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Systemic Perspectives on New Alignments During COVID-19: Digital Challenges and Opportunities

September 29, 2021

A special edition of the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology focuses on the impact of Covid19 on education systems.

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In Research Tags Covid19, Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology
London Book Fair seminar

London Book Fair seminar

What Works Conference

June 7, 2021

The London Book Fair people are once more putting on the What Works conference on 9th June 2021. The programme looks really interesting.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Professional development, News & views Tags London Book Fair, London Book Fair 2021, What works Education Conference, Covid19
Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Hybrid Learning

May 7, 2021

The first thing that struck me when doing the research for this article is how often the terms “blended learning” and “hybrid learning” seem to be used to mean whatever the writer wants them to mean.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Research, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags hybrid learning, teaching online, online education, Covid19, Covid-19
Photo by Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita on Unsplash

Photo by Alexandru-Bogdan Ghita on Unsplash

Not another national strategy (thank goodness)

May 3, 2021

For years it’s been the case, or at least seems to be the case, that satisfying Ofsted inspectors who may not know anything about ICT or Computing is a safer bet than trying to be innovative.

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In News & views Tags National Strategies, Covid19, Covid-19

Thumbnail sketch: Online learning for dummies

April 30, 2021

This book addresses online learning from the point of view of the learner, rather than the teacher or the institution

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In Bookshelf, Reviews, Books in Brief Tags thumbnail sketch, Online Learning for Dummies, Covid-19, Covid19, review, 57
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On this day: Covid19 and the ed tech revolution

April 19, 2021

It’s astonishing to realise that a year ago today I wrote about education technology in the context of dealing with the educational fallout from Covid19.

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In From the Archives Tags Covid19

4 ways to enhance your free offer to schools

March 20, 2021

Unfortunately, having a plethora of free services and products can cause a few headaches for schools in the longer term.

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In News & views Tags Covid19, Covid-19, lockdown, marketing
Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Working with schools during lockdown: 7 activities that work

March 19, 2021

A lot of edtech businesses and other organisations provide resources, and some provide lesson plans. Unfortunately, the resources on their own can become just one more free resource, and the lesson plans are often useless.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views Tags Covid19, Covid-19, lockdown
Rules, by Terry Freedman. I thought this sign is a reasonable analogy to the likely rules in a post-lockdown world.

Rules, by Terry Freedman. I thought this sign is a reasonable analogy to the likely rules in a post-lockdown world.

Writing during Covid

March 8, 2021

Do you read people’s writings about covid? I don’t, if I can help it.

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In News & views Tags Covid19, Covid-19, writing
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Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman

Remote teaching during a pandemic

January 6, 2021

Lau provides a useful article that contains much information, based on research, that not everyone will have been aware of.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags William Lau, teaching online, Covid19, Covid-19
Exclamation mark, Terry Freedman

Exclamation mark, Terry Freedman

The latest department for education update

December 18, 2020

Not like the DfE to make announcements before 5pm on the last day of term.

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In News & views Tags Covid19, DfE

Reflections on Technology in Schools in the time of Covid: Part 2

December 14, 2020

The potential for the education of blockchain technology is huge. It’s largely associated with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it has far wider implications.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Research, Thinking aloud Tags Covid19, Covid-19, blockchain, AI, chatbots

Tech training then and now: spot the difference

December 11, 2020

It would be great if the DfE could organise laptop schemes that work properly, and identify the schools and teachers who have managed to achieve great things in online learning and disseminate information about how they did it.

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In News & views Tags dfe, teacher training, Covid19, Covid-19
Reflecting, by Elaine Freedman

Reflecting, by Elaine Freedman

Reflections on Technology in Schools in the time of Covid: Part 1

December 7, 2020

A major thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has done is to give us all a huge kick up the backside. We’ve had the technology to enable working from home for years, but there was not much incentive to implement it very widely. It’s a testament to the commitment and flexibility of companies and educational institutions that the educational system didn’t simply collapse.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Reflections Tags Bee Digital, trends, Covid19, Covid-19

Keeping your "customers" happy during Covid-19

October 12, 2020

Just to be clear, I’m not referring to “customers” just in the traditional sense of the term.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags Covid19, Covid-19, marketing
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World Teachers' Day

October 5, 2020

What’s the focus of World Teachers’ Day — and week — this year?

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In News & views Tags UNESCO, World Teachers' Day, Covid-19, Covid19

Chairing discussions online

September 21, 2020

Is it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?

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In M-learning, On this day, Thinking aloud, Tips for teachers, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags chairing, moderating, online discussion, Covid19, Covid-19
Footprints -- Covid19, by Terry Freedman

Footprints -- Covid19, by Terry Freedman

Teachers' experiences in the time of Covid

September 15, 2020

What has been the experience of teachers during this pandemic? An interim report will be discussed in a couple of virtual symposia.

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, News & views, Research Tags Covid19, Covid-19, symposia
A sign of the times. Footprints, by Terry Freedman

A sign of the times. Footprints, by Terry Freedman

Articles relating to Covid-19

August 23, 2020

Here’s a list of the articles I’ve written so far relating to Covid-19 and ed tech.

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In M-learning Tags Covid19, Covid-19, Coronavirus

Reasons to have an e-learning committee in a school

August 13, 2020

In my past roles as ICT Co-ordinator or e-learning co-ordinator, I have formed and chaired an ICT or e-learning committee. What are the benefits of having such a body, and does Covid-19 change anything?

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In From the Archives, Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, M-learning, Audio Tags ICT Co-ordinator, committee, e-learning co-ordinator, Covid19, Covid-19, AUDIO
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Is a 2014 book on managing the computing provision in a school still worth buying?

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Although this book is over 60 years old, it is remarkably apposite for our times -- and especially in the fields of educational research and assessing pupils' understanding and progress.

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It was a great source of pride to me, getting hundreds of students through their A levels and encouraging them to go to university. But for some time I have asked myself a question: would I recommend this route now?

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