Monthly Archives: May 2017
The Early Years of the BBC’s Broadcasts to Schools
One could say that ‘wireless education’ in the form of radio broadcasts to schools was the first type of ‘distance learning’ in the UK. With a mission ‘to inform, educate and entertain’, the broadcasts began with an experimental radio broadcast to … Continue reading
Adventures of the feathered kind
Two recent additions to the Education in Literature Collection both feature birds – a pair of Tawny Owls and a Magellan penguin! Two Owls at Eton by Jonathan Franklin was originally published in 1960 whilst he was still a pupil … Continue reading
Posted in Education in Literature Collection, Library and Archives, Special Collections
Tagged 1950s, 1970s, Argentina, birds, Boarding Schools, Boys, Elizabet Heygate, Eton College, Headmasters Conference, HMC, Jonathan Franklin, Magellan Penguin, owls, Penguins, Public Schools, Robert Birley, School and College Histories Collection, St Georges College Buenos Aires, Swanbourne Village School, Tawny Owl, Tim Card, Tom Michell, United Kingdom, Village Schools
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Learning outdoors and open-air schools
I am writing this on a beautiful sunny day with the temperature is forecast to rise to 17 degrees. I can’t help but think there will be a lot of outdoor learning taking place in schools throughout the country. … Continue reading
Changes to how visitors get IOE Library cards coming into effect 1st July 2017
The number of visits to the IOE Library has increased by 70% since the merger of IOE with UCL. While it is fantastic that our library is so popular the huge increase in visitors has inevitably meant we have had … Continue reading
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Disruption to Library Systems
Disruption to library systems, 5th May 2017 Updated 16:30 Following the major outage to one of the ISD datacentres on Friday 5 May, affected library systems are being migrated to an alternative datacentre. If you experience further problems with IT … Continue reading
How learning languages makes you smart, successful – and a better citizen
Speaking foreign languages has obvious practical and intellectual advantages, and most of you will have noticed press reports that it is also beneficial for your brain, possibly even staving off dementia. The effects on your cognitive ability and memory are easy to … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum Resources, Education in Literature Collection, International education, Main Education Collection
Tagged Europe, European Union, foreign language learning, foreign language materials, language policy, linguistics, multiculturalism, multilingualism, sociolinguistics
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