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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Jun 17

New paper in @lmt-journal.bsky.social : Generative artificial intelligence in education: (what) are we thinking? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Generative artificial intelligence in education: (what) are we thinking?

Debates linking generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) to knowledge work have become increasingly popular, with discussions of technological innovation and information production efficiency ce...

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 31

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.

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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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 26

Both activities are good networking exercises

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WHO @who.int · Mar 26

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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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 26

Both have benefits and drawbacks.Books unless open access may get less traction, but you and authors may be able to be a bit bolder. I like a good edited collection. Journal SI may be more accessible but less editorial control as you need to yield some of it to reviewers.Do both - one for each idea?

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · Mar 25

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

Picture Competition Post 2024/25 - Durham University

www.dur.ac.uk

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complexcase.bsky.social @complexcase.bsky.social · Mar 26

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

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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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 24

Cc @complexcase.bsky.social

Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Mar 24

This looks good:

Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research
www.lse.ac.uk/Methodology/...

Call for papers

Call for papers, Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research. Two-day workshop for 10 November 2025 at LSE.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Mar 24

This looks good:

Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research
www.lse.ac.uk/Methodology/...

Call for papers

Call for papers, Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research. Two-day workshop for 10 November 2025 at LSE.

www.lse.ac.uk

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Neil Selwyn @neilselwyn.bsky.social · Mar 20

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 · Mar 19

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

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 14

Open Access article by Mark Murphy and Christian Ydesen: The moral grounding of changing educational assessment and accountability: a theoretically informed analysis of moral assemblages in Denmark www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The moral grounding of changing educational assessment and accountability: a theoretically informed analysis of moral assemblages in Denmark

This paper examines, via the concept of moral assemblage, the function of assessment as a tool for moral accountability and legitimation. Moral assemblages consist of disciplinary institutions, tec...

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Felicitas MacGilChrist @discoursology.bsky.social · Mar 8

“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

Joe Slater @drjoeslater.bsky.social · Mar 7

I like papers that are short and have good titles. This ticks both of those boxes, and I think their point is about right too. #PhilSky #PhilTech

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Think Miss Piggy, not Pinocchio: debunking the myth of ‘autonomous’ AI - AI & SOCIETY

AI & SOCIETY -

link.springer.com

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European Educational Research Association - EERA @ecer-eera.bsky.social · Mar 3

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: https://eera-ecer.de/seasonschools/nw-13-philosophy-of-education-season-school-2025

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 1

Shocking..I have no words

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Feb 28

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

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...

kyivindependent.com

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Mar 1

Thank you for raising this. I haven't read the DL yet, but I read the Guardian. I was shocked to read that Zelensky should have said how grateful he was rather than following for Vance's trap. Newspapers are now opinion pieces. Where's serious journalism gone?

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Tama Leaver @tamaleaver.bsky.social · Feb 26

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...

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

www.theguardian.com

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Edward Elgar Publishing @elgarpublishing.bsky.social · Feb 26

🎙️ @complexcase.bsky.social and @lassegerrits.bsky.social discuss their title, The Atlas of Social Complexity, on Peter Erdi's podcast

Listen here: youtu.be/FYWoruE27Uo?...

#SocialComplexity #ComplexityTheory #ComplexityScience

Atlas of Social Complexity: Podcast with the authors: Brian Castellani and Lasse Gerrits

YouTube video by Peter Erdi

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Feb 25

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!

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

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Feb 23

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...

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.

www.bloomberg.com

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DRMC @durhamrmcentre.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

Picture Competition Post 2024/25 - Durham University

www.dur.ac.uk

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Feb 20

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

Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Dec 12

@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-...

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'

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Dec 12

@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-...

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'

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Feb 18

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

Cristina Costa @cristinacost.bsky.social · Dec 12

@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-...

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'

www.eventbrite.co.uk