Someone told me of an X exchange that took place a few weeks ago in which teachers were saying that their kids found Scratch boring. Well (he says, arms akimbo), here are my views on that.
Read MorePupils working on computers, by Terry Freedman
Why Are ICT Lessons Boring? The Start of the Lesson (Update 2023)
If I had to choose just one causal factor to focus on, as to why students find ICT lessons boring, it would be the start of the lesson.
Read MoreWhy Is ICT Boring? (Update 2023)
Not all youngsters are bored in their ICT lessons, of course, but it’s a sufficiently common complaint to have made me do a mental double-take when Maddi, an Australian teenager, happened to mention that she actually enjoyed her ICT lessons.
Read More3 reasons your students are bored in Computing lessons, and 9 solutions
Are your students yawning, checking their email, launching paper aeroplanes in your lessons? Perhaps you’re making one of these mistakes.How can a programming language be boring?
Book review: Go on, bore ‘em: how to make ICT lessons excruciatingly dull
by Jacqui Wilson
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I received a very nice review from Jacqui Wilson, a classroom teacher in Tasmania. Is a book about what made ICT boring still relevant if the focus is on Computing? Well I think so, because the issues I highlighted with respect to ICT are in danger of arising again with respect to Computing. Anyway, read what Jacqui says about the book.
3 reasons your kids are bored in Computing lessons, and 9 solutions
Are your students yawning, checking their email, launching paper aeroplanes in your lessons? Perhaps you’re making one of these mistakes.Can an ICT curriculum be boring?
Oscar Wilde said that art reflects the viewer rather than the artist. Does the same not apply to curricula?
Read MoreWhy should students type in data?
Is there ever any justification for getting students to type in huge amounts of data? It’s a point I raise in my book, Go On, Bore ‘Em: How to make ICT lessons excruciatingly dull.
Read MoreWhy Is The Curriculum Like a Bus Timetable?
No, not a riddle, but a question which came to mind on reading Eric Juli’s second comment on my post Rules of Engagement.
Why Are ICT Lessons Boring? The Start of the Lesson
Why Is ICT Boring? (Updated)
Not all youngsters are bored in their ICT lessons, of course, but it’s a sufficiently common complaint to have made me do a mental double-take when Maddi, an Australian teenager, happened to mention that she actually enjoyed her ICT lessons.
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