teachers in comment and analysis
FriendsReunited and the free speech debate
Comment Reports have been appearing on the site naming and shaming teachers - accusing them of, and alluding to, a whole raft of crimes and misdemeanours. As such, the site decided, amid continued pressure from teachers' union the National Association of... [14 Nov 2001]
AI - it's been a long, long time coming
Comment Kurzweil claims that by 2010 humans will be interacting with machines on many levels, using them as teachers and personal assistants. AI the film opens in the UK today. AI the technology - standing for artificial intelligence - is taking much... [21 Sep 2001]
The Director's Cut: A career in modeling?
Comment We all look for teachers and coaches in human and corporate excellence. To me, Best Practice means applying what works across a large number of organisations in your own. With so many universal truths around (the same challenges that face every... [30 May 2001]
Superstar professor - the future of e-learning?
Comment The idea is that traditional, classroom-based teachers are replaced by online education gurus. Today's celebrities tend to come from the worlds of entertainment and sport but if online e-learning evolves in the way some IT companies are hoping then... [09 May 2001]
Wherefore unmetered access and grammer good
Comment A digitally literate group of people is taking away the power to shape and define language from the 'usual suspects' - political leaders, teachers and (heaven forbid) newspaper editors. The hunt is now officially over: AltaVista, despite claiming... [30 Aug 2000]
Ask the Lawyer @ silicon.com
Comment But the exact powers you have to control such conduct will depend on the internal policies of the school, and on the terms of its employment contracts with teachers and systems administrators. Q. I have bought some domain names which relate to the... [10 May 2000]
Text book learning: Can teachers cope with the IT burden?
Comment Forget borrowed laptops - teachers in the UK now have access to a £230m fund which should make sure they know how to use them, and are proficient enough to pass that knowledge on to their pupils. The £230m - allocated from National Lottery funds... [29 Apr 1999]
Macs and schools go hand in hand - but is Apple losing its grip?
Comment Meanwhile, back in England, Dr Margret Cox, Chair of ACITT - an organisation that advises teachers on IT spending - admits that Macs are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. The education sector has long been a stronghold for Apple, and remains so... [23 Jul 1998]
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