Coronavirus and remote working
23rd March 2020 -We’re all experiencing a period of increasing uncertainty and change. As social distancing measures come into effect, more and more organisations across the globe are actioning Business Continuity Plans and moving to remote working - and for some, this is a completely new concept and way of working.
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23rd March 2020 -Online learning is not the next big thing, it is the now big thing. - Donna J. Abernathy
For Edufuturists’ Dan Fitzpatrick, butterflies were bouncing around his stomach as he opened his eyes this morning, a million thoughts of remote learning quickly rushed back into his head and the flood of emails from anxious colleagues made his phone light up the dark room. It’s Monday and it’s the first day of school closures in the UK.
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12th March 2020 -It’s incredibly hard to escape the headlines. We’re hearing about COVID-19 (the Coronavirus) every day now. It’s an issue that has dominated the global news since the start of the year, increasing in intensity over the last week.
UNESCO is reporting that over 370 million students around the world are currently out of school. At the moment, some schools are closing anywhere between two days to two weeks, but health officials in some countries warn they could even close for anything up to two months. In Higher Education, many institutions have moved all of their classes online, anything from one month to the remaining of the semester.
As a result, more and more schools are either planning or implementing their Academic Continuity Plans and looking to remote instruction to help safeguard both students and staff. Teachers are also engaging students in lessons using tools such as YouTube, Google Classroom and Meet, Microsoft Teams and Office tools online - not to mention a range of complimentary tools supporting everything from assessment, feedback and peer-to-peer collaboration.
Continue ReadingHow can we tackle the digital divide?
10th March 2020 -In this blog, we hear from Paul Wilkes, Digital Inclusion Coordinator at Leeds Libraries, on how they're tackling the digital divide. You'll hear how they're working together with their community to deliver different programmes designed with the barriers to digital inclusion in mind.
Continue ReadingDisability Confident: Hear how HS2 connect with diverse talent and construct inclusive experiences
24th February 2020 -As part of our Disability Confident series, we are chatting with different organisations to hear how they are making a difference to diversity and inclusion in their industry. Next up in our series is Mark Lomas from HS2.
In this latest Q&A, Mark tells us why being part of the Disability Confident Scheme is important to HS2 and explains the adjustments they have made to help recruit, retain and develop a diverse workforce...
Continue ReadingShare, Save, and Assign: EquatIO mathspace's collaboration features get an upgrade
14th February 2020 -Today, I’m pleased to bring you news of some awesome new updates to EquatIO mathspace that will help to improve how both teachers and students share, save, and access assignments. Check out this blog for all the details!
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