Comments on: Biting on Twitter Has Consequences

By: David Price

Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:18:20 +0000

Great comments! Thanks so much for taking the time to make them.

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By: Sarita

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 00:21:12 +0000

I also agree that you need to present the research/evidence prior to the course so that discerning educationalists/teachers can decide if the research is of the quality they should demand.

I understand it was not on your flyer but a link should have been made available so that potential “customers” can explore the evidence before deciding to attend your courses. Your web site, if you have one, should have this information freely available and accessible.

We don’t/shouldn’t generally buy a product until we have seen it.

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By: David Price

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 21:26:36 +0000

Sarita,
Educators need to be cognisant of making claims about fellow professionals. Mr Ashman alerted key government agencies through his tweet to a blog post that argued that my approach was (potentially) damaging to students from lower SES, that I’d promoted training without provideing evidence of its effectiveness. In this he was quite wrong. I had assembled the evidence and present it to people in the training – he seemed upset that I hadn’t presented it in a flyer (incidentally, I didn’t actually prepare the flyer, but that’s not my defence here). He then presented ‘his’ evidence which conflated research on Problem Based Learning as though it were Project Based Leading. So, if the net result of these (perhaps unintentional) deceptions affect the numbers of people attending, I may have a case for defamation. (May, that’s why I’m taking advice).
His previous life as an anonymous tweeter is relevant in the interests of full disclosure.
Finally, I was merely inviting Mr Ashman to present his solutions positively instead of constantly telling the rest of us that we’re wrong.
Not sure how that amounts to a personal attack.

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By: Sarita

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:40:02 +0000

Sorry, but I’m struggling to see where Mr Ashman made this a personal attack. It seems, from what you’ve said, that he asked you to present evidence that PBL is effective before releasing it wholesale into class rooms. From what you’ve written here it seems that you are the person who is attacking Mr Ashman in a personal way and delving into hi personal life rather than addressing the question. I am certainly not well qualified enough to understand the intricacies of research in education but Mr Ashman has “addressed” the research you put forward and I must agree that it does seem rather underwhelming. Further I am astonished that you would consider legal action over this matter! What do you mean Mr Ahsman “reported” you exactly?

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