Posted on Wed 8 Mar, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers his emerging conclusions from the self-improving system project he has been undertaking at Oxford Saïd. In this blog, he discusses the importance of process versus outcome, with some surprises along the way.
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Posted on Mon 27 Feb, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses the absence of SEND coming up as a topic in his interviews.
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Posted on Tue 7 Feb, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses the importance of employers as a factor in improvement.
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Posted on Tue 24 Jan, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses closing the research-teaching gap.
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Posted on Wed 18 Jan, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses closing the research-teaching gap.
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Posted on Tue 3 Jan, 2023 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses collectivism.
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Posted on Tue 13 Dec, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses layers of a complex system.
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Posted on Tue 6 Dec, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he discusses inspection.
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Posted on Tue 29 Nov, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he examines human relations.
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Posted on Tue 22 Nov, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector. In this one, he examines Themes that must be tackled in the move towards a self-improving FE system: Measuring true purpose.
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Posted on Wed 16 Nov, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
David Russell considers the top themes of a self-improving FE system that have emerged from 50 interviews with those in the sector.
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Posted on Tue 1 Nov, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
In this next blog, David Russell previews a symposium, working on the challenge of how we move towards a self-improving system in FE.
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Posted on Wed 5 Oct, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
In this fifth blog looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell discusses negative feedback loops.
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Posted on Wed 28 Sep, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
In this project blog looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell delves into the concept of feedback loops.
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Posted on Wed 31 Aug, 2022 | Category Self-improving system project
In the third in his series of blogs detailing his project looking at the development of a self-improving system in FE, David Russell looks at systems thinking and the delivery of FE and the apparent lack of overlap of expertise on the two.
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