Sometimes, a message given in a talk or training session is misinterpreted. What lessons can we learn from this?
Read MoreI’m not sure why people sometimes get confused over pretty clear statements.
E-safety update
This article contains details of 8 reports and 4 sets of resources concerning e-safety.
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A daunting prospect, so what’s your motivation? Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash
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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My (somewhat jaded) view of most high-profile Government ed tech initiatives
The trouble with government education technology initiatives
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
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Read all about it: what does the research REALLY say?
Even if a piece of education research is flawless (which itself is relatively unlikely), experience suggests that it's unlikely to be reported completely accurately, despite journalists' best efforts. Why does this happen?
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How to deal with negative or spam comments on your blog
Worried about negative comments on your blog? Here are a few suggestions.
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Covers of my forthcoming books
Books in progress
A progress report on the three books I’m currently working on — and information about a freebie!
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Fake news, or just poor reporting?
Is the reporting of educational research merely poor or, worse, is it just made up? Here are a few notes in advance of my talk at ResearchEd on Saturday 8th September 2018.
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Education technology qualifications update
Computing and related qualifications: I’ve updated my spreadsheet of qualification at Key Stage 4 and 16-18. Please read on for details.
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The cover of the latest issue of Digital Education
Digital Education AI edition
The latest issue of the free newsletter Digital Education is about to be published. It has a special focus on artificial intelligence, and there’s a chance to win a book in a prize draw. Read on for more details.
Read MoreDigital Education: Prize Draw Extended
Good news for subscribers to Digital Education: the deadline for entering the current prize draw has been extended, for reasons explained in this article.
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Come back! by Terry Freedman
Computing and Qualifications in the UK
The recently-published Roehampton University report on the take-up of Computing qualifications by school pupils makes for depressing reading.
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Moving, by Terry Freedman
Important email alert: I've moved!
Here’s a heads-up about a few changes I’ve made that temporarily caused my email address (terry@terry-freedman.org.uk) to be unavailable.
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Terry Freedman, writer, editor, righter of wrongs, ranter
Some highlights from Digital Education
This article highlights a few of the articles featured in the current issue of the Digital Education newsletter.
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Fake news?
Digital Education: new issue almost out
Another information-packed issue of my newsletter, Digital Education, is on its way. There’s a qualifications freebie, news of some brilliant events, and a prize draw, amongst other things.
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New ed tech qualifications list
I’ve updated my list of ed tech-related qualifications. Please read on for details of how to get it.
Read MoreThe Roehampton Annual Computing Education Report
The Roehampton Annual Computing Education Report has been published. Read on for more information.
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Scripted lessons? No thanks.
Teachers? We don't need no teachers!
There are too many people saying teachers aren’t necessary, or that we don’t need them to have any initiative, much less knowledge. They are wrong.
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Research reporting: how do you know if it's just fake news?
I’ve created an infographic on this topic. Read on for more details.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Reflective Practice, Technically Wrong and Bad Algorithms
I’ve started to read this book, and so far it’s very interesting. I’ll be reviewing this and several others in my newsletter, Digital Education. I’ll also be running a prize draw to win a copy of Reflective Practice. Read on for more information.
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