Technology Pedagogy and Education Association
Coming Soon! TPEA Research Safaris @BETT20
In our new venture, we will be running three Research Safaris at BETT20, on 22nd, 23th and 24th
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
Bett 2020 Teachers as researchers: investigating solutions to enhance learner achievement
This session by Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA) members will explain how teachers as co-researchers have investigated digital technologies in order to customise their teaching techniques and make more accurate assessments of pupils’ learning interests and progress.
A reflection on the last 30 years of IT in Education
by Gary Trotter
As an NQT in 1989 I was working in a Year 4 to 6 junior school in Norfolk when I was visited by my patch advisor who was going to observe my lesson. Was I good enough? Would I get the sack if not?
New Year, New Topic?
by Elizabeth Hidson
Can it be that we have been stuck for so long in this loop of arguing about the old ICT curriculum versus the new Computing curriculum?
Harnessing the power of the World Wide Web
by Christina Preston
Together we can transform peoples’ lives, enrich society and reduce inequality. A call to action for education professionals.
Can The International Society Of Technology In Education’s Standards In Computing Be Adapted For Use In The UK?
by Terry Freedman
ISTE wanted to find ways of working with UK educators, and I felt that the Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education (ITTE) and the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (TPEA) could form a useful partnership with ISTE.
The Power of Song
by Ian Rae
I have never failed to be surprised by the incredible power of music to re-create memories. I only have to hear a piece of music from my past and almost immediately my mind will go back to the time when I first heard that piece of music, or I will be reminded of locations and occasions where and when I used to hear it played.
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.