U.K. Fund to Attract International Researchers Gets $40M Britain’s @royalsociety.org has announced government-backed fellowships as countries race to sign up scientific talent fleeing the U.S. Read the latest from @timeshighered.bsky.social ➡️ #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4kAOoQU

The last sentence in Chapter 23: 2016 The Return of Artificial Intelligence in @edtechie.bsky.social's "25 Years of Ed Tech" book (www.aupress.ca/books/120290...): "Perhaps the greatest contribution of AI will be to make us realize how important people truly are in the education system."

New article out: Building a policy research agenda in educational technology: Current disconnects and future recommendations. Full-text here: ink: rdcu.be/eklxW

I recently heard a university administrator say, "In 3 or 4 years when we can start getting federal grants again..." This statement assumes too much. Even with renewed funding, the infrastructure won't magically reappear for a quick return to pre-2025 operations. Someone needs a reality check.

Want to see an example of a high-level AI policy for a university system? Recently released by the University System of Georgia. See p. 172 of this long PDF agenda of their recent Board of Regents meeting: www.usg.edu/regents/asse... #AI #GenAI #artificialintelligence #AIED

April 8, 2025 Anthropic Education Report: "How University Students Use Claude" www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop... #AIED #Claude #AI #GenAI #highereducation

New publication with Michael K. Barbour (he's lead author): History Repeats, We Forget: Short Memories When It Comes to K-12 Distance Learning www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15...

I tell my students all of these things, but sometimes it's nice to have a current reading to give them: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-... #education #instructionaldesign

U.S. Department of Ed Office of Educational Technology eliminated, or at least has zero staff. I’ve referenced their work a lot, including many versions of the NETP. I was able to meet and interact with some of the staff too — hard working, intelligent professionals. www.govtech.com/education/k-...

IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

There should be a transfer portal for higher ed faculty. #ProfLife #faculty #highered

Wow www.edweek.org/technology/t...

Just out and looks like a good one from Michael Barbour and Mary Azukas "Rethinking Teacher Education: The Impact of a K-12 Online Learning Curriculum on In-Service Teachers" www.ijede.ca/index.php/jd... #k12onlinelearning #teacherpreparation #education #onlinelearning #virtuallearning

CSforALL is ceasing operations; victim of AI. www.csforall.org #CSEd #STEMEd

I am helping give a restart to a multi disciplinary/multi genre journal called Intersections. It would be great if my Bluesky fam could send along more submissions. A few items here. More articles slated for the next issue and after that, your work. 🤩https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/intersections/

▪Hot off the Press! ▪AI ethics as a complex and multifaceted challenge: decoding educators’ AI ethics alignment through the lens of activity theory ▪Jaber Kamali, Muhammet Furkan Alpat & Aras Bozkurt educationaltechnologyjournal.springeropen.com/articles/10....

Academic publishing: Emerald acquires Information Age… www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/news-and-pre...

If you are a full-time faculty member in higher education, how far in advance of a semester do you know what courses you are teaching? Add any detail you think would helpful with your response in your reply (e.g. totally new course, something you teach regularly, grad or undergrad level, etc.).

Thirteen minutes of 60 minutes piece on Khanmigo, Khan Academy’s tutor built on OpenAI tech. youtu.be/Ia3CPhVkUtg?... #teachers #education #AI #GenAI #AIED

The Journal of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (JODDE) welcomes the submission of systematic reviews (up to 12,000 words). To assess the quality of systematic review submissions, we apply the Quality of Evidence Synthesis Tool (QuEST) developed by Bond (2024). tinyurl.com/yc626eeu

What exactly is "digital literacy"? In this article with the wonderful Helen Crompton, we explore literature & policies from the Web's 3rd phase to synthesize a modern definition. We also identify gaps in current definitions (e.g., GenAI). https://buff.ly/4iqsDD8 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

This is an intriguing example of using AI to present history in new ways...worth a view! brown.oyez.org/modules/intr... #edtech #aiinedu

This looks like decent advice for online discussions and #GenAI. I saw it on LinkedIn from @robertgibson.bsky.social: www.boisestate.edu/ecampus-cent... #onlineteaching #onlinelearning

I've been looking at the "about" and mission and vision information on web pages for professional organizations in my general and specific areas of focus: #edtech #education #instructionaldesign #onlinelearning and the like.

Just out today -> Opinion: Preparing for Any Teaching Environment Why Online Instruction Cannot Be an Afterthought in AACTE's EdPrepMatters edprepmatters.aacte.org/opinion-prep... #edtech #k12onlinelearning #teacherprep #education #teachers

“The Science in the age of AI report explores how AI is transforming the methods and nature of scientific research.” royalsociety.org/news-resourc... @royalsociety.org

This job ad came to me via @researchgate.bsky.social: www.researchgate.net/job/1017100_... I'm not eligible, but maybe you are. #edtech #digitallearning

Call for Book Chapters: Rethinking Education and Agency in the Age of Human-Generative AI Interaction www.igi-global.com/publish/call...

New peer-reviewed journal, AI Enhanced Learning, from AACE. aace.org/pubs/aiel/ It's open-access and focuses on the research and practice of Improving Learning with AI. #edtech #GenAI #AI #publishorperish

I just learned that H5P has been bought out (for $25.6 million) by D2L, a company providing the (proprietary) Brightspace LMS. What does this mean for open education and #OER? How do D2L intend to recoup their investment? marketbrief.edweek.org/strategy-ope...

jondron.ca/new-paper-th... @jondron.bsky.social

I am still looking for a #UX researcher - PhD student position, full time covered, still open … “Doctoral researcher (Ph.D.) position available at UTN in the Field of 'User Experience, and Usability Research” www.utn.de/en/career/op...

New paper in AECT's journal, TechTrends. Link is to full-text copy rdcu.be/d1Tw7 #edtech #instructionaltechnology #horizonreport

New article just out today with Michael K. Barbour. openpraxis.org/articles/10.... #edtech #teacherprep #onlineteaching #onlinelearning

Fun being part of this multi-author work. #edtech #GenAI #AI

A study in American Educational Research Journal examined the state of the US K-12 teaching profession, finding the current state of the teaching profession is at or near its lowest levels in 50 years. journals.sagepub.com/stoken/defau...

Athabasca University is hiring 2 Assistant professors for our MEd in Open, Digital and Distance Education. We have great students and faculty...reach out if you have questions. Please share with your networks. Application due by Dec 18. athabascau.acquiretm.com/job_details_...

I knew I had to try Bluesky when I saw @paulkirschner.bsky.social was here.

Currently reading @adamgrant.bsky.social’s Hidden Potential and so glad to see #learningstyles explained as a myth. #education #teachers #learning

Really enjoyed this episode of How I Built This recently. Look for part 2 too: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... #AI #GenAI