Author Archives: ICTmagic

The Rise of Augmented Reality in Education

Recently I have been getting more and more excited about augmented reality (AR) and its possible uses in the classroom in the years to come. I believe that AR could have the same effect the introduction of interactive whiteboards has had on classroom practice and student engagement a decade ago. AR has the potential toContinue reading “The Rise of Augmented Reality in Education”

Using Creativity to Raise Achievement

Sir Ken Robinson, advocate for creativity being made the centre pillar in education, said at a talk for Learning without Frontiers just two weeks ago that education at it’s most basic is “A process of helping people to engage with the world around them and make more sense of themselves in the process.” I findContinue reading “Using Creativity to Raise Achievement”