Here is the very first article of mine that was published in an education magazine. Not all of it is relevant today, but perhaps surprisingly much of it is.
Read MoreTips for teaching online ebook
A few weeks ago I put together a collection of articles on using Zoom, good practice, etc etc, and bundled them into a PDF. You can get this for free just by signing up to my newsletter, Digital Education, using the link in this article.
Read MoreWho is responsible for a school's or a company’s image?
At one of the schools I taught in, the headteacher once made an announcement in the staffroom to this effect…
Read MoreIn the next issue of the Digital Education newsletter ...
A veritable cornucopia of good stuff for edtech people!
Read MoreAn interesting-looking book about AI
I haven’t read this book yet, but it looks like it might help teachers address some aspects of the Computing Programme of Study.
Read MoreHow to create a grade-prediction system in Excel, and save yourself loads of time (Updated)
Spotting the unexpected results of mock exams of scores or even hundreds of students need no longer be a nightmare.
Read MorePublishers and E-books: making haste slowly?
Why are ebooks priced at almost the same level as printed books? (I’ve actually seen a Kindle book priced higher than the print version.)
Read MoreIn case you missed them...
Last week I published a few articles you might find useful, interesting or both.
Read MoreDystopian Visions: Flowers for Algernon
One of the well-known tropes in science fiction — especially the sort of sci-fi you see in comics and superhero films — is the mad scientist.
Read MoreTime to get rid of some books <Sniff>
In the process of identifying which books to send off to a new home, I’ve discovered some books I’d forgotten about and now look forward to reading (again).
Read MoreLonger School Days and Extra Workload: Mullah Nasrudin's Donkey
Many people seem to think that the solution to helping students catch up on their lost schooling is to have longer school days. Presumably these extra lessons will be taught by teachers, when they’re not marking and re-marking exam papers.
Read MoreTeaching online: Index
Here is a round-up of my most recent articles about how to teach online, based on my experience of teaching adults.
Read MoreTechnology and communication: less leads to more -- Updated
When it comes to communication, being restricted is definitely better, ie more conducive to effectiveness, than having no limits at all.
Read MoreIn case you missed it: Converting an offline course to an online one -- ebook
This 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 it: Converting an offline course to an online one Checklist
In 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 MoreHow is your product different?
If you sell a similar edtech product or service to that of another company, what is it that makes yours stand out?
Read MoreThere's nothing new about snowflakes
My first reaction when I see people ranting about some trivial thing on social media is to envy them for apparently having nothing terrible to worry about.
Read MoreTackling tech troubles while teaching online (or avoiding them in the first place)
The following seven tips are based on my own experience, both as a tutor and a student, of things not going to plan.
Read MoreHybrid Learning
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 MoreHow to improve your chances of winning an award
Having been a judge for a number of awards, I’ve come across good practice and poor practice by entrants.
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