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Short thread on our new paper. We use face mask efficacy research as a “stress test” for systematic review methods. We analysed 66 systematic reviews of face mask efficacy; they reached widely different conclusions (~half said they work, half said that evidence of efficacy was lacking). 1/

Call for session proposals This year, we are delighted to host the 11th international Social Media for Learning in Higher Education conference at Lancaster University, co-chaired by Dr Katy Jordan and Dr Kathy Chandler. The …

This year, #socmedhe25 will be coming to Lancaster University, on 16th December! The call for papers/session proposals is now open at socmedhe25.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/c... - please submit abstracts by *24th October*
Hope you can join us - see you in December!

UPDATE: Federal database of historical education documents ceasing operations The latest education news updates from EdSource.

Federal database of historical education documents ceasing operations edsource.org?page_id=730958

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Generative AI is a hinge point for higher education Decisions taken now around how generative AI is used by academics and universities will shape the future of research. Mark Carrigan argues whilst optimistic scenarios are possible, generative AI st…

How #GenerativeAI is used by academics and universities will shape the future of #research.

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Athabasca University is hiring 2 Assistant professors for our MEd in Open, Digital and Distance Education. We have great students and faculty...reach out if you have questions. Please share with your networks. Application due by Dec 18. athabascau.acquiretm.com/job_details_...

Act now to stop millions of research papers from disappearing Digital preservation is not keeping up with the growth of scholarly knowledge. Recognizing its causes is the first step to securing records everywhere for future generations.

My work features prominently in a Nature editorial today. Great to see digital preservation being taken seriously.

"Millions of research articles are absent from major digital archives. This worrying finding, [...] was laid bare in a study by Martin Eve" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Why did Twitter so quickly fall apart as a site for scholarship? Why is Bluesky not providing academics with a similar social buzz? How can researchers use Chat GPT as a genuinely useful interlocutor? Listen to this *really* interesting conversation with Mark Carrigan: soundcloud.com/eetheducatio...

How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000 In the history of education, the question of how computers were introduced into European classrooms has so far been largely neglected. This edited volume strives to address this gap. The contributions...

In his podcast, @neilselwyn.bsky.social and I talk about the early days of the digital transformation of education. The interview is available on all platforms. The #histed book "How Computers Entered the Classroom" (ed. with @carmenflury.bsky.social) is open access: open.spotify.com/show/3sc6TEH...