Presentation: 10 stimulating ideas for the Computing curriculum

October 2, 2017

Here is some information about the EduTech conference in general, and my session in particular.

Inspecting Computing in schools: 6 research questions

September 27, 2017

The schools inspectorate in England (Ofsted) aspires to become a research hub. How might or should this affect Computing?

The Great Training Robbery, Part 13 of 13

August 9, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 12 of 13

August 8, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 11 of 13

August 7, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 10 of 13

August 4, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

Fake news, bad algorithms and drones -- in the latest issue of Digital Education

August 3, 2017

Algorithms are based on maths, and maths is objective, right? You might change your mind about that when you've read Weapons of Math Destruction, which I've been reading.

You can read my review in the latest issue of Digital Education, plus information about drones, fake news, and going back to school after the summer break, plus a good money-saving offer on an online graphics application, plus a bunch of other stuff. Read on for more details and for a sign-up form.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 9 of 13

August 3, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 8 of 13

August 2, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 7 of 13

August 1, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 7 of 13

August 1, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 6 of 13

July 31, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 5 of 13

July 28, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 4 of 13

July 27, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 3 of 13

July 26, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 2 of 13

July 25, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

The Great Training Robbery, Part 1 of 13

July 24, 2017

What can you do to prevent your training materials being used to run a course -- without your permission or involvement, much less any compensation? This 13 part series suggests a few ideas.

Coming up in Digital Education

July 3, 2017

The next issue of Digital Education is just about to be published. It includes a chance to get a free book, and a competition. Read on to find out what else is in it.

How to get the most out of ISTE17 (and other conferences)

June 23, 2017

Listen to my interview with Vicki Davis about how to get the most out of #iste17 and other conferences -- and grab my book for £0.99/$0.99 or equivalent (plus VAT if applicable) -- a third of its usual price.

Where's the ed tech action? Maybe under your nose!

June 20, 2017

Not everything is a million miles away or up in the cloud, when it comes to education technology.

Recent book reviews

Book review: The best writing on mathematics, 2016

I think this could be an excellent resource for teachers of mathematics.

For your Eng Lit colleagues? The Penguin Book of the International Short Story -- two reviews in one!

I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote!

Two reviews in one: Turner and Constable: Rivals and Originals -- art and history

One for your colleagues, perhaps: art, art history, ploitics with a small ‘p’.

Two reviews in one: State of Ridicule: A History of Satire in English Literature -- politics, history, English

One for your colleagues, perhaps. Sperrin has provided a wealth of information that can be used to provide a rich experience for students of politics, history and English literature.

Two reviews in one: A Little History of Mathematics

I submitted my review of this book to Teach Secondary magazine, an educational magazine in the UK. The first review below is what the magazine published. The second one is what I actually wrote! In substantive terms there is little difference between the two, but you may find it interesting to see what the editor altered.

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Review: The Learning Rainforest: Great Teaching in Real Classrooms

This is a great book for dipping into in order to read about different teaching and assessment strategies, backed up by research.

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Review: Outstanding Formative Assessment: Culture and Practice

This book contains numerous assessment for learning techniques.

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Review: New Media in the Classroom: Rethinking Primary Literacy

This provides a great deal of information about the different aspects of "literacy” and how digital tools can be brought into the service of literacy in the primary school.

Review: Designing the internet of things

This book takes you through the process of designing connected devices from prototyping to launching.

Quick look: (Un)educated: My Life as a Teacher, and Why You Should Never Become One

“Some of it is laugh-out loud funny, but some of it, about his reference being spiked, made me angry …”