Tom Webster

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

Tmrw is #InternationalDayOfHappiness Join me, Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner Nicola & most importantly, children from across Scotland for a positive BSL-interpreted assembly! We'll be celebrating rights & making connections to mental health and wellbeing.➡️ www.e-sgoil.com/bge-primary/... #edusky

Thank you!

Where would you recommend someone starts with Sontag?

Phil Cook - Dawn Birds from Appalachia Borealis https://philcookmusic.bandcamp.com/track/dawn-birds

Amaro Freitas - Uiara (Encantada da Água) Vida e cura from Y'Y https://amarofreitas.bandcamp.com/track/uiara-encantada-da-gua-vida-e-cura

I've been enjoying these two albums of piano music recently. Amaro Freitas' album (Y'Y) came out a year ago, and the Phil Cook album (Appalachi Borealis) is out next month. Both have such a strong sense of place as well as a connection with the use of field recordings—particularly birdsong. Links ⬇️

Members of the collective worked together with AI to produce images of what an imagined future Nairobi could look like. This image shows mushroom like buildings towering over a set of similar but smaller structures.

Starting from the vision/mission/purpose at the core of this diagram, moving outwards on concentric circles, we can trace: The epics (significant chunks of work) that will be undertaken The features that will be delivered under each epic The benefits those features will provide for users The outcome (change in the real world) those benefits will deliver

Interesting things: virtual schools, systems thinking and design podcast ep, Kenyan speculative cities, approaching the creation of shared intents/outcomes, and social media use in fraught times. write.as/mrtomwebster... @404media.co @se-davidobrien.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy @lojammusic.bsky.social

@scilt.bsky.social

Calling all Scottish Primary schools. Join us tomorrow 0930-1000 for another national #ScotlandsAssembly. It's Languages Week Scotland, and we'll be hearing about our good friend Erin's adventures in France. There's no cost and joining info is on the e-Sgoil website: e-sgoil.com/bge-primary/...

Now this is a very interesting programme from @skyscanner.net and Glasgow University.
Get a teaching qualification and get industry experience after your PGDE
Be very interesting to see how this works
Check out this job at Skyscanner: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

"The regulation and governance of AI in EdTech has not kept pace with the evolution of the products, leaving pupils and schools exposed to potentially risky technologies being deployed."

Hugely important work on AI and edtech in schools from @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social and @nuffieldfoundation.org

Join the Northern Alliance 15:45-16:45 on the 29th January. I'll be speaking on "Digital IN the Learning Environment / Digital AS the Learning Environment". It's part of a focus on the Environment, Experiences & Interactions theme of the #NALTAToolkit. You can sign up here: rb.gy/bi0bez

Whatever The Weather – “12°C” Loraine James stays busy. The London producer has put out some consistently good electronic music under her own name for years now. But she also has a more ambient-leaning project called Whatever The ...

Loraine James has announced her next ambient album as Whatever The Weather

What all of these have in common is the crucial question of "Who is driving AI development". When we can answer that, we can begin to consider whether this is a future we (in the widest sense of "we") want.

The Future of AI at School - Edinburgh Futures Institute This event will bring together key figures from the Scottish education landscape to talk about AI in schools and our education futures.

Finally, this discussion, hosted by the Edinburgh Futures Institute, brings together @olliebray.bsky.social, Louise Hayward & Theodore Pengelley (SQA) in a really good panel on AI & Scottish schools: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-fu...

Engaging Children Across Scotland to Shape the Future of AI

This from the Turing Institute/Scottish Children's Parliament is so valuable as it captures children/young people's voice in the discussion: www.turing.ac.uk/research/res...

These issues of power when discussing AI and its impact are so important. Along with this @jrf-uk.bsky.social post, I've added a couple of other contributions to the discussion, specifically focussed on Scottish schools, below...

Really like this - really applicable to schools both in terms of vision/values/aims but also QI/improvement planning.

The signals we're watching in 2025 | Nesta Our annual series about the trends and developments that are set to shape the coming year

https://www.nesta.org.uk/feature/future-signals-2025/

And then once again when those same students go onto work/lead in universities.

Really enjoyed this @joenote.bsky.social. Made me think about how student's perceptions of platformisation might change as children whose school careers were mediated by platforms move onto university (although I guess current undergrads did grow up in this way)....

A gratitude zine Exercises to help you feel thankful

I really like this from @austinkleon.bsky.social “Gratitude Zines”. Would make a great Christmas activity for a class. Lots of examples and printable templates here: austinkleon.substack.com/p/a-gratitud...

A bright, confident Robin stands atop a log, its chest puffed out in full display of its orange-red breast. The bird tilts its head slightly upwards, as if preparing to take on the world with determination. Its slender legs are planted firmly, giving it the appearance of striking a victorious power pose. The surrounding mossy log and blurred green background provide a natural stage, emphasising the robin’s bold stance.

Strike a power pose, it's Monday.

#MondayMotivation

Simple internet pleasures

New Curriculum Improvement Cycle discussion paper – Background and A Case For Change This discussion paper Background and A Case For Change : Findings from the Pilot Curriculum Reviews 2023/24 conveys and discusses the findings, key messages and learning from a number of pilot curr…

🧵 2/2 ... a possible way to create a more coherent path through early years, primary and secondary BGE.

Paper: https://buff.ly/4fNF1L0

TES article: https://buff.ly/3Ct5aRb

Great to see more Scottish educators here. 😍 Perhaps many will have seen it already, but this new Ed Scot discussion paper on the curriculum reform cycle gives, in my opinion, a really compelling case for change and... 🧵 1/2

Don't You Ache (feat. Ellen Renton), by Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton from the album My Noise is Nothing

lordoftheisles.bandcamp.com/track/dont-y...

How is everybody getting on? You finding your feet? We've been on here a wee while so if you have any questions about Bluesky, we'll do our best to answer.