A veritable cornucopia of good stuff for edtech people!
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An interesting-looking book about AI
I haven’t read this book yet, but it looks like it might help teachers address some aspects of the Computing Programme of Study.
Read MoreHow to create a grade-prediction system in Excel, and save yourself loads of time (Updated)
Spotting the unexpected results of mock exams of scores or even hundreds of students need no longer be a nightmare.
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e-stuff, by Terry Freedman
Publishers and E-books: making haste slowly?
Why are ebooks priced at almost the same level as printed books? (I’ve actually seen a Kindle book priced higher than the print version.)
Read MoreIn case you missed them...
Last week I published a few articles you might find useful, interesting or both.
Read MoreDystopian Visions: Flowers for Algernon
One of the well-known tropes in science fiction — especially the sort of sci-fi you see in comics and superhero films — is the mad scientist.
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Time to get rid of some books <Sniff>
In the process of identifying which books to send off to a new home, I’ve discovered some books I’d forgotten about and now look forward to reading (again).
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slumped, by Terry Freedman
Longer School Days and Extra Workload: Mullah Nasrudin's Donkey
Many people seem to think that the solution to helping students catch up on their lost schooling is to have longer school days. Presumably these extra lessons will be taught by teachers, when they’re not marking and re-marking exam papers.
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hazardous area by Terry Freedman
Teaching online: Index
Here is a round-up of my most recent articles about how to teach online, based on my experience of teaching adults.
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Think outside the box, by Terry Freedman
Technology and communication: less leads to more -- Updated
When it comes to communication, being restricted is definitely better, ie more conducive to effectiveness, than having no limits at all.
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 MoreIn case you missed it: Converting an offline course to an online one Checklist
In case you missed this when I posted it during half-term… I’ve written a long article about how I converted a course I’d taught in a classroom to one I was able to teach online. You can grab a checklist version of it in the form of a pdf by signing up to my newsletter, Digital Education, which is free.
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Is price the only, or even the best, way to compete? Picture: 30pc off, by Terry Freedman
How is your product different?
If you sell a similar edtech product or service to that of another company, what is it that makes yours stand out?
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The ICT in Education website, 2000, by Terry Freedman.
There's nothing new about snowflakes
My first reaction when I see people ranting about some trivial thing on social media is to envy them for apparently having nothing terrible to worry about.
Read MoreTackling tech troubles while teaching online (or avoiding them in the first place)
The following seven tips are based on my own experience, both as a tutor and a student, of things not going to plan.
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Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman
Hybrid Learning
The first thing that struck me when doing the research for this article is how often the terms “blended learning” and “hybrid learning” seem to be used to mean whatever the writer wants them to mean.
Read MoreHow to improve your chances of winning an award
Having been a judge for a number of awards, I’ve come across good practice and poor practice by entrants.
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Book review: The Turning Point
When the term “teaching profession” arises, my reaction is more often than not to borrow from Gandhi and opine that such a thing would be a good idea.
Read MoreHow to adapt materials for online learning
You may wish to write some supplementary material to accompany the existing resources, consisting of suggestions or prompts for the teacher. Here is a list of considerations to guide the creation of these supplementary resources.
Read MoreTips for experts who now have to teach online
UPDATED! If you are an expert in your field, and now teach adults online, but don’t have any formal training as a teacher, you may find these tips useful.
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