skills Archive

Mozilla
On the important differences between literacies, skills and competencies.

On the important differences between literacies, skills and competencies.

I’ve currently knee-deep in web literacies stuff for Mozilla. Or should that be web skills? Or
Education
Why the knowledge vs. skills debate in education is wrong-headed.

Why the knowledge vs. skills debate in education is wrong-headed.

Back when I was a lowly trainee teacher I engaged in a debate with someone high
New Literacies
Digital literacy: a function of poor design?

Digital literacy: a function of poor design?

You’ll notice that I haven’t written a blog post about the new Apple iPad. There’s two
New Literacies
The problem(s) of 21st century literacy/ies

The problem(s) of 21st century literacy/ies

As most people reading this will already know, I'm studying towards an Ed.D. at the moment.
Education
My Ed.D. thesis proposal: What does it mean to be ‘digitally literate’?

My Ed.D. thesis proposal: What does it mean to be ‘digitally literate’?

submitted the second version of my Ed.D. thesis proposal a while back now. I had
Everything Else
21st Century Skills: not just about ICT

21st Century Skills: not just about ICT

Many educators who I talk to seem to be of the opinion that the only way