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Report on DfE Communication Skills: Could Do Better

June 18, 2020

Why the documentation from the Department for Education is dreadful — and what they could do about it.

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In News & views Tags DfE ed tech strategy, DfE, communications, textual analysis, Hemingway
VR Headset, by Terry Freedman

VR Headset, by Terry Freedman

Covid19 and the Ed Tech Revolution

April 19, 2020

Has Covid-19 proven that education technology has been an utter failure?

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In M-learning, News & views Tags Covid-19, Covid19, Education Secretary, DfE, DfE ed tech strategy, education technology

More corporate gobbledegook from the Department of Education

January 13, 2020

More corporate guff from the Department of Education. Why can’t they use appropriate language?

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In News & views Tags language, Gavin Williamson, DfE, DfE ed tech strategy

The new DfE education technology strategy: a textual analysis

May 2, 2019

The recent ed tech strategy from the Department for Education leaves much to be desired, not least because it’s so boring to read. I ran it through a word cloud and a textual analysis application. Here are my findings, along with recommendations and the introduction of my new SnoreMaster Awards.

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In News & views, On the lighter side Tags Lended, SnoreMaster Awards, DfE ed tech strategy, ed tech strategy
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