‘Data for good’ vs. the Silicon Valleyification of everything

Silicon Valley logics run deep – meaning that even the most well-intentioned ‘tech for good’ project can unfold in directions … More

The dangers of knowing too much …

This drama teacher reflects on her school’s recent implementation of SAMS software (student activity monitoring software). This shows staff what … More

We need to talk about categories

One of the interesting topics to emerge from the 08.11.21 Stanford Arts event on ‘High-Tech Modernism’ was the topic of categories. First, Charlton … More

Data trusts: a practical way forward for schools and data?

One possible change for schools looking to make better use of their data is to establish some form of ‘data … More

Granular certainty (Robertson 2021)

Writing about the historical rise of the filing cabinet, Craig Robertson (2021) introduces the idea that the collection and collation of … More

Frank Pasquale on data and education

Frank Pasquale’s 2020 book ‘New laws of robotics: defending human expertise in the age of AI’ has some great discussions of the … More

What do we talk about when we talk about ‘data’ in schools?

The increased presence of digital technologies in education means that ‘data’ is implicated in all aspects of contemporary schooling. This can be … More

Studying successful innovations until they fail

Design-based research relating to technology and education tends to convey a relatively optimistic sense that the development and deployment of … More

new chapter: “Critical data futures”

Neil Selwyn has a new chapter due to come out in the 2022 ‘Sage Handbook of Digital Society‘. Neil’s chapter … More

Good teaching is not a matter of data capture & prediction …

“Good teaching is a combination of art and skill and experience. I’m of the firm belief that no amount of … More