Details of three useful-looking events related to education technology, coming up in London.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: Research Question
A short book packed with useful advice.
Read MoreEncouraging other teachers to use education technology
Gretchen Rubin talks about four kinds of self-motivation. Might this provide a way of thinking about how to encourage colleagues to use education technology in their lessons?
Read MoreThe trouble with government education technology initiatives
A possibly cynical take on government-funded initiatives for education technology in schools.
Read MoreWhen it comes to ed tech, trust is better than control
Checklists are often really good — but sometimes they are worse than useless. In my experience, one of those times is when it comes to ensuring that colleagues teach information technology in their own subject lessons.
Read MoreWhat I've been reading: The Teacher's Guide to Tech 2018
Read this article for a review of this book — and a nice surprise!
Read More14 ways to keep on being a learner
Learning is necessary, useful and pleasurable! Here are 14 suggestions for continuing to learn, ranging from some pretty easy almost costless ways to a major commitment. Hopefully there’s something for everyone in this article.
Read MoreBlast from the past: the homework excuse management system
You can use a spreadsheet to solve even relatively trivial problems — but why should you do so?
Read MoreBombarding colleagues with research results regarding ed tech doesn't work
Gathering research findings into how beneficial education technology could be, er, beneficial. But there are caveats.
Read MoreThis is what all ed tech co-ordinators should do if possible
In this new series, I look at 7 mistakes I made as an ICT-Co-ordinator. This first article is more of an omission, with the benefit of 20:20 hindsight!
Read MoreRead all about it: what does the research REALLY say?
Even if a piece of education research is flawless (which itself is relatively unlikely), experience suggests that it's unlikely to be reported completely accurately, despite journalists' best efforts. Why does this happen?
Read MoreMy best IT training days #1: The Science Department
As a complement to my series of articles about my worst training days, I’ve started a series about my best ones. I believe we can learn from both sorts. In this article, I relate an experience of running a twilight training session for a secondary school science department.
Read MoreMy Worst IT Training Days #2: Another Internet Training Day
It’s always a good thing to stipulate in advance all the things you need in order to run a training session —including even the most basic and obvious ones…
Read MoreHow to deal with negative or spam comments on your blog
Worried about negative comments on your blog? Here are a few suggestions.
Read MoreBooks in progress
A progress report on the three books I’m currently working on — and information about a freebie!
Read MoreFake news, or just poor reporting?
Is the reporting of educational research merely poor or, worse, is it just made up? Here are a few notes in advance of my talk at ResearchEd on Saturday 8th September 2018.
Read MoreEducation technology qualifications update
Computing and related qualifications: I’ve updated my spreadsheet of qualification at Key Stage 4 and 16-18. Please read on for details.
Read MoreThumbnail sketch: Bad Choices: How Algorithms Can Help You Think Smarter
Here is a short review of this book about algorithms.
Read MoreBooks in brief: Technically Wrong
This is one of a current spate of books about the in-built bias found in many automated processes.
Read MoreDigital Education AI edition
The latest issue of the free newsletter Digital Education is about to be published. It has a special focus on artificial intelligence, and there’s a chance to win a book in a prize draw. Read on for more details.
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