Carmel was thrilled to attend the glittering EdTech50 Awards Ceremony at Amazon HQ in London in February having been shortlisted for her pioneering webinar work with Hodder Education and Nathan Ashman.
Listed in the Edtech 50: Projects, The Hodder Education Historic Environment webinars were recognised for taking the very real problem of most GCSE history students not being able to actually visit the historic environment site they are studying for their exams… and coming up with a solution!
Working with partner and fellow teacher Nathan Ashman, Carmel has visited each site and made a VR 360 tour which focuses on what students need to learn. Students and their teachers can then watch/use it together to actually see the site from all angles and to hear the history directly linked to it. The exam requires students to link the site exactly to the history and the question.
In the words of one educator:
“Carmel’s genius 360 tour idea means that all students can do this AND then can then use the 360 tour when revising too.”
These tours bring the site into the classroom, removing a huge amount of red tape for teachers who would otherwise take trips of students out to the sites. It also helps those that are prohibited by budget and distance as the site can be studied in class. As one of the judges comments:
“Carmel tirelessly supports the schools she works with and develops innovative solutions, often working alongside Nathan Ashman, using a variety of technologies to help support and develop History teaching.”
Carmel with others recognised for their pioneering Edtech work with Ty Goddard (centre) Co-founder of The Education Foundation and Chair of Edtech UK
Carmel with Alex Duffy Commissioning Editor at Hodder