Alex Spiers
@alexspiers.bsky.social
E-Learning Content Development Manager at King’s College London | FHEA | CATE2022 | #creativeHE |#MELSIG | #SocMedHE25 …Music nerd. Bellshill born. Glasgow raised. Liverpool resident @alexgspiers on the other site
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Get involved. This is a cracking wee conference on a beautiful campus, with some the brightest minds in the business. #SocMEdHE25
Session abstracts are now available online - do take a look to find out more about the range of topics we'll be discussing on Dec 16th :-) There is still time to register if you would like to join us in Lancaster - closes 5th Dec. See website at: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/p...
Programme
Please note that the programme is provisional and may be subject to minor changes before the conference. Below is an overview of the programme for the day; a copy of the provisional programme inclu…
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Get involved. This is a cracking wee conference on a beautiful campus, with some the brightest minds in the business. #SocMEdHE25
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UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
Which? study of ChatGPT, Copilot and others uncovers incorrect and misleading tips on investments, tax and insurance
Artificial intelligence chatbots are giving inaccurate money tips, offering British consumers misleading tax advice and suggesting they buy unnecessary travel insurance, research has revealed.
Tests on the most popular chatbots found Microsoft’s Copilot and ChatGPT advised breaking HMRC investment limits on Isas; ChatGPT wrongly said it was mandatory to have travel insurance to visit most EU countries; and Meta’s AI gave incorrect information about how to claim compensation for delayed flights. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:04 AM
UK consumers warned over AI chatbots giving inaccurate financial advice
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
Some good news on.ft.com/4nXBJsj UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
on.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Some good news on.ft.com/4nXBJsj UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
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🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 Get involved!
Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...
Call for session proposals
*Deadline extended: the call for session proposals will now close at the end of Friday, 31st October*This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher E…
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 Get involved!
#MootGlobal25 Listen to me and my wonderful colleagues share some of the exciting work we have done developing Moodle to support mobile first, offline learning youtu.be/nk3SJuDduNs?...
Reaching every learner: Scalable offline-first Moodle for African education | MoodleMoot Global 2025
YouTube video by Moodle
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
#MootGlobal25 Listen to me and my wonderful colleagues share some of the exciting work we have done developing Moodle to support mobile first, offline learning youtu.be/nk3SJuDduNs?...
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Please check your kids’ Halloween candy carefully this year.
I bit into a chocolate bar and found Microsoft Teams.
I bit into a chocolate bar and found Microsoft Teams.
October 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Please check your kids’ Halloween candy carefully this year.
I bit into a chocolate bar and found Microsoft Teams.
I bit into a chocolate bar and found Microsoft Teams.
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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"In my second semester.... I had no house, and I had no flat.... I was downloading documents from a train station... It was very cold. It was not that good, but finally I survived and I didn't give up." Zain - Online MA student. #ALTc25
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"In my second semester.... I had no house, and I had no flat.... I was downloading documents from a train station... It was very cold. It was not that good, but finally I survived and I didn't give up." Zain - Online MA student. #ALTc25
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 Get involved!
Thinking about submitting an abstract to #SocMedHE25? There is time - we have extended the deadline by one week, to 31st October. Thanks to everyone who has submitted so far, and looking forward to reading your abstracts! More info and how to submit here: socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c...
Call for session proposals
*Deadline extended: the call for session proposals will now close at the end of Friday, 31st October*This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher E…
socmedhe25.wordpress.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 DEADLINE EXTENSION 🚨 Get involved!
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The Community Choice Award was voted for by ALT members out of all the submissions received for this year’s Awards programme. It’s another win for University of Liverpool’s Islands of Innovation Team. Many congratulations! #ALTc25
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Community Choice Award was voted for by ALT members out of all the submissions received for this year’s Awards programme. It’s another win for University of Liverpool’s Islands of Innovation Team. Many congratulations! #ALTc25
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Good morning #ALTc25! DJs Puiyin @julievoce.bsky.social @dompates.bsky.social are getting ready to be with you at 8am sharp with this year’s first live #ALTcRadio show - A Glasgow Breakfast! Tune in wherever you are & whatever you are doing!
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
#ALTv @altuk.bsky.social
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
#ALTv @altuk.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Good morning #ALTc25! DJs Puiyin @julievoce.bsky.social @dompates.bsky.social are getting ready to be with you at 8am sharp with this year’s first live #ALTcRadio show - A Glasgow Breakfast! Tune in wherever you are & whatever you are doing!
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
#ALTv @altuk.bsky.social
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
#ALTv @altuk.bsky.social
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Sheila MacNeill
@sheilmcn.bsky.social
· now
@charlesknight.co.uk
calling for more critical voices around AI in education. Thank goodness for
@helenbeetham.bsky.social
helenbeetham.substack.com and
@audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com. #altc25
@sheilmcn.bsky.social
· now
@charlesknight.co.uk
calling for more critical voices around AI in education. Thank goodness for
@helenbeetham.bsky.social
helenbeetham.substack.com and
@audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com. #altc25
imperfect offerings | Helen Beetham | Substack
There's a crack in everything. It's how we know a human being is writing. Thoughts on technology and education, writing and related issues, from a critical perspective. Not always fully formed but nev...
helenbeetham.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Sheila MacNeill
@sheilmcn.bsky.social
· now
@charlesknight.co.uk
calling for more critical voices around AI in education. Thank goodness for
@helenbeetham.bsky.social
helenbeetham.substack.com and
@audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com. #altc25
@sheilmcn.bsky.social
· now
@charlesknight.co.uk
calling for more critical voices around AI in education. Thank goodness for
@helenbeetham.bsky.social
helenbeetham.substack.com and
@audreywatters.bsky.social
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com. #altc25
#ALTcRadio #ALTc #ALTc25 Tune in at 12:00 to listen to @geraldinef.bsky.social @sueharrison.bsky.social and myself representing M25 ALT group. We will be dicussion some of the big themes in digital education & playing some top sounds from London.
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
@altuk.bsky.social
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
@altuk.bsky.social
Internet Radio Live Music Eclectic | thethursdaynightshow
Eclectic Internet Radio with online live music and art showings every Thursday Night! www.thethursdaynightshow.com
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#ALTcRadio #ALTc #ALTc25 Tune in at 12:00 to listen to @geraldinef.bsky.social @sueharrison.bsky.social and myself representing M25 ALT group. We will be dicussion some of the big themes in digital education & playing some top sounds from London.
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
@altuk.bsky.social
www.thethursdaynightshow.com
@altuk.bsky.social
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Good morning #altc25 delegates. For your breakfast reading, I share a chance encounter on a train that will no doubt reflect the next two days of learning... mattcornock.co.uk/opinion/look... @altuk.bsky.social #altc #learning #cpd
Look beyond the edge of the plate – Matt Cornock
Short post. Open thinking. Bear with me on this one. I don't normally share encounters on public transport, but I think you will find this resonates. What does a quality manager in the central Europea...
mattcornock.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Good morning #altc25 delegates. For your breakfast reading, I share a chance encounter on a train that will no doubt reflect the next two days of learning... mattcornock.co.uk/opinion/look... @altuk.bsky.social #altc #learning #cpd