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Every curriculum can be an algorithm. It can be an heuristic, too.

Oak National Academy has published a draft knowledge graph of the national curriculum for England. I’ve been using a slide about "curriculum as algorithm" for years, so obviously I had some thoughts to share.

substrate.dougbelshaw.com/curr…

#education #curriculum #EdTech #AI #DigitalLiteracies #OpenBadges



If you have an education system that's flawed, where the kids are not motivated, where you haven't given them a reason, you haven't given them both passion and a reason to learn a thing, for that kid the class work is the problem. They're going to solve their way out of having learned. I'm a big believer in public schools. I think they're absolutely critical.

#AI #Education #PublicSchools #EdTech


Ran a #workshop with @ephemeral two weeks ago at The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon on #mesh #community #ran #networks and #meshcore as an example. Joined a group of students in HSU in Hamburg for a guest session on #permacomputing and #edtech #excesses. Speaking at #NCAD next week as part of their 'Becoming #Terrestrial' #conference on my #PhD project #permacomputing for #wilderland, followed by a hands on #solar and #permacomputing workshop co-lead with @dook. Organising another #workshop #inaugural #permacomputing #ireland #meetup with @dook at #beta #festival on #webrings, #sneakerweb and #usb networks. Submitting a chapter for a #springer book. Re-running a private #workshop on #repurposing #smartphones for a #sustainable #computing group. Finishing and submitting the #dissertation. Having a #full-time #lecturing schedule. #Little #bit #busy.


No material: a 2B model invented 84–94% of its answers about El Salvador, and called the Lenca language an endangered species. With the right page: 98–100% right, and "no está en mi material" when the page lacks it. Narrow Intelligence, part 3.
#ElSalvador #EdTech #OfflineAI #LLM #AI


The "AI enhancements" in many proprietary ed tech products only serve as a vehicle to increase dependence on those products and lock up students' data. It's time to look at alternatives, instead of continuing with business as usual.
#AI #digitalsovereigny #edtech
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Education and enterprise customers moving to Googlebook, an inevitability, right now don't yet know how much that's going to cost. And at this point, the tools to manage those devices won't exist until late next year. This is a well-timed rollout.

#Googlebook #Chromebook #Google #EdTech
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The second anniversary of this post is coming up, and surprise surprise these little "end of life" laptops are continuing to run well with #linux and do what we need then to, which includes spending less on tech so we can buy more actual books for the school library. #schooltech #endof10 #edtech #foss #reading #kidlit


Hello from Barcelona! 👋

We're a Gold Sponsor at #MoodleMoot Europe 2026 (Oct 7–9, Hotel Barceló Sants).

Tomorrow, Oleksii Ivanov presents "How We Created the ONLYOFFICE Academy by Integrating Online Document Editors into Moodle." He'll cover our goals, setup, the bumps along the way and lessons learned.

🗓 Fri, Oct 9, 13:15–13:45
📍 Business & HR Stage

If you're at the event, stop by our stand and say hi!

moodlemooteurope.com/MoodleMoo…

#OpenSource #Moodle #ONLYOFFICE #EdTech #MootEurope26


Heading to MoodleMoot Europe 2026? So are we!

#ONLYOFFICE is a Gold Sponsor this year, October 7–9 in Barcelona, Spain.

We'll share how we built #ONLYOFFICE Academy by bringing our online document editors right into #Moodle.

Stop by our stand, say hi, and see it live!

Don't forget to use our promocode Only Office 15% when buying your entrance ticket here:

moodlemooteurope.com/MoodleMoo…

See you in Barcelona!

#Moodle #EdTech #MootEurope26


#Introduction: V U This (say "view this") turns any TV, projector or screen with a browser into a display you control from your phone.

Open vuthis.com on the screen, scan the QR code, show: photos, a PDF, large text, a notice, a clock, a countdown timer, a tally counter or a Wi-Fi QR code.

No app, no cable, no screen mirroring. Free, no sign-up. Self-hostable.

vuthis.com

#DigitalSignage #EdTech #SmartTV #SelfHosted #WebDev



Apology #3: Digital Devices Are Ubiquitous (They Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere). Ubiquity doesn’t necessarily justify inclusion in school curriculum, teaching computer skills ≠ teach everything via a screen. Fighting Back: Difference between what we teach and how we teach. Have an IT class for computers leave it out of other subjects. Not every lesson needs to be taught through a computer.
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#EdTech #Education


Apology #2: We Need More Time (You Can’t Rush Genius). Just give us more time is not acceptable. Fighting Back: Your Dime, Your Time. EdTech has been promising for 60 years, children aren’t test subjects, teachers aren’t beta testers. Learning to learn properly is more important than the latest tech trend.
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#EdTech #Education


The following is a thread based on The Digital Delusion by Dr Jared Cooney Horvath
Many points can be transferred to AI apologists.
Apology #1: EdTech Has so Much Potential (or Tech is the Future…) Potential is not a basis for policy. Schools should only adopt tech when it has shown clear unequivocal benefits. Fighting Back: Prove it with data! Then we will talk.
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#EdTech #Education



It's nearly time to switch to weekend mode and finally dedicate ourselves to more relaxing tasks such as finalising the submission of a talk ;-)

The #CallforPapers is open until Sunday night but don't leave it to the last minute to submit your talk about the following topics:

- #OSPO and Open Source #Governance
- #OpenSource in local/central governments and EU institutions
- #CyberSecurity
- #Sovereign #AI
- #EdTech
- Decentralised technologies for #DigitalSovereignty

conference.opensource.lu/



Before schools embrace AI, Canada must protect children’s learning
#Canada #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Education #DigitalPrivacy #Schools #Students #Children #AIinEducation #EdTech #Teachers #ChildSafety #CriticalThinking #Tech
the-14.com/before-schools-embr…

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