Should social media platforms be regarded as mere repositories of content, which by implication is thus not their responsibility, or publishers, subject to the same laws and restrictions as other publishing media, such as newspapers? This is one of the discussion points arising in this interesting report about the intimidation on social media of members of Parliament and other public figures. It's especially interesting given the fact that this week the German government brought into effect a new law regarding social media companies.
Read MoreA quick look at what's in the latest issue of my newsletter, Digital Education, out later today (with any luck!).
Read MoreA few useful articles that you may not have come across before. They cover:
- project-based learning
- teen depression and cyberbullying and
- how to reduce the possibility of having your training stolen.
Read MoreRead on for a heads-up about what's coming up in the next issue of Digital Education, our free newsletter.
Read MoreWhat an amazing age we live in: app-controlled devices, connected homes. So why aren't I wildly enthusiastic even though I am not by any means a Luddite?
Read MoreI'm in the process of planning a few themed issues of my newsletter, Digital Education. Read on for the low-down.
Read MoreI'm a great believer in using different kinds of data to measure how well pupils are doing, not all of which are quantifiable in the usual sense.
Read MoreAs I always tell people I'm training, never assume anything, never take anything for granted. Here are a few examples that illustrate why not.
Read MoreThe forthcoming issue of the Digital Education ezine features 9 interesting articles. This article gives you the lowdown on three of the topics covered, and how to sign up to it.
Read MoreA blast from the past -- with the emphasis on 'blast'. What I thought of self-service checkouts when they first appeared.
Read MoreCall me a dreamer, but I think AI and robots are developments to be welcomed in education, not to worry about.
Read MoreHere is some information about the EduTech conference in general, and my session in particular.
Read MoreThe schools inspectorate in England (Ofsted) aspires to become a research hub. How might or should this affect Computing?
Read MoreHere are a few interesting-looking conferences coming up in London, England, up to January 2018.
Read MoreAlgorithms, book reviews and review copies of my book. All in the latest issue of Digital Education.
Read MoreAre girls and women biologically predetermined to not be natural programmers? No, I don't think so either. This article contains some interesting points based on recent discussions, and links to (hopefully) useful articles.
Read MoreRecipes as algorithms is one of the themes I'll be exploring in the next issue of Digital Education, which will be out soon.
Other themes include 'Is educational research worth the paper it's written on?' and much, much more.
Read MoreExclusive article about the forthcoming changes in the EU's data protection laws, pseudoscience (?), biological determinism, back to school resources and more are in the current issue of the Digital Education newsletter.
Read on for the full list of contents of this free newsletter.
Read MoreWhere is your website and blog traffic coming from? In this article I discuss the problem of self-fulfilling prophecies, and suggest three ways to find out where your audience is.
Read MoreThis book has received 22 five star reviews in total so far, and is the TESOL Institute's featured book. Read on for more information, and for details on how you can buy a personalised version.
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