Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchKorea is pushing AI into schools … where might this end up?
Season 2 Episode 13
Last year the Korean government announced its substantial commitment to AI and schools, launching an ‘AI Digital Textbook’ policy that promises to es…
1 year, 4 months ago
Getting Google out of Danish schools?
Season 2 Episode 12
2022 saw a flurry of reports that the Danish Data Protection Agency was ordering schools to stop using Google products over the tech firm’s misuse of…
1 year, 5 months ago
The digital transformation of higher education … for better and for worse
Season 2 Episode 11
On the face of it, digital technologies are now integral to university teaching and learning. But to what extent have things actually changed … and a…
1 year, 5 months ago
The cruel optimism of EdTech
Season 2 Episode 10
Platforms are now an almost ubiquitous feature of schools. We talk with Lucas Cone (University of Copenhagen) about his work around teachers’ everyda…
1 year, 6 months ago
What is ‘critical’ in critical studies of edtech?
Season 2 Episode 9
There is growing interest in critical studies of education and technology. But what does it mean to be ‘critical’ of edtech, and how can this work ge…
1 year, 7 months ago
What do ed-tech policymakers want from academic research?
Season 2 Episode 8
Academics are increasingly looking to make an impact on policymakers, but critical ed-tech research often seems to fall on deaf ears.
In this episode…
1 year, 7 months ago
Reading in the digital age
Season 2 Episode 7
Digital books are now a common part of education, but concerns are growing around the problems of students reading on-screen.
Marte Blikstad-Balas (Un…
1 year, 7 months ago
Australia thinks that it can ban young people from using social media … we have questions!
Season 2 Episode 6
The Australian government has just announced that it will ban all young people under the age of 16 from using social media.
Dr. Clare Southerton expla…
1 year, 9 months ago
‘Nudging’ students to do the right thing
Season 2 Episode 5
Digital technologies are now a key means of ‘nudging’ students (and teachers) to make better decisions.
Mathias Decuypere (PHZH) talks about the comi…
1 year, 9 months ago
The challenges of studying in the ‘platformised’ university
Season 2 Episode 4
University life is now increasingly mediated by digital platforms. Joe Noteboom’s research looks at the everyday realities of studying through platfo…
1 year, 9 months ago