Three ways I’ve been dealing with a surfeit of email.
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Feedback on a writing course I've just taught
Twenty percent of the comments on a course evaluation form have hijacked 80% of my attention.
Read MoreIf you stop fiddling, will Rome stop burning?
This is an article I published around the start of Covid.
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Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash
How to run a consultation: A cynic's guide
If you don’t want a consultation to give you answers you won’t like, here’s what to do. And if you’re a respondent to that kind of disingenuous process, here’s how to have your say anyway.
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The Digital Education newsletter, by Terry
Do newsletters, websites or other online resources need to be super-fancy?
A couple of years ago someone said to me that they like my newsletter, Digital Education, although it looks a bit old-fashioned. I thought about that, and whether I wanted to update the look of it, but decided not to, for two main reasons.
Read MoreRubbish at drawing? Here are 33 solutions! 😁
This is an updated version of a post on my Substack newsletter from a few years ago, with bits of another of my articles thrown in for good measure.
Read MorePaul Black
Paul Black, R.I.P.
Read MoreAI-"written" books
It is not easy to tell just by looking at the cover, but here is what I suggest.
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I must phone my cousin
What is so significant about an insignificant conversation between two cousins?
Read MoreRevisiting the Carrot 2 Search Engine
I first reviewed the Carrot2 search engine in 2016. I found it quite useful then. What’s the story now?
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Blogger, by Terry Freedman
Two cheers for Substack
The pros and cons of Substack, from a personal perspective.
Read MoreDiscipline in the classroom: what, why and how (2026)
I’ve deleted some redundant code and changed a dead link. The rest still stands, and I still abide by it. Mty motto: don’t smile before half-term.
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Terry thinking, by Terry
Revisited: Time to grow up?
From 2010: Here’s a thought. I like to think of myself as a glass half full type of person. So why all the doom and gloom about the apparent lack of Governmental support, in the UK, for technology in the classroom?
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Why Subscribe to Blogs? My survey results + up-to-date data
In 2009 I invited readers to take part in a small survey asking the question "Why do you subscribe to blogs?". Here they are the results, updated with information from an AI app.
Read MoreI don't agree with Cognitive Load Theory (CLT). Here's Why -- Updated
A question: is Cognitive Load Theory another example of the emperor’s new clothes?Thoughts on the curriculum and assessment review
Apparently the Department for Education is working on a new writing framework. Let’s hope it will be voluntary, because if the usual substandard writing we often see emanating from the DfE is anything to go by, it will be the last thing anybody needs.
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A daunting prospect, so what’s your motivation? Photo by Terry Freedman
On this day: Encouraging other teachers to use education technology
Gretchen Rubin talks about four kinds of self-motivation. Might this provide a way of thinking about how to encourage colleagues to use education technology in their lessons?
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It won’t be as bad as you think! Picture: Terrified, by Terry Freedman
8 Tips for Newly-qualified teachers
Your first few weeks at school may seem terrifying, but hopefully it won’t be as bad as you think! Here are 8 tips you may find useful.
Read MoreOn this day: What is good practice in ICT and Computing?
I suppose this article will ruin for good my chances of a knighthood, but I am finding it harder and harder to keep quiet on this subject.
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Question marks, by Terry Freedman
Understanding exam grading
As the GCSE and ‘A’ Level results days are almost upon us, here are some useful guides as to what the gradings mean.
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