Colin Simpson

Ed tech must reads: column #53

First published in Campus Morning Mail on Tuesday 20th September Do zoom meetings really help? A comparative analysis of synchronous and asynchronous online learning during Covid-19 pandemic from Journal of Computer Assisted Learning The author […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #52

First published in Campus Morning Mail on Tuesday 13th September Scientists Asked Students to Try to Fool Anti-Cheating Software. They Did. From Vice Proctoring software for online exams has undoubtably been the most controversial part […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #51

First published in Campus Morning Mail on Tuesday 6th September A framework for designing asynchronous learning activities from Alexandra Mihai A tweet last week about students not turning up to a lecture got me thinking […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #50

First published in Campus Morning Mail on Tuesday 30th August Scanning students’ rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules from NPR This story is from the US and so the legal implications in Australia […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #49

First published in Campus Morning Mail on Tuesday 23rd August Online learning is still challenging for students – they need our support from Times Higher Education One thing I’ve always found strange in discussions of […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #48

First published in Campus Morning Mail, 16th August 2022 (and marking the 1 year anniversary of writing for them) “yeet nitro boosted”: A Postdigital Perspective on Young People’s Literacy Engagements With the Discord Platform from […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #47

First published in Campus Morning Mail, 9th August 2022 Raising student engagement using digital nudges tailored to students’ motivation and perceived ability levels from the British Journal of Educational Technology Using ‘nudges’ to influence behaviour […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #46

First published in Campus Morning Mail, 2nd August 2022 How to make your teaching more interesting from Times Higher Education The digital age has made it hard to be bored, with entertaining stimuli everywhere. This […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #45

First published in Campus Morning Mail, 26th July 2022 Augmented reality in architecture and construction education: state of the field and opportunities from International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (Open Access) For all […]

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Ed tech must reads: column #44

First published in Campus Morning Mail, 19th July 2022 Some thoughts on ‘home’ pages for individuals within communities (and social networks) from Open Thinkering One of the more common concerns raised in discussion of online […]

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