Dr Andrew Carroll

An (edu) fad's purpose is what it does Not long ago a drive emerged against "fun" lessons. The push was to rid the focus on fun and return it to subject knowledge itself. Soon followed the argument that students had to accept boring lesson...

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▸The fad's purpose is what it does◂
...and not what its authors thought it would do

Educational fads seen through systems theory (AKA cybernetics).

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Yes, I get that...when I am marking or reviewing PG students' writing, I try to 'hear' the narrative, which I suppose is what is meant by academic voice

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This is from Daniel Dennett's autobiography, a great read.

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Hello to all new followers. I am interested in opening up a conversation, possible research project about educators who engage with research who had previously engaged with science research, pls do get in touch if interested.
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Knowledge doesn't equal understanding Does knowledge = understanding? This simple equation suggests that the extent of a person's understanding is purely equal to the extent of their knowledge. Proponents of this claim suggest that it gro...

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⭐Knowledge doesn't equal understanding⭐

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Thanks yes I have been looking at the lit inspired by the post. I like the horse analogy but was pondering if it would only work for “wild” horses & how this might link to schools

#EduSky #UkEd great read thx, does the cybernetic lit distinguish between managed and non- man systems. I have been thinking about the horses

The control conditions still "work", they produce learning just not as well as the studied effect. Effects do seem to reduce over time. If studied effect eventually converges on the control effect performance, then over time how can we tell if our intervention had impact?

After finding Zen through the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Clive Hill Zen is the state of not worrying about things you cannot change, but becoming fully immersed in the things you do. In short, I believe this is about being in the moment. You can see this philosophy in...

I took some time to reflect on what my message to YP means in my own life.

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Schools are not optimisation centres but developmental systems I want to share a distinction I perceive. It’s the one in the title, but to see what I mean, I need to shed light on how I’m using the term optimisation. To help, I’ll compare schools with two differe...

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"Schools are not optimisation centres but developmental systems"

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Two failed lessons and a packet of crisps Why we don't need another hero Wednesday: 15.40, 2004, in The Red Lion Your confidant is waiting in the pub for you: cider and black on the table- chair stretched out. He has heard there has been an i...

To anyone about to start our in teaching, or anyone feeling guilty about taking a rest in the holidays…why teachers should not try to be perfect #EduSky #UKEd

Modelling and how to plan for it The current focus on ‘adaptive teaching’ has meant that the craft (or art) of teacher modelling has rightly been foregrounded, as a crucial mechanism for making learning accessible. Interestingly, whe...

I've been working a bit on modelling, as a key element of effective #adaptive_teaching, so here is a new blog post collating some thoughts on how it can be planned for.
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There’s the evolution of the world as we know it in one photo…rock, moss, & plants with roots

I have struggled with the concept of embodied cognition, but this makes sense.