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It’s recording but not as we know it…

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A few days holiday last month allowed me to catch up with some reading I’d put aside for later. One such blog post concerns the future of the recording industry in the face of technological change.

It is written by Stephen J. Dubner – co-author (along with Steven J Levitt*) of the book Freakonomics – and its off-shoot blog. Dubner sought the opinion of five people with a wealth of experience in the business and pretty much leaves the article to them:

It”s quite a lengthy read but very interesting. One thing which emerges is that audiophiles, being a minority, have little say in how things proceed - convenience seems to be the driving force for most consumers. Another, which made me smile, is that many enthusiasts of the 78 didn’t rate the newfangled LP format. Yet another is the that the link to digital downloading and reduced sales is not as straighforward as it might seem.

Meanwhile, at the Scottish Learning Festival it became apparent how important comments are to pupils on their blogs. Nevertheless, most people decline to comment for a variety of reasons and it can be safely assumed that the number of comments posted bears little relation to the number of readers.

Dubner’s post carries 97 comments. Definitely not as straightforward as it seems…

* You can see Steven D. Levitt give a talk at TED entitled Why Do Crack Dealers Still Live With Their Moms - a look at the surprising economic similarities and differences between gang membership and corporate life in America.

New Skills for Scotland

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The new Scottish Government has, after its 100 days, launched its new strategy Skills for Scotland and enterprise in education plays a significant part in it. Schools are to take a central role with delivering the strands of enterprise.

If teachers were in any doubt that enterprise was just a bolt on to the curriculum that idea and that it would fall off ( as in the case of TVEI ) read the document.

Connected Live Podcast 019: Young presenters at the Learning Festival – what does it mean?

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Eileen Scott, Headteacher of St Peter’s Primary School, and some of her pupils reflect on their experience of delivering a successful presentation at the Scottish Learning Festival.

See more about this podcast or listen to other shows on Connected Live’s podcast page. Or, you can listen by clicking the play button below.

Connected Live Podcast 018: Scotland’s most enterprising school

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Staff and pupils from St Peter’s Primary School look forward to their presentation at the Scottish Learning Festival. The presentation would be about how they achieved their Scottish Education Award for being the most enterprising school in the country.

See more about this podcast or listen to other shows on Connected Live’s podcast page. Or, you can listen by clicking the play button below.