Calling all #academics !
What has been a turning point in how you go about approaching your work? How are you managing the changing and complex aspects of working in higher education? Let us know your views. Find out how to participate. Click the link!!! melbourneuni.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_db…

This blatant sexism, misogyny and threats to women’s physical safety wouldn’t be tolerated in any other workplace. We not only expect women to cop it, but in some cases schools assign the blame to them when it happens.

theconversation.com/make-me-a-sand… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

What does it imply to educate in platforms? What does #platformisation mean in terms of educational theory and practice?

I highly recommend this chapter by Carlo Perrotta on the meaning of #platformisededucation in terms of 1/2 👇🏼

I am back on Twitter after a bit of hiatus only to be immediately hit by another instance of mindboggling ingenuity wasted on creating hyper-realistic AI puppets.

Outstanding, forensic report on the relations between universities, the edtech industry and investors, with a clear set of 11 key takeaways that should be the basis of institutional and policy discussions about edtech in HE going forward

Little reworldings: leaving a barren flower pot in a shaded and humid place in Melbourne may unexpectedly lead to a bonsai temperate rainforest.

#TSRWork : our archive selections this issue include Jessica Gerrard discussing her 2015 paper on the intersections between a commitment to education and learning, and the moral and ethical dimensions of the work ethic under contemporary capitalism.

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Janja Komljenovic Michael Veale @[email protected] Michael Madaio Ezekiel Dixon-Román EEPA Editors Niels Kerssens Ben Williamson Annika Bergviken Rensfeldt Carlo Perrotta Neil Selwyn Janja is right — many, many folks doing important work in this space (our article cites and draws on these, and others — including Janja Komljenovic). The 2024 World Yearbook is an excellent survey of the field; Learning, Media and Technology has also been a vital site for this work.
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A new international infrastructure of 'educational genomics' is emerging, bringing with it spurious datafied/correlational accounts of how genetics influence educational outcomes. An important read from Ben Williamson and colleagues: codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2024/02/03/sal…

A battle is brewing over public school funding. Here's what's happening and what could come next - ABC News ⁦Faculty of Education⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-02-0…

In a new paper, Sam Sellar & I look at the role of data scientists & the use of AI in ed policy. We identify how AI expertise & methods have significant overlap with existing governing, while also shifting the cognitive infrastructure of policymakers.

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Our new article on ‘Super-appification’ is now out in New Media & Society! 🚀 We delve into the rise of ‘super apps’, exploring their characteristics, origins, global impact, and conglomeration dynamics 🌟 Read: doi.org/10.1177/146144… (OA) w/ Fernando van der Vlist, Michael Dieter (@[email protected]), esther weltevrede

Australia’s new education report fails to target the roots of structural inequality | Glenn Savage dlvr.it/T03t1Z

Happy to have this OA article out with Luci Pangrazio - part of a SI on digital education platforms and schooling. Take a look if you are interested in the current state and future directions of 'critical platform studies in education'. epaa.asu.edu/index.php/epaa…