Tom Briggs

A Test Post

2021-10-162021-10-16Tom BriggsUncategorizedLeave a comment

This is a test post: I’m just testing an auto-linking glossary feature based on a WordPress plugin. If I talk about things like a Blog or a Blog, Blended Learning, Audacity, Keynote and Libre Office, they all get automatically highlighted, and if you hover over them, a little tooltip pops up and tells you what…

Case Study: Bletchley Park – Past, Present, Future: Cryptography

2021-09-162025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolio2 Comments

“I had long entertained an idea of some sort of “codebreaker training course” accessible to people who were interested in finding more about how codes and ciphers work, but who did not necessarily see themselves as a ‘maths person’.”

Tags: cryptography, mathematics, MathsComm, teaching, workshop, writing

The Mathematics of Measuring the Solar System

2021-04-122025-03-06Tom BriggsTestimonials2 Comments

“…an eye-opener and really helped show the fun & usefulness of trig!”

– Parent of Participant in The Mathematics of Measuring the Solar System.

Tags: course, mathematics, MathsComm, online, PPUK, STEM, workshop

The Great Building Game

2021-03-222025-03-06Tom BriggsTestimonialsLeave a comment

“…loved it and wanted it to go on for longer…”

– The Great Building Game participant.

Tags: MathsComm, online, PPUK, STEM, workshop

Article: When am I ever going to need this?

2021-03-132025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

“OK: hands up everyone who at some point during the last teaching year has heard the question above from a student in one of their classes?”

Tags: education, mathematics, MathsComm, teaching, writing

Mathematics in Indonesia: An Infographic

2020-12-222022-11-17Tom BriggsPortfolio3 Comments

My first assignment for my MA in Education (module: International Perspectives on Education) was to produce an infographic looking at an aspect of education in another country. See the result here!

Tags: academic, education, MA, mathematics, research, study, teaching

Festive Fractals

2020-12-142021-10-01Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

In December 2020 I wrote and delivered a Christmas-themed online workshop for Potential Plus UK.

Tags: Christmas, mathematics, online, PPUK, seasonal

Podcast: Mathematical Objects: Enigma machine with Tom Briggs

2020-12-112025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolio2 Comments

Shortly before leaving Bletchley Park I recorded an interview with Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett for the Mathematical Objects podcast, hosted by the Aperiodical.

Tags: cryptography, enigma, interview, mathematics, MathsComm, museums, online, podcast

BOSS Puzzle Challenge 4

2020-11-242025-03-06Tom BriggsPortfolio2 Comments

I wrote a puzzle for the National Cipher Challenge website!

Tags: cryptography, digital, mathematics, MathsComm, online, puzzle

Build Your First OpenLearn Create Course

2020-11-232025-03-05Tom BriggsPortfolioLeave a comment

I wrote a course for the Open University’s OpenLearn Create online learning platform. It’s all about how to write courses on the Open University’s (completely free) OpenLearn Create online learning platform…

Tags: digital, education, learning, MOOCs, online, OU, ResourceDevelopment, technology