[senit] ICT Qualifications

I've never seen the documentary, I've never met Dave Hassell.

I have used Flash, and I find it dull and boring and far from inutitive.

And yes you have mentioned Flash before. Quite a few times actually.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoff Dellow" <gd at tygh.co.uk>
To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [senit] ICT Qualifications

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> On 16 Feb 2008, at 16:24, Stephen Smith wrote:
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>> I'd guess neither institution is perfect, but I'd suspect that both  work 
>> very hard to improve the education we offer to pupils.
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>> According to OFSTED in 2006, this school's levels of attendance are 
>> inadequate - hardly the best indicator of buoyancy and self esteem  in 
>> pupils; not that I'm knocking them - I don't know the school but  I'm 
>> sure they do a great job.
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>> I just don't really see how inspirational practice in a particular 
>> school somehow means we have boring targets and failure in an 
>> educational government agency - I'd have thought it suggested the 
>> opposite if anything.
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>> Though I've never really seen BECTA as pushing back the frontiers  of 
>> education, they have undoubtedly done some very good work (they  host 
>> this list for a start) - the publication a few weeks back  regarding 
>> Office 2007 and Windows Vista - was a very brave and  highly influential 
>> piece of work, of direct relevance to most if  not all UK schools.
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>> It seems odd to suggest that either one or the other is education -  I'm 
>> not sure what you're getting at.
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> I'm referring to the BBC program and it's main character in contrast  to 
> Dave Hassell who I've met, and the way he seeks to give guidance  to the 
> direction of ICT in this country.
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> And I'm contrasting being inspired to learn and being driven to train  in 
> order to securing qualifications.
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> The examples you quote are not about people but about establishing 
> systems. Of the two I will always plumb of people - there is a  mistaken 
> belief the if you set up a good system then the results will  follow.
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> Dave Hassell seeks to manage us but does he inspire us or encourage  those 
> who inspire us? In my experience he and a lot of Becta are a  dull boring 
> lot and far from being grateful we should be questioning  and promoting 
> alternatives.
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> Hence - Try Flash with your students as I have with special needs 
> children at Ethel Davies and Little Heath, Redbridge, and forget the 
> curriculum and qualifications!
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> http://www.myulverston.co.uk/flash/talks.html
> where I enthuses on video, with many illustrations, about Flash, the 
> exciting multimedia software that can be used in so many different 
> projects with children from 4 to 15.
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> Or have I mentioned this before?
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> Geoff
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Dellow" <gd at tygh.co.uk>
>> To: <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:26 AM
>> Subject: Re: [senit] ICT Qualifications
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>>> Which is education?
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>>> http://www.lancaster.leicester.sch.uk/
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>>> The Choir: Boys Don't Sing - BBC 2 Friday 21:00
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>>> Inspirational, challenging target, feeling buoyant and ready to  take 
>>> on anything, increase in self-esteem.
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>>> http://www.becta.org.uk/
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>>> Training, qualifications, boring targets, failure - ready to give  up, 
>>> decrease in self-esteem.
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