Category Archives: Book

A place for everything and everything in it’s place: creating an environment for learning

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

I have a routine: table by the window, the one with the plug next to it, coffee on the right side of the table at the back, phone on the left. This is the best table as it has a … Continue reading →

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Where’s your library? Questions around sharing and social learning

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

As well as a museum, children’s playground and sofas, Schiphol airport boasts a library. In the days of Kindles and eBooks, it may sound slightly anachronistic, but this library has actual shelves and actual books that you can sit in … Continue reading →

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Centres of learning: books, libraries, enhanced content and learning communities

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The new Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is superb: ten years work to renovate, refresh and rehang the galleries, resulting in a beautiful setting and interpretation of some of the finest artworks in the world. And a great library. My highlight yesterday … Continue reading →

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The future of books: the evolution of publishing

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Books capture knowledge, hold fossilised thoughts, document romantic stories, explore scientific theory, collect together poems and codify philosophy. Books are repositories of wisdom and love. We used to use books to access knowledge, we gathered them together into collections, themed, … Continue reading →

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How do you find the time to write? Reflection and agility in learning

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Is the wrong question: ‘why don’t you find the time to write?‘ would be better. Agile learners are able to pick up ideas and test them out rapidly, they iterate various behaviours and approaches to test out what lets them … Continue reading →

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Music and learning: drawing my conclusions

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Today i’m finishing the first draft of my book on ‘music in learning’. In this chapter, i’m drawing the ideas together: in many ways, it’s the most fun part to write. This is the first draft of that chapter: This … Continue reading →

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Music in learning: formal education

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

This week i’m working to finish my new book on ‘music in learning’. It’s based on interviews with musicians and music fans to understand how the process of learning music, of creating music, has changed them. Throughout this week i’m … Continue reading →

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‘Music in learning’. Sharing extracts from the new book

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

I’m spending this week finishing up my new book on ‘music in learning‘. It’s an exploration of music as a language of learning, looking at how learning music changes us and how we can communicate with greater richness and depth … Continue reading →

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The narrative of LEARNING:500

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

Yesterday i was able to gather a group of people together in the Poetry Cafe in London to celebrate the 500th post on the blog. It was a chance to discuss a range of contemporary subjects in learning and a … Continue reading →

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iPads in schools: production, consumption and collaboration

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

First day of the school year consisted of a trip to the Book room. Here, you were issued with a stack of textbooks, piled ever higher, that you would need over the coming year. Peeking over the top of the … Continue reading →

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