Tag: data

A big task!

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 6, 2016

Greg Whitby is the only very senior educationalist that I know in NSW who regularly uses social media and blogging to highlight his educational beliefs […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged assessment, data, feedback, reform | 5 Comments

PISA and the Disadvantaged Student

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 17, 2011

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) causes a flurry of interest in educational and political circles when newspapers report the publicly released ‘rankings’, often highlighting the […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged "social justice", data, learning, OECD, PISA | 2 Comments

Golden Ages and the Problem of Perception

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on December 4, 2010

I believe we are in a Golden Age of civilisation. Not everyone has this way of seeing. I hear many commentators, educators and parents express grave […]

Posted in Digital life, Education, Popular culture, Professional development, Web 2.0 | Tagged data, internet, perception | 6 Comments

Nic Marks: The Happy Planet Index

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on August 31, 2010

Nic Marks‘ TED presentation about what really matters is inspiring and deserving of a very wide, powerful and influential audience. Please watch it and share […]

Posted in Government | Tagged data, TED | 1 Comment

Diane Ravitch

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on June 4, 2010

“Diane Ravitch is the rarest of scholars—one who reports her findings and conclusions, even when they go against conventional wisdom and even when they counter […]

Posted in Education, Government, Professional development | Tagged data, leadership, Pedagogy, review | 8 Comments

MySchool: Part II

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 31, 2010

The MySchool site lists each Australian school in a group of 60 ‘similar’ institutions using the ‘Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage’ (ICSEA). As explained at the site: The […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged data, MySchool, NAPLAN, Newspapers | 10 Comments

MySchool: Part I

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on January 30, 2010

I support transparency, governments sharing information with citizens and believe schools must improve by using data, along with a range of other innovations. I applaud […]

Posted in Education, Government | Tagged data, MySchool, NAPLAN | 13 Comments

Trends

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on July 16, 2008

Older internet users are catching up with Generation Y in the US it appears. Wonder what the Australian trends are in this area? Also, the […]

Posted in Digital life, Popular culture, Web 2.0, YouTube | Tagged data, trends | 1 Comment

Darcy Moore

@Darcy1968

New evidence shows that education resource gaps between disadvantaged and advantaged schools in Australia are among the largest in the OECD and the world. This is a shameful record for a country that regards itself as egalitarian. via Trevor Cobbold. johnmenadue.com/trev…

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Train #reading on the way to work. pic.twitter.com/K609…

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ping ⁦@billbowtell⁩ themandarin.com.au/1…

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Emailed a bookseller for a photo of cover. He responded with, it is not just a store name, we really are Old Goats and do not own a digital camera or phone. He did email a photo though, ‘from the internet’.

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A very important question for @workingdogprod follows: when will season 5 of #Utopia screen?

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COVIDSafe app identifies just 17 contacts not found by contact tracers smh.com.au/politics/…