“…as AI algorithms became more sophisticated, they began to mimic the writer's unique style seamlessly, subsequently rendering the human writer obsolete.”
Read MoreTesting pupils using stories (Update)
Here’s a different and more engaging way of testing pupils’ knowledge, skills and understanding. This is an updated version of an article I wrote in 2020. This version includes some ChatGPT-generated additions.
Read MoreWhy schools should have a hyperlocal blog (Updated)
Many years ago there was a television series in Britain called “The Cres”. Short for “The Crescent”, the series followed the day-to-day lives of the fictional residents of a street somewhere in England. Most episodes were engaging and humorous, and made compelling viewing. An article I read some years ago reminded me of this, and made me think that a “hyperlocal” blog could work really well for a school.
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The Magic of Human-Computer Communication (revisited)
Magicians demonstrate that some kinds of human mistake are not down to stupidity or negligence but about how our brains are wired. Computer Scientists have to understand this too but instead engineer systems so no one makes mistakes – especially in critical situations like a hospital. The machines need to help not hinder. Professor Paul Curzon explains...
Driverless car, by Terry Freedman
Driverless cars: technology trumps experience - again (Updated)
If you want an excellent example of the triumph of hope over experience, look no further than the optimism surrounding driverless cars.
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Superteach to the rescue? I don’t think so! Image by Dall-E
5 Minute Tip: Starting A New Job (updated)
So you have landed that great ed tech-related job -- but getting it was the easy part. What do you do next, and how do you get off to the best start? Here are 10 useful tips.
Read MoreEd Tech Innovation–#3: Set the 5 minute test (updated)
When I was studying for my first degree at university, the hardest essay I was ever set in the whole three years was “Explain the competing theories about capital in no more than 500 words.” In this article, I explore how you might use this “less is more” approach in school.
Read MoreBlast from the past: the homework excuse management system revisited -- now with comments!
I have republished this post, or a version of it, on my Substack newsletter. The comments are interesting!You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in the Classroom Revisited
In my opinion, the potential benefits of artificial intelligence make it a very attractive proposition for use in education.
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I was no good at welding either
Review of technicians exhibition
Should you ever find yourself in the unlikely circumstance of having to choose between me administering medication or waiting for a paramedic, my advice would be to wait.
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The scream by Terry Freedman
Is your website contributing to AI bots?
I checked if my websites had been scraped, and this what I discovered…
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DALL·E 2023-04-20 12.58.36 - A girl using a calculator in the style of Roy Litchtenstein
This doesn't add up: the Prime Minister's fretting about numeracy skills and people's attitudes towards them
Forgive me while I go off the subject of computing etc, but I feel I have to comment on the British Prime Minister’s recent headline-making pronouncement that kids need to be taught maths until they are 18 years old, and that they should ashamed of not being numerate.
Read MoreKettles and algorithms (Updated and expanded)
Like many English people, the most important thing to me is having a decent cup of tea. So I was delighted when we bought a variable temperature kettle. This doesn’t just heat up the water to boiling point. It lets you select the right temperature for the kind of drink you have. But how does it work?
Read MoreUsing codes when note-taking -- republished with a discussion
My various squiggles in my notebook or Evidence Form may not have meant much to anybody else, but it conveyed a lot of information to me.
Read MoreFree illustrations for your blog or website (updated)
News of a new version of this original post featuring websites where you can find high quality pictures that are free to use on your own website or blog. I’ve listed more than 25 resources.
Read MoreReview: Leadership: Lessons from a life in diplomacy
My reason for reviewing this book was to see if it might contain any useful lessons for SLTs.
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conference session, by Terry Freedman
What I Look For in a Conference (Updated)
I attend a lot of conferences, and over the years I've developed a useful set of criteria by which to evaluate them. Here, then, in no particular order, are my top 14 characteristics of a good conference.
Read MoreReview: Strange Code: Esoteric Languages That Make Programming Fun Again
Given how much there already is to cover in the computing curriculum, why spend time exploring programming languages that are, so to speak, way off the beaten track?
Read MoreReview: Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination
My review of this book has recently been published in Teach Secondary magazine. I thought some readers might be interested in spotting the differences between the published version, and the copy I submitted.
Read MoreUPDATED! The world according to Stephen Potter
How can the insights of “one-upmanship” be applied to education technology?
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