Emeritus Prof at the Open University, living in Cardiff. Professional interests include Educational technology & open education. Fun interests include ice hockey (Cardiff Devils), vinyl, dogs, horror books, walking in Wales. https://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mrs5osog6c2kMy monthly round up https://blog.edtechie.net/books/july-26-monthly-round-up/29 Jul 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs5osog6c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mr7z3nnoqk2qNew book cover reveal! https://blog.edtechie.net/books/new-book-cover-reveal/22 Jul 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7z3nnoqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mplfzz22ks2tMy monthly round up https://blog.edtechie.net/books/monthly-round-up-june-26/01 Jul 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mplfzz22ks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mozlvjxdp22ySome thoughts arising from #OER26 and the future of Open Ed https://blog.edtechie.net/conference/open-phase-x/24 Jun 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozlvjxdp22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3moukudlyxc2vBack at the OU for #oer26 - Milton Keynes wasn’t this sunny when I worked here22 Jun 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3moukudlyxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mokftxpxms2s"The Indian government is now planning to transform the Shompen’s small island into the ‘Hong Kong of India', which will totally change their lives forever." - protect the right of people to remain uncontacted. https://survivalinternational.org/peoples/shompen18 Jun 2026 08:27 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokftxpxms2shttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mncacmdess2lI created my first bot! You didn't know you needed it in your life, but it posts a daily Prefab Sprout lyric https://blog.edtechie.net/music/the-daily-sprout/02 Jun 2026 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncacmdess2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mf7afynccc2xReposting my Slanty ed tech post as a paragraph seemed to be deleted. It was a good one too, a rant about efficiency. https://blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slanty-ed-tech/19 Feb 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7afynccc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mf4t3mgi7k2pSome recent developments that suggest the authors of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" may well be right https://blog.edtechie.net/books/its-later-than-you-think/18 Feb 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf4t3mgi7k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3meybnxnwok2vWhat does ed tech and slanty loo seats have in common? More than you might think (or want to know) https://blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slanty-ed-tech/16 Feb 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3meybnxnwok2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mdxb5grnoc2fRemember professional ethics, lessons for HE, via a niche ice hockey example - https://blog.edtechie.net/higher-ed/remember-professional-ethics/03 Feb 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxb5grnoc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mdmz2cbmu22qMy round-up for the year that was January https://blog.edtechie.net/books/jan-26-round-up/30 Jan 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmz2cbmu22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mctxnxtojs2fWant to feel unwell? Read some Broetry https://blog.edtechie.net/ai/death-by-broetry/20 Jan 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctxnxtojs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3mc7u35eqlk2qToday in annoying tech bros and libertarians - what would AI regulation look like? https://blog.edtechie.net/ai/what-would-ai-regulation-look-like/12 Jan 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7u35eqlk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3manwrh2nt22nFrench toast in a riot - my personal review of 2025 https://blog.edtechie.net/books/french-toast-in-a-riot-2025-review/23 Dec 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3manwrh2nt22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3malhjihd322qMy vinyl of the year roundup, if you're interested in that sort of thing https://blog.edtechie.net/music/vinyl-of-the-year-2025/22 Dec 2025 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3malhjihd322qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m7zjaeqafc26I 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 https://blog.edtechie.net/25yearsou/30-years-of-ed-tech-2025-ai-ennui/15 Dec 2025 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zjaeqafc26https://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m7io5onwtc2oOn the current sense of overwhelm: https://blog.edtechie.net/asides/welcome-to-the-overwhelm/08 Dec 2025 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7io5onwtc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m6w4o64tcc2qmy monthly round https://blog.edtechie.net/books/nov-25-round-up/01 Dec 2025 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6w4o64tcc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m5vlgfhywc2wOn the excellent work of @survivalinternational.org and what that teaches us about resisting the inevitability narrative https://blog.edtechie.net/politics/to-be-uncontacted/18 Nov 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vlgfhywc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m5dy4szq2k2eSome of the similarities between the AI pitch and the populist politics rhetoric https://blog.edtechie.net/politics/ai-and-populism/11 Nov 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dy4szq2k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m46gpxqkhk2fPublication day! https://blog.edtechie.net/fiction-writing/publication-day/27 Oct 2025 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46gpxqkhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m3rr2dptdc25AI is pretty optional for many of us, and that's a problem for the big investors https://blog.edtechie.net/ai/the-ai-optionality-issue/ #AI22 Oct 2025 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rr2dptdc25https://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m3n3a6a3cs2eI'm down with the kids, I've got an MP3 player https://blog.edtechie.net/asides/mp-freeeeee/20 Oct 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n3a6a3cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edtechie.bsky.social/post/3m2ounlklws2bSome thoughts on the Arthur Evans approach to archeology and how this relates to information sites https://blog.edtechie.net/history/the-arthur-evans-analogy/08 Oct 2025 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:3vlwobhtcccliftj7ume2s2u/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ounlklws2b