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The EdTech Equity Project
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University of Oxford researchers. Technology and equity in secondary schools. Equitable EdTech futures.
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Last chance to register for our Manchester workshop on Wednesday 26th November for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! £50 Amazon voucher for all attendees. Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...
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neilselwyn.bsky.social
What values should be driving the EdTech of the future?

New podcast episode - listen to my conversation with @arathings.bsky.social about what digital education might look like if reimagined around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and democratisation

www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
📣 New! Read our briefing note on the value of in-depth ethnography in education. www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re... @education.ox.ac.uk @oii.ox.ac.uk @erpioe.bsky.social
Knowledge Exchange in Education Briefing Note #4 In-depth ethnography in education
This briefing note argues that sustained, in-depth ethnographic research is essential for advancing effective knowledge exchange between education stakeholders.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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ox.ac.uk
'AI is not just something to react to, but something that people should actively shape in relation to the kinds of education & indeed society, we want.'

@oii.ox.ac.uk's Prof Eynon⬇️
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-11-17-expert-comment-digital-literacy-curriculum-opportunity-more-proactive-response-ai
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
"Bridging... the gap between research and AI regulation, policy, and governance....requires more than simplified communication, but depends on building relationships and navigating the uneven terrain where academics, policymakers, and practitioners meet." policyreview.info/articles/ana...
Troubling translation: Sociotechnical research in AI policy and governance
The common call for researchers to simply “translate” sociotechnical insights into policy overlooks the complex dynamics of policymaking. Using two case studies, the article shows how meaningful relat...
policyreview.info
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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cder-oxford.bsky.social
New paper: Computational social science and critical studies of education and technology: an improbable combination? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Rebecca Eynon and Nabeel Gillani
www.tandfonline.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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education.ox.ac.uk
COMMENT: Digital literacy on the curriculum is an opportunity for a more proactive response to AI in schools.

Professor Rebecca Eynon has written a comment piece discussing the recommendations set out in the recent curriculum and assessment review 💡

Read the piece here 👉 shorturl.at/X2GuQ
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
New! Our briefing note on the importance of in-depth ethnography in education @erpioe.bsky.social #edtech #evidence #ethnography #education #policy www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...
Knowledge Exchange in Education Briefing Note #4 In-depth ethnography in education
This briefing note argues that sustained, in-depth ethnographic research is essential for advancing effective knowledge exchange between education stakeholders.
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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oii.ox.ac.uk
New! Expert comment: Digital literacy on the curriculum is an opportunity for a more proactive response to AI in schools, Professor Rebecca Eynon, @oii.ox.ac.uk, @education.ox.ac.uk. Read her comment piece: www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
Last chance to register for our Manchester workshop on Wednesday 26th November for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! £50 Amazon voucher for all attendees. Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
It was great to be at @bdfi.bsky.social last night to speak with #teachers about #EdTech use and design - huge thanks to all workshop participants and to @lyndsayg.bsky.social for hosting the event! 🤖💡🎓
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
Last call! 📣 All teachers in the Bristol area are welcome at our interactive workshop on 6th November. Participants receive a £50 Amazon voucher!
@soebristol.bsky.social

@bdfi.bsky.social

More info here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo... #Teachers #EdTech #Bristol
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
1/2 Chomsky's words from over 50 years ago remain pertinent: "There are strong pressures to make use of new educational technology and to design curriculum and teaching methods in the light of the latest scientific advances...
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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neilselwyn.bsky.social
Wired has just published an in-depth piece on Alpha Schools ... giving us a deep-dive on the realities of AI-driven schools sold on the promise of students plugged into personalised learning systems and doing ('crushing') a full day's schoolwork in only 2 hours: www.wired.com/story/ai-tea...
Parents Fell in Love With Alpha School’s Promise. Then They Wanted Out
In Brownsville, Texas, some families found a buzzy new school’s methods—surveillance of kids, software in lieu of teachers—to be an education in and of itself.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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neilselwyn.bsky.social
'What's At Stake? Young People's Take on AI and Education' - brilliant looking zine produced by young people in the UK telling education leaders & teachers what they want 'responsible AI' to look like in their classrooms.

ai-and-education.shorthandstories.com/zine/index.h...
What's at stake? Young people's take on AI and education
This zine represents the messages young people wanted to share with decision-makers and educators, to help you make responsible AI a reality in education.
ai-and-education.shorthandstories.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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sociologyoxford.bsky.social
Women are 19% less likely to use the internet and 8% less likely to own a mobile phone than men.

That’s 320 million fewer women online and 190 million fewer with phones globally 🌍
Quote from Ridhi Kashyap: "This paper underscores the importance of sub-national data for a more complete understanding of inequality in digital adoption, especially in countries with the lowest overall levels of human development. Our estimates provide a valuable lens for researchers and policymakers through which to assess areas that stand to benefit from the increasing rollout of digital programmes within global development policies, as well as those at risk of being left behind."
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
lordslibrary.parliament.uk/smartphones-...
Smartphones in schools: Practice, policy and international perspectives
Smartphone use among children has raised concerns about its potential effects on their focus and wellbeing. In response, some countries have implemented bans on smartphones in schools, prompting discu...
lordslibrary.parliament.uk
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
profbeckyallen.substack.com/p/the-progre...
The Progress of EdTech Depends on Our Tolerance for Error
Tolerate tiny mistakes where they’re safe; architect systems so they never scale
profbeckyallen.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
"...these platform-driven bureaucratic processes, although seemingly mundane, reconfigure teacher-student interactions, redistribute pedagogical authority, and introduce complex layers of administrative work into everyday schooling." #EdTech #schooling #platforms doi.org/10.1080/1743...
Platform bureaucratization as pedagogy in highly platformized classrooms
This article examines the rise of platform bureaucratization in highly digitalized classrooms. Drawing on an ethnographic study in a Swedish lower secondary school, we examine how teachers and stud...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
"At stake [...] is not simply the use of new tools, but the redefinition of education through a datafied epistemology that prioritises visibility and calculability over dialogue and experience." Insightful new paper on data-driven classrooms by @lulushi.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1743...
Making education manageable: school management systems and the discursive construction of data-driven classrooms
This study investigates the growing influence of school management systems in U.K. schools, focusing on how these tools discursively conceptualise core aspects of classroom education. Through a dis...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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benpatrickwill.bsky.social
One of the most dangerous things about generative AI in education is its lack of transparency and accountability, as many of us have said before. This is a very good post on edtech vendors flogging opaque genAI student analytics (from LinkedIn, sorry)
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-a...
When AI “Analyzes” Your Students: What Is Actually Happening?
Gen AI analytics offer great descriptive content, but is it accurate and reliable? Can we explain to stakeholders how it arrived at particular conclusions? Nick Potkalitsky Oct 02, 2025 Here’s a piece...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
edtechequity.bsky.social
"...England’s largest education union warns against ‘tutoring on a shoestring’ and says many disadvantaged students need direct contact with teachers." www.tes.com/magazine/new...
DfE to encourage AI tutors in schools
But England’s largest education union warns against ‘tutoring on a shoestring’ and says many disadvantaged students need direct contact with teachers
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
Looking forward to sharing some our findings at this event in November! @erpioe.bsky.social #EdTech #equity #schools www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re...
Technology and Classroom Practice: what needs to change
In this webinar, John Gordon, David Lundie and Rebecca Eynon will discuss technology’s place in the secondary school classroom, why current practice needs to change and how that could happen.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
📣 Calling all teachers in the Bristol area! Come to our interactive workshop and receive a £50 Amazon voucher!
@soebristol.bsky.social
@bdfi.bsky.social
More info here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo... #Teachers #EdTech #Bristol
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 AM
edtechequity.bsky.social
"Too many so-called human-centred EdTech tools arrive as closed-box, efficiency-driven products; automating tasks while neglecting educator empowerment, learner belonging and nurturing pedagogy." Karimi (2025) @unesco.org
#Education #AI #Schools #Teachers #EdTech
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October 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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benpatrickwill.bsky.social
"we are now seeing the emergence of the single platform solution, notably from big tech companies like Microsoft, with apps to cover all aspects of school life—from precise monitoring of student learning through to expense management and human resources" - great paper by @lucipangrazio.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM