A few weeks ago my lady wife asked me what benefits I’d enjoyed from having gained an MA in the distant mists of decades past. “Apart from opening doors”, she added.
Read MoreMortar board, by Terry Freedman
The future of edtech
Apparently, only 18% of schools say that they rely on the Department for Education for advice and guidance on what to use and for procurement. I’m surprised it’s that high.
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Nothing esoteric about this! VB example, by Terry Freedman
Esoteric programming languages
Programming languages are meant to be useful, right? I mean, I didn’t miss a memo or anything? That’s what I thought too. However…
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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.
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Advertisement: Computing/ICT teacher vacancy
Would you love to work in a small international school with the flexibility to decide what you want to teach in KS3 Computing/ICT lessons, as well as teach the Cambridge IGCSE ICT and AS Level IT courses?
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Planning, by Terry Freedman
Implementing a whole-school IT policy
Here is the very first article of mine that was published in an education magazine. Not all of it is relevant today, but perhaps surprisingly much of it is.
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.
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Gloucester Road Station, by Terry Freedman
Who is responsible for a school's or a company’s image?
At one of the schools I taught in, the headteacher once made an announcement in the staffroom to this effect…
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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.
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