As there are quite a few advantages to learning online, I’m not sure I’d want to go back to the old way of taking classes.
Read MoreWhen adult education classes resume, will you go back?
in News & views, Audio
News & views
Listening, by Terry Freedman
Too busy to read my blog posts? You can listen to some instead
in Audio, News & views
Two more articles on the Writers’ Know-How website have been turned into podcasts.
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A school, closed, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #31: Schools in the time of Covid
Is a closed school a school?
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Zoom virtual background, by Terry Freedman
Zoom meeting backgrounds: a glimpse into the lives of others
Is having a virtual background cheating in a sense? And is having a virtual background that looks like your own but isn’t really, cheating even more?
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Skies in the time of Covid, by Terry Freedman
PhotoPrompt #30: Skies in the time of Covid
One of the unexpected benefits of the Covid-19 pandemic has been clear blue skies.
Read MoreMy audio experiment
in News & views, Technology, Audio
Updated! Now includes an audio version! I’ve been trying out an application which lets you create an audio version of an article. Here are some early results.
Read MoreLondon Book Fair news
Will the scheduling of the next London Book Fair for 9-11 March 2021 turn out to be a triumph of hope over experience? Even if the London Book Fair does take place in a physical space next year, there is no reason that a virtual element could not be used to supplement it.
Read MoreCovid19: who ya gonna trust?
An Australian news channel has hit upon an astonishingly original idea: a podcast about coronavirus featuring people who have some idea of what they’re talking about.
Read MoreHow good is online workshopping?
Tutors, especially, but also students, should do their utmost to make full use of all the facilities that online tools afford.
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Covid-19: Time to read The Plague?
in Bookshelf, Video, Short form, News & views
In his novel The Plague, Camus described fairly accurately people’s attitudes and behaviour during a plague. It seems rather apposite in our current circumstances.
Read MoreMy OTHER Blog
in News & views
Should you be feeling bereft because of the absence of new articles on this website, here is some good news.
Read MoreCovid-19: Free resources from Publishers Weekly
in News & views
One of the pleasures of attending the London Book Fair is being able to pick up and read issues of Publishers Weekly. Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 crisis, the LBF didn’t take place this year. But here is some good news.
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Person wearing a mask, by Terry Freedman
Covid-19: Why it's important to carry on writing
in News & views
Although continuing to write as if everything is business as usual is quite hard at the moment, I think it’s important to try.
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Books, by Terry Freedman
World Book Day today -- free books!
Free books!
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Terry Freedman in the Oval Room, LBF 2018
The London Book Fair 2020
The seminar programme at the London Book Fair (10-12 March) seems to be taking shape. Definitely worth checking out what’s in place so far.
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2019 R.I.P, by Terry Freedman
Happy New Year, and a puzzle
in News & views
A few things I’m currently reading, plus a puzzle for you.
Read MoreA brilliant animated cartoon
You don’t always need words to get your meaning across!
Read MoreFilm Studies as a way to improve your writing
You may not believe this, but film-making and film studies on the one hand, and writing on the other, have a great deal in common.
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ALCS and SoA Educational Writers Awards 2019 by Terry Freedman (2).JPG
ALCS Educational Writers Awards
The shortlisted books for the annual ALCS Educational Writers’ Awards were as beautiful and informative as ever this year.
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Lloyds Building, London, by Terry Freedman
My non-writing writing day
Not every day for the writer has to involve actual writing.
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