Many people think that the next generation will experience the biggest shake up in the jobs market since the Industrial Revolution, and in an ever-connected global world by 2025, we’ll lose millions of jobs to automation. Jobs of the future could look very different to the jobs we all do today and may not have […]
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When I attended this talk recently at the Nimbus Ninety conference, Work Reimagined, I thought it was going to be about how edtech start-ups are disrupting the traditional educational publishing landscape. It actually turned out to be about disrupting the education system itself and the speaker Paul Clarke presented a call to action detailing what was wrong […]
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Digital game-based learning has been around since Reader Rabbit in the 1980s. We now have a wealth of sophisticated educational computer games available, but they continue to divide experts.
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In preparing to write this blog, I decided to take a look at presentations I have given over the last ten years to see what is still relevant and what has changed in the way we approach educational technology. There are some very interesting nuggets to be gleaned.
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It’s fair to say that technology has opened up a world of possibilities for educators and learners alike, and there is still ongoing conversation around just how much it impacts learning outcomes. Edtech caters for a wide range of different learning modalities and can offer an exciting and immersive experience. However, there’s an equally valid […]
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People are scared of data. After watching Scott Galloway’s great TED Talk on how large tech companies manipulate our emotions, my colleagues lamented how easily their personal data was forfeited. When I returned home for Christmas, my parents sagely advised me to use DuckDuckGo as my search engine, as it didn’t track your activity like Google.
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Finding the best route towards school improvement has become an abstract and elusive target for educators and policymakers worldwide. No two school systems are alike—the differences in context are just too great. These differences are magnified even further when looking at each individual school with its unique group of students and teachers. Finding a one-size-fits-all […]
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Edtech as an industry is growing significantly. Latest figures estimate that the current market is worth almost $70bn, and this is expected to rise to more than $220bn by 2020. In the UK alone, schools spend approximately £900m every year on edtech, and it is used in half of all lessons. It also forms a […]
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The Equality Act of 2010 ensured that all UK universities provide learning support to disabled learners to include note taking, special equipment, interpreters, and extra time in tutorials and exams. However, according to Dr. Demetra Katsifli, Senior Director of Industry Management at Blackboard , the key to improving accessibility isn’t just adding additional services, it’s addressing […]
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The world’s largest tech companies are rushing to connect the next billion people to the Web. Microsoft is creating connectivity by consolidating the small bits of bandwidth between television channels (television whitespaces). Facebook is experimenting with transmitting data via high-flying drones (project Aquila) and Google via balloons (project Loon). The motives in each case seem […]
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