Online safety and digital literacy tool Natterhub is calling on children to represent the voice of young people in discussions on internet issues. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/schools/social-media-learning-platform-seeks-young-advisors-online-safety/
Category Archives: Research
63% parents placed no restriction on children’s internet usage in lockdown
A survey has revealed that while parents have concerns about increasing exposure to online harms, many still haven’t implemented safety precautions. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/cybersecurity/two-thirds-parents-no-restrictions-childrens-internet-usage-lockdown/
Curriculum innovation: the key to unlocking better learning experiences
Innovation is key to successfully teaching and learning complex skills such as data science, by Boris Paillard, CEO of Le Wagon. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/comments/curriculum-innovation-the-key-to-unlocking-better-learning-experiences/
Dr Matt Tate’s chemistry experiments become YouTube hit
Dr Matt Tate of Bradford Grammar School has met the balance of entertainment vs. education with his practical lockdown videos. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/schools/teachers-chemistry-experiments-become-youtube-hit/
Zoom engineering: the challenges and adaptations of teaching engineering from home – Education Technology
How the radical change in engineering teaching might impact the long-term future of the sector, according to Eliza Serna-Cochrane of Akromatic Engineering. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/comments/zoom-engineering-the-challenges-and-adaptations-of-teaching-engineering-from-home/
Pandemic teaching: dispatches from the frontline – Education Technology
First-hand, cross-sector experiences of teaching and learning during the pandemic. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/roundtables/pandemic-teaching-dispatches-from-the-frontline/
Digital learning to assume new importance, says OUP report
A global report by Oxford University Press found that 98% of education experts expect blending learning to become predominant. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/teaching-and-learning/blended-learning/digital-learning-to-assume-new-importance-says-oup-report/
Universities must focus on online assets to ensure financial sustainability, says report – Education Technology
A new report pens a range of tech-driven revenue diversification strategies to help mend the financial damage exacerbated by COVID-19. — Read on edtechnology.co.uk/he-and-fe/universities-must-focus-on-online-assets-to-ensure-financial-sustainability-says-report/
A work in progress: An Exploration into the Pedagogical Benefits of Using Social Media
Abstract Many social networking sites have been thought to break down traditional hierarchies in terms of society and global geography (Lewis 2017). As an example, Twitter empowers learners to engage with individuals from all over the world, often sharing educational resources for free. This ‘work in progress’ paper adopts a mixed-methods model to explore ifContinue reading “A work in progress: An Exploration into the Pedagogical Benefits of Using Social Media”
The potential of social media to bridge the UK skills gap: exploring organisations’ soft skills
The potential of social media to bridge the UK skills gap: exploring organisations’ soft skills In this context, 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 to the measures taken by the affectedContinue reading “The potential of social media to bridge the UK skills gap: exploring organisations’ soft skills”
