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I’ve long been an advocate of project-based learning, or PBL. Done properly, it can be much richer in terms of learning opportunities, and more fun. I believe it is entirely applicable to the teaching of the new Computing Programme of Study, for the following 8 reasons.
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Recipes as algorithms is one of the themes I'll be exploring in the next issue of Digital Education, which will be out soon.
Other themes include 'Is educational research worth the paper it's written on?' and much, much more.
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If you're considering using drones in your Computing curriculum, where do you start? This article has a few ideas.
Read MoreWhat's worse than being governed by algorithms? Not even knowing what the algorithm is doing. This very timely and readable book lifts the lid of what goes on in many walks of life.
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Where is your website and blog traffic coming from? In this article I discuss the problem of self-fulfilling prophecies, and suggest three ways to find out where your audience is.
Read MoreA comic strip that, for me at least, encapsulates what has befallen the Computing curriculum in England.
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Has the Computing Programme of Study been an unequivocal success? In my article It Wasn’t Me Wot Done It, Sir! The Depressing State Of Computing As A Subject, I said that many students were voting against Computing qualifications with their feet, and also that girls were under-represented. Moreover, I stated that the situation was entirely predictable (many of us indeed had predicted it).
In this article I set out what I see as the key milestones in the journey to where we are now. I have included quotes from the sources, and also given the source in each case so that you can check out the sources yourself.
Read MoreWhat a fascinating idea: using drones as part of the curriculum. This book tells you much of what you need to know.
Read MoreThe Computing curriculum doesn't have to sound boring and nothing but coding.
Read MoreHow is your travel data used, and what the trade-offs in terms of private costs and benefits? This is the second post in a series about data and privacy, and artificial intelligence.
Read MoreHow much data are you prepared to give away, and what are you prepared to allow organisations to do with it? The answers in my case surprised me.
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Here are links to a few articles I've written recently. They cover parental engagement, innovation, how to teach computer programming and, finally, "digitally illiterate and proud of it".
Read MoreIs 'making' really an effective -- or cost-effective -- way of learning programming? Guest contributor Derek Blunt has his doubts.
Read MoreDon't let this happen to you!
Some topics to discuss arising from a recent survey, plus a possible Computing project for your kids.
Read MoreIt was much easier in the old days!
I've been adding resources to the list for my forthcoming course, and changing the cover of my book.
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Three more books coming up for review -- on the subjects of the Raspberri Pi and digital literacy.
Read MoreA very readable book.
My first impressions of a new book about computers, networks and data.
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What do trainee teachers or colleagues who are new to education technology need to know?
Read MoreSir Bob Geldof at Bett 2017. Photo (c) 2017 Terry Freedman.
Here's some information about what's in the latest edition of our newsletter, Digital Education.
Read MoreTwo pretty good products to see at Bett 2017.
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