The Link

I’ve been trying to find a way to share ideas with my colleagues in the maths department, but I’ve been finding this much more difficult than I expected. This is no reflection on my colleagues – they’re a great bunch of people who are really open to new ideas. It is a reflection on my own effectiveness: I’ve found some great sites and tools and I’ve discovered an amazing network of teachers online, but frankly not much of this is finding its way into anyone’s classroom other than my own. Since I’m supposed to be championing online learning in my department this is something that I really have to address.

My solution is try something very low-tech: a newsletter. I’m going to continue to show people ideas, but add in the newsletter (available on paper, electronically and online – as a series of blog posts) with some easy to follow ‘How to’ guides. Of course, if this is going to have an impact and not get lost amongst all the documents that are in circulation, then I’m going to have to make sure it’s worth reading.

I’m not trying to set myself up as the departmental font of tech wisdom, I’d be delighted if anyone else wanted to collaborate or suggest things for inclusion. After all, if I’m finding things that I don’t get the chance to share, I’m sure that other people are in exactly the same position.

Anyway, I’ve decided to set the ball rolling. The first issue of [brace yourself - corny name alert!] ‘the Link’ rolls off the press next week. If anyone has the time to offer criticism, suggestions or general feedback, it will be very gratefully received.

http://morethanmaths.com/thelink/