October | 2016 | Ed Tech Now
6 posts published by Crispin Weston during October 2016| Ed Tech Now
Most of our common assumptions about assessment are wrong, perpetuating the poorly performing system in which we are trapped. Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
The renewed interest in the curriculum is welcome – but our public discourse is still confused. A review of Amanda Spielman's statements on the curriculum. Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
What do we mean by “feedback”? Is it useful? Is it (like revenge) better served cold? And what has this to do with Bjork’s new theory of disuse? Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
Systematic pedagogy is not defeated by the complexity of the classroom: it is the solution Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
Why trusting to the intuition (aka “professional judgement”) of individual teachers is wrong but wromantic Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
Why criterion referencing got itself a bad name and why this does not mean that it should be abandoned Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
How the modern variant on Aristotle's theory of phronesis originated and why it offers a partial and unhelpful account of teaching expertise Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
When educationalists use the theory of phronesis to argue that teachers should determine educational purpose, they misrepresent Aristotle. Continue reading →| Ed Tech Now
Why many academics think that education is an intrinsic good and why they are wrong.| Ed Tech Now
Challenging orthodox thinking about education technology| Ed Tech Now
Why the views of our leading educationalists on the curriculum don’t add up| Ed Tech Now
