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Dr Julia Sargent from the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University introduces her recent TPEA journal article on students’ perceptions of democratic assessment practices through video narratives.

Computing teacher Matthew Chermside considers how we can promote and scaffold talk for learning in the computer science classroom.

On 3rd November Dr Elizabeth Hidson gave a talk at the Digital Technologies for Education Special Interest Group at the University of Northampton. Her presentation focused on in-service ICT teachers faced with the 2014 English National Curriculum shift that required the teaching of Computer Science and how their pedagogical knowledge was enhanced through shared lesson resources and professional communities of practice.

Dr Elias Said-Hung from the International University of La Rioja introduces a research project involving the development of a social media toolkit for use in higher education.

This Finnish study reports a practical experiment involving young pupils, their teachers and university students, named the Media Agent project. The purpose of the project was for the university students to teach the schoolchildren new Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills, which they then would teach to other pupils and teachers at their own schools.

Dr Anna Wood from the University of Edinburgh outlines a paper recently published in the TPEA journal on the theme of lecture capture in higher education.

Paula Lehane from Dublin City University introduces a paper recently published in the TPEA journal comparing digital learning before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Professsors Shih-hsien and Yang Hui-Chin Yeh share an introduction to their recently published article in the TPEA journal.

The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards have announced their 2021 judging panel and we at the Technology, Pedagogy and Education Association (https://tpea.ac.uk/)  are delighted to announce that committee member Dr Elizabeth Hidson has been confirmed as a finalist judge.

Professor Bob Harrison delves behind the headlines and mythologies to find whether there are any golden threads in the tragedy and challenge of COVID-19.

Dr Uzair Shah from Lancaster University discusses teacher educator experiences of iPad integration in pre-service teacher education as an introduction to his recent TPEA journal article.

Professor Wilfried Admiraal from Leiden University in the Netherlands introduces the idea of teaching with learning analytics as an introduction to his recent TPEA journal article: ‘Teaching with learning analytics: How to connect computer-based assessment data with classroom instruction?’

A team of four lecturers and students from the University of Northampton presented at the online Merged Futures conference 2020 on 12th June.

Dr Elizabeth Hidson shares an isolation diary as a record of life in lockdown in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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.