artist, educator, digital nomad trying to make sense of “all this” https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mvrterkm522uLooking forward to joining colleagues virtually for the launch of The Manifesto for Generative AI in Higher Education – The Book Project next week (24th September). There is still time to register to join the launch online from the link below. tiny.cc/mbp26 http://tiny.cc/mbp2618 Sep 2026 09:14 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrterkm522uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mvhn77kwzk2sGreat post on the dangers of loss of belonging for staff in UK HE https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-loss-of-staff-belonging-in-higher-education/14 Sep 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhn77kwzk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3msuju4muzs2tif you don't already you really should follow Carole Cadwalladr https://substack.com/inbox/post/210480269?inbox=true&triedRedirect=true12 Aug 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuju4muzs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mss3aalth225important read this morning https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/day-in-the-life-of-12-afghanistan-women-taliban11 Aug 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss3aalth225https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3msfjeesx7223a bit of needed nuance around this case and what it signals https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/06/jason-arday-dei-race-issues-university-of-cambridge06 Aug 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfjeesx7223https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3msamwtud3s2wthoughts with everyone in Scotland getting their exam results today, just hoping that everyone remembers exam results do not define you . . .04 Aug 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msamwtud3s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3msagu6x4ts2wIf you are missing rain - just come to Glasgow this morning . . .04 Aug 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msagu6x4ts2whttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mr5a5em5lc2nFor every mention of increased "efficiency" and/or "producthttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/21/not-enough-water-for-uks-datacentre-plans-trade-body-saysivity" in justifications of use of AI there should be a justification of the power & water needed to power data centres.21 Jul 2026 06:56 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5a5em5lc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mqjeezddcc2qthanks to @davidkernohan.bsky.social for his analysis of NSS https://wonkhe.com/blogs/the-nss-shows-us-that-students-still-seem-to-like-higher-education/13 Jul 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjeezddcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mp4fgszrxc2qthis is quite chilling https://www.commonweal.scot/daily-briefings/briefing-hbrar25 Jun 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4fgszrxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mozit5wtdk2qreflecting (and recovering from quite extreme heat) on past couple of days at #OER26 -another great conference24 Jun 2026 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozit5wtdk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mnjng45fm225Huge thanks to all the #edtech26 conference committe, co-chairs - fabulous conference which has inspired me to get back to my blog https://howsheilaseesit.net/uncategorized/edtech26-old-friends-big-problems-re-framing-narratives-and-water-cooler-moments/05 Jun 2026 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjng45fm225https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mmdw3l3om224why doesn't this article start "people working with AI systems . . ." once again use of language implying power lies with AI systems https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/21/ai-nobel-prize-winning-discovery-robots-jack-clark-anthropic21 May 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmdw3l3om224https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mmbl7r4tdk2efun morning getting bits and pieces sorted a my "magic box" I'll be using at a workshop next week.20 May 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmbl7r4tdk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mlsgcqcnrs2nReally enjoyed the @Jisc Student Experience Experts meeting yesterday in Bristol. An outstanding set of presentations of practical work to support curriculum design, assessment practice, TNE, and student engagement. Huge thanks to @sarahjknight.bsky.social & team for organising such a useful day14 May 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsgcqcnrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mldbn7x5ps26Happy birthday Sir David, wish there were more like you in charge of the world today https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/08/david-attenborough-100th-birthday08 May 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldbn7x5ps26https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3ml3m3lp4n22cLooking forward to joining colleagues and friends in Dublin next month for #EDTECH26 lnkd.in/ebdJVbCd and sharing some of the fabulous work of the Jisc Beyond Blended Pilot programme05 May 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3m3lp4n22chttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mkp4filgi22h“It is time to demand that our courts open the black boxes of algorithmic decision-making.” A cautionary tale and such powerful example of why companies, governments, government agencies need to be transparent about their AI use where responsibilities sit. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/30/i-took-an-algorithm-to-court-in-sweden-the-algorithm-won30 Apr 2026 07:41 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkp4filgi22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mkmorer2kc27It's been a while since I did this , but I am sitting at my desk with a twix and a lovely cup of tea and thinking I should do it more29 Apr 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmorer2kc27https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mk5khemqyc26"a pattern-matching algorithm is not a body in the world, and it cannot know laughter, or silence, or grief, or love, and cannot sin, cannot forgive, cannot sacrifice" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/23/humanity-friction-artificial-intelligence-capitalism-black-mirror23 Apr 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5khemqyc26https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mk3ls4mlus26how more and more companies are spending more on AI tokens than human staff costs, and justifying it as productivity . . . . https://www.404media.co/startups-brag-they-spend-more-money-on-ai-than-human-employees/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter22 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3ls4mlus26https://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mk2zlw2hok2fback at my desk after a great day at Queen's Belfast yesterday for the latest of @jisc.bsky.social digital transformation events. Many thanks to @stefedu123.bsky.social and her team for organising such a great day and for @sarahjknight.bsky.social and team for another great day of collaboration22 Apr 2026 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2zlw2hok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mjgyttxitk2ygreat to see this out - https://uclpress.co.uk/book/abc-learning-design/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjgyttxitk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/sheilmcn.bsky.social/post/3mhutq5sbds2ototally distracted as it's snowing so I have to watch that and not work25 Mar 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:2orrofbjm7zoxy4a3hekfbxb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhutq5sbds2o