Tag Archives: social media
Be Part of the Community
Learning Pool is the UK’s largest online community dedicated exclusively to the public sector and Modern Governor is one of a range of dedicated e-learning programmes. Community is the heart of Learning Pool: “Whether it’s sharing their content with other … Continue reading
Public Sector Online Conference
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend the Guardian’s “Public Sector Online” conference, despite the tube strike! Learning Pool’s Community Evangelist Dave Briggs was speaking on the closing panel, topic “Innovation in Social Media”. I tweeted an awful lot yesterday, … Continue reading
Modern Governor Breakfast Briefing – Presentations
Happy Friday everybody! We’ve now uploaded some of the slides we used at Tuesday’s Modern Governor breakfast briefing. To view, please click on the ‘play’ buttons. To download, please click on the titles. If you would like to receive a … Continue reading
Free Modern Governor Event
Just over 2 weeks to go until our FREE Modern Governor event in Birmingham. We’re still finalising some arrangements folks, but here’s a few tantalising teasers for you…… Our very own Community Evangelist Dave Briggs will be talking about using social media and … Continue reading
Potential Pain Points of “Big Society”
The wave of stories, Tweets and publicity about David Cameron’s speech about “Big Society” made me stop and think – aren’t School Governors already “doing” Big Society? Setting aside the political arguments for and against….. here’s how David Cameron described … Continue reading
The Public Sector Learning Conference 2010
Budgetary challenges are at the forefront of everyone’s mind at the moment - where does that leave opportunities for learning? One place is find out is at the Learning Pool’s Public Sector Learning Conference on 12 May, London. Its a perfect time for … Continue reading
Should School Governors Be Pushing for Social Media in the Classroom?
This week’s Economist reports on a new school in New York where students will be taught largely through the use of computer games and digital media. Quest to Learn, the new tax-payer funded school, has been labeled the “school for … Continue reading










