreversible change?”
Disruptive innovation: a relentless pursuit that challenges the status quo
When I was growing up the Gregory’s was the essential street directory in everyone’s glovebox. I can remember feeling car-sick trying to navigate as a passenger while my father drove, turning the book around to know whether it was a right or left turn coming up and my parents heated discussions about missing a particularContinueContinue reading “Disruptive innovation: a relentless pursuit that challenges the status quo”
Become an educational innovator & disrupt! 5 key skills to develop
This week I briefly spoke to our key leaders about innovation, an integral part of the DNA at SCIL. A culture of innovation is essential to achieving our vision and values. Our 21stC life is a result of innovation. Innovation differs from improvement because it disrupts. It messes with the way we do things, itContinueContinue reading “Become an educational innovator & disrupt! 5 key skills to develop”
‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 2 | Libraries in Delft
The SCIL Study Tour thought about libraries, their role and providing a place for connection. What if a library had a large book collection and significant spaces for people? The both/and library at TU Delft. The TU Delft Library Learning Centre has generosity of space. The wall of books are visually front and centre asContinueContinue reading “‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 2 | Libraries in Delft”
‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 1 | Denmark & Sweden
What if you threw 10 educational leaders together, to travel to places in Europe and the UK for two weeks? This is what happened last month, as we embarked on a trip to learn from places of unique interest, share ideas, challenge one another and have a lot of fun along the way. Here areContinueContinue reading “‘What ifs’ from the SCIL Study Tour? #SCIL11 – Part 1 | Denmark & Sweden”
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