Happy to share the latest publication in @pedagogycultsoc.bsky.social about stories, digital narratives, systems thinking, information literacy, and wicked problems that I've been working on with @christianroth.bsky.social & Breanne Pitt. @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Super happy to share our latest published research with you: it's about systemic thinking with interactive narrative systems. Check out our CLASS framework, which we mapped onto two games. @rsbender.bsky.social #systemicthinking #interactivenarrative #storytelling #narrativedesign #CLASS #learning

Join us in Paris September 8-11 for the Circul'arts Station Conference as we explore the intersection of design, art, circularity, socio-ecological systems, learning, and urban futures. Circul'arts is a an action of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (EU COST).

At the @civicsoftech.bsky.social online conference Breanne Pitt, ‪‪@christianroth.bsky.social‬‬ & I will explore Interactive Digital Narratives IDNs (an emerging narrative form emcompassing interaction, digital media, learning & complexity), Systems Mapping and Thinking, and educational futures.

We're less than one week away from our 2025 conference! Are you registered yet? Instructions on accessing the conference sessions will be sent to registrants on Wednesday, so make sure you're on the list! www.civicsoftechnology.org/2025conference

Today, Ireland’s Just Transition Commission has launched its first report, urging Government to deliver a bold national strategy for climate action, one that ensures a fair, inclusive shift to climate neutrality, with benefits for all, especially the most vulnerable. www.justtransitioncommission.ie

PhDs reseachers in Ireland: ‘I want to be a normal adult, but I can’t because of my economic situation’

An excellent interview in the @irishtimes.com with @ifut.bsky.social activist @deirdreflynn.bsky.social on the corrosive effect of academic precarity. @conorreddy95.bsky.social tinyurl.com/IT182025

Abstract submission closes 31st January! 🚨 For our BERA 2025 Annual Conference we make a welcome return to Brighton! 🗓️ 9-11 September 2025 📍University of Sussex #BERA2025 Find out more on how to submit an abstract: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

Most edtech sold to schools is not supported by evidence. Now, a new edtech evidence industry promises to address this gap to support schools. For our new article, we studied how "edtech brokers" make evidence and how they are becoming "edtech knowledge governors" doi.org/10.1080/1476...

Starter packs on here are great but they can reiterate biases if we’re not careful. I’ve seen some that are very selective and reinforce exclusivity, a lack of diversity and aren’t as collaborative in their approaches as others have aimed to be.

hello and welcome to the 1M people that have joined Bluesky in the last week!!!

The 'New Irish' aren't so new - people of colour have lived here for centuries (via @thejournal.bsky.social) jrnl.ie/6486819

Review of IMAGINATION in Science Magazine!📚 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Happy to share our @wef.bsky.social blog on social innovation education. We are seeking "to break innovation out of its traditional subject areas – business and engineering – to teach all kinds of students all kinds of skills to help them think up and implement these solutions."

"When approached in a reflective, collaborative, inclusive and learning mode, #systemsthinking and #systemsmapping can facilitate a collective understanding of complex problems & guide strategic decision-making by practitioners and change-makers..." via @wef.bsky.social

Sharing the chapter co-written this year with Dr. Roisin Lyons for the Oxford University Press Education Encyclopedia titled "Social Innovation Pedagogies and Sustainable Models for Future Entrepreneurs, Intrpreneurs, and Citizens". Hoping to continue exploring these ideas in 2024. bit.ly/SIPRLRBS23