The TPEA Blog
News and stories from our members and the education sector
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.
TPEA at BETT 2022
As a subject association for educational technology, BETT is surely a highlight of our year but it has naturally been interrupted by the pandemic. After a
Bett is next week – the countdown is on!
Bett 2022 is right around the corner, and we are very excited to welcome you back to ExCeL London this month on 23-25 March 2022.
One week to go! Reister for BETT 2022!
Don’t forget to come and see TPEA members share their latest resarch into learning from lockdown followed by our popular Reseaerch Safaris. You can register
BETT 2020 Digital Preview Guide
Flip through the digital Preview Guide for Bett 2022 Explore the digital Preview Guide for Bett 2022 here. It’s the perfect way to get a
BETT Research Safari – Educators’ EdTech: tips and tools from international teacher education
This year our popular research safari presents a tried-and-tested portfolio of online and hybrid educational technology tips and tools evaluated by international teacher education trainees.
Using IRIS Connect to monitor exploratory talk in the classroom
Rhiannon Farrell is a teacher of English at a comprehensive secondary school in the West Midlands. She is also a teaching and learning advisor and
Using Agile Scrum methodology for university students to design their own assignments
Robert (Rob) Lambert is a Senior Lecturer and Course leader working in the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology at The University of Northampton since
BETT 2022 line up
A packed three days of talks, workshops and events can be found here: The TPEA will be delivering three, ten-minute lightning talks on our latest
Bett 2022: Reuniting the global community for education technology under one roof
Bett is the global community for education technology: We spark ideas, create connections and accelerate trade, driving impact and improving outcomes for teachers and learners.
BETT 2022 – The Research Safaris are back!
“ Would you like to host a Research Safari at BETT 2022? Dear Member, We are looking for researchers to present at BETT 2022 as part
Video narratives and democratic assessment in higher education – lessons from physical education
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.
Coding in silence: supporting talk while learners program
Computing teacher Matthew Chermside considers how we can promote and scaffold talk for learning in the computer science classroom.
Developing Computer Science pedagogy through shared lesson resources
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.
