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by Neil Selwyn
Casting a critical eye over the world of digital education, education futures and EdTech. Join Neil Selwyn as he talks to experts from around the world committed to new ways of thinking about digital technology and education.
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- 1 weeks ago27 min
Audrey Watters talks about her book ‘Teaching Machines’ (repeat from 2020)
Audrey Watters is a legendary critical voice in the world of education and technology. We rewind back to 2020 when Audrey caught up with Neil Selwyn to discuss the release of her (now much-praised) book with MIT Press – ‘Teaching Machines: The History of Personalised Learning’. Recommended reading >>> Audrey Watters (2021). Teaching Machines: The History of Personalised Learning. MIT Press
- Jun 10, 202619 min
Learning analytics – what do students think?
Learning analytics dashboards and metrics are an increasing presence in higher education. We talk to Hannes Hautz (University of Innsbruck) about his research on students’ mixed reactions to learning analytics, and how we can ensure more equitable and reflective use of student data. Recommended reading >>> Hautz, H. & Lipp, S. (2026). Algorithmic governmentality and student subjectivities: a critical examination of learning analytics in higher education. Learning...
- May 21, 202615 min
Do schools need to be more careful when using social media?
Schools now make extensive use of social media for communication and to promote themselves. We talk to Tiffani Apps (University of Wollongong) about the data justice implications of school social media feeds, and how rights-based approaches can help schools engage with platforms in less harmful ways. Recommended reading >>> Apps, T., Beckman, K., Pawlicka, N. & Kidson, P. (2025). The nature of connection: parents’ experiences with school social media. Learning...
- May 3, 202619 min
Does GenAI spell the death of the essay?
GenAI is changing the way that schools and universities think about student assessment. We talk to Thomas Corbin (Deakin University) about the future of the written essay in the era of AI, and how we need to rediscover the original spirit of essays as exploratory engagements with thinking. Recommended reading >>> Corbin, T., Walton, J., Bannister, P. & Deranty, J. (2026). On the essay in a time of GenAI. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 58(3):198-210
- Apr 20, 202616 min
Digitally empowered students?
How can students and teachers be supported to get the most out of living with digital tech? Prof. Louise Mifsud (Oslo Met) is leading a new project supporting students’ critical digital literacy. We talk about the need to foster students’ ‘digital empowerment’, and the challenge of carrying out digital literacy projects in school systems facing growing calls to get screens out of classrooms. Accompanying reference >>> Oslo Met ‘Empowered’ project
- Mar 26, 202619 min
Ed-tech as climate criminal?
The environmental harms associated with our tech use are becoming increasingly apparent ... so how should the ed-tech community be responding? Colm O’Neill (South East Technological University) talks about the need to rethink ed-tech in light of its environmental costs, and introduces the intriguing alternative of ‘perma-computing’. Accompanying reference >>> O’Neill, C. (2026). EdTech as climate criminal: Considering the excesses of the ITC sector, and Higher Educa...
- Mar 7, 202616 min
Ed-tech in times of Trump
Education and technology in the US is currently mired in the volatile politics of the second Trump administration. Dr. Morgan Anderson (University of Northern Iowa) reflects on the state of EdTech in the US in 2026, and highlights emerging issues that need our urgent attention. Accompanying reference >>> Anderson, M. (2022). Public education in the digital age: neoliberalism, EdTech, and the future of our schools. Routledge
- Feb 26, 202625 min
An ed-tech tragedy … looking back on the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic was a significant turning-point in the history of ed-tech. Mark West (UNESCO) argues that we should look back on COVID remote schooling as an ‘Ed-Tech tragedy’, and use our pandemic experiences to develop radically different visions of digital education. Accompanying reference >>> West, M. (2025). An Ed-Tech tragedy? Educational technologies and school closures in the time of COVID-19. Routledge
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