Just saw yet another blog that said we are now learning differently because of technology and the web. Our brains are more plastic and we are now Knowledge Grazers, Rebooters etc. Not sure why we need new language or why we need to set up a straw dog to the do battle with and prove…
Proposed new SD indicators – it’s almost too late to have your say Defra is consulting on a new SD indicator set. So far, there have only been 80 responses and the consultation closes on October 15th. There are now 12 provisional headline indicators [ HI ] that are meant to be high-level outcome measures, and…
How can heritage interpretation contribute to a sustainable future? The following is an abridged version of a keynote address I delivered at the Science Links in Museum Education (SLIME) network conference in February 2011 for a UK audience of educators at museums and outdoor learning centres. You must be expecting me to talk about elephants,…
So recently I was attending a workshop and spotted hexagon stickies – well I feel my life is now complete. I was fascinated as a geography student by Christallers theories where he tried to show that most human activity had a core and hinterland and edges. In fact the shapes were hexagons – and some…
I recently attended a Waste Watch conference and was inspired by Mary Clear, one of the founders of Incredible Edible Todmorden. Inspired because she decided she was not going to behave as a ‘victim of polar ice cap melting’ and just get on and do something. I was also inspired that they have so effectively…
A cry I am often hearing currently! Was all our hard work in vain? – whether you are in a local authority, involved in sustainable schools or public service – and especially the SDC! It would be easy to say ‘No!’ – but I am sure that is not how people currently feel. It is…
