Tag: Business
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Flipped Classroom = Flipped Business Model for Education
I can’t seem to get this thought out of my head at the moment. It’s in the heading above, but to restate the case. Flipped classrooms need flipped business models for education and ed-tech. There’s lots of talk on the internet these days, at least in education circles, around the idea of the flipped classroom.…
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Kids need teachers because teachers are essential to education
Kids need teachers, right? So do adult learners, right? Well… what if they didn’t… In New Zealand, current budget reforms mean that schools and training providers are facing tough times due to reduced funding. That means some schools will lose teachers and will need to have larger classes. And the teachers are revolting. I mean,…
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Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy
This is a skinny book. And in it, MIchael Fullan – a Canadian expert on educational reform – sets out the “skinny” on how to move people through the change required to improve learning within educational organisations.
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3 things I learned from my Uncle Keith (RIP) about life and business
My Uncle Keith… actually my Great Uncle Keith passed away a couple of days ago. He was a great guy. I didn’t really know him that well, but regardless I feel that he was a valuable part of my childhood and I really think I learned a couple of important things from him for life…