Matt Smith
@mattsmeeth.bsky.social
Technology in learning. Doctoral researcher. Entrepreneur. Gadget Junkie. Grunge. Metal. Punk Rock. F1. Coffee. Opinions and cats are my own. 🏴🇪🇸
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The i-learn Module of the Month is: Perinatal Mental Health. Supporting midwives & MSWs to identify and support women experiencing perinatal mental health difficulties. Free for @rcm.org.uk members tinyurl.com/rcmpmh
Today and tomorrow, I’m at The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Education and Research Conference. It's a great opportunity to meet our members and catch up with colleagues! Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting my paper on the perceptions and readiness of midwifery educators for GenAI.
Interested in studying a fully online, part-time PhD in higher education? I will be hosting an applicant webinar for our HEREE programme from 13:00-14:00 (UK time) on Monday 26th January: www.lancaster.ac.uk/social-scien...
PhD HEREE Applicant Webinar - 26th January 2026 Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement, Monday 26 January, 1:00pm - Lancaster University
Interested in applying for our fully online PhD Higher Education: Research Evaluation and Enhancement in October 2026? Join one of our monthly online webinars. You will have the opportunity to hear mo...
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A great day working from the RCM Cymru office in Cardiff. A lovely chance catch up with colleagues.
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I’m in the depths of a literature review and I’m reading papers from Palestinian and Ukrainian academics researching GenAI in education. In awe that they can continue to add to academic knowledge whilst dealing with the atrocities happening in their countries on a daily basis.
Next week: Michelle and Matt will explore the topic "What is the role of AI for midwifery education and practice?". Presentation, Q&A and the chance for discussion with your student midwife peers. bit.ly/4npoDEb @rcm.org.uk #midirs #mitrjrc #rcm #midwives #students #education #genAI #LearnTech
MITRJRC: 'AI for Healthcare' with Michelle McKay and Matt Smith
Join the Midwives-in-Training Research and Journal Review Club for a live webinar on the role of AI in midwifery healthcare.
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Pre dinner stroll to pay my respects to the Prince of Darkness 🤟🦇
The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI” open.substack.com/pub/danmeyer...
The Truth About 2 Hour Learning & Unbound Academy a/k/a The School “Replacing Teachers with AI”
They haven’t replaced teachers with AI. They have replaced poor kids with rich kids.
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The online world comes with risks – but also friendships and independence for young people with disabilities theconversation.com/the-online-w...
The online world comes with risks – but also friendships and independence for young people with disabilities
The digital world can be a vital space of empowerment and connection for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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Another 6000 word paper submitted. Pass the wine please #Phd #PhDLife #TEL #LearnTech #activitytheory #changelab #research #BlendedLearning #leadershipdevelopment #midwifery
AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – what it means and why it matters theconversation.com/ai-can-guess...
AI can guess racial categories from heart scans – what it means and why it matters
Research reveals AI models are learning shortcuts, like racial categories, instead of disease, potentially reinforcing bias in healthcare.
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We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent – here’s how theconversation.com/we-need-to-s...
We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent – here’s how
AI may appear human, but it is an illusion we must tackle.
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Today is World Down Syndrome Day. We've recently updated one of our i-Learn modules and renamed it :-) "Down syndrome: Care and considerations". Check it out here: www.ilearn.rcm.org.uk/course/view.... @rcm.org.uk #ilearn #elearning #learntech #rcm #midwife #msw #downsyndrome #WorldDownSyndromeDay
Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report theconversation.com/israels-war-...
Israel’s war on Gaza is deliberately targeting children – new UN report
Children represent the future. In Gaza that future is being snuffed out.
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Happy International Women's Day from all of us at the RCM!
Chuffed to have another piece of my PhD work published :-) Thank-you MIDIRS #loveMIDIRS www.midirs.org #PhD #PhDlife #LearnTech #research #genAI #AI #chatgpt #midwives #midwiferyeducation @rcm.org.uk @edreslancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social @ctellancaster.bsky.social
