Knowledge Centre blogs

Technology in Education – it’s the use that matters

By: Simon Knight
On: 21st December 2012

It’s been a year since I started blogging here at Nominet Trust, exploring the research around new technologies particularly in education. There probably hasn’t been a more exciting time in the Nominet Trust year for me as they’ve just announced a new fund with the Education Endowment Foundation – it’ll be great to see what’s funded and what outcomes they achieve. I’m going to use this final blog of the year I’ll sum up what I’ve covered so far and how it’s all related.

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From Problems to Conclusions - How do we Share Understanding of Research

By: Simon Knight
On: 13th November 2012

Making sense of our evidence

In her recent Nominet Trust blog Annika talked about the ways Nominet Trust is trying to make sense of the information they have on how technology might be used to open up new opportunities. Creating stories, spotting themes, and mapping ideas have been key to this work. more >

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Linking Existing Data - See the Connections

By: Simon Knight
On: 25th October 2012

Data – What is it good for?

Last blog I talked about Linked Data in relation to OER – linking the OER together. One aspect of this was personalisation – being able to see where gaps in a students learning were, and plugging them dynamically though linked OER.

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A difficult choice for Michael Gove on January 30th 2013?

By: Bob Harrison
On: 9th February 2012

Where to go on January 30^th 2013 will be a difficult decision for all those who are involved in education and learning across the globe including the now “converted” Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove.

If you attended either of the two big festivals in Olympia in January you might have a clue what his dilemma might be? more >