July 2005

• There are those who conflate new technology with innovation - and sometimes make the mistake of thinking that new = better. The web sites referenced here provide two very different views of, in this case, the progress of e-government. The optimists are represented by one; the pessimists/realists by the other.
• How to widen adult participation? LSDA`s new report suggests some strategies.
• Details of LSDA`s successor body can now be found on the web.
• The project steering group and external guests are pondering the outcomes of the recent seminar and deliberating about next steps before the project ends in the autumn. One decision will be the shape of any conference.

June 2005

• Learning about personalisation? You can download the pamphlet with that title, published by DfES/Demos/NCSL from the Standards Unit web site.
• LSDA Northern Ireland`s teaching and learning communities web site has details of the latest round of bidding for action research projects.
• See what Computing magazine`s expert round table thinks about innovation and creativity in education at this relevant web site.
• An education system for the information age? Have a look at the related schome web site to learn about this initiative.
• The next project steering group meeting takes place on 8 June, followed the next day by a seminar with invited guests from a range of education, training and commercial organisations. More news soon.

May 2005

• The Canadian Innovation Journal is "an independent, peer-reviewed, Internet-based journal devoted to sharing ideas and discussing public sector innovation".
• LSDA in Northern Ireland has launched a valuable new web site. "We believe that a quality teaching and learning experience is core to making a successful college. We also recognise that teaching and training professionals need space and resources to improve practice. Teaching and Learning Communities (TLC) has been created to support these priorities, helping improving the learning experience by helping the teacher to reflect and develop."
• Did you catch the article about the project in a recent edition of LSDA Briefing?
• A one-day seminar and workshop event in London on 25 May will report upon some of the findings and implications of the Transforming Learning Cultures in Further Education project.  The project, which formally comes to an end this summer, sits within the Economic and Social Research Council’s Teaching and Learning Research Programme.   This event is made possible through the joint working relationship of the project and the Learning and Skills Development Agency. For details email cwyatt@lsda.org.uk  

April 2005

• The new book from Geoff Mulgan (Director of the Young Foundation and former Head of Policy in the Prime Minister`s Office) and colleagues looks at open source methods and their future potential for innovation.
• The project featured in a workshop at the LSDA`s successful Northern Ireland conference.

March 2005

• More news on project events shortly.

February 2005