14 h. ago I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman

I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignoreDr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy.A quiet transformation is unfolding in schools: commercial technology is rapidly reshaping how children learn, often without much public debate or inquiry.From the near-ubiquity of Google and Microsoft to speculative AI products such as Century Tech, big and ed tech alike promise “personalised learning” while harvesting vast amounts of data and turning education to monetisable widgets and digital badges.Dr Velislava Hillman is an academic, teacher, writer and consultant on educational technology and policy. She is the author of Taming Edtech Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Large firms liable for fraud happening under their watch under new UK laws

The new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence, which came into effect on Monday, holds large firms to account over their internal anti-fraud measures.

Politics

3 d. ago Moment Chinese sex predator businessman is arrested as he admits rape and upskirting offences against six women

Chao Xu, 33, preyed on women at his office, at his riverside apartment and in the street, Woolwich crown court heard but it is feared that he has claimed hundreds more victims.

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3 d. ago Emma Caldwell public inquiry demand as family 'lose trust' in Crown Office

Lawyer Aamer Anwar issued a statement following a meeting with the Scottish Government justice secretary Angela Constance.

Society

4 d. ago Officer facing gross misconduct hearing after death of teenagers in e

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died in May 2023 when they crashed on a Sur-Ron bike in Cardiff.

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6 d. ago Emma Caldwell family urge for inquiry to begin with no further delays

Ms Caldwell's family met with Justice Secretary Angela Constance on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Emma Caldwell inquiry must begin with no more delays, family urges

Solicitor Aamer Anwar said the Police Scotland investigation was a ‘distraction’ in a statement after meeting with the Justice Secretary.

Politics

6 d. ago Terrifying new October 7 footage shows Israeli soldier being hauled from his burning tank and led off to the Gaza Strip as family joins 'day of struggle' to demand release of hostages

The parents of 20-year-old tank gunner Nimrod Cohen, taken hostage in the Hamas-led atrocity in 2023, released a video of his capture on Monday.

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7 d. ago 'Just when you thought it couldn't get worse': Number of rape victims abandoning their cases reaches record high, as officials call on Crown Prosecution Service to 'urgently do better'

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has been accused of betraying victims as the number dropping out of their case has doubled in the last two years. Pictured: File photo

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7 d. ago Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story review – this oil rig horror is up there with Chornobyl

Shocking and superb, this documentary is packed with terrifying details of the notorious 1988 catastrophe, from the fire that could be seen from 120 miles away to the squashed tomatoesOn the evening of 6 July 1988, the Piper Alpha oil production platform in the North Sea suffered a catastrophic gas explosion, followed by a conflagration that destroyed the structure; 167 people were killed, and almost all the physical evidence of what had occurred became charred debris, lost to the waves. After the disaster, a public inquiry struggled to form a complete picture of the event, for reasons that also make it a hard subject for documentary-makers.Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story copes with the challenge superbly, leaning heavily on survivor testimony – 61 men escaped from the rig – and combining it with a simple 2D diagram of the platform’s layout to give us the fullest picture possible. It doesn’t have the special-effects budget that would be required to simulate the ferocity of th...

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7 d. ago Grieving family demand change as vital stroke treatment not available at night

Anthony 'Tony' Bundy died aged 53 in June 2023 after it took 17 hours for him to receive thrombectomy surgery - a procedure not available in Scotland during the night.

Politics

1 week ago Dumfries and Galloway Council set to trigger public inquiry over controversial windfarm plans

Members are being urged to lodge an objection to plans for 13 turbines at Glenvernoch near Glentrool.

Politics

2 w. ago Mystery deepens over death of glamorous bikini designer on board Hamptons yacht with tycoon, 60, as family demand second post

The grief-stricken family of the 33-year-old, who have travelled to the U.S. in the wake of her death, have demanded a second post-mortem amid claims she died of a suspected drug overdose.

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3 w. ago Chinook disaster families ‘disgusted’ after PM rejects inquiry calls

Sir Keir Starmer said a public inquiry would not be ‘in the public interest’.

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3 w. ago Oasis fan 'slipped on beer' before plunging to his death over balcony as family demand answers from Wembley over 'accident waiting to happen'

Lee Claydon, 45, from Bournemouth, plummeted from the upper tier during the ­sell-out gig in front of 100,000 people at Wembley Stadium in North London on Saturday.

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4 w. ago Moment man casually points weapon at teens in Welsh McDonald's

Jacob Jenkins later waved the weapon at a police officer after leaving the restaurant. Today he was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court

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