Good morning,

This week’s episode continues a thread we’ve been exploring recently around technology, assessment and decision-making in mathematics.

I’m joined by Hannah Hogg from Dr Frost Learning to discuss what online platforms can, and cannot, do for mathematics education.

It is a balanced conversation. We talk about the obvious advantages: workload reduction, automatic marking, retrieval practice, diagnostic insight, worked examples, and the ability to see patterns in what students can and cannot yet do.

But we also talk about the limits.

Online platforms are not teachers. They cannot replace explanation, discussion, manipulatives, practical experience, or the human interaction that sits at the heart of good mathematics teaching.

For me, the most useful distinction is this: technology should help teachers make better decisions, not remove the teacher from the decision-making process.

So, if you are thinking about online maths platforms, workload, retrieval, assessment, curriculum choice or the balance between technology and teacher expertise, this episode should be useful.

The episode is called Online Maths Platforms: Workload, Retrieval and the Limits of Technology and is available now through the links below.

Hope you enjoy!

Dr Frost Maths

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Until next time, thanks for listening.