Collaborative distance-learning in a time of coronavirus
James Derounian of the Association of National Teaching Fellows offers tips on delivering quality distance-learning for quarantined students.
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Five education myths that Covid-19 shatters
Education has been practised and conceptualised internationally in ways that demonstrate its increasing privatisation, enabled through a dependency on numerical data and an adherence to a social...
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Digital masters? Reflecting on the readiness of students and staff for digital learning
If we assume that necessity really is the mother of invention, then the problems of delivery that arose when the Covid-19 virus crisis hit UK higher education represented a golden opportunity for...
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The importance of the wider context: How an ecological approach can assist in understanding ICT take-up
Those researching technology use in education often switch between excessive optimism and excessive pessimism. They see the opportunities that new technology offers for creativity and a more...
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Influencing student aspiration levels in FE and HE colleges: Does anybody care?
I am currently researching student aspiration levels at further and higher education colleges in England. Quaglia and Cobb (1996, 127) suggest that a student's aspirations can be defined as their...
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Language counts when learning mathematics with interactive apps
Educational maths apps are increasingly popular in young children’s early learning experiences. When available in multiple languages, maths apps can offer the opportunity for learning in the...
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What we can learn from degree apprenticeships and work-integrated learning
The British government’s introduction of degree apprenticeships (DAs) in 2015 marked a turning point in the delivery of both higher and vocational education in England. When announcing the...
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What do we know, so far, about the best ways to help users use good research evidence?
Research evidence is considered important, contributing to improvements in education policy and practice. High-quality evidence can lead to important gains for the public and for society....
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Unpacking students’ situated knowledge and reflections in large lectures
In large lectures, it is quite hard to involve and engage students, and if the teacher poses questions during the lecture, many students will refrain from raising their hands out of fear of being...
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