cup of tea, by Terry Freedman
I installed a Buy Me A Coffee button on my Eclecticism newsletter, but felt so “icky” about it that I took it down after a couple of weeks.
Before we can go any further, is this an educational issue? I believe it is, or could be, for the following reasons
Read MoreEvery time I attend an educational ICT conference, at least one of the speakers talks about how little we know about the future. But their argument doesn’t make sense.
Read MoreI’m thinking that even if I gave a book I reviewed a rave write-up and five stars, it might still not make the list if a book I deemed deserving of four stars is comparatively better.
Read MorePerhaps before we can see any major and widespread developments in books (beyond the innovation of audiobooks) we need to rethink what exactly we mean by “literature” and “book”.
Read MoreWhy do so many "edubloggers" think that the concept of blogrolls, which are lists of blogs that subscribers to a blog subscribe to, and similar devices (such as, in effect, shared favourites) are so wonderful?
Read MoreThe potential for the education of blockchain technology is huge. It’s largely associated with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it has far wider implications.
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On This Day, by Terry Freedman
Is it rude to comment on blog posts? Is it rude to not comment?
Read MoreIs it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?
Read MoreWhat might it be like to be able to write an article straight from your head?
Read MoreRecently I have been wrestling with my conscience: should I continue to write my usual kind of blog posts, which often assume that teachers reading it are physically in school or some other educational setting, or not?
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Gloves, by Terry Freedman
I’m not an expert in disease prevention, but I’ve been thinking aloud about what you might do if you teach Computing, or have to use devices in your subject.
Read MoreDoes it matter if articles are written by an algorithm?
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The UserID interface, by Terry Freedman
We should encourage pupils to write useless bits of code. Here’s why.
Read MoreThe problem referred to in the title may be summarised as: who ya gonna kill? The car is hurtling along the road when a child steps out in front of it. The car is faced with a dilemma: kill the child, or the pedestrian waiting to cross the road, who would be in the car's path should it swerve to avoid the child. Terry Freedman explains why this whole thing is a red herring.
Read MoreTo what extent is bias in reviews unavoidable? And does it matter anyway?
Read MoreWhy is it that whenever a problem arises in society, some people's first recourse is to say that schools need to deal with it? And in the context of fake news, what can media organisations do to address the issue?
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An interesting online market place
What's Fiverr, and why might it be useful to both teachers and school-leavers?
Read MoreIn ICT and Computing, the simplest programs are often the most elegant and efficient.This is just one example of a "rule" of opposites that seems to pervade everything.
Read MorePeople usually have a pretty dim view of how computers will treat us when they finally overtake us in the intelligence stakes. But what if they turn out to be too loving and caring?
Read MoreSome people are adamant that educational practice, or pedagogy, must be the first consideration, before technology is even mentioned. But is this actually right?
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