"Hype is no longer fleeting noise. It has become institutionalised, calculable, and consequential." Neat little essay on studying hype practices, devices, and techniques www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/about/news/h...

Rather than a just transition, where decarbonised economies are accompanied by more democratic workplaces and a fairer distribution of wealth, we're getting an AI-driven 'unjust transition' that reinforces the global fossil-fuel autocracy. Case in point: restofworld.org/2025/khazna-...

New open access article critically examining ClassDojo, published in @lmt-journal.bsky.social. In it we collate data from across 3 studies to scrutinise ClassDojo & argue it promotes a relationship of obedience between student & teacher @digitalchildau.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Those of us studying edtech platforms and infrastructures in education talk a bit about vendor "lock-ins" - how schools can't get out of a platform once they're on it. This is a magnificent paper about that by @lucascone.bsky.social and Signe Sophus Lai www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

I really enjoyed this chat with @honeypisquared.bsky.social & @darrenmacey.bsky.social . If you're a teacher or in education their webinar take-down of the Department for Education's so-called 'support' materials is a must-watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuFI...

English politicians "wringing their hands" about the child obesity epidemic can start by making their walking and cycling to school safer, more pleasant and healthier with a 20mph limit as an urban/village norm. Wales has done it, Scotland is doing it. bit.ly/4etcF9s

Big congrats to Mathias Decuypere, Sigrid Hartong, Jeremy Knox & @benpatrickwill.bsky.social for putting on the inaugural ECCES which brought together many in the critical edtech research community. Capped off with an inspiring keynote from @discoursology.social.coop.ap.brid.gy

Dataveillance taking greater hold as schools implement DfE guidance to conduct online searches/social media checks for candidates prior to interview (in addition to statutory DBS checks). Interesting to see which actors are moving in to this space: onlinescr.co.uk/feature/soci...

Really important article below highlighting how corporate PR agencies are using digital education games in UK schools/communities/STEM centres to sanitise oil/energy reputations specifically targeting children: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

#UoEDigEdStudentConf recordings are now available here: media.ed.ac.uk/channel/Digi.... I particularly recommend Bex Drummond's presentation on 'Can GenAI level the playing field for students with barriers to learning?'

While the EU pushes for digital sovereignty, it appears that the UK is further entrenching its nation in Silicon Valley dependency, writes Tech Policy Press Fellow Megan Kirkwood. www.techpolicy.press/the-uks-ai-s...

Can tech support equity in schools? Teachers and edtech developers in SW UK - please join us for a workshop on designing and using edtech for equity. Please share!