Ed Tech Predictions for 2019 — ICT & Computing in Education

Ed Tech Predictions for 2019

December 7, 2018

We all know the hazards of making predictions, but several brave companies and one school (so far) have thrown caution to the winds and done so!

I asked two main questions:

What do you think will be the main things we'll be seeing in ed tech in 2019?
What do you think will be the main ed tech challenges in 2019?

There are some really interesting and thought-provoking responses. As you’d expect, funding (or the lack of it) looms large as one of the challenges, and artificial intelligence is something that’s being thought about.

Anyway, make a cup of tea or coffee and have a good read-fest.

Thanks to the following organisations for responding to date:

Read their comments here: Ed Tech Predictions 2019.

If you’d like to take part in this survey, either as an individual, a school or a company, please go to Ed Tech Predictions Survey 2019.

Recent book reviews

A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

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Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.

Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History

In some respects one could view this book as a single warning repeated 64 times.

Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street

Taking readers from the Middle Ages to (more or less) the present day, Gray charts how the places where we do our shopping and what we buy have changed over the centuries.

Review: Extraordinary Learning For All

As a source of potential ideas and inspiration, the book could be very useful indeed.