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February 3, 2017
by Malcolm Wilson
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Fake, Fiction or Fact? How can learners be helped to work out what’s true?

There are so many choices for sources of news for learners to find out about what’s going on the world today, whether printed media, online news sites or social media. But how can learners be helped to be able to work out if what … Continue reading →

March 4, 2013
by Malcolm Wilson
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Questions to Prompt Your Pupils to Think

Looking for a fun way to prompt your pupils to think about alternative viewpoints? There are several online sources of question prompts which encourage pupils to consider different ways of thinking – discussion prompts with a touch of fun. “Stimulate … Continue reading →

March 27, 2012
by Malcolm Wilson
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Asking a better question? Online Resources to Support Higher Order Questions for Higher Order Learning – Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy

We are all asked questions. Factual recall of information is something we all do. List, name, describe, identify……. But with a more interesting question can be demonstrated a deeper understanding of the facts, a greater engagement with the task, a demonstration … Continue reading →