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. This has highlighted and maybe changed the role of technology in education. This special issue of the TPEA journal will examine how different jurisdictions responded and what we can learn about the role of technology in education.

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.

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.

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?

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?

In our new venture, we will be running three Research Safaris at BETT20, on 22nd, 23th and 24th

by Christina Preston

Together we can transform peoples’ lives, enrich society and reduce inequality. A call to action for education professionals.

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.

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.

by Christina Preston

I might just be an identifiable algorithm to the retail industry but I am responding to their messages like a sentient human being. Last week Marks and Spencer told me they have denims specially chosen for me. How kind I thought. How did they know I need new jeans?