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Higher education

Learning lessons from VLEs

Val Proctor finds out how VLEs have adapted to a modern learning environment, and why they remain an important part of student engagement

Higher education

Government announces industry-funded AI master’s degrees

Programme launched by ministers Greg Clark and Jeremy Wright to ‘train the next generation of top-tier AI talent’

Higher education

Digital bootcamp aims to make graduates work-ready

The bootcamp, run by the Institute of Coding and the University of Sunderland, is preparing a pilot scheme for computer science graduates

People

Stemettes co-founder receives honorary degree from University of Bristol

The honorary Doctor of Science degree has been bestowed upon Anne-Marie Imafidon, one of Forbes’ top 50 women in tech, and co-founder of Stemettes

Higher education Sponsored

How the University of Huddersfield has been using D2L’s Brightspace platform

The University of Huddersfield has recently adopted the VLE, and reports on its implementation and efficacy

Video

Blogs

How peer learning could solve our teachers’ training woes

Sam Blyth, director of schools, FE & learning providers – Europe at Instructure, discusses how tech-enabled peer-to-peer learning can help teachers alleviate CPD concerns

Artificial intelligence set to flower in the classroom

Existing AI technology could drastically transform the way humans learn, says Fountech’s Nikolas Kairinos

How schools can address Damian Hinds’s five education challenges

Tom Crump, education programme manager at Apple solutions company GBM and Sync, looks at the five educational challenges highlighted by the education secretary, and how schools can use technology to address them

How a continually evolving HPC can drive university research forward

Simon Thompson, research computing infrastructure architect at the University of Birmingham, discusses how high-performance computing is a key factor in achieving greater research impact

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Business

Education sector to host over 50% of workload in the cloud by 2020

A survey by Nutanix suggests the sector will benefit from increased security and ease of management, as well as decreased total cost of ownership

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Could a different approach to budgeting help manage your financial pressures?

Anyone with the unenviable task of managing their school's resources will be no stranger to the ever-increasing challenge of balancing the budget whilst focusing on broad and balanced curriculum.

Edtech investments in 2018 reach a staggering $16.3bn

Edtech such as AI and game-based learning top funding charts, with China and US battling it out for market dominance

Charity donates £4.8m to STEM projects

Throughout 2018, Millennium Point Charitable Trust has donated more than £4.8m to STEM projects across the West Midlands

E-safety

Windows 7 could leave schools open to attack

End of support for Windows 7 in 2020 means old software could be a huge security risk

The Edtech Podcast: Alternative learning

#129 – Why alternative pathways to learning might not be alternative anymore

Cyberbullying: A cautionary tale

Charley Rogers investigates the growing issue of cyberbullying, and how the education sector can teach young people about digital culpability and online respect

54% of educational institutions have not wiped old ICT equipment of data

Failing to wipe data from redundant IT equipment before disposal could lead to a risk of penalties under GDPR

Events

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Wellbeing and workforce diversity at UCISA19 Leadership Conference

SPONSORED: The UK’s higher education leadership conference returns to Edinburgh from 27–29 March

Women in STEM scheme launches roadshow

The Digital Her programme from Manchester Digital has kicked off a roadshow to encourage women in tech

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Live panel discussion: Drive value from your data in further education

Join the Capita UNIT-e panel as they discuss how FE providers can harness the data at their fingertips

Registrations for UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair now open

The Big Bang Fair is the largest celebration of STEM for young people in the UK

Higher education

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Video is central to learning

Cybersecurity degree apprenticeships become eligible for NCSC certification

Extended programme aims to "maximise choice and flexibility" says universities minister

UWE Bristol launches £1m initiative to develop robotics

The SABRE Programme will help SMEs explore the benefits of robotics and smart automation solutions

Go Big: data in education

Analysis of big data by schools and universities can really pay off, but communication is key, writes Simon Fry

International

Solar power education programme launched in New York

Enlighten, an initiative to teach NYC students about solar power, has been launched with the Dock Street School in Dumbo, Brooklyn

Florida International University launches AI tutor

Florida International University (FIU) has announced the development of an AI-powered tutor for online students

Tech coaching programme launched in US schools

The programme is supported by Google and Digital Promise, and aims to deliver support for digital skills in schools

OEB: Shaping the future of learning

The international online education conference was held at the Hotel InterContinental Berlin from 5–7 December 2018, and Charley Rogers went along to find out what was on the agenda

People

Keeping up with edtech: Rachel Ashmore

Third in our panel discussion on how educators can make the edtech sector work for them, we hear from Rachel Ashmore, teaching and learning consultant at Promethean

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Gen Y vs. Gen Z: who can benefit most from eLearning training programmes?

Keeping up with edtech: Dave Fletcher

Second in our panel discussion on how educators can make the edtech sector work for them, we hear from Dave Fletcher, CEO of White October

Keeping up with edtech: Professor Rose Luckin

First in our panel discussion on how educators can make the edtech sector work for them, we hear from Professor Rose Luckin, professor of learner-centred design at UCL's Knowledge Lab

Primary

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Are you on the right track to STEAM success?

Here, LEGO Education explores the importance of STEAM learning, and how it can open children’s eyes, help them make connections to its application in the real world, and build vital skills needed for the future.

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Levelling the playing field

Keri Beckingham explores how schools, colleges and universities are using edtech to improve the learning experiences of disadvantaged students

Competition for children to have a star named after them

The Win a Star challenge is open to primary school pupils across the UK

City Montessori School selects Capita for partnership

SPONSORED: Capita expands software presence globally through partnership with world's largest school

Product news

Children’s online safety stories launched

Parent Zone and the Vodafone Foundation have released the story books to teach young children about digital safety

Blockchain course provider B9lab launches free training programme

The programme will provide free Tezos training for 250 students

Sponsored

The benefits of cashless systems for schools

Get paid instantly and avoid 'dinner money debt'

Sponsored

How annotating and scanning PDFs improved my productivity at school

When it comes to academics, PDF is a popular format. As a university student myself, I‘d like to talk about my experience and why I love using PDFs

Secondary

Sponsored

Check your school’s web filtering is up to the job

By David Tindall, Schools Broadband

Sponsored

Ten top tips on how to make the best use of your interactive flat panel displays

Sponsored

Casio launches new projector series with one click wireless connectivity

Casio has announced the launch of its revolutionary new 4000 Lumen WUXGA Superior Series XJ-S400 projectors with Educational Solution features to the UK market

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Video is central to learning

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