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Re: Dilbert on ‘best practice’

David Gilmour — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:39:13 -0000

It's always a hoot to Google "best practice". Just tried Googling: teaching "best practice"

... a mere 2,480,000 hits.:lol: They can't all be the best.

Re: Google Analytics

David Gilmour — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:29:44 -0000

This is another thing that's on the Exc-el plans.. I'm all registered with my chunk of code all ready to go - but site migration & blogs are further up the list!

Re: Why I want my colleagues to blog

David Gilmour — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:59:44 -0000

If there's anything I can do to help, let me know.
BTW, I liked this 3-column design, so have just made it (3K2) - and 3some - available on Exc-el, so you could use it for the interactivemaths blog if you want.

Re: Computer training - 11 year old style

David Gilmour — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:15:12 -0000

Your son's got the right idea. I've always found that kind of curiousity a rich source of useful knowledge. It was amazing what you found with a product from pre-PC days called the Digital Equipment All-In-1 office system. Odd key combinations would bring up all sorts of useful stuff on screen, providing a useful peek behind the scenes. The real keyboard whizzes could at one time, it was rumoured, crash the server by creative use of unusual terminal key sequences. Happy days!

Re: More funky maths stuff

David Gilmour — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:41:46 -0000

I've got to try this... [graph]3*x+2[/graph]

Re: More funky maths stuff

David Gilmour — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:42:39 -0000

Wow, it works. That's the easiest graph I've ever drwn.

Re: More funky maths stuff

David Gilmour — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 16:45:16 -0000

Mind you, I could have sworn I typed (without the spaces) [ graph ]3x+2[ /graph], and that's not the graph I'd have expected. There must be more to the syntax than I thought.

Re: Dapper just blew my mind

David Gilmour — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:41:14 -0000

I can see this is going to blow a hole in my weekend. You're getting the blame when the family complain...

Re: Blogging for Beginners - Understanding the Glue

David Gilmour — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:33:57 -0000

This is a timely idea. Now that we're forming ideas of where the gaps are, it's feedback from early-adopters like you that will help us get it right. I'd appreciate a note of where you think the problems areas are.

BTW, if you've read Robert's post, and you want to subscribe to the RSS feed from any of the Exc-el WordPress blogs, there are two feeds for each, one for Posts, one for Comments.

They're always of the same form:
Posts: http://exc-el.org.uk/blogs//feed
Comments: http://exc-el.org.uk/blogs//comments/feed

Re: Scotedublogs - A New Hub for Scottish Educational Blogs

David Gilmour — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:44:39 -0000

This looks like a big step forward - well done all. I've joined the group and hope I'll be able to add something!

Re: Google Video and YouTube maths videos

David Gilmour — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 19:50:40 -0000

Do you think they would work on a video iPod-type screen? Maths as a subject doesn't lend itself to audio podcasting, but with video things could be different. Has anyone tried?

Re: Yahoo Pipes

David Gilmour — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:08:57 -0000

Thanks, this is fascinating. If only my brain could get itself round the possibilities... Do you ever get the feeling that you just know something's useful, but just can't put your finger on exactly how? It's going to be one of these things that will click in the shower, I think!

Re: When were schools ever ideal?

David Gilmour — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:54:26 -0000

The difference now, perhaps, is that we actually know what needs to change, and why. We know that setting is a contributory factor, for example. We know that preoccupation with exam results is a factor, for example because it can lead to us putting our best teachers in front of the most able students.

The dynamics of the system are such, though, that these choices are locally rational for the decision-makers involved, despite being irrational in terms of the whole system.

The more I learn about this stuff, though, the more I can see how the antibodies move in to attack any new ideas that might pose a threat to the status quo; many people are happy with things just the way they are.

Perhaps the most important thing about Curriculum for Excellence is that offers an opportunity to make improvements. Which brings us neatly back to the antibodies...

Re: Dilbert on ‘best practice’

David Gilmour — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:39:13 -0000

It's always a hoot to Google "best practice". Just tried Googling: teaching "best practice"

... a mere 2,480,000 hits.:lol: They can't all be the best.