Education Think Tank at BETT Hosted by Dell
A small group of educators, principals, superintendents, IT administrators and community members all interested in and active in social media came together in person at the BETT education conference in London to discuss important technology trends in education.
- The 2012 BETT show brought together more than 30,000 leaders in technology and education at Olympia in London.
Moderator Ewan McIntosh kicked off the day with the question: What are your happiest and least happy moments of learning.
Most happy: university tutor group discussions on ethics. Debate for the sake of it. #domoreedu- Dom Breadmore, community educator and digital media artist, shares his personal experience with the joys and challenges of learning.
- Least happy edu moment. Writing out dictated notes in A level economics - no discussion. #domoreedu
Least happiest learning being made to copy pages out I'd a textbook lesson after lesson after lesson #domoreedu- EdTech's Tom Barrett calls out the happiest and least happy times learning from people joining the discussion via Twitter.
My happiest moment in my learning was getting an A for maths when teacher told me I'd likely get a C. #DoMoreEDU- Least happy learning moment was having to copy from a book for 40 mins & getting lines for not bringing a dish for cookery. Harsh #domoreedu
My fav part of learning: using art and theater in the classroom. I made an awesome pop up book on Texas history in 6th grade #DoMoreEDU
#domoreedu Best and happiest learning moment was realising that through art and music I could inspire others.- The conversation was graphically recorded throughout the day.
On encouraging students to take risks and finding creative solutions...
In school there isn't time for small failures & learning from them, but we still create big failures as a result of that. #domoreedu- Tony Wilson with 4thought Group emphasizes the necessity of creating an environment in which mistakes and failure are welcome.
- Debbie Forster, Interim CEO of CDI Europe, talks about the program, Apps for Good, that teaches young people make a positive change in the world through mobile app creation. Visit http://appsforgood.org/ for more information.
