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Dr Andrew Carroll
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PGCE science tutor and Programme Lead for the EdD at Brunel University of London.
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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).

Please share (tough for bloggers recently)
#UKEd #EduSky #EruditePedagogy #Cybernetics

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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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April 18, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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One for #UKed #Edusky
lbwfarchives.bsky.social Waltham Forest Archives @lbwfarchives.bsky.social · Jan 28
School log books are a rich resource for family & local history. This 1916 page from Canterbury Rd School, Leyton records a pupil's name & scholarship, names of two student teachers, a lightning strike, & extensive impact of a Zeppelin raid, with 60 panes of glass broken onsite. #documentofthemonth
Page from the log book of Canterbury Road School, Leyton in 1916. The bottom entry records a Zeppelin raid on 23 September, which damaged many local houses, and left 60 panes of glass broken at the school.
January 28, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Thank you @andrewcarroll.bsky.social for alerting me to starter packs: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...!
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January 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
andrewcarroll.bsky.social
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.
#UKEd #EdublogUK #EruditePedagogy #Cogscisci #SciTeachUK #edusky
January 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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New blog post:

⭐Knowledge doesn't equal understanding⭐

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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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December 1, 2024 at 9:27 AM
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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?
August 18, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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I took some time to reflect on what my message to YP means in my own life.

My 1st post on Bluesky is a blog post:
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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...
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August 15, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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cmooreanderson.bsky.social
💡New blog post💡

"Schools are not optimisation centres but developmental systems"

#UKEd #EduSky

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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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August 15, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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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
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...
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August 15, 2024 at 5:53 PM
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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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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...
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August 14, 2024 at 6:45 PM