Martin Weller
@edtechie.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof at the Open University, living in Cardiff. Professional interests include Educational technology & open education. Fun interests include ice hockey (Cardiff Devils), vinyl, dogs, horror books, walking in Wales.
DS106 Radio summer camp, starting at 10am today listen.reclaimed.tech/summer-camp Clint and I are on at 5 talking life after ed tech
Tomorrow is the day... it's the #DS106radio Summer Camp. It’s online conferencing…. but not as you know it. Simply turn on the radio, take your headphones and tune in. events.reclaimhosting.com/event/ds106-...
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Tomorrow (18th) at 5pm UK time Clint Lalonde and I chat about life after ed tech and spin some killer tunes as part of the @www.reclaimhosting.com DS106 Radio Summer Camp events.reclaimhosting.com/event/ds106-...
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Some thoughts on that book destruction by AI companies and possible business models that follow as a result of model collapse blog.edtechie.net/ai/slop-will...
Slop Will Eat Itself (then us) – The Ed Techie
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"Now that there's no room in an Einstein world for simple cause and effect." - Dublin
"The Indian government is now planning to transform the Shompen’s small island into the ‘Hong Kong of India', which will totally change their lives forever." - protect the right of people to remain uncontacted. survivalinternational.org/peoples/shom...
Shompen
The Shompen are a largely uncontacted tribe on Great Nicobar Island in India. They now face genocide through a "mega-development" project to transform their small island into the "Hong Kong of India".
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I created my first bot! You didn't know you needed it in your life, but it posts a daily Prefab Sprout lyric blog.edtechie.net/music/the-da...
The Daily Sprout – The Ed Techie
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Reposting my Slanty ed tech post as a paragraph seemed to be deleted. It was a good one too, a rant about efficiency. blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slant...
Slanty ed tech – The Ed Techie
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Some recent developments that suggest the authors of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" may well be right blog.edtechie.net/books/its-la...
It’s later than you think – The Ed Techie
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What does ed tech and slanty loo seats have in common? More than you might think (or want to know) blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slant...
Slanty ed tech – The Ed Techie
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I really can't tell if this is parody... A platform that allows AI agents to hire humans to perform embodied tasks on their behalf. 😭 I mean, this is just human to AI to human, in one sense. But it has that Total Dystopia vibe about it. rentahuman.ai
RentAHuman.ai - AI Agents Hire Humans for Physical Tasks
The marketplace where AI agents rent humans. MCP integration, REST API, flexible payments. Book humans for real-world tasks your AI can't do.
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Remember professional ethics, lessons for HE, via a niche ice hockey example - blog.edtechie.net/higher-ed/re...
Remember (Professional) Ethics – The Ed Techie
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“Time and again, we see what happens when devices go to market without proper consideration of how they might be used to harm women and girls.”
Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns
Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge
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My round-up for the year that was January blog.edtechie.net/books/jan-26...
Jan 26 round-up – The Ed Techie
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Want to feel unwell? Read some Broetry blog.edtechie.net/ai/death-by-...
Death by Broetry – The Ed Techie
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Happy Birthday Wikipedia - I've always been a fan! Knowledge curated by humans. #wikimedia25 Image CC-BY-ND Visual Thinkery - buff.ly/uAG9qJW
Today in annoying tech bros and libertarians - what would AI regulation look like? blog.edtechie.net/ai/what-woul...
My vinyl of the year roundup, if you're interested in that sort of thing blog.edtechie.net/music/vinyl-...
I wasn't going to do a 30+ Years of Ed Tech post this year, because it's still all AI blah blah. But that is exactly the theme - AI ennui blog.edtechie.net/25yearsou/30...
30+ Years of Ed Tech: 2025 – AI Ennui – The Ed Techie
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On the current sense of overwhelm: blog.edtechie.net/asides/welco...
Welcome to the Overwhelm – The Ed Techie
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