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Digital Skills That All Teachers Should Have

Hello there! With exam season last year, internal interviews and a summer of redecorating as…

Michael Johnston18 September 2025

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What is Gamification and Game-Based Learning?

I know you definitely won't want to be reminded of this, but we have now…

Michael Johnston4 September 2023

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What topics come under EdTech (Part Two)?

This post is part two of "What Topics Come Under EdTech?" You can read Part…

Michael Johnston22 July 2023

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What topics come under EdTech (Part One)?

One of the goals of developing the EdTechist platform is teaching new teachers or less…

Michael Johnston30 June 2023

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How to improve the Accessibility of Your Digital Content

It is the responsibility of every person who maintains a digital presence for their students…

Michael Johnston27 March 2023

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Hybrid Learning: Adopting the Approach

I've written about this topic before (here), but as with many things, you can't cover…

Michael Johnston8 November 2022

Getting Started Pedagogy

What is Hybrid Learning?

I've talked before on this website about how 'Online learning is here to Stay', but…

Michael Johnston15 August 2022

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Digital Pedagogy: What do We Need to Know?

If I’m being honest, I would consider digital pedagogy to not so much be an…

Michael Johnston1 August 2022

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Evaluating Technology

In teaching it is a necessary part of the job now to make decisions on…

Michael Johnston18 May 2022

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Digital Pedagogy

We talk a lot on this site about educational technology and the tools that we…

Michael Johnston1 April 2022

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The Main Website Builder Platforms For Building A Website

Building a website can be a very rewarding and frustrating experience. On one hand you…

Michael Johnston15 March 2022

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What is Flipped Learning?

Flipped learning (also called the flipped classroom) is an approach to learning in which technology…

Michael Johnston2 March 2022

Educational Technology Getting Started Online Learning

What is a VLE?

Overview VLE stands for Virtual Learning Environment. It is a learning platform, or an online…

Michael Johnston4 February 2022

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Teaching with a Digital Mindset

Right from the beginning, here is the big question: Are you approaching the technology in…

Michael Johnston12 January 2022

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What is educational technology?

Welcome back to the EdTechist! Today we are going to look at the very heart…

Michael Johnston6 October 2021