IIT Education

Video 10: Inclusive TEL: How technology can personalise learning

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 10: Inclusive TEL: How technology can personalise learning
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Video 9: My anticipated findings

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 9: My anticipated findings
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Video 8: Learning spaces and the relevance to my PhD on social media in education

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 8: Learning spaces and the relevance to my PhD on social
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Video 7: Reflecting on what COVID-19 means for my research as a doctoral student

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 7: Reflecting on what COVID-19 means for my research as a
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Video 6: An International Context of Education Technology

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 6: An International Context of Education Technology
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Video 5: What are VLEs?

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is Video 5: What are VLEs
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Video 4: What will the future of education technology look like?

I’m sharing research throughout my PhD journey. I’m also posting EdTech news on my blog iiteducation.co.uk. This is ‘Video 4: What will the future of education technology look like?’
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Reflecting on what COVID-19 means for my research as a doctoral student

The global spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have resulted in schools being shut all around the world. It is estimated that 1.2 billion students have been affected due
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An International Context of Education Technology

Although it is widely accepted that those who set educational policy must understand the significance of the presence of technology in education, what happens when this relationship is undermined or
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The role education technology has played during COVID-19 lockdown

The global spread of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have resulted in schools being shut all around the world. It is estimated that 1.2 billion students have been impacted due
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FTSE 100 boards cite tech roles as those with biggest skills gap

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

A study by New Street Consulting Group found that 29% of FTSE 100 firms are struggling to recruit the necessary talent. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/business/ftse-100-boards-cite-tech-roles-as-those-with-biggest-skills-gap/

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University of Glasgow robot supports socially-distanced lab work on opposite sides of the world – Education Technology

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Electrical engineering students at the University of Glasgow and in China are remotely using a robot arm to undertake laboratory work. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/he-and-fe/university-of-glasgow-robot-supports-socially-distanced-lab-work-on-opposite-sides-of-the-world/

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Could online experiences help to quell rising career anxieties?

Posted on Dec 4, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Hilary Leever, CEO of EngineeringUK, explores the future employment prospects of a generation hit hard by COVID-19. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/comments/online-career-experiences-quell-rising-career-anxieties/

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More than three-quarters of UK university lecturers want to use tech in their teaching – Education Technology

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Despite the interest to up edtech use in HE, just 29% of staff feel their institution provides the digital skills guidance needed for their jobs. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/he-and-fe/more-than-three-quarters-of-uk-university-lecturers-want-to-use-tech-in-their-teaching/

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Free digital career skills platform launched for disadvantaged youth

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

A charity has won funding to support digital programmes for young people, hoping to help close the UK’s growing digital skills gap. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/teaching-and-learning/free-digital-career-skills-platform-launched-for-disadvantaged-youth/

Research

World’s top 10 unis lag behind lower-ranking rivals in sustainability offerings

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Research by EIT InnoEnergy shows that the most respected universities offer half the number of sustainability courses than their lesser-ranked peers. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/international/worlds-top-10-unis-lag-behind-lower-ranking-rivals-in-sustainability-offerings/

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Mars education project launched as part of National Astronomy Week

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

Aimed at children aged 7–14, the Roving with Rosalind project aims to bring the science and excitement of martian exploration into the classroom. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/schools/mars-education-project-launch-national-astronomy-week/

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Experts create machine learning tool to tackle fake news

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 by Ryan Thomas Williams

By applying the principles of machine learning to domain registration data, the tool is able to correctly identify 92% of false information domains. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/he-and-fe/experts-create-machine-learning-tool-to-tackle-fake-news/