Excited to share our new OA article on how neoliberal policies are reshaping English teaching across the Asia Pacific. As New Zealand intensifies this shift, we examine the effects on curricula and educators—and where autonomy persists. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New OA pub. What if there were ways of thinking and working with digital games in schools that moved beyond the rhetoric of boosters and alarmists? This article argues for a digital games/learning relationship characterised by critical imagined digital futures. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just me trying to figure out whether ideas from the postdigital turn might be useful for helping English education escape the clutches of neoliberalism. Keen to hear what people think. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Rego link in the comments.

HOUSE WITH RED DOOR 2025 Acrylic paint on white card.

Last chance to join our Karen Barad "Meeting the Universe Halfway" reading group. See attached flyer for info. Meeting times will be Australian Eastern Standard Time friendly.

RABBIT 2025. Acrylic paint and goggle eyes on paper plate with card.

STRAWBERRY ICECREAM Coloured paper, glitter on card. 2025

DINOSAUR 2025 Clay on card.

HOUSE Coloured card, glue. 2025

Senior researchers, what are you doing tomorrow? Helping DECRA applicants navigate their referee reports, that's what you're doing tomorrow. Book in some quality time with them now. Normally reports drop around ~11am AEST.

Be honest - you were on the loo when you typed this?

WORM Paper mache on card, 2025

TACO Coloured cloth on cardboard. 2025

On Friday, May 30th...Clayton Childress, Simone Murray, Michelle Smith, @alexbacalja.bsky.social, @benlibman.bsky.social, and me on "The Curricular and the Extra-Curricular"...

What does it mean for an English curriculum to be predigital, digital or postdigital? This new analysis of the New Zealand's latest draft national English curriculum suggests are have a long way to go to adequately prepare young people for a postdigital age. Link to the article in the comments.

Thank you to the the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English and ACMI for the opportunity. Link to the full slide deck in the comments.

How can you write a whole paper about AI Literacy and never explain what you mean by 'Literacy' or the evolution of the term? www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Little Miss E. Aussie. Born 2023 RED HEART 2025 Dyed polyester feathers on orange card.

Little Miss E, Aussie. Born 2023 A BUTTERFLY 2025 Paper. Acrylics.

Experiencing failure in academia has prepared me well for potty training.

Folks attending AERA '25 and interested in critical approaches to digital technologies, get along to this fantastic pre-conf event.

Where are all the Byung-Chul Han fans in Education? Kinda surprising given how popular Foucault is to y'all.

Abstracts due in 3 weeks. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

CFP: Teaching Video Games in the Humanities: New Media, New Pedagogies (Special Issue, deadline for abstracts 14th January 2025) www.openscreensjourn...

You know we've reached peak neoliberal University when there are subjects that start on January 2nd.

Surely it's reasonable to pay almost $300 for a one-day conference pass just to see Gert Biesta present. How could anybody not? 2025.icsei.net/keynote-pres...

A new Call for Chapters for those working at the intersection of digital games, gaming and the postdigital. 300word abstract due 15 Feb, 2025. Get in touch if you have questions. @bradrobinson.bsky.social @gdishon.bsky.social

The irony of starting a new paper today on Neoliberalism and School English while the media provides ranked lists of standardised literacy tests.

Edith calls this abstract-expressionist piece 'Blue/Yellow'. Characterised by bold colours, expressive brushstrokes, and a focus on emotion. Starting bid is $1.2m over on Sothebys.

Farewell beautiful New Zealand. May your 'fush en chups' spread over all the lands. #NZARE

Maybe we can get Kiwi and Aussie English teachers/academics to collaborate by attending each other's conferences which take place *checks notes* on the exact same dates in 2025.

Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

Watching NCTE colleagues posting about upcoming sessions...

There is time to make submissions, even if they are short ones.

I am just going to assume you all came here to appreciate the artistic genius of my 21month old.

Don't F5 @arc-tracker.bsky.social. Don't f5 @arc-tracker.bsky.social. Don't F5 @arc-tracker.bsky.social. #DP25.

A new platform requires a new masterpiece from little miss 21month old. I call this one 'Scary Storm Trooper'.

Registration is now open for DiGRA Australia's 2025 National Conference, which will be held at University of South Australia on 5-7 February (and online). This is the first DiGRA Australia conference held off the east coast!! events.humanitix.com/digraaustral...