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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

Image by Megan Rexazin from Pixabay

Don't insult my students!

November 9, 2022

I used a computer simulation called Running the British Economy, which I sort of changed to Ruining the British Economy. The aim of the simulation, as envisaged by its creators, was to create a situation in which the economy was running really well. Based on the Treasury economic model, it was ideal for showing in real time the effects of pursuing various macroeconomic policies.

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In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags modelling

My worst experience of tutoring

November 9, 2022

A nasty thing happened after I'd met a potential client.

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In Unintended consequences Tags tutoring, personal experience

Click the pic to see this book on the publisher’s website

Review: The Power of Learning Networks

November 6, 2022

I suspect that this book won’t be on the education secretary’s recommended reading list for schools.

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In Bookshelf, Reviews Tags review, learning networks

Click the cover to see the book

Quick look: Strange Code

November 3, 2022

Strange Code looks at esoteric languages and also atypical languages, which are those that are not mainstream.

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In Bookshelf, Quick Looks, Computing Tags esolangs, Programming, programming languages

Picture credit: Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Authority or power?

November 3, 2022

The best distinction between authority and power that I’ve seen was in a politics book…

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags authority, power, leadership

Dystopian visions: a partial index (Updated again)

November 3, 2022

I’ve added another article in this series. Hence this update.

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In Discussion topic, Dystopian Visions Tags science fiction, Dystopian visions

dystopian visions, by Terry Freedman

Dystopian Visions: A Sound of Thunder, by Ray Bradbury

November 3, 2022

One of my favourite stories, this one by Ray Bradbury looks at the possible consequences of making a small, apparently insignificant, change in the past.

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In Dystopian Visions, Discussion topic Tags Dystopian visions, Bradbury

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

Review: Writing on the Job: Best Practices for Communicating in the Digital Age

November 2, 2022

What's the best way of constructing an email, especially if you want the recipient to do something? If you’re a teacher or presenter, how should you approach the writing of a slide- based presentation?

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In Bookshelf, Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags review, Writing

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
Recent book reviews
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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Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History
Review: The Dictators: 64 Dictators, 64 Authors, 64 Warnings from History

In some respects one could view this book as a single warning repeated 64 times.

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Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street 
Review: The Bookshop, The Draper, The Candlestick Maker: A History of the High Street 

Taking readers from the Middle Ages to (more or less) the present day, Gray charts how the places where we do our shopping and what we buy have changed over the centuries.

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Review: Extraordinary Learning For All
Review: Extraordinary Learning For All

As a source of potential ideas and inspiration, the book could be very useful indeed.

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Review: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them
Review: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them

One has the impression that the main role of the university these days is to maximise profit, while that of the majority of teaching staff is to ensure the ‘correct’ views are passed on to students. All the while, students’ main concern seems to be to seek protection from anything that might make them feel unsafe.

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Review: Next Practices - An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers
Review: Next Practices - An Executive Guide for Education Decision Makers

Is a 2014 book on managing the computing provision in a school still worth buying?

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Still relevant (sadly): How to lie with statistics, by Darrell Huff
Still relevant (sadly): How to lie with statistics, by Darrell Huff

Although this book is over 60 years old, it is remarkably apposite for our times -- and especially in the fields of educational research and assessing pupils' understanding and progress.

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Quick looks: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them
Quick looks: Bad Education: Why Our Universities Are Broken and How We Can Fix Them

It was a great source of pride to me, getting hundreds of students through their A levels and encouraging them to go to university. But for some time I have asked myself a question: would I recommend this route now?

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