Gillian Keegan named latest education secretary
Free online training to help plug dyslexic teaching shortfall
‘We have this idea that digital is carbon-free. It’s not’ – Jisc carbon footprint report analyst
‘For us, education about technology is about equitable access on a social level’ – chief of learning, Micro:bit Educational Foundation
OpenAthens welcomes MIT Press
Digital transformation could grow the UK economy by over £413 billion by 2030
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Virtual Roundtables
Edtech in 2022: ‘The pandemic exposed people to what edtech can do’
The panel Martin McKay, CEO of Texthelp Ashley Harrold, Executive Headteacher at King’s InterHigh Graham Glass, CEO of Cypher Learning…
‘Artists have always been eager to push the boundaries and experiment with whatever technology was available’
The panel Sophia Woodley, head of innovation and policy research – The Audience Agency Group; senior consultant – Golant Innovation…
COVID-19
‘Much-needed change if universities are to address significant deficiencies exposed by Covid’
The rapid online migration of teaching and learning in higher education during Covid created massive…
LGfL CEO: ‘I’m not a shrinking violet in terms of risk’
It’s been a good year for edtech charity LGfL, the National Grid for Learning (formerly London Grid…
Edtech Profiles
International
OpenAthens welcomes MIT Press
Mixed results for UK in latest digital quality of life index
Lego offers building blocks to rebuild Ukrainian education
ApplyBoard co-founder: ‘My hope is we’ll be able to help millions in the decades to come’
Opportunity-improving UK tutoring programme launches in Australia
Balancing efficiency and performance – the University of Turin’s innovative data centre strategy
Teaching and learning
Post-pandemic, many educators are worried about attendance, since university class and lecture attendance have fallen…
People, policy, politics
Gillian Keegan has been appointed as education secretary by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak.…
Schools
UK school and education trust partner with mental health platform
Seckford Education Trust and Springwell School have become the latest educational establishments to partner with…
UK government provided almost two million laptops to students
The Department for Education (DfE), the UK government department responsible for the English education sector,…
Higher and further education
With record numbers of new nursing students attending university, and an increased focus on a…
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Ukrainian teachers offered chatbot help
First educational platform to teach kids programming via metaverse gaming
VR ‘mediverse’ in development for training medics
‘AI can play a very helpful, supporting role in teaching and learning’
Inventors hope new audio tech can help students with ADHD
Anonymous reporting app for student sexual harassment
Business
New study helps to understand the role that cloud computing can play in reaching the…
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E-safety
New campaign bids to halt rise in online child sexual abuse
Natterhub launches speedy online safety programme
University to partner with UK software company to create tech opportunities for students
A university aims to ‘boost students’ experience’ through digital transformation
New partnership with Code First Girls to help tackle tech gender skills gap
National Cyber Security Centre certify master’s degree
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Post-pandemic, many educators are worried about attendance, since university class and lecture attendance have fallen…
While cyber attacks on major companies and government organisations tend to grab the news headlines,…
Gillian Keegan named latest education secretary
Gillian Keegan has been appointed as education secretary by the new prime minister, Rishi Sunak. “I’m deeply honoured,” she tweeted…
Why the lecture hall isn’t dead: implementing the cloud for a fulfilling learning experience
Post-pandemic, many educators are worried about attendance, since university class and lecture attendance have fallen dramatically post-lockdown. Students could be…
Lessons on cyber security
While cyber attacks on major companies and government organisations tend to grab the news headlines, around 80 percent of attacks…
Supporting student nurses through engagement analytics
With record numbers of new nursing students attending university, and an increased focus on a digital learning landscape due to…
Free online training to help plug dyslexic teaching shortfall
A new report from the Made By Dyslexia charity finds that only one in 10 teachers have a good understanding…
‘We have this idea that digital is carbon-free. It’s not’ – Jisc carbon footprint report analyst
Jisc could not have recruited a more ecologically-committed analyst for their digital carbon footprint report. Upon arriving to our Zoom…
