I have somewhat dichotomous views of this question of whether leaders make a difference, or much of a difference. I think my views can be classified as macro and micro.
Read MoreMy mate Claude
I’ve been experimenting with using artificial intelligence apps to help me format documents. Here is a description of the process I went through.
Read MoreReview: Making Good Progress?
Daisy Christodoulou carefully picks apart the pitfalls of various kinds of assessment, drawing on different subject areas to do so.
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Review: Principles and Practices of Assessment
There is plenty in this book to like.
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Oulipo flyer screenshot, by Terry Freedman
I used Claude to help me write a blurb for my course
In a couple of weeks’ time I shall be teaching a course called Creative Writing Using Constraints, at the City Lit in London. I felt that the blurb on the City Lit’s website was a bit mundane. So I got AI to write a better one.
Read MoreThe lost generations?
A PR person recently sent me an email asking if I would like an article about something called Bare Minimum Monday.
Read MoreLet's face it: learning computer programming is a massive waste of time for most people
Almost nobody needs a gasp of computer programming, and even fewer need to know how computers actually work.
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Humble brag, by Terry Freedman
Come back, humble brag. All is forgiven!
Remember the so-called humble brag? It seems almost quaint these days.
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Review: Effective Teaching: Evidence and Practice
Although this is a few years old now (2018), it has stood the test of time.
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clock. by Terry Freedman
How to manage a team meeting
In my experience, most people run most meetings really badly. What are the most common pitfalls, and how can you avoid them?
Read More"There's a problem in education and someone needs to do something about it"
All too often, however, keynotes by so-called “visionary” speakers leave me feeling both uninspired and uninformed.
Read Moreclock. by Terry Freedman
No such thing as a loose end
What can your students do in the odd five minutes in computing lessons? Here are ten suggestions.
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cup of tea, by Terry Freedman
The tip jars issue
I installed a Buy Me A Coffee button on my Eclecticism newsletter, but felt so “icky” about it that I took it down after a couple of weeks.
Before we can go any further, is this an educational issue? I believe it is, or could be, for the following reasons
Read MoreReview: One for maths teachers
This wide-ranging book takes in probability, fractals, astronomy, Babbage, Lovelace and a host of other areas and people.
Read MoreReviews: Two for History teachers
Two books on the Nazi era.
Read MoreReview: One for English teachers
No book about the craft of writing seems complete without a stern chapter on the importance of eschewing adverbs and adjectives - but what to put in their place?
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Why not experiment when teaching ICT or Computing?
It’s amazing what you can achieve with a paintbrush and a fork.
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Terry's desk, drawn by Terry Freedman
How I used Notebooklm for writing a blog post
I was recently commissioned to write a blog post for an organisation. They gave me loads of stuff in different formats to draw on. Here’s how I coped!
Read MoreI miss the old website
When I first launched the ICT in Education website (since renamed to the ICT and Computing in Education website), it was hard going. Despite using Microsoft Front Page, and experimenting at various times with various HTML editors, it was hard work, in two respects.
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robot, by Terry Freedman
AI Cynicism #3
Have you noticed that more and more companies seem to have outsourced their customer service to an AI bot?
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