Tag Archives: New video
Child of our time
This week the BBC series following twenty-five children born in 2000 reaches the point where they transfer from primary to secondary school and become teenagers. The usual interesting blend of interview and documentary, this year’s two parts are broadcast on Wednesday and Thursday (27th & 28th February) at 9pm on … Continue reading
British Council Films
Launched this month is a digitised collection of films produced for the British Council in the 1940s. Insights to a different era, both of documentary film making, but also how we presented ourselves to the outside world. Lots of great material however … Continue reading
BBC Northern Ireland’s Chronicle goes online
And before we go any further, let’s be clear this is the BBC NI news programme not the history/archaeology series of the same name! The Library has signed up for access to a unique collection of BBC news material allowing … Continue reading
Campaign! Make an impact
On Tuesday 20th March a training and networking day was held at the library about Campaign! Make an impact. The day was facilitated by Jan Pimblett, Principal Development Officer at the London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) and was attended by a wide … Continue reading
Finns and education
The announcement of a forthcoming seminar at the Institute, being presented jointly by the IOE, the Finnish Institute in London, the Finnish Embassy, and the University of Helsinki, reminded me that there is also American interest in the success of … Continue reading
Tales in and out of school
We’ve recently added to stock two very different DVD compilations looking at young people and schooling in Britain. Featuring films from the 1950s and early 1960s by John Krish, ‘A day in the life’ takes a classic documentary view, while … Continue reading
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Tagged archive film; history;, documentary, film, New video, Television
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MOVE: Video art in schools
The library has recently acquired a major Australian DVD package produced as a collaboration between Kaldor Art Projects and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Twelve leading Australian artists using video were commissioned for the project, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Curriculum Resources, New video, secondary art, video art
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Video in teacher training
In a recent Teachers TV breakfast seminar, lead by Dylan Wiliam, a group of headteachers and organisations involved in supporting professional development talked about the challenges facing the sector in continuing to raise teacher quality – both in initial teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom observation, Dylan Wiliam, New video, Teacher's TV, Television
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“It was worth it…”
That at least was the verdict from an ex-member of 8HJ at Hertswood School as quoted in the school’s newsletter when asked about Professor Dylan Wiliam’s Classroom Experiment. The two-part programme was broadcast this week on BBC2, and is now … Continue reading
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