- ‘Adapt or die’ verdict as modern languages go digital – Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen
Typical modern language lessons involving teacher, textbook and rigidly structured exchanges about hobbies, home towns and families are boring, boring, boring.So says Ewan McIntosh – not a stroppy teenager with a dislike for French – but a linguist and former teacher who believes that a languages revival in Scottish schools depends on allowing pupils to communicate "for real".
- Flash mobs to help pensioners, websites to report crime … the internet gets a social conscience – Herald Scotland
"We are a nation of whingers," said Anna Maybank, director of Social Innovation Camp. "When stuff goes wrong we like to complain and blame the government and councils for it. What we are trying to do is create a way for people to stop whinging and start fixing stuff themselves."The event is supported by the Big Lottery Fund, Nesta – the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts – Skills Development Scotland, and 4iP, Channel 4's fund for digital innovation. Ewan McIntosh, 4iP's digital media manager, said the ideas produced at the camp could either "earn you a million or a knighthood".
"It is a heart-warming project," he added. "Maybe some people are thinking I'll get a job out of this,' but at the heart of every one coming is to do something good".
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Much of his later and more influential work related to reflection in practice and the concept of learning systems. He (along with Chris Argyris) maintained that organizations and individuals should be flexible and should incorporate lessons learned throughout their lifespans, known as organizational learning. His interest and involvement in jazz music inspired him to teach the concept of improvisation and 'thinking on one's feet', and that through a feedback loop of experience, learning and practice, we can continually improve our work (whether educational or not) and become a 'reflective practitioner'.
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