EdFutures Interview Series

People

Simon Buckingham Shum, Teresa Cremin, Mark Fenton O'Creevy, Rebecca Ferguson, Regine Hampel, Agnes Kukulska-Hulme, Karen Littleton, Liz Marr, Patrick McAndrew, David Messer, Marian Petre, John Rose-Adams, Daniel Weinbren. ... Rupert Wegerif, Keri Facer ... Martyn Hammersley

Questions

0. What's your research about?

1. How is what you do relevant to learners in school?

2. Where do you see the education going in the future?

4. What can we do as young researchers to "help"?

Alternate set of questions for students/teachers at a virtual school

1. How long have you been attending / teaching at the school? (for parents, all questions would refer to child)
2. What subjects do you study / teach?
3. Are you studying / teaching for exams and if so which ones?
4. What do you see as the benefits of studying/teaching at a virtual school?
5. What do you see as the difficulties of studying/teaching at a virtual school?
6. If you have overcome any of these difficulties, how did you do it?
7. What do you see as the essential ingredients of successful virtual teaching and learning (ask all respondents this question about both teaching and learning).
8. What ideas for improvement or innovation do you have?
9. Would you prefer to study / teach at a 'face-to-face' school or a virtual one?
10. Does your answer to the previous question depend on subject or circumstances or would you always prefer one particular type?
11. Would you recommend studying / teaching at an online school to a friend? Why? Why not?

Presentation

Ideal would probably be 10 minute videos!