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Remote schooling and the rise of alternate ‘teachers’
Many students have come into contact with a wide range of other ‘teachers’ during their remote schooling. Tellingly, many of these extra-curricular services might well persist into how some families choose to engage with schooling in the future. If so, what might this mean for traditional schools and what we perceive as the ‘teaching profession?
The perils of algorithmic assessment
Critics have long highlighted the tendency for data-driven systems to reinforce disadvantage and oppression in most public services – from housing to the criminal justice system. There is little reason to expect our school systems and educational data science to be any different.
Colour-blind learning analytics improve the success of marginalised groups. What’s not to like?
Carlo Perrotta
Featured image: Edited cover illustration to the "Complete Version of ye Three Blind Mice" from the Library of Congress. From Stuart Rankin on...
TECHLASH #1 is out – digital education after COVID-19
TECHLASH is a "zine" -- a self-published and internet-distributed outlet focused on rapid-fire analyses of critical issues in education, technology and society. The first...
Post-pandemic priorities … learning EdTech lessons from COVID-19
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has thrown digital technology and education into the spotlight. Now, some people are beginning to start thinking beyond the current upheavals, and consider the post-pandemic implications for education. Here are five initial guesses at how our approaches to education and technology might change …
Feminist Pedagogy in a Time of Coronavirus Pandemic
The FemTechNet network's recent statement of ‘Feminist Pedagogy in a Time of Coronavirus Pandemic’ is a welcome counterpoint to the tech-centric (and largely a-critical) advice that educators are currently being pushed in the wake of COVID-19.
Educational technology in a time of crisis
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How school-family-community partnerships strengthen learning in culturally diverse schools
With schools experiencing increased linguistic and cultural diversity, how can teachers, students, parents and the wider community work together to...
Children + Participatory Design + Sustainable Futures Symposium
We would like to invite researchers to the Children + Participatory Design + Sustainable Futures Symposium 2020 @...
Gestural music in education
There is a growing global movement within education to incorporate the Arts into the STE(A)M curriculum. Teachers are looking for new ways...