I love using video clips to help students get interested and excited about a topic. It’s a great way to start a lesson, and video is a great stimulus to motivate pupils and get them involved in a lesson right away. From promoting critical thinking to making real-world connections, you can use video clips for […]
Last year, I had the pleasure of meeting Barbara Oakley, a Professor of Engineering at Oaklands University in the US. Oakley is the co-creator of the “Learning How to Learn” MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Coursera and the author of the book of the same name. Barbara (or Barb as she insisted on being
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It’s been another week full of AI developments. OpenAI recently announced a range of exciting features, as detailed in this article, which are poised to significantly enhance educational methodologies. However, many of these cutting-edge features are reserved for premium users who pay a €20 monthly fee for early access. Fortunately, Bing Chat’s Copilot feature, which
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Reading is one of life’s simple pleasures, but in an our ever evolving technological world it can be difficult to find the time to read physical books! To celebrate The MS Readathon this month, let us take a look at the fantastic resource that is Borrow Box. Borrow Box is a digital library that allows
It Is fair to say that significant momentum is building behind the use of AI in education with each passing week. A mere review of the TeachNet blog will see 3 of the last 6 blog posts focussing on Microsoft’s AI Upskilling Programme, Using AI to Help with Productivity and the use of Google Bard
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We have known now for an immense amount of time (decades I would argue), in order to meet the needs of learners in the 21st century we need to move away from passive learning experiences. We also know, particularly since Covid, that online learning is continually on the rise. But, how on earth is it
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Artificial Intelligence seems to be on everyone’s minds at present, particularly in relation to how it will impact on the world of work and on the skills people will need to work in the future. The World Economic Forum projects that 1.1 billion jobs are liable to change over the next decade and Microsoft has
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While engaged in conversation with a neighbour of an ex-girlfriend’s second cousin ( yes – we were talking that long to establish that fact) over the summer, I was asked to suggest some tools that could help her son who was diagnosed with dyslexia. As it was a topic that I had not researched, or
EU Code Week (Or fortnight🤔) is back this month, October 7th – 22nd as it continues the mission to mainstream coding, computational thinking, and digital literacy among young people across Europe and beyond. From humble beginnings in 2013 this annual event has grown exponentially with last years 10th iteration seeing 78 thousand events registered and
UNESCO recently published a report that warns of the lack of appropriate governance and regulation of technology in education. The Global Education Monitoring Report calls for a “human-centered vision” where digital technology serves students and educators instead of detracting from the educational process. The report is titled, ‘Technology in Education: A Tool on Whose Terms?’
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