Notes from an interview: Reflecting on my positions on education
Michael Gallagher I had recently interviewed for a university lecturer position and the preparation I had done ahead of that seemed to be a worthwhile process in and of itself. I was…
Defining mLearning ad nauseum: my evolving take
If you have studied mobile learning in the academic literature, it is a field fixated on defining itself which suggests, perhaps, some structural flaws in its own rendering. Every paper…
The Myopia of Student Surveillance: Lazy Edtech and Lax Data Protection
The world of educational technology is clearly a favorite subject of mine, particularly as it applies to developing contexts. We have seen an almost litany of attempts, some seemingly well-intentioned…
Sonic Spaces of Online Students: Sound is contested and takeaways for teachers
James Lamb and I presented a seminar the other day at the University of Edinburgh building on a paper we did along with Sian Bayne on the sonic spaces of…
Calling all UK Teachers: Evaluating Digimap and ICT in schools
As part of the work I am doing at the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, I am evaluating Digimap, an online mapping service developed…
French editions of Yom Sang-Seop, photographs from the Korean diaspora, and discovery
A small story for a Friday, one that recaptures a bit, at least for me, that spirit of the early internet. All about connections and discovery and serendipity, or at…
Steer clear of the bridge: Bridge International Academies in Kenya, neoliberalism, and lazy shortcuts to meaningful education
Reblogging here from Panoply Digital. Returning to a favorite subject of mine, discussed here and here in past posts, is the ongoing Bridge Academy debacle throughout the continent, but particularly…