Great to reconnect with colleagues and share our research at the ESRC Education Research Programme conference yesterday. Inspiring to see so much work bringing research into conversation with policy and practice ✨📚 www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re... @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

📢 New workshop alert! Calling all secondary #teachers and #edtech company representatives in the Edinburgh area. Join for interactive discussions about #equity, in partnership with @morayhouse.bsky.social and @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. See you there! edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

📣 SEMINAR: Critical Ed Tech Studies and the University 📅 16 January 2026 ⌚ 11am - 1pm 📍 Dept of Education This event is co-hosted by the Critical Digital Education Research Group at the Department and the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE). Register now 👉 bit.ly/4oYya5V

📢 New workshop alert! Calling all secondary #teachers and #edtech company representatives in the Edinburgh area. Join for interactive discussions about #equity, in partnership with @morayhouse.bsky.social and @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social. See you there! edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

Kicking off the new year with a blog about our recent conversations with teachers in Wales: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/exploring-ed.... While many findings from our ethnographic work in England resonated, important issues distinctive to the Welsh context emerged... @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

Our third and final blog post on our work with EdTech companies is here! Click to find out what we learnt about how EdTech founders and developers understand and approach equity: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/equity-in-ed...

Check out our latest blog series on our work with EdTech developers! First, we map the UK EdTech landscape: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/edtech-in-th... before outlining what we learnt about design: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/designing-ed... Next instalment next week!💡 @education.ox.ac.uk @erpioe.bsky.social

What values should be driving the EdTech of the future? New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

📣 New! Read our briefing note on the value of in-depth ethnography in education. www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re... @education.ox.ac.uk @oii.ox.ac.uk @erpioe.bsky.social

'AI is not just something to react to, but something that people should actively shape in relation to the kinds of education & indeed society, we want.' @oii.ox.ac.uk's Prof Eynon⬇️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11-17-expert-comment-digital-literacy-curriculum-opportunity-more-proactive-response-ai

"Bridging... the gap between research and AI regulation, policy, and governance....requires more than simplified communication, but depends on building relationships and navigating the uneven terrain where academics, policymakers, and practitioners meet." policyreview.info/articles/ana...

New paper: Computational social science and critical studies of education and technology: an improbable combination? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Rebecca Eynon and Nabeel Gillani

COMMENT: Digital literacy on the curriculum is an opportunity for a more proactive response to AI in schools. Professor Rebecca Eynon has written a comment piece discussing the recommendations set out in the recent curriculum and assessment review 💡 Read the piece here 👉 shorturl.at/X2GuQ

New! Our briefing note on the importance of in-depth ethnography in education @erpioe.bsky.social #edtech #evidence #ethnography #education #policy www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

New! Expert comment: Digital literacy on the curriculum is an opportunity for a more proactive response to AI in schools, Professor Rebecca Eynon, @oii.ox.ac.uk, @education.ox.ac.uk. Read her comment piece: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

Last chance to register for our Manchester workshop on Wednesday 26th November for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! £50 Amazon voucher for all attendees. Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

It was great to be at @bdfi.bsky.social last night to speak with #teachers about #EdTech use and design - huge thanks to all workshop participants and to @lyndsayg.bsky.social for hosting the event! 🤖💡🎓

Last call! 📣 All teachers in the Bristol area are welcome at our interactive workshop on 6th November. Participants receive a £50 Amazon voucher! @soebristol.bsky.social @bdfi.bsky.social More info here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo... #Teachers #EdTech #Bristol

1/2 Chomsky's words from over 50 years ago remain pertinent: "There are strong pressures to make use of new educational technology and to design curriculum and teaching methods in the light of the latest scientific advances...

Wired has just published an in-depth piece on Alpha Schools ... giving us a deep-dive on the realities of AI-driven schools sold on the promise of students plugged into personalised learning systems and doing ('crushing') a full day's schoolwork in only 2 hours: www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...

'What's At Stake? Young People's Take on AI and Education' - brilliant looking zine produced by young people in the UK telling education leaders & teachers what they want 'responsible AI' to look like in their classrooms. ai-and-education.shorthandstories.com/zine/index.h...

Women are 19% less likely to use the internet and 8% less likely to own a mobile phone than men. That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍

"...these platform-driven bureaucratic processes, although seemingly mundane, reconfigure teacher-student interactions, redistribute pedagogical authority, and introduce complex layers of administrative work into everyday schooling." #EdTech #schooling #platforms doi.org/10.1080/1743...

"At stake [...] is not simply the use of new tools, but the redefinition of education through a datafied epistemology that prioritises visibility and calculability over dialogue and experience." Insightful new paper on data-driven classrooms by @lulushi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1743...

One of the most dangerous things about generative AI in education is its lack of transparency and accountability, as many of us have said before. This is a very good post on edtech vendors flogging opaque genAI student analytics (from LinkedIn, sorry) www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-a...

"...England’s largest education union warns against ‘tutoring on a shoestring’ and says many disadvantaged students need direct contact with teachers." www.tes.com/magazine/new...

Looking forward to sharing some our findings at this event in November! @erpioe.bsky.social #EdTech #equity #schools www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

📣 Calling all teachers in the Bristol area! Come to our interactive workshop and receive a £50 Amazon voucher! @soebristol.bsky.social @bdfi.bsky.social More info here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo... #Teachers #EdTech #Bristol

"Too many so-called human-centred EdTech tools arrive as closed-box, efficiency-driven products; automating tasks while neglecting educator empowerment, learner belonging and nurturing pedagogy." Karimi (2025) @unesco.org #Education #AI #Schools #Teachers #EdTech

"we are now seeing the emergence of the single platform solution, notably from big tech companies like Microsoft, with apps to cover all aspects of school life—from precise monitoring of student learning through to expense management and human resources" - great paper by @lucipangrazio.bsky.social

"platform-driven bureaucratic processes, although seemingly mundane, reconfigure teacher-student interactions, redistribute pedagogical authority, and introduce complex layers of administrative work into everyday schooling" doi.org/10.1080/1743...

📣 Calling all teachers in the Bristol area! Come to our interactive workshop and receive a £50 Amazon voucher! @soebristol.bsky.social @bdfi.bsky.social More info here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo... #Teachers #EdTech #Bristol

Once again, there is a good history of critical research on AI in education which both pre-dates chatgpt and provides insights to inform how we should respond to AI in education now bsky.app/profile/benp...

A super helpful anthology on the philosophical, ethical and pedagogical dilemmas posed by disruptive influence of AI in education by @unesco.org #Education #AI #Schools #Teachers #EdTech

We’re proud to share our new Annual Report, showcasing the Department’s key activities and achievements from the past academic year💡 Discover highlights from our research, impact, and teaching, and explore our major new projects that are shaping the future of education. Read report: bit.ly/479Fe8V

Join Professor Jason Arday (@cam.ac.uk) for our annual Equity, Diversity and Belonging Lecture on 29 October at 5.30pm. Professor Arday will explore new ways of thinking together about equality, equity and diversity in education. Register ➡️ bit.ly/48jJ5ST

📢 What matters in education? Join the next event on 8 Oct, 5.30–7pm for key insights into teacher recruitment & retention from two ERP projects. 🎙️ Speakers from Oxford & Durham 🗣️ Respondents from UCL, Teach First & Birmingham 🔗 Book now: www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...

“This finding highlights an interesting paradox: the young people who are telling us that they are struggling academically are also reporting increased negative experiences on their smartphones, yet they are also the group most resistant to having their phone use restricted.” tinyurl.com/4xse4xsb

“Apps may promise to optimize parenting, but ultimately, they threaten to sap its intimacy & humanness,” Miranda Rake writes. “Rather than dismantling families’ to-do lists, the apps tend to encourage a do-it-all model...that constantly demands more from parents.” www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

📣Calling all secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! Don't miss our latest workshop with @soebristol.bsky.social on designing and using more equitable EdTech. £50 Amazon voucher for all attendees! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

"To guard against overreliance on industry marketing and the amplified risks of emerging AI systems, schools must articulate their own needs and values first, adopt platforms selectively, and seek policy safeguards that protect their educational mission."

📣Calling all secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! Don't miss our latest workshop with @soebristol.bsky.social on designing and using more equitable EdTech. £50 Amazon voucher for all attendees! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

🟨 New Publication in #LMT 🟪 In this paper Apps, Beckman, Pawlicka & @drpaulkidson.bsky.social conceptualise school’s social media platforms as a fields of practice, affecting home and school relations. Read more (🔓): tinyurl.com/2pu7phhb

We can’t believe it’s been two weeks since we were at the 2nd International Children & Youth Perspectives conference! A great few days connecting with colleagues, learning about innovative approaches to research with children, and sharing findings on how #EdTech is reshaping literacy practices 🤖📚

Looking for some good reading about AI in education? Check out this new special issue "Theorizing the Future of Generative AI in Education" just out @lmt-journal.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjem20/5...

For those who don't know, I produce a podcast featuring some of the latest thinking in the critical studies of education & tech. We have just kicked off our third season with an episode on 'Technosolutionism' ... please take a listen & subscribe! www.buzzsprout.com/1301377

AI Dilemmas for Teachers - *free resources & posters* ... a set of high-def colour resources featuring real-life examples from our research on teachers' experiences of AI ... Feel free to print off, share widely and use in your own professional learning sessions! www.monash.edu/education/re...

Great to be at the @connectedbydata.org design lab on supporting collective school decision making on AI and education technology! Lots of rich discussions and many important insights to think about💡 #edtech #education #equity