Technology Pedagogy and Education Association
TPEA Resources and Support during the Coronavirus
Welcome to TPEA’s special computing page to support you during this time of the coronavirus. On this page, we present, a collection of resources and links designed to assist our
Resources for Parents from ICTTalk
TPEA Member and Founder of ICTTALK, Rob Ellis has put together a resource library for parents whose children are now at home with little or no school work at present
Realising the potential of technology in education – a government policy paper
Published on 3rd April 2019, the government released its strategy for education providers and the technology industry
Digital Learning Across Boundaries
A team of four lecturers and students from the University of Northampton presented at the online Merged Futures conference 2020 on 12th June.
Life in Lockdown 2020
Dr Elizabeth Hidson shares an isolation diary as a record of life in lockdown in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 and the role of technology
TPEA Journal call for papers. The spread of Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in schools closing and a global increase in technological solutions to enable children and young people to continue learning.
Couldn’t be BETTer!
Fresh from the excitement of this year’s BETT show at Excel, Dr Elizabeth Hidson from the University of Sunderland captures her thoughts on the event.
Research safaris
At BETT 2020 TPEA introduced the idea of research safaris -linking the research members presented at BETT to international audiences to educational products which bring benefits to learners. Learn more about the Research Safaris and of the benefits of joining TPEA from this new members video.
APPy or UnAPPY kids: Should young children learn online more?
This week, the Department for Education (DfE) published a list of the top six educational apps for two-to five-year-olds to encourage parents to boost their children’s learning at home in speaking, writing and reading.
But is more time online a good or bad thing for young children?
Dr Jane Murray, Associate Professor in Education (Early Years) and Dr Helen Caldwell, Senior Lecturer in Education (ITE) from the University of Northampton argue the cases for and against.
What is the TPEA?
The Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education (ITTE), founded in 1986, is changing their name to the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA). This learned society aims to inform about policy and practice in education technology. The TPEA name was chosen to align with ITTE’s well established international journal of the same name.
This is an association of teacher educators who share an interest in improving learning through the application of digital technology in teaching and through the effective teaching of Computing as a subject. Our concerns include: the pedagogical application of digital technology by all teachers; developing the teaching of computing and digital capability; and the effective use of education technology in teacher education itself.
We are an independent organisation with a membership drawn from Higher Education institutions, schools, colleges and supporting organisations. Our services include an annual conference, an academic journal, a newsletter, a website containing a variety of tools and resources, induction for new tutors, and support for members’ research activities.
Through these services, we encourage and support collaboration between organisations and individuals in developing good practice and carrying out research, and we support the dissemination of the results of these activities nationally and internationally through conferences, journals and books.The members publish widely in professional journals, newsletters and in the education press and write most of the standard course books used in teacher education published by Routledge.
We liaise with government bodies and other associations in order to inform on policy and practice in teacher education – both pre-service and CPD – as a key element in the improvement of educational outcomes.
