Why a digital-led approach to revision can bridge the gap between the classroom and at-home learning
Over the last year, the education sector has had to pivot to embrace technology and digital innovation in a way that we would have never imagined in a pre-pandemic world....
The e-school ‘in the right place at the right time’
It’s hard to imagine many teachers would relish the opportunity to lead Scotland’s “most scrutinised school” through a global pandemic – but for one man from Harris, the experience has been “exciting,...
Student platform Gecko branches out with high-profile business signing
A Scottish education technology company that helps universities engage and recruit students has appointed a high-profile businessman to help lead further overseas expansion. Jeremy Cooper, former president at Hobsons – a...
How the tech-savvy Estonians delivered education during Covid
When Covid struck last year, schools globally were thrown into disarray – but there is always an exception to the rule, and in this case it’s Estonia (or e-Estonia.) The...
Online Scottish history resources are helping to lay the ghost of an ‘educational scandal’ to rest
As a history teacher at Leith Academy in Edinburgh, Jesanna Gooch has worked tirelessly to engage her students’ interest in Scottish history. She quickly realised utilising more contemporary mediums was...
Scouts partner with Argyll and Bute Council after Covid tech transformation
The Scouts are known for organising wild adventures that help children ‘connect with nature’ – whether it is canoeing, hiking, camping or abseiling. So it may have seemed impossible that...
Has the move to digital assessment sparked a rise in cheating among university students?
Fears have been raised that the move to digital assessment during the pandemic has fuelled cheating and plagiarism among university students. Teaching experts at the University of Edinburgh have expressed...
Cybersecurity courses to support Scotland’s next generation of online resilience experts
Summer courses to help train up the next generation of cybersecurity experts are now open for registration, the UK’s national government agency for online resilience has announced. The National Cyber Security...
Global hopes for Scottish app that helps students with disabilities overcome ‘challenges’ of presentations
A Scottish education technology company which supports students with disabilities has its eye on North American expansion after securing a £450,000 investment. The investment follows a period of rapid growth...
Students aim to cook up storm after being selected for culinary-themed Alexa AI project
A team of Scottish postgraduate students have been chosen by Amazon to compete in an artificial intelligence project to perfect the recipe for next-generation conversational assistants that perform multi-step tasks...
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