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Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom Revisited

April 28, 2023

In my opinion, the potential benefits of artificial intelligence make it a very attractive proposition for use in education.

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In From the Archives, News & views Tags artifical intelligence, AI

I was no good at welding either

Review of technicians exhibition

April 25, 2023

Should you ever find yourself in the unlikely circumstance of having to choose between me administering medication or waiting for a paramedic, my advice would be to wait.

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In Reviews, News & views Tags technicians, careers, review

The scream by Terry Freedman

Is your website contributing to AI bots?

April 21, 2023

I checked if my websites had been scraped, and this what I discovered…

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In News & views, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags AI, scraping, artificial intelligence

DALL·E 2023-04-20 12.58.36 - A girl using a calculator in the style of Roy Litchtenstein

This doesn't add up: the Prime Minister's fretting about numeracy skills and people's attitudes towards them

April 20, 2023

Forgive me while I go off the subject of computing etc, but I feel I have to comment on the British Prime Minister’s recent headline-making pronouncement that kids need to be taught maths until they are 18 years old, and that they should ashamed of not being numerate.

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In News & views Tags mathematics, maths, numeracy, Prime Minister

conference session, by Terry Freedman

What I Look For in a Conference (Updated)

March 21, 2023

I attend a lot of conferences, and over the years I've developed a useful set of criteria by which to evaluate them. Here, then, in no particular order, are my top 14 characteristics of a good conference.

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In News & views Tags conference, conferences, kids at conferences

My feet after visiting Bett

Last chance to register online for Bett (for free)

March 3, 2023

I’ve just discovered that today (3rd March 2023) is the last day to register online for free for the edtech show known as Bett.

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In Bett Tips, News & views Tags Bett

Updated! Supporting teachers through a challenging period

March 1, 2023

Updated! Discounts for Teachers is a free membership scheme which joins forces with retailers to help all staff, in any role working across the education sector to save money.

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In Sponsored Article, News & views Tags discounts

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More on our corrections policy

February 17, 2023

Just to let you know, this website is being reviewed by Newsguard.

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In News & views Tags corrections

Our corrections policy UPDATED

February 16, 2023

UPDATED My corrections policy wasn’t easy to find so I’ve created a dedicated page for it.

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In News & views Tags corrections, Newsguard
Robot writer, by Terry Freedman

My depiction of ChatGPT getting more and more frazzled by the number of assignments I throw at it — Drawing by Terry Freedman

Coming soon... Digital Education ezine, focusing on ChatGPT

February 6, 2023

Yes, it’s all over the internet, but ChatGPT is still worth looking at. I am compiling a list of useful (I trust) links, and have a few things to add to the plethora of comments already out there.

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In News & views Tags Digital Education, artificial intelligence, AI, ChatGPT

Good news regarding the Government's plans to make the Oak Academy an arms-length body

December 14, 2022

The Oak provided useful resources during the lockdowns, and continues to create them. But there are four things wrong with the DfE's plan…

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In News & views Tags Oak Academy, Arms Length Body
Terry Freedman and bookcase, by Terry Freedman

Terry Freedman and bookcase, by Terry Freedman

Fake news?

November 24, 2022

I’ve compiled a number of reviews of non-fiction books that either deal with helping people detect untruths (such as in so-called scientific research) or presenting something as true when, in fact, it isn’t.

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In Bookshelf, News & views Tags fake news, reviews

7 questions about blogging (Updated)

November 18, 2022

You can build up a body of work without having to try going through gatekeepers.

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In Web 2.0, News & views Tags blogging
Someone suffering from FOMO, by Terry Freedman

Someone suffering from FOMO, by Terry Freedman

7 incredibly useful links

November 10, 2022

These links were first highlighted in the Digital Education newsletter.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT, News & views Tags links, Digital Education

I should be writing, by Terry Freedman

I don't write only about ed tech...

November 2, 2022

I have lots of thoughts about education in general too. Here’s some information about another newsletter I write, about education in general.

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In News & views Tags As I was saying, education

Image by Nicole Dralle from Pixabay

The factory of the future (what a load of tosh)

November 2, 2022

I have recently had a glimpse of techno-utopia. It is not pretty.

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In News & views Tags factory, automation
Sherlock Holmes, by Terry Freedman

Sherlock Holmes, by Terry Freedman

Let's keep the arms length body at arms length

October 24, 2022

Governments should not interfere in the education marketplace

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In News & views Tags Arms Length Body, Oak Academy

What's the point of book reviews?

September 28, 2022

So many authors think they ought to be the recipient of the Nobel prize for literature.

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In News & views Tags book reviews, book reviewing

Question mark - Terry Freedman

National Coding Week: why? (Updated)

September 21, 2022

I’ve always been of the strong opinion that (a) people should talk about programming, not coding, and (b) people learn best on a kind of need to know basis.

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In Computing, News & views Tags National Coding Week, coding

Image by Bev from Pixabay

No laughing matter

September 14, 2022

It seems that everyone is worried about causing offence, or maybe just concerned about being accused of wasting time.

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In News & views Tags humour
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Recent book reviews
Backlist: The Written World
Backlist: The Written World

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce
Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

What does it take to become an expert? And what can the Computing teacher do about it?

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Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution
Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution

The title of this book invites curiosity: what were the other three ‘revolutions?

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A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps
A book review for your English department colleagues perhaps

Some of these stories are so richly told, it can almost seem as though you’re right there with him.

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Review: Pen Names
Review: Pen Names

OK, so this has nothing to do with education technology, but we all read (I hope!). A very interesting examination of the pen names some authors have adopted, and why.

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Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History
Review: The Library of Ancient Wisdom: Mesopotamia and the Making of History

There's a really interesting section in this book about how ceramic storage of data and information is probably the most likely medium to stand the test of time.

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A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps
A book review for your biology colleagues perhaps

The subject under discussion here is how human physiology has developed in different ways, in response to different conditions around the world.

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Review: Social Media for Academics
Review: Social Media for Academics

This book is very readable, and if I sound surprised that is because it’s not always true of academics!

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Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example
Quick looks: VIBE Coding by Example

For the time being, this book is free in Kindle format.

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Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too
Review: The Game Changers: How Playing Games Changed the World and Can Change You Too

Despite the relative paucity of immediately obvious National Curriculum links, teachers will find several of sections of this book to be highly engaging.

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