Having to make the case for actually registering for an event is, in my opinion, treating teachers as if they were (a) non-professionals and (b) children.
Read MoreAsk the expert: a Zen-inspired view
What can a Zen outlook teach us about education technology etc?
Read MoreChoosing the right education conference
Anyone who announces that we need change, but without going any deeper into it, is an idiot as far as I am concerned. Either that, or they assume that I am.
Read MoreOn this day: Presentation: 10 stimulating ideas for the Computing curriculum
This is an article I originally published on 2 October 2017. The conference it refers to has been and gone, but I’ve added a few annotations relating to my methodology.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
My worst IT training days -- index (Updated)
We all have the occasional awful experience when giving training. Here are mine!
Read MoreMy worst IT Training Days #5: Whiteboard not working (Updated)
Worthy cogitations about what I might have done to avoid being faced with a non-working whiteboard — and why that situation arose in the first place.
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #4: Too much admin on a course (Updated)
How the admin involved in a course led to its being abandoned by one group of trainers.
Read MoreMy worst IT training days #3: Large-scale training (Updated)
Using an external IT trainer is risky. Here are a few things to insist on to reduce the likelihood of a ruined training day.
Read MoreMy Worst IT Training Days #2: Another Internet Training Day (Updated)
It’s always a good thing to stipulate in advance all the things you need in order to run a training session —including even the most basic and obvious ones….
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My worst IT training days #1: Internet training day (Updated)
Here’s the first article in a series about my worst training days — the ones in which I was the trainer I mean! This was first published in 2018, but is still highly relevant.
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Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman
Virtual conferences: are they worth it?
It’s good that although many conferences have had to be cancelled, or at least deferred, some transitioned to being online. However, are such events worth your money or your time?
Read MoreReading efficiently is a must for teachers of Computing and information technology (Updated)
With more and more to read, and with the ever-changing landscape of education technology, teachers of Computing and related subjects need to be able to read more in the same amount of time. Here are some tips that I’ve found useful.
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Archives, by Terry Freedman
On this day: my blogging course contingency plan
Like many other people, last year I was in the position of having to run my introductory course about blogging online. Just in case things went pear-shaped, I came up with a contingency plan.
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Conference, by Terry Freedman
TPEA Conference
News about a free conference.
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news by Terry Freedman
London Book Fair 2021
As always, the London Book Fair programme looks great.
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London Book Fair, by Terry Freedman
Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum 10 June 2021
It’s well-known that accessing academic articles can be a very expensive business. This year’s Research and Scholarly Publishing Forum, run in conjunction with the London Book Fair, is about developments in open access.
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London Book Fair seminar
What Works Conference
The London Book Fair people are once more putting on the What Works conference on 9th June 2021. The programme looks really interesting.
Read MoreTips for teaching online ebook
A few weeks ago I put together a collection of articles on using Zoom, good practice, etc etc, and bundled them into a PDF. You can get this for free just by signing up to my newsletter, Digital Education, using the link in this article.
Read MoreIn case you missed it: Converting an offline course to an online one -- ebook
This is a fairly comprehensive account of the steps I went through to convert a course from one I taught in a physical classroom to one I could teach online.
Read MorePowerPoint without tears
The slides should be a starting point for more material, or a summary of something you have said. If all you're going to do is read out the slides, why not just give them a set of notes and head for the nearest café?
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