Old technology, by Terry Freedman
It may be true, as we’re often told, that most people use only 20% of the features of Word and other “high-end” programs. That may tempt you to buy or rent less pricey software that do not have so many features. Although that makes sense, I think it’s a mistake.
Read MoreA prime example of Sattingler’s Principle.
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Nothing esoteric about this! VB example, by Terry Freedman
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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Think outside the box, by Terry Freedman
When it comes to communication, being restricted is definitely better, ie more conducive to effectiveness, than having no limits at all.
Read MoreThis 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 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.
Read MoreThe 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
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 MoreYou 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 MoreUPDATED! 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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Zoom meeting, by Terry Freedman
In 2019 I taught an introductory course on blogging, for adults. I was invited to teach it again. Then a small event called a pandemic intervened, so I was told that the course would be moved from a physical classroom to an online one. My reaction? Excellent.
Read MoreI ran the Department for Education’s educational technology strategy through a word cloud generator to see if it really was about educational technology.
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Once a school has purchased your ed tech product or service, what then? In my experience, a lot of great products are let down by terrible documentation.
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Oh No!
Wait a second! Didn’t you read the description? Didn’t you use the ‘Look inside’ feature to get an idea of the book’s contents?
Read MoreThe slides should be a starting point for more material, or a summary of something you have said. If all you're going to do is read out the slides, why not just give them a set of notes and head for the nearest café?
Read MoreAlthough the book has not been written with teachers in mind, it contains information that many teachers would find useful.
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What a strange book this is!
Read More“It seems to me that the folks at the Teacher Training Agency have not so much *lost* the plot as are still looking for it.” Another delve into the edtech issues of the day in the year 2000!
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Don’t frustrate your visitors! Drawing by Terry Freedman
The average attention span of internet users is virtually zilch. According to an article, people spend under 6 seconds looking at a website’s content. Can your contact details be found in less time than that?
Read MoreThis 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.
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