I've been working with @eam0.bsky.social, James Brunton, and @slowtech2000.bsky.social on a systemic critique of EdTech practices using a model for degrowth pragmatism to effect meso-level change. Clare and I developed this figure to help illustrate the theoretical approach...

We need to confiscate the World Cup from America I’m sorry

I have done everything possible to keep Mary cool during this heatwave. This evening I found her in the hottest room in the house, at the hottest time of day, perched upon a corduroy stool that had been pushed into the last available sun spot before the sun started to set.

Surely I’m not the only one that sees the similarity here…

Tiny Stonehenge Descending with Nigel Tufnel

Alt: Tiny Stonehenge Descending on stage in Spinal Tap movie

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Washingtonian@washingtonian.com · last mo.

Opening day of the Great American State Fair drew light crowds, long walks, and mixed reactions from visitors. Here's what it was like inside the America 250 event. washingtonian.com/2026/06/26/i...

This week I attended the Postdigital Backlash: Past, Present, Future conference in Zagreb. I shared a new systemic critique, "Degrowth in Postdigital Learning Design" that is under-review as a Postdigital Sciene & Education chapter with @eam0.bsky.social, James Brunton, & @slowtech2000.bsky.social.

I’ll be in transit for the live chat, but o look forward to catching up on this.

LTHEchat@lthechat.bsky.social · last mo.

Join us for #LTHEchat with @abbis.bsky.social at 8 pm BST today. lthechat.com/2026/06/21/c...

Buck Mulligan will return in Avengers: Bloomsday

Conference fun with @www.reclaimhosting.com at #EdTech2026

It was my great pleasure to return my debt of gratitude to the @iltasky.bsky.social community by co-chairing the #EdTech2026 at @dublincityuni.bsky.social with @lwnyrb.bsky.social. It was humbling to take on this stewardship for the year -- blog post to follow. Thank you all for participating.

An invitation to conversation: to design differently, deploy differently and refashion our relationships to edtech from @discoursology.bsky.social acknowledging fragility and strengthening our human bonds at #edtech26.

Going to take this on my evening walk tonight ahead of the @iltasky.bsky.social #EdTech26 conference next week -- looking forward to replenishing my @www.reclaimhosting.com sticker collection :)

Dr Maren Deepwell@marendeepwell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New podcast out today! It's been such fun to record this with Jim Groom ahead of next week's #EdTech26 Conference! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

I'll be joining @magsamond.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy at the @iltasky.bsky.social #EdTech26 conference next as a #Gastateer. We're sharing our experiences as @cesi-ie.bsky.social digital archivists under the @dri.ie community archive scheme: www.conftool.net/edtech-annua...

"You need to long for Holden Caulfield because longing for something is good for the emotionally unwell. That’s what I told my friends when they stopped coming to my parties because I was getting 'too intense' about metaphors."

AP English Students Aren’t Thirsting After Holden Caulfield Like They Used To

“Most English students make one of two choices: Either they love Holden and go on to have intense, fleeting, and passionate careers in fields like English or...

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We are grateful to the DRI for helping us openly share 50 years of history. This valuable collection will be of interest to those researching ICT in Irish education. @iesjournal.bsky.social @educationtrex.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @marinoinstitute.bsky.social

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · 3mo ago

We’re delighted to announce a new collection in the Repository through our Community Archive Scheme: the Computers in Education Society of Ireland! 🎉 With 40+ items showcasing a half-century of CESI, this will be of use to those interested in ICT education in Ireland. More: dri.ie/news/new-col...

I'm looking forward to acting as guest editor along @lwnyrb.bsky.social for this special issue of the IJTEL journal. If you are presenting at the @iltasky.bsky.social conference in @dcuioe.bsky.social on 3 and 4 June do consider expanding your work for this milestone special issue.

Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning@ijtel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Call for papers! A new special issue of our @ijtel.bsky.social celebrating 25 years of the @iltasky.bsky.social EdTech conference and community has now launched. How has edtech evolved & who or what has been missing from the conversation? 🔗 journal.ilta.ie/index.php/te... #edchatie #edusky #SoTL

The @iltasky.bsky.social EdTech conference takes place in @dcuioe.bsky.social on 3 & 4 June. EdTech You: Digital Learning From How to Who, focuses on the people and community in EdTech. @lwnyrb.bsky.social and I can't wait to see you all at the 25th ILTA conference. Register: ilta.ie/edtech-2026/...

The #OER26 call for proposals is now open. Submissions may address themes such as social transformation, justice and equity, pedagogical innovation, care in open practice, future-oriented perspectives, and creative or experimental approaches. buff.ly/i5jOf70 #altc #OER

This is so so upsetting. So Grammerly is violating the memory of bell hooks AND making AI versions of the rest of us before we're even dead. Someone tell me who to sue, not even joking.

Sydnee@sydmt.blacksky.app · 5mo ago

Unfortunately...

My @iltasky.bsky.social conference co-chair @lwnyrb.bsky.social and I have a few updates for you... First, a friendly reminder that the CfP for the 2026 EdTech conference closes tomorrow: ilta.ie/edtech-2026/, so do act fast.

Thanks so much for the read and mention, and for putting the monthly roundup on my radar :) @jisc.bsky.social Link to review: rdcu.be/e6ZlN Link to book: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Chris Thomson@cbthomson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Check out our team's compendium of interesting things in our February Digital Practice Round Up - inspiringlearning.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2026/03/d... Featuring @neilmosley.bsky.social, @hopkinsdavid.bsky.social, @neilselwyn.bsky.social and @kate-molloy.net

Did you know @elaineburke.bsky.social will be speaking at CESIcon on 28 February in Limerick? She recently told the @teachnet.bsky.social podcast what to expect from her keynote on AI. Listen to the full episode: teachnet.ie/26-the-cesic... #cesicon

"Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have noticed, those two were the only staff—despite this place being open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m."

I’m a Bodega Cat, and I Guess I’m in Charge Now?

Dear Customers: Some humans (I think? Hard to tell) in masks and vests showed up this morning and took Manny and Kumal away. As you may have notice...

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It was a unique privilege to write this review of Neil's latest book. I can only hope I've done generous scholarship justice. (Shared access via this link for anyone without library access: rdcu.be/e0nbV)

Postdigital Science and Education@pdse.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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Having received more than 70 abstracts, and due to popular demand, we now extend the call for our Postdigital Backlash conference until 15 February. Look forward to seeing you in Zagreb!

Late last semester, I wrote a review of @neilselwyn.bsky.social Digital Degrowth for @pdse.bsky.social. It was a slightly daunting task considering how much I respect Neil's work, and I hope I have done it justice. Thanks so much for your generous contributions and scholarship, Neil. rdcu.be/e0nbV

Considering presenting at the @iltasky.bsky.social EdTech conference in June? Join my co-chair @lwnyrb.bsky.social and I tomorrow for an informative lunchtime webinar. We'll share some suggestions for developing your abstract and offer some insider insights. dcu-ie.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ILTA Webinar: So you’re thinking of submitting to EdTech 2026. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

This info session will provide interested conference presenters and delegates with an overview of EdTech 2026, Ireland’s premier learning technology and digital education conference. We will share ins...

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Telling the government my new home is going to be a data centre so they'll build it for me

This, all of this...👇

Martin Weller@edtechie.bsky.social · 8mo ago

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...

I was poking around Slides Carnival for some inspiration and came across some wonderful and truly unhinged templates like this one. However, I would argue that the animals used in it are not ugly and indeed very cute. www.slidescarnival.com/template/ugl...

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when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes