Archive for May 2010
Africa – continent of shame
Posted by: mimanifesto on: May 30, 2010
Lots of news about Africa this week, and for once, it’s not about the football. The Malawian president has been ‘persuaded’ by the weight of international opinion and Sir Elton that pardoning the two gay guys who were thrown in prison just for daring to declare their love for each other in an engagement ceremony. That [...]
Fiddling whilst Rome burns…
Posted by: mimanifesto on: May 26, 2010
So a new government ushers in a period of fiscal austerity…ministers perks are to be slashed, quango’s are to close down, and other cost-cutting measures affecting education are doubtless soon to be anounced in the first Liberal-Conservative budget. BECTA has already had it’s cards and others such as the QCA may also be candidates for [...]
Effective use of EVS in the classroom
Posted by: mimanifesto on: May 19, 2010
Electronic voting systems (EVS) are something I’ve been interested in for some time now. Over the course of this academic year, I’ve had a small scale research project on the go with a couple of my first year classes. this was another collaboration with Glasgow University Psychology dept and was the subject of a recent [...]
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