I speak about peer supported learning a lot and made the assumption (as I’m prone to do) that people would understand what I meant by peers. I saw Seth Godin was writing about peer support last week and he posted this: “Peer” is a job title, and it’s earned. One way to earn it is… Read More Who are your peers?
A recent survey by the Search Institute into the ‘Power of Social Capital’ reported 4 key findings. One of these was that that participants in a development project had strongest developmental relationships with near-peers. Near-peers are described as: …individuals close in age and experience that can lend support and advice. WHO DO YOU KNOW GLOSSARY… Read More Near-peer learning
A quick trawl through my junk mail filter in the last few months and I can find emails selling me ‘spooktacular’ deals (Hellowe’en) and ‘explosive deals’ (Guy Fawkes). I can’t stand those emails. They feel contrived and unoriginal; I can almost sense the copywriter, charged with a ‘quick’ solution going to their big book of… Read More An easy way out post