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Feb 08 2024

Navigating and Leading on New Technology in Education

By Mark Anderson ChatGPT, Digital Leaders, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Education, Work with me No Comments

Embracing the future of education requires more than just adopting new tools; it demands a shift in mindset and approach. Following a great meeting today with one of my British International School overseas clients that I'm supporting, I thought I'd pen some thoughts on embracing new technologies, digital strategy and…

Sep 30 2023

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Free resource: Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education school policy template

By Mark Anderson AI, ChatGPT, Education, Ethics, Free resource, Leadership, Online Safety, Teaching and learning No Comments

I shared on Twitter the other day that “When it comes to learning and teaching in an AI era, strong literacy skills have never been so important.”. The question often arises though when you are unsure about what to do when you’re not quite sure about how to do something,…

Jan 24 2023

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Approaches on How to Save Money and Increase Your Return on Your Investment with Edtech

By Mark Anderson Digital Strategy, EdTech, Efficacy, Food for thought, Leadership No Comments

Originally posted and written as a guest blog for now>press>play here. I have always shared that technology in education is too important (and expensive) to leave to chance, and never more so in these cash-strapped times. Budgets have always been a stumbling block for schools wanting to make the most…

Apr 29 2022

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What are the pillars of your #DigitalStrategy?

By Mark Anderson Accountability, Digital Strategy, EdTech, Efficacy, Food for thought, Pedagogy first, Thought Leadership, Work with me No Comments

In historical and religious terms, pillars have often represented the bridge between heaven and earth. If you visit some of the great Cathedrals across Europe, many of their architects used huge pillars inside with religious the symbolism Columns or pillars are familiar features of Church architecture that serve the purpose…

Jun 17 2021

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So what? So that!

By Mark Anderson CPD, EdTech, Education, Leadership, Learning, Online Learning, Pedagogy first, T & L No Comments

So what? Such a useful question to ask when it comes to thinking about what you can do and then perhaps should do with technology in education. So much technology has a propensity to be gimmicky. It is a fine balancing act to choose between those activities with technology that…

May 22 2021

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Who should lead on digital in your school?

By Mark Anderson Digital Leaders, EdTech, Ethics, Food for thought, Leadership, Online Learning, Online Safety, Pedagogy first, Remote Learning, Resources, T & L, Work with me No Comments

Who should lead on digital in your school? It’s a question I’m often asked. Many think it should fall upon the shoulders of the Head of Computing, as that’s the most logical person to carry forward any digital projects. Some think it should fall to somebody with teaching and learning…

Dec 09 2020

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How has #Education and #EdTech evolved during the Covid-19 crisis?

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Ethics, Food for thought, Inclusion, Leadership, Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning, Thought Leadership No Comments

There’s no getting away from what a difficult year it has been for everyone the world over. With Collins Dictionary making their word of the year ‘lockdown’ it is a clear sign of the times. Whilst other words such as ‘’Rona’ or ‘unprecedented’ or ‘the Vid’ might have also been…

May 07 2020

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Tute’s You! Making #onlinelearning work

By Mark Anderson Distance Learning, EdTech, Education, Home Learning, Online Learning, Remote Learning No Comments

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” One of America’s ‘Founding Fathers’, Benjamin Franklin was recognised as a polymath – someone who is defined as a person of wide knowledge or learning. It is this thinking which, now we are in lockdown,…

Nov 15 2019

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Ethics in #edtech, brand ambassadors and obligations

By Mark Anderson ADE, EdTech, educators, Ethics No Comments

I was involved in a conversation last night on the Book Creator Ambassador community site about ethics and edtech. I promised I'd write about my views and so here is the post... Back in 2017, the New York Times ran an article highlighting the potential ethical issues around brand ambassadorships.…

Nov 06 2018

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Reflections on #EdExMENA

By Mark Anderson Conferences No Comments

The EdExMENA school leaders event this week was a great event held at Le Meridien Hotel and Conference centre in Dubai. I was the closing keynote speaker at the event which is always a great slot to have. Obviously, you always worry that it could be seen as the graveyard…