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Summer reading #1: OuLiPo and the Mathematics of Literature

July 24, 2022

I’ve started to compile a list of books you might wish to explore over the holidays. They’re not all to do with edtech — we all need a break!

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In Books Unseen, Summer reading Tags summer reading, Oulipo

Books to be reviewed #3: Climate Change for Dummies

May 25, 2022

This is another book to be reviewed for Teach Secondary magazine.

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In Books Unseen, Bookshelf Tags bookshelf, reviews

Books To Be Reviewed #2: Futureproof

May 16, 2022

There are some interesting-looking books at the top of the to-be-reviewed pile. This is one of them.

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In Books Unseen Tags Futureproof, digital citizenship, digital literacy

Books to be reviewed #1: No Excuses

May 16, 2022

There are some interesting-looking books at the top of the to-be-reviewed pile. This is one of them.

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In Books Unseen Tags No Excuses, Colwell
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Click the cover to see this on Amazon (affiliate link)

An interesting-looking book about AI

May 25, 2021

I haven’t read this book yet, but it looks like it might help teachers address some aspects of the Computing Programme of Study.

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In Books Unseen Tags AI, artificial intelligence
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books pile, by Terry Freedman

Online education: books just in

January 17, 2021

In the last two days I’ve received two books for review. One is almost hot off the press — Online Learning for Dummies was published in December 2020 — the other one is slightly warm — published in September 2020.

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In Books Unseen, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, News & views Tags books, online education, hybrid learning, blended learning
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Click the cover to see the book on Amazon UK (affiliate link)

How reliable is neuroscience?

July 20, 2020

If 10% of studies in neuroscience are flawed, how can you know which ones are OK?

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In Books Unseen, News & views, Research Tags Science Fictions, science, research
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A world run by artificial intelligence: Zed

July 30, 2019

Technology has always provided a rich seam of possibilities to be mined by authors. In this book Joanna Kavenna imagines a dystopian future in which an AI company is running things.

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Although this is a few years old now (2018), it has stood the test of time.

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