Handbooks
Practical guidance for practitioners, developers and policy makers, examining emerging practice in the design and use of digital technologies.
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April 2009
Using digital technologies to promote inclusive practices in education
This handbook provides educators with guidance on using digital technologies to promote inclusive practices, case studies of current practice, and a directory of resources.
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April 2009
Curriculum and teaching innovation
Aimed at educational leaders involved in curriculum and teaching innovation, this handbook provides guidance for exploring the potential of personalisation to transform curriculum design and teaching practices.
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January 2009
Reimagining outdoor learning spaces
This handbook focuses on the use and utility of outdoor space for play and learning, and aims to support those thinking about redesigning their outdoor spaces as part of the Primary Capital Programme or other initiatives.
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November 2008
Promoting transformative innovation in schools
This handbook aims to offer evidence, insights, ideas and recommendations that can be built upon to support and nurture a culture of transformative innovation within education.
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April 2008
Designing educational technologies for social justice
This handbook explores the role that digital technologies can play in reducing inequality in education, and offers guidance on designing resources or projects to promote social justice.
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December 2006
Learning with handheld technologies
A guide for those considering handheld technologies for teaching and learning purposes, with case studies illustrating the potential of handheld technology for learning, and a wide survey of projects in this area.
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September 2006
Learner voice
Despite the vast number of changes in education in recent years, learners are seldom consulted and remain largely unheard in the change process. If education is to become more personalised, then learners must be heard.
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October 2005
Games and learning
There's an increasing interest in the potential role of computer and video games to support young people's learning, and recent studies have begun to ask how games might be used or adapted for use in schools. This handbook reports on some of the latest developments.
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April 2005
Building collaboration between designers and researchers
How can research on teaching and learning be used to improve the design of e-content? This report uses case studies to illustrate a range of collaborations; a directory of educational researchers is also available.
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September 2004
Designing educational technologies with users
There is concern about the separation between developers of digital educational resources and those who use them - teachers and learners. This handbook suggests ways in which the communities might work together to create more effective and relevant resources.
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September 2004
Designing technologies to support creativity and collaboration
Increasingly, collaboration is seen as important in creative learning. This handbook sets out some recommendations for ways in which digital technologies could be designed and used to support creative collaboration in the classroom.
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