Let’s pause before drinking the ‘coding in schools’ Kool-Aid
Is the call for all kids to learn coding the modern equivalent of mandatory Japanese? Predicting the future is a mug’s game – there should be no place for it in education
The return of virtual reality: ‘this is as big an opportunity as the internet’
Twenty years ago the man who pioneered commercial VR saw his market shrink to zero. Now he’s excited again – and so are Microsoft, Google and Facebook …
John Nash obituary
Nobel prizewinning mathematician whose life was depicted in the film A Beautiful Mind
Out of Africa: e-learning makes further education a reality for tens of thousands
As the eLearning Africa conference gets underway in Addis Ababa, there is a growing recognition that online courses can boost further education access
Halfbrick launches maths-teaching sequel to Fruit Ninja mobile game
Developer puts its fruit-slicing game engine to educational use in a maths learning app for five- to seven-year-olds
Educating Britain’s young people for the next industrial revolution
Robotics, automation and the internet of things will be at the centre of our future economy but is the UK doing enough to ensure the younger generation is ready?
Regulator Atvod’s ban on fetish films criticised by free-speech campaigners
Authority for Television on Demand says clips on fetish sites would be banned if on DVD but one dominatrix dismisses regulator as ‘UK’s Pornfinder General’
Computer games vs PE: teachers use tech to get students moving
There’s no doubt sport is better exercise than playing on PlayStation, but educators say students’ love of technology could actually get them moving
Sexting could see teenagers branded as sex offenders
Sending an erotic selfie should not automatically land teenagers a criminal record, say anti-censorship campaigners
Helping to unlock the secrets of autism
A new national project using technology and interactive programmes aims to change how we address the lifelong condition that costs £32bn annually
The UK creative sector leads the world in talent – now it needs a strategy
A plan that links culture, the creative industries and education would encourage economic growth and draw new talent from universities
Hundreds of successful women from the arts inspire the next generation
Miriam González Durántez’s Inspiring Women campaign paired girls from 15 comprehensive schools with artists, directors, actors, authors and designers
Cheating the system: from chess to pub quizzes, how technology has made breaking the rules easier than ever
The Georgian chess master rumbled this week for using a hidden smartphone to plan his moves is far from alone – and as our access to an infinite online stock of information gets ever faster and more portable, the question is: are we on the brink of an epidemic?
How can the healthcare sector and staff best use e-learning? Live discussion
Join us on Thursday 16 April from noon till 2pm to discuss the benefits and challenges of e-learning
Matthew Crawford: ‘Distraction is a kind of obesity of the mind’
Does your phone, the TV and advertising demand your attention everywhere you look? All this stimulation is triggering a social crisis, says writer Matthew Crawford. He talks to Ed Cumming about how to reconnect with reality