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Sunday, August 21, 2022

Every move you make - the rise of bossware

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" What are you looking at? " ( CC BY 2.0 ) by  Jonas B Every step you take, every move you make, big data is watching you. An unex...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Is it still a conference if the keynote speakers are all online?

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Photo by Luis Quintero on Pexels Conferences are reverting to their traditional on-site format but the effects of the pandemic can still be ...
Monday, July 4, 2022

Why is online learning seen as virtual?

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Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash I am extremely tired of the constant use of terms like virtual , remote ,  cyber and  distance when referring ...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Conference conclusions part 2

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Photo by John-Mark Smith on Unsplash Following my previous post I would like to summarise some takeaways from the two conferences I attende...
Friday, June 24, 2022

My farewell to on-site conferences - at least as a university employee

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Session in the EDEN conference (CC BY Alastair Creelman) I have just returned home from the last educational conferences of my professional ...
Saturday, June 18, 2022

The lights are on but there's no one home - the plight of the modern office

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Photo by LYCS Architecture on Unsplash How often do you go to the office these days? It looks like many people have not fully returned to t...
Sunday, June 5, 2022

Innovation - a state of mind

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Photo by Deniz Altindas on Unsplash Whenever innovation in education is discussed we immediately see images of virtual reality visors, virt...
Sunday, May 29, 2022

Platform literacy needed to avoid increasing inequalities in education

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James Elder Christie : The Pied Piper of Hamelin  Public domain (CC0) on Wikimedia Commons A major argument in the educational technology de...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

AI-generated essays - time to rethink written assignments

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Students will employ AI to write assignments. Teachers will use AI to assess them. Nobody learns, nobody gains. If ever there were a time to...
Saturday, May 7, 2022

Non-commercial social networking - a safe haven in a world of insecurity and surveillance?

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" Storm " ( CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) by  Derwisz With so many of our social media tools controlled by multi-billionaires and thriving on ...
Sunday, May 1, 2022

Déja vu - the return of virtual worlds

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" Abstract image of virtual reality experi " ( CC BY 2.0 ) by  focusonmore.com The battle for the metaverse is on with most of the...
Sunday, April 24, 2022

Clouds on the horizon

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Photo by Daniel Morris on Unsplash Once again it's time for one of the most widely read reports on the opportunities and challenges fac...
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

My best friend is a robot - virtual companions

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Photo by ThisisEngineering RAEng on Unsplash Many of us had imaginary friends when we were children; someone you could tell your innermost ...
Saturday, April 2, 2022

Some students just want to learn alone - when community becomes an inconvenience

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Photo by Suganth on Unsplash Most people learn well in groups or communities where ideas are discussed and new insights emerge in a collabo...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The year of the dumbphone?

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Photo by Isaac Smith on Unsplash Remember when a mobile phone was only used for voice calls and text messaging? No apps, no social media, n...