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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

One for the reading list: "The contradictions of legitimation strategies and the welfaring of education" by Mark Murphy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... - a much needed discussion of how Education is being used to shoulder many societal issues/maladies.

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The contradictions of legitimation strategies and the welfaring of education

This paper explores the interplay between legitimation crises and welfare state contradictions, as well as the extent to which these can be witnessed in the UK education field. The paper argues tha...

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WHO @who.int · 26/03/2025

People with lived experience of mental health conditions must be at the centre of #MentalHealth policy & service design. WHO’s new guidance sets out how people with lived experience should be involved in shaping systems that meet their needs & improve care. Learn more: bit.ly/4lgVjjk

People with lived experience of mental health conditions must have a say in their own care.

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Picturing Research Competition 24/25 REMINDER!! DRMC invites staff, PGT, PGR researchers to submit a pictorial representation of their research. Online competition showcasing research conducted by researchers at Durham University. More details here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins... #researchmethods

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complexcase.bsky.social @complexcase.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Economies aren’t machines seeking balance; they're living systems in disequilibrium: adaptive, entangled, unpredictable. Complexity economics doesn’t fix old models. It re-imagines the system entirely. sacswebsite.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-... @lassegerrits.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

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The Atlas of Social Complexity. Chapter 25: Economics in an unstable world

The first major content theme in T he Atlas of Social Complexity is Cognition, Emotion and Consciousness. This first the...

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Why the push for GenAI might well lead to teachers doing *more* work (rather than less work) ... we need to remain mindful of Ruth Schwartz Cohen's work on household technologies and women's domestic labour. I think there might be parallels?! criticaledtech.com/2025/03/20/m...

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Dr Emma Maslin @emaslin.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

My entire PhD thesis on the experiences of commuter students in the North of England is available to access 👇 Key bits include discussions on definition of commuter student, the deficit narrative of commuter students and implications for policy and practice 💡 lnkd.in/gVwfTBui

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Felicitas MacGilChrist @discoursology.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

“But casting AI as autonomous is not just misleading, it is dangerous. Recognising this truth is critical for tackling the ethical and societal challenges AI presents today.” #criticalAI

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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Call to PhD students for applications to EERA's NW 13. Philosophy of Education Season School 2025 at the University of Galway, Ireland, 17 - 18 May 2025. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 March. Full info: eera-ecer.de/seasonschools/nw-13-ph…

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

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Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky

It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

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Tama Leaver @tamaleaver.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Good piece by @stokel.bsky.social exploring to what extent Australia's ill-advised but popular under16s social media ban might be a template for the UK or elsewhere, with plenty of @sonialivingstone.bsky.social wisdom included. :) www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

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Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit?

A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... Fellow academics, we should release an empty/blank paper to show the impact Gen-AI will/can have on thinking... just a thought!

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Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album

Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 23/02/2025

Go Big or go home. Move fast & break things. VC investors choose startups according to “power law,” tendency for outliers to have undue impact. Despite their claims to “make the world a better place,” VCs either avoid addressing societal problems or make them worse www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Venture Capital Kills ‘More Value Than It Creates,’ Author Says

In a new book, World Eaters, tech activist Catherine Bracy says Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit.

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Picturing Research Competition 24/25 NOW LAUNCHED!! DRMC invites staff, PGT, PGR researchers to submit a pictorial representation of their research. Online competition showcasing research conducted by researchers at Durham University. More details here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins... #researchmethods

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

It is tomorrow - here in Durham. Looking forward to discussing critical takes of Education and Technology with colleagues from across the region

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

@nicwhitton.bsky.social and I will be hosting a CSET 2025 – Critical studies of education and technology meeting in Durham on the 21st February, 2025 (this event is globally organised by @neilselwyn.bsky.social ). Free registration is now open www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cset-2025-...

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CSET 2025 – Critical studies of education and technology

Researchers from the NorthEast are invited to a local academic meeting focused on ‘Problematising education and digital technology'

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This Friday, in Durham, UK we will engage in critical discussions of education and technology. Still a few places left if you'd like to join us . See below

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Felicitas MacGilChrist @discoursology.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Criticality. What is that anyway? Warming up for the #cset2025 meet-up in Oldenburg on Friday! And it was a great warm-up to chat with @neilselwyn.bsky.social about what “critical” is doing in these kinds of phrases: critical studies of education and technology. www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

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What is ‘critical’ in critical studies of edtech? - Education Technology Society

There is growing interest in critical studies of education and technology. But what does it mean to be ‘critical’ of edtech, and how can this work genuinely make a difference in the world? Felici...

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The Digital Backlash in Education... why we need to be wary of the current drive to get the digital out of education! A really good recording of our opening remarks at the Feb 7 Södertörn Uni panel: featuring me, Sarah Hayes, Petar Jandrić & Felicitas Macgilchrist: shows.acast.com/mkv-podden/e...

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Live-podd: The Digital Backlash in Education | MKV-podden

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 17/02/2025

Creating sexually explicit #deepfakes will become a crime in the UK, thanks in part to work by @claremcglynn.bsky.social at Durham Law School. The new law will also cover asking someone to create a sexually explicit deepfake following work from Clare & Gemma Davies 👉 tinyurl.com/2dczpzcf

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

We are so post-everything (theory, human, etc.) that we no longer seem to agree on a common moral basis....

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Felicitas Macgilchrist @discoursology.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2025

What a find! AI Pedagogy Project: Critical and Creative Approaches to Teaching with AI – metaLAB (at) Harvard, Berlin & Basel “Now is a time when the humanities can do what the humanities do best: surface foundational questions about what it means to be human, attend with precision to the […]

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

With Gen-AI drawing on everything that is not beyind a paywall, are open access publications the way to go for academia...?

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Juraj Medzihorsky @medzihorsky.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

“Practical men who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence, are usually the slaves of some legacy software. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some game designer of a few decades back”, as Keynes didn't quite say.

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Durham Research Methods Café's next session will be running on Wednesday 19th February 2025 in person, 1100-1230. All PGR/PGT students and DU staff welcome. More information here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins... #interdisciplinary

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Sonia Livingstone @sonialivingstone.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

"The UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris." #AIActionSummit2025 They "have not explained their reasons for not being signatories." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration

It follows a warning from US Vice President JD Vance that excessive regulation could

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

What does being 'critical' about edtech mean? Listen to my interview with Felicitas Macgilchrist about the need to examine the messiness of edtech, highlight untold stories of 'other' edtechs, dig deep into context, and the power of rage-driven hope! www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

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What is ‘critical’ in critical studies of edtech? - Education Technology Society

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Prof Michaela Benson @michaelacbenson.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Sobering read in @timeshighered.bsky.social from the frontline of academia in the face of the redundancy crisis, including @academicdiary.bsky.social on the urgent need for repair amidst unprecedented fear and insecurity among colleagues www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/uks-re...

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Learning, Media and Technology @lmt-journal.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

🟨New Publication in #LMT 🟪 In this article Riley, Meston, Wallis & Kim illustrate how integrating Indigenous cultural perspectives with #DigitalLiteracy can be a profound commitment to addressing historical injustices and fostering equity in education. Read more (🔓): tinyurl.com/bdzxzcnv

From sandstone to screen: a culturally responsive arts-based
approach to digital literacy in a remote Indigenous community in
Australia
Tasha Riley, Troy Meston, Lynley Wallis and Eun-Ji Amy Kim
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Indigenous students in remote areas face challenges accessing
technology and digital literacy, hindering their educational and career
opportunities. However, a Queensland Cape York Peninsula community
addresses this challenge by leveraging cultural heritage and innovative
citizen science to cultivate the next generation of digital leaders. The
region is home to some of the world’s most impressive rock art
galleries, documenting the traditions of Aboriginal peoples over
generations. This case study sheds light on how remote schools can
address students’ inequities in accessing digital technologies by offering
insights into the potential for combining local culture and arts-based
pedagogies to enhance engagement and learning in digital literacy.
Alongside identifying obstacles such as limited online resources,
technical difficulties, time constraints, and inadequate staff
development, this case study provides a model for seeding Indigenous
digital literacy in remote educational settings.

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IAMCR @iamcr.org · 05/02/2025

📣📚 New member book! Edited by IAMCR members Anna Gladkova and Elena Vartanova, together with Shi-xu, "Digital Inequality Studies in Cultural Communication" looks at the rise of new digital divides #inequality #DigitalDivide iamcr.org/books-gladko...

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Still time to submit your paper for the first Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education Conference on 9 Feb 2025. lnkd.in/eGd7yPFW

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issejournal.bsky.social @issejournal.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

ISSE - International Studies in Sociology of Education - is now on Bluesky. Follow us for new articles and other journal news.

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Durham Research Methods Café's next session will be running on Wednesday 5th February 2025 in person, 1100-1230. All PGR/PGT students and DU staff welcome. More information here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins...

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

All in the mind? The surprising truth about brain rot www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

📢Book now! Our PG online sessions will give you the opportunity to learn more about what Durham has to offer for postgraduate study and student life. 📆10 & 11 February 👉 www.dur.ac.uk/visit-us/ope...

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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

On our blog today, we explore how European and Irish digital education policies seek to address parental and family involvement in children’s digital learning #EERA_NW14 #EduSci @esai-irl.bsky.social blog.eera-ecer.de/ch...

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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

"EERA and Springer Publications' book series "Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Educational Research": VOLUME 1: "Storied Doctorates - Studying Environmental Sustainability Education Internationally" Editors: M Xypaki, E Sinakou, M A Mejía-Cáceres, A Schwambach

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Storied Doctorates

This book provides diverse narratives of researchers’ personalized stories on doctoral research in Environmental and Sustainability Education.

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

New ediorial on health disinformation by The Lancet “Health misinformation was weaponised as propaganda, exploiting fear, undermining public trust, and hindering collective action in critical moments.” Some of this resonates for political disinformation #polcom www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Health in the age of disinformation

Health misinformation (false or misleading data shared unintentionally) and disinformation (deliberately deceptive information) are not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point. The sense...

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

It is encouraging to see some pushback against Gen-AI - But will it be enough?

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

the intersections of environmental crisis and technology should not be underestimated

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complexcase.bsky.social @complexcase.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Ch20 of the Atlas introduces Configurational Social Science, which combines intersectionality & configurational theory to address complexities of living in systems: power, identity, justice, equity. sacswebsite.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-... @lassegerrits.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

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The Atlas of Social Complexity. Chapter 20: Configurational social science

As I stated in my previous posts, The Atlas of Social Complexity is comprised of several content themes. The first majo...

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

New for 2025! An MA in Interdisciplinary Research Methods supported by DRMC! Explore a wide range of training methods to tackle contemporary social phenomena. See more information here and apply for the course - dur.ac.uk/research/ins...

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MA in Interdisciplinary Research Methods - Durham University

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