Online Teaching Strategies and Podcasting

We continue our conversation and talk about "Not School". This amazing 5 years old, multi million pound sterling a year, project sounds radical, and it is radical, but in this episode Stephen Heppell also points out that the learning outcomes of "Not School" are absolutely breathtaking. e.g. 93% of the kids on the project within 3 months of starting get some external accreditation and most have been out of the school system for 18 months to two years. This podcast is really worth a listen and "Not School" definitely supports Stephen's comment: "There is the future, the 21st Century - bang! By people, for people, with people, what a democratised century we are in"

I arrived in Dublin after flying overnight from Washington DC and was suffering from redeye, but the time with Stephen and Gavin was certainly energizing ... oh yeah the Guinness helped too. When I was podcasting with Stephen and Gavin my jetlag was completely negated by my level of engagement in hearing about this incredible experiment in learning.