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Purpos/ed Oxford: Hacking Education (SPONSORSHIP needed!)

October 11, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

On Saturday 19th November a diverse mix of educators, parents, representatives of businesses, activists, and other interested parties will descend on Oxford University for Purpos/ed Oxford: Hacking Education (#hackinged).

The event is an exciting one for us for three reasons:

  1. It’s our second opportunity (after #purposedpsi at Sheffield Hallam University in May) to bring together people to discuss and debate the purpose(s) of education in a physical location.
  2. We’ll have with us Professor Keri Facer, who inspired Purpos/ed, with us in person on the day to set out her vision for the future of education.

  3. Eylan Ezekiel, inspired by Purpos/ed to set about setting up a Free School in Oxford, is part of the planning process.

We know that #hackinged is going to be a fascinating day of discussion, debate and activism. Ticket prices have been set to (just!) cover the basic cost of the venue, which is why we need YOUR help. Last time, we had several sponsors who stepped up to add value to the event through sponsoring wifi, delegate packs and the like.

If you or your organization/business can sponsor – anything from £1 to £1,000 – we’d like to hear from you. We’ve had a couple of individuals and organisations say they’re interested, but nothing concrete yet! Sponsorship of any amount will guarantee that your name or logo will appear in the delegate packs and thanked in front of delegates on the day.

Can you help? Great! Email us: countmein@purposed.org.uk

#purposedpsi: the missing content

May 30, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Purpos/ed post its

Our ‘drip feed’ approach of content from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Instigators has meant a slow and steady stream of audio and video from the event (one month ago today!). Given our next campaign starts on Wednesday, we thought it best that we link to the rest of the audio from the event available via Edutalk.cc. Here goes:

Many thanks to John Johnston for sorting these out for us! Don’t forget to sign up for #purposedfutured (also audio-based).

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Announcing the next campaign: #purposedfutured

May 27, 2011 in purposedfutured with 2 Comments

Audioboo

After the success of the previous campaigns, and having a little rest after #purposedpsi, it’s time to crack on with the next one.

It’s time to get a bit more multimedia.

We’re going to be encouraging people to use Audioboo to record an interview with someone about the future and purpose(s) of education.

Check out http://bit.ly/purposedfutured to find out more and get involved!

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Audio from #purposedpsi – 6 – Steve Bunce’s 3×3

May 26, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Steve BunceJohn Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc is kindly helping us chop up the audio from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Educators into manageable sections.

At the event, instigators were randomly selected to present a (pre-prepared) set of three slides in the space of three minutes (hence 3×3). This was Steve Bunce’s contribution:

http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-3-steve-bunces-3×3

Audio from #purposedpsi – 5 – Nicola McNee’s 3×3

May 24, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Nicola McNee

John Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc is kindly helping us chop up the audio from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Educators into manageable sections.

At the event, instigators were randomly selected to present a (pre-prepared) set of three slides in the space of three minutes (hence 3×3). This was Nicola McNee’s contribution:

http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-3-nicola-mcnees-3×3

Audio from #purposedpsi – 4 – Mark Lovatt’s 3×3

May 23, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Mark Lovatt

John Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc is kindly helping us chop up the audio from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Educators into manageable sections.

At the event, instigators were randomly selected to present a (pre-prepared) set of three slides in the space of three minutes (hence 3×3). This was Mark Lovatt’s contribution:

http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-3-mark-lovatts-3×3

Audio from #purposedpsi – 3 – Josie Fraser

May 15, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Josie Fraser at #purposedpsi

John Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc is kindly helping us chop up the audio from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Educators into manageable sections.

Josie Fraser chaired #purposedpsi and this was her introduction:

http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-3-josie-frasier

 

Audio from #purposedpsi – 2 – Julia Skinner’s 3×3

May 13, 2011 in Events with 1 Comment

Julia Skinner – The Purpose of Education

John Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc is kindly helping us chop up the audio from the first Purpos/ed Summit for Educators into manageable sections.

At the event, instigators were randomly selected to present a (pre-prepared) set of three slides in the space of three minutes (hence 3×3). This was Julia Skinner’s contribution:

http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-2-julia-skinner-3×3

Audio from #purposedpsi – 1 – Doug Belshaw’s intro

May 12, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Purpos/ed Instigators

Thanks again to Steve Boneham who captured the audio at the inaugural Purpos/ed Summit for educators. We’re fortunate to have roped in John Johnston, co-founder of EDUtalk.cc to help us chop up the audio into manageable sections.

The first of these, Doug Belshaw‘s introduction, is now available at:
http://edutalk.cc/purposed-psi-1-doug-belshaw

June 2011′s campaign (which you’ll be able to sign up for soon) will be audio-based, so start thinking of people to interview!

Bonus: some more feedback from the event

Feedback from #purposedpsi

May 7, 2011 in Events with 0 Comments

Purpos/ed

We’ve had some great, honest feedback from our first Purpos/ed Summit for Instigators. We can’t list all of it, but below are some snapshots. Many mentioned how they enjoyed meeting people face-to-face that they’d only previously interacted with online, coupled with a wish that the afternoon could have been all-day instead.

Oh, and we’ll make sure that we include an attendee list next time, although we’re pleased with the number of people who have joined the Facebook group for the event!

I enjoyed listening to everyone’s talks and thought the 3×3 format was really effective.

Less formal structure (I didn’t like the lecture theatre and alternative classroom) where lots of different things can happen at once – everything can be captured and shared later.

The organisation was very good – clear directions, clear programme which was kept to, clear focus on the tasks.

Provide a notional framework or expected outputs from barcamp-type dicussions. Ours degenerated a little and got off-task…

Having never worked in education I found it very enlightening to have a discussion with people who have ideas on how to improve or change how people are educated.

The wifi was crap.

I enjoyed the camaraderie (thank goodness for spell check) of the people gathered. I felt that there was a spirit amongst the participants due to the networking that had been facilitated prior to the event via the Purpos/ed team’s efforts.

I think the link between 3x3s and discussions could be made more meaningful – though I’m not sure how. The presentations and the discussions were both worthwhile and interesting, but they felt a bit like different events.

[I liked] the opportunity to discuss the big questions with open minded and informed people.

[I would like] a broader intake than those that work in schools (the echo chamber)

Many thanks to those who gave feedback – we look forward to being bigger and better next time!

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