Terry Freedman's ICT & Computing in Education blog — ICT & Computing in Education

On this day #1: Assessment

September 30, 2020

Why bother with theories of assessment? Surely all that matters is whether or not it works?

The importance of making mistakes and dealing with them properly

September 27, 2020

What does dealing with mistakes “properly” mean in practice?

15 ways to keep on being a learner

September 27, 2020

Learning is necessary, useful and pleasurable! Here are 15 suggestions for continuing to learn, ranging from some pretty easy almost costless ways to a major commitment. Hopefully there’s something for everyone in this article.

My best IT training days -- index

September 26, 2020

Technology goes wrong from time to time, but isn’t it wonderful when the technology and the training go well?

My worst IT training days -- index

September 25, 2020

We all have the occasional awful experience when giving training. Here are mine!

The myth of the unchanging classroom

September 24, 2020

Is it really true that classrooms haven’t changed since the year 1600?

Authors of education books earn a fortune!

September 23, 2020

Is it true that education authors earn a fortune?

Chairing discussions online

September 21, 2020

Is it rude to not respond to people in an online discussion?

An ed tech slap on the forehead moment: Something I didn't think of but wish I had

September 20, 2020

Dang! Why didn’t I think of this great idea for inspiring confidence in technophobic colleagues?

Achieving stuff straight away in Computing lessons (Updated)

September 18, 2020

Why shouldn’t you start your course with lots of apparently useless techniques?

Automatic Writing part 2

September 17, 2020

What might it be like to be able to write an article straight from your head?

Automated writing part 1

September 17, 2020

The Guardian newspaper has published an article “written” almost entirely by AI. How worried should writers be?

Which online platform?

September 15, 2020

Google Meet, Zoom and Google Classroom are all viable contenders for the task of teaching your classes online. But which one is best?

Encouraging colleagues to use education technology

September 15, 2020

How can you make online learning more attractive to colleagues?

Footprints -- Covid19, by Terry Freedman

Teachers' experiences in the time of Covid

September 15, 2020

What has been the experience of teachers during this pandemic? An interim report will be discussed in a couple of virtual symposia.

The blame game

September 14, 2020

When it comes to responsibility, what can we learn from politicians and others?

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Review: Learning Theories for Everyday Teaching

September 11, 2020

Is this book useful as a quick way in to educational research that’s relevant to classroom practice?

Review: The Fourth Education Revolution

September 11, 2020

Will robots and AI take over from teachers?

Recent book reviews

Quick looks: Listen in: How radio changed the home

Back in the 1930s, radio was the cutting edge technology in the home.

Backlist: The Written World

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

Backlist: What I'm reading: Bounce

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

Backlist: The Fourth Education Revolution

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

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.

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.

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.