UPDATED! Constraints may not always be a bad thing, and sometimes can even be positively advantageous.
Read MoreInnovation fund cover, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020, by Terry Freedman
Bett2020 Neo Learning Management System
Reflections on the Neo Learning Management System, and on implementing a learning management system in general.
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Terry catching up -- or trying to! By Terry Freedman
Articles update
So many articles (to write), so little time! I’m in the process of writing up my experience of the Bett Show this year: products and reflections. It’s going to take me a while to do, even after setting myself a limit of 100 words per article. So, in the meantime, are a few pieces to be getting on with
Read MoreBett2020: Eye Gaze UPDATED!
A short account of a talk about Eye Gaze, which helps teachers to know what pupils with PMLD are looking at, and what they are ignoring.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars on day 4
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting on the last day of Bett 2020.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars in the afternoon of Day 3
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting in the afternoon of Day 3 of Bett 2020.
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Bett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett Seminars in the morning of Day 3 of Bett 2020
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting in the morning of Day 3 of Bett 2020.
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Virtual Reality Headset, by Terry Freedman
A good application of Virtual Reality (I think)
Using the MEL VR headset and software at Bett2020, I entered the molecule of a diamond, followed by that of a pencil.
Read MoreBett 2020 Day 1, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020 Seminars in the afternoon of Day 2
Here’s a quick reminder of the seminars I thought looked interesting on the latter half of the afternoon of Day 2 of Bett 2020.
Read MoreListen up! The audio side of Bett 2020 -- UPDATED
UPDATED and CORRECTED! News about Bett Radio and the EdTech podcast at Bett2020.
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BBC Basic screen, by Terry Freedman.
Coming soon: my seminar recommendations for Bett 2020
I’ve gone through the Bett seminar programme, and highlighted the ones that I’d go to if (a) I could be in several places at once (I’m working on that) and (b) needed to know about a much wider range of issues than any person does.
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Einstein at Bett, by Terry Freedman
27 Things to do before Bett 2020
As a Bett veteran, I’ve learnt quite a bit over the last 30 or so years about how to make the visit to Bett as useful as possible. Here are 27 tips you may find useful.
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A Bett crowd, by Terry Freedman
Bett 2020
A heads-up about a pdf guide to Bett. Three articles in particular are worth perusing.
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After the rain, by Terry Freedman. This photo conveys how I felt after my first visit to the Microsoft shop.
A disappointing experience at the Microsoft shop in London
Perhaps I was just unlucky when I visited the Microsoft store in London, and that had I visited at some other time my experience would have been better, but I have no intention of finding out.
Read MoreMore corporate gobbledegook from the Department of Education
More corporate guff from the Department of Education. Why can’t they use appropriate language?
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2019 R.I.P, by Terry Freedman
New Year Puzzles: a coded message, the next decade in ed tech, and possible good news regarding government employees
If it takes someone at least three years to become a good teacher, what can a civil servant achieve in eighteen months?
Read MoreAudio-Visual News
Amongst other things, my article (in the magazine referred to here) considers how the 21st classroom really has changed since the 16th century, despite what some people would have us believe.
Read MoreArticles about AI in the media
Journalism in the field of AI: is it biased?
Read MoreAI-generated content: does it matter how articles are written?
Does it matter if articles are written by an algorithm?
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Information sign, by Terry Freedman
Ofsted: how is the new framework shaping up? Updated
The Westminster Forum has a conference coming up on 25th March 2020:
The new Ofsted inspection framework — implementation, impact on schools, and the next steps for the curriculum
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