Thursday 12 January 2012

Betts Education event 14th January 2012


Dedicated to showcasing the best in UK and international educational technology products, resources and best practice, BETT has enabled thousands of practitioners to enhance their knowledge of learning through technology.

Taking place each January at Olympia in London, BETT attracts more than 600 educational suppliers and around 30,000 visitors. It brings together the global teaching and learning community for four days of innovations and inspirations.

BETT is the world’s leading event for educational technology where education professionals can evaluate and purchase a comprehensive range of ICT products and services. From early years to universities, BETT is an indispensable part of the annual knowledge-gathering process, coming at a time when establishments are planning and budgeting for the new school year.

BETT 2012 takes place on 11-14 January 2012, at Olympia in London.

At BETT there are a variety of inspirational features and events offering the opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and get up-to-date on the latest in policy and best practice.
 
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Learn Live is an exciting programme of interactive, informal workshops and seminars
The conference runs alongside BETT2012 to provide leaders in education with discussion opportunities and interactions with experts in their field. Click here for The Education Leaders website
 

 

In our central feature Prof. Stephen Heppel will be exploring New Worlds of Learning with a dynamic group of school children, who will be sharing ideas and working with other students and teachers across the globe. 
  
 
Fringe events are independently organised events happening during BETT week
  
 Anderton Tiger Radio are the official BETT 2012 Radio Media Partners. Russell Prue will be broadcasting live each day from the Central Feature Stand – Heppell.net along with monthly broadcasts in the run up to the show
http://www.bettshow.com/bett/website/Default.aspx?refer=6&id=mainLnk6

Key Quotes

In schools, the fear of ‘not getting it right’ can inhibit the imagination (Greig 2005:5)

Imagination is superior to the intellect as it enables the thinker to form new thoughts and discover new truths and build new worlds. (Craft 2002:80)

Imagination is not the same as creativity, creativity takes the process of imagination to another level (Robinson 2009: 67)

Creativity involves several different processes that wind through each other. The first is generating new ideas, imagining new possibilities, considering alternative options. (Robinson 2009:72)