Category: Educational Philosophy

Why massive open online courses failed to prosper

Posted by Martin | Friday, 6 June 2025 | Creativity in Education, Educational Philosophy, Empathy and Perspective, Future of Education, Innovative Learning, Learning Technologies | 0 |

When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) first emerged in the early 2010s, this new online...

The imperative of designing for inclusive and accessible learning

Posted by Martin | Thursday, 8 May 2025 | Creativity in Education, Educational Philosophy, Empathy and Perspective, Future of Education, Student Engagement, Teaching and Learning Strategies | 0 |

As an experienced learning technologist working within a UK university, I’ve viewed first-hand the...

Why blended learning is becoming the standard in UK universities

Posted by Martin | Sunday, 6 April 2025 | Creativity in Education, Educational Philosophy, Future of Education, Innovative Learning, Teaching and Learning Strategies | 0 |

An interesting development that I have witnessed in UK higher education over the previous decade...

Why inspiring active learning is important in education

Posted by Martin | Tuesday, 18 February 2025 | Creativity in Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Empathy and Perspective, Future of Education, Innovative Learning, Learning Technologies, Student Engagement, Teaching and Learning Strategies | 0 |

As a learning technologist working at a UK university, I have come to appreciate that the most...

Why imagination is more important than knowledge

Posted by Martin | Wednesday, 1 January 2025 | Creativity in Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Empathy and Perspective, Future of Education, Innovative Learning, Learning Technologies, STEM and Imagination, Student Engagement, Teaching and Learning Strategies | 0 |

My favourite quote, used on this website, is by Albert Einstein in 1929 when he said… “Imagination...

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