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Learning Assistants e-portfolio blog feed
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ramblings of an e-portfolio evangelist
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iPads, Tablets and Slither Slates
Having recently purchased an iPad (e-portfolio purposes only, you’ll understand) I was interested to see that the Pad-thingy / Tablet-thingy Wars had finally commenced.
Here is a BBC techie review of the Samsung’s “Galaxy Tab” and PC World Magazine for a useful feature comparison.
As no-one knows what the actual use is for this type of device, we have yet…
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University or Apprenticeship? Go on, make a mistake!
The demand for University places this year is much higher than it’s been in previous years. There has also been a huge surge in demand for apprenticeship places, which are seen by some as more likely to provide a secure job (or a job at all) at the end of the course. Have a look at…
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Can you afford not to invest in an e-portfolio?
I’ve finally returned from my holidays and after a couple of days ploughing through a gazillion unimportant emails (apart from those emails that you sent me which were very important…) I’m back into the swing of things. It almost feels like I’ve never been away. If only I had some top-up tan lotion to keep…
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Turbo your e-portfolio with QCF Engine
Just when you thought I was going to keep this exciting news to myself, here is a sneak preview of the upcoming new release of the Learning Assistant e-portfolio. The main focus of this release is, as expected, a bunch of tools under the hood to help your training centre get to grips with the new…
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When it comes to buying something… who can you trust?
If you’re anything like me, the thought of parting with your hard earned cash makes you quite nervous. I know I’m far more inclined to trust the opinion of a fellow consumer than I am the marketing department of the company that’s trying to sell me the product. That’s why when I’m looking at a…
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A good time to bury bad news? – Osbourne’s drastic cuts budget vs England’s crucial group game
Questions need to be asked. Investigations should be carried out. Heads must roll and justice must be done! The whiff of conspiracy to defraud the good English public of further pain floats high above this green and pleasant land.
George Osbourne is due to deliver his first budget to the commons on Tuesday 22nd of June. The…
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QCF – Quite a Costly Framework?
A couple of days ago, Chancellor George Osbourne outlined plans to cut £6.2bn of public spending in a bid to reduce the UK’s budget deficit. Part of this plan included an £11m cut in the Vocational Reform Budget. This will undoubtedly affect the transition from the NQF to the Qualification and Credit Framework – the QCF.
So how…
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Fast-track NVQ’s? Guardian-reading Plumbers? Whatever next…
This morning I have been reading an article in the Guardian about how unemployed people, desperate for new jobs in a tough market, are paying thousands for short courses in plumbing – only to find they still can’t get work. (see “Are fast-track plumbing courses just money down the drain?” ). There are a few…
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I can’t talk now – I’m in a meeting!
We’ve all surreptitiously glanced at our phone or email device (or phemail device for short…) under the table during a meeting. We can use our handheld device that we love so dearly to create the impression that we’re very busy and have a thousand things on the go, which require our immediate attention – when…
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Never mix up your left with your right
Conservatives and Liberal Democrats? In coalition? Never! That’s what my response would have been a few months ago, should you have been so interested as to enquire of my humble and mis-informed political outlook.
So as we rub the sleep from our eyes and embrace another school day, what is this brave new world we look…
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