Here are three thumbnail sketches of books I'm reading at the moment or have recently read. I hope it's useful.
Read MoreComputing discussion topic 2016-05-25: The algorithm that is too effective
Here's an example of a computer program that prevents people buying stuff, based on their address.
Read More
A word cloud of the GCSE options that schools are offering in Computing and related subjects
Computing options at GCSE: interim survey results
What are schools going to be offering their students by way of Computing options at GCSE? Here are the initial results of a survey I'm conducting.
Read More
Do algorithms have a secret bias?
Computing discussion topic 2016-05-23
A topic to discuss with your students perhaps: the hidden bias in algorithms.
Read More
Will he dictate even more of what you see?
Immersive journalism: a VR nightmare?
VR technology has come of age (more or less) and suggests some exciting possibilities. But how will reportage be affected, and is it wholly a good thing?
Read More
Teachers and writers
Teachers and writers have a lot in common, as I pointed out in this article from 2008 -- most of which is still relevant!
Read More
10 things to do in 5 minutes in your computer lessons
What can your students do in the odd five minutes in computing lessons? Here are ten suggestions.
Read More
Digital Education Newsletter Preview
What is coming up in the next issue of Digital Education? Plenty of good stuff, as usual (he says modestly!). Read on for more details.
Read More
How to convert your assessment system to Levels or Grades
It's all very well having a really imaginative system of assessing students withjout giving them grades or Levels -- but what do you do when your senior leadership team insists on being provided with them?
Read More
It's ready at last! Oh joy!
New! Updated ICT and Qualifications List now available
The new, updated list of approved ICT and Computing qualifications is now available -- in return for just a few minutes of your time!
Read More
7 must-attend conferences for ed tech teachers
UPDATED! Here are 7 conferences that will appeal to any ed tech teacher wishing to improve their practice and broaden their horizons.
Read More
What I've been reading: Essays on Teaching, by Bob Blaisdell
A wonderful romp through educational history. If you think our current concerns are new, this book will make you think again.
Read More
What I've been reading: How to lie with statistics, by Darrell Huff
Although this book is over 60 years old, it is remarkably apposite for our times -- and especially in the fields of educational research and assessing pupils' understanding and progress.
Read More
What I've been reading: Teacher Proof, by Tom Bennett
Tom Bennett's book Teacher Proof is, like the curate's egg, excellent in parts. Many of the practices that teachers are encouraged to do have no basis in research (or even common sense, if you ask me). In this book, the founder of ResearchEd takes issue with such matters.
Read More