The TPEA Blog
News and stories from our members and the education sector
Are you a new researcher who would like help publishing in an academic journal?
The TPEA journal, Technology, Pedagogy and Education, is calling for Early Career Researchers to submit their emerging research studies to a Special Issue. This issue
Wonderblocks with Emma Goto
Wonderblocks with Emma Goto Over the last few years, I have had the pleasure of working as the educational consultant for a new Cbeebies television
Advancing Education: A New Chapter!
Advancing Education is a new publication that sees Naace join with TPEA to produce a journal with wider reach and more perspectives on all things
Reflections on the TPEA conference 2024
Mick Chesterman teaches at Manchester Metropolitan University, specialising in project-based learning. His PhD research involves families exploring cultural and ecological issues related to coding platform
Exploring Effective Blended and Online Learning Practices in Northern Ireland’s Schools
The global shift to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a profound challenge for educational systems worldwide. Our study, recently published in Technology,
Exploring the Epic Impact of Augmented Reality in Primary Science Education. Warren Fearn and Katy Bloom
Warren Fearn, Associate Professor in Design at York St John University, Dr. Katy Bloom, Associate Professor in Education at York St John University, and Jake
TPEA Members feature in new book: Teaching and Learning with Technologies in the Primary School
This fully updated third edition of Teaching and Learning with Technologies in the Primary School introduces practising and student teachers to the range of ways in which
TPEA Conference 2024: Facing the Future: are we ready for change?
This years Conference will be held at The Friends’ Meeting House in Manchester on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd July 2024. You can find out
TPEA Annual conference highlights
TPEA 35th Annual ConferenceEducating and empowering all our digital citizens Click here for our conference highlights The TPEA’s 35th annual conference 2023 “Educating and Empowering
Joanne Hardman and Warren Lilley discuss their recent article: iLearn? Can iPads facilitate learning in grade 6 mathematics lessons?
iLearn? Can iPads facilitate learning in grade 6 mathematics lessons? Joanne Hardman and Warren Lilley Technology is ubiquitous in the 21st century and even in
The box is open, you can’t close it….
Dr Jim Fanning, Senior Education Officer from Education Scotland, has been developing information for educators to raise an awareness and understanding of AI use in education. Here he considers some of the risks and benefits of using AI driven applications to support teaching and learning.
Hatch XR – The new Scratch for Computer Science teaching in primary classrooms?
This article by Naomi Gale discusses how Hatch Kids can be used in primary computer science teaching and whether it is time to move on from the more universally used Scratch.
Dr. Laura Morrison and Dr. Janette Hughes share their recent paper ‘Making the shift to virtual professional learning’.
Making the shift to virtual professional learning. Laura Morrison and Janette Hughes Morrison, L. & Hughes, J. (2022). Making the shift to virtual professional learning.
Taking stock of teaching practice at the onset of COVID-19
Drs. Laura Teichert and Susan Piazza from Western Michigan University in the United States reflect on K-12 teachers’ experiences shifting to remote learning during the
Mobile learning-technology barriers in school education: Teachers’ views
Dr Kleopatra Nikolopoulou summarises her paper on the barriers to using mobile devises in classrooms. Mobile devices such as smart/mobile phones and tablets have become
Does Virtual Reality (VR) support learning Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) at GCSE level, from the students’ perspective?
Thomas Lalande summarises his research into the potential of using VR to support MFL learning.
Embedding social media in your teaching and learning: is the term TEL really a problem?
Dr Ryan Thomas Williams from the University of Sunderland discusses the use of social media in teaching and learning.
TPEA Award 2021: Intentions v Reality: What’s really going on for our learners when we use EdTech?
TPEA is proud to publish “Intentions v Reality: What’s really going on for our learners when we use EdTech?” by Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith. Dr Aubrey-Smith was
Educational Technology: Opportunities and Challenges
Emma Whewell shares the findings of Alastair Snook’s study on primary teachers’ use of educational technology, and the opportunities and challenges it presented during the pandemic. The shift to alternative methods of instruction using digital technology has been a learning process for digital native teachers and digital immigrant teachers alike.
Exploring digital literacy concepts through Philosophy for Children
Emma Goto explores how the Philosophy for Children (P4C) pedagogical approach could be used in digital literacy and e-safety lessons.
Teaching through Crisis: The Remote Education Experiences of PK-12 Teachers During Covid-19 Campus Closures
This qualitative research study from the US explores the experiences of teachers in the spring semester of 2020 as they remotely instructed their students owing to COVID-19 campus closures. Analysis revealed teachers’ concerns for their students and their learning, the barriers presented owing to the disconnect between them and their students, and how their competencies changed as their time with remote instruction increased.
