Lee Davies

An interview for Policy Review TV on how the coalition government’s plans for addressing the economy could impact on teaching and learning in further education.

An interview for Policy Review TV in advance of the 2010 Teaching and Learning Conference.

So this was the year when the whacky world of social media finally matured and made an impact on something that really mattered.  If, like me, you have a number of late teen children, voting for the first time and if, like me, they allow you into that online world they inhabit, the world of Facebook, tweeting and You Tube, you can’t help but be impressed by tens of thousands of young people talking politics.

It’s a scary place to be, one of many hundreds of ‘friends’ of each of my children, but I guess I should be thankful that they allow me into that space where they live their lives in the glare of the social media spotlight.  Yes, I have those cringe-making moments when I shudder to see last night’s status update, but I also involve myself in conversations about the impact technology has had on warfare.  It really is quite extraordinary to watch and join several A Level history students debate the place of the tank in transforming the first world war. (more…)