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The EdTech Equity Project

@edtechequity.bsky.social

University of Oxford researchers. Technology and equity in secondary schools. Equitable EdTech futures.

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 New publication! Here we show how using socio-technical audits as part of ethnographic inquiry can help surface the underlying logics of educational technologies while illuminating how these are interpreted and negotiated within everyday practice. Available open access: doi.org/10.1111/aeq....

Anthropology & Education Quarterly | AAA Journal | Wiley Online Library

Drawing on three ethnographic studies of secondary schools in England, this article makes a case for “socio-technical audits”—a method combining technological walkthroughs with observations, workshop...

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 5mo ago

What does “traditional” literacy (the ability to read and write) have to do with digital literacy? A lot…! ✏️📚 Read our full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk @oii.ox.ac.uk

Turning back the page on digital literacy: the role of traditional literacy in shaping digital practices

The precise definition of digital literacy has long been contested. Although early definitions recognised the importance of traditional literacy (the ability to read and write) for engaging in digi...

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Great to reconnect with colleagues and share our research at the ESRC Education Research Programme conference yesterday. Inspiring to see so much work bringing research into conversation with policy and practice ✨📚 www.ucl.ac.uk/education-re... @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

The ESRC Education Research Programme 2021-26

We are committed to asking new questions about how research, policy and practice can come together to empower educators and create meaningful change.

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Kicking off the new year with a blog about our recent conversations with teachers in Wales: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/exploring-ed.... While many findings from our ethnographic work in England resonated, important issues distinctive to the Welsh context emerged... @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

Exploring EdTech in Welsh classrooms: Teachers’ perspectives

We interviewed ten teachers from different counties across Wales to discuss the project’s findings and to explore how these aligned with or diverged from experiences within the Welsh context.

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Check out our latest blog series on our work with EdTech developers! First, we map the UK EdTech landscape: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/edtech-in-th... before outlining what we learnt about design: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/designing-ed... Next instalment next week!💡 @education.ox.ac.uk @erpioe.bsky.social

EdTech in the UK: Mapping the landscape

The EdTech landscape is complex, with products developed by a range of actors from Big Tech such as Google and Microsoft to EdTech startups.

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The EdTech Equity Project@edtechequity.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"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...

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Neil Selwyn@neilselwyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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.

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Neil Selwyn@neilselwyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

'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

Sociology at Oxford@sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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."
Sociology at Oxford@sociologyoxford.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✍️ Published in @pnas.org, NEW data from 2,075 regions across 117 LMICs reveals a stark digital divide: women still face major barriers to internet access and mobile ownership 📱💻 www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/320-...