Cristina Costa

Generative artificial intelligence in education: (what) are we thinking? Debates linking generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) to knowledge work have become increasingly popular, with discussions of technological innovation and information production efficiency ce...

New paper in @lmt-journal.bsky.social : Generative artificial intelligence in education: (what) are we thinking? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The contradictions of legitimation strategies and the welfaring of education This paper explores the interplay between legitimation crises and welfare state contradictions, as well as the extent to which these can be witnessed in the UK education field. The paper argues tha...

One for the reading list: "The contradictions of legitimation strategies and the welfaring of education" by Mark Murphy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... - a much needed discussion of how Education is being used to shoulder many societal issues/maladies.

Both activities are good networking exercises

People with lived experience of mental health conditions must have a say in their own care.

People with lived experience of mental health conditions must be at the centre of #MentalHealth policy & service design.

WHO’s new guidance sets out how people with lived experience should be involved in shaping systems that meet their needs & improve care.

Learn more: bit.ly/4lgVjjk

Both have benefits and drawbacks.Books unless open access may get less traction, but you and authors may be able to be a bit bolder. I like a good edited collection. Journal SI may be more accessible but less editorial control as you need to yield some of it to reviewers.Do both - one for each idea?

Picturing Research Competition 24/25 REMINDER!! DRMC invites staff, PGT, PGR researchers to submit a pictorial representation of their research. Online competition showcasing research conducted by researchers at Durham University. More details here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins... #researchmethods

The Atlas of Social Complexity. Chapter 25: Economics in an unstable world The first major content theme in T he Atlas of Social Complexity is Cognition, Emotion and Consciousness. This first the...

Economies aren’t machines seeking balance; they're living systems in disequilibrium: adaptive, entangled, unpredictable. Complexity economics doesn’t fix old models. It re-imagines the system entirely. sacswebsite.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-... @lassegerrits.bsky.social @elgarpublishing.bsky.social

Cc @complexcase.bsky.social

Call for papers Call for papers, Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research. Two-day workshop for 10 November 2025 at LSE.

This looks good:

Computational Social Science meets Qualitative Research
www.lse.ac.uk/Methodology/...

Why the push for GenAI might well lead to teachers doing *more* work (rather than less work) ... we need to remain mindful of Ruth Schwartz Cohen's work on household technologies and women's domestic labour. I think there might be parallels?! criticaledtech.com/2025/03/20/m...

My entire PhD thesis on the experiences of commuter students in the North of England is available to access 👇

Key bits include discussions on definition of commuter student, the deficit narrative of commuter students and implications for policy and practice 💡

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The moral grounding of changing educational assessment and accountability: a theoretically informed analysis of moral assemblages in Denmark This paper examines, via the concept of moral assemblage, the function of assessment as a tool for moral accountability and legitimation. Moral assemblages consist of disciplinary institutions, tec...

Open Access article by Mark Murphy and Christian Ydesen: The moral grounding of changing educational assessment and accountability: a theoretically informed analysis of moral assemblages in Denmark www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“But casting AI as autonomous is not just misleading, it is dangerous. Recognising this truth is critical for tackling the ethical and societal challenges AI presents today.”
#criticalAI

Call to PhD students for applications to EERA's NW 13. Philosophy of Education Season School 2025 at the University of Galway, Ireland, 17 - 18 May 2025. APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11 March. Full info: https://eera-ecer.de/seasonschools/nw-13-philosophy-of-education-season-school-2025

Shocking..I have no words

Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.

“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.

“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”

@kyivindependent.com

Thank you for raising this. I haven't read the DL yet, but I read the Guardian. I was shocked to read that Zelensky should have said how grateful he was rather than following for Vance's trap. Newspapers are now opinion pieces. Where's serious journalism gone?

Social media bans for teens: Australia has passed one, should other countries follow suit? A block for under-16s would soothe many parents’ concerns, but experts are divided over the evidence in support of it, and how it might work in practice

Good piece by @stokel.bsky.social exploring to what extent Australia's ill-advised but popular under16s social media ban might be a template for the UK or elsewhere, with plenty of @sonialivingstone.bsky.social wisdom included. :)

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f...

YouTube video by Peter Erdi Atlas of Social Complexity: Podcast with the authors: Brian Castellani and Lasse Gerrits

🎙️ @complexcase.bsky.social and @lassegerrits.bsky.social discuss their title, The Atlas of Social Complexity, on Peter Erdi's podcast

Listen here: youtu.be/FYWoruE27Uo?...

#SocialComplexity #ComplexityTheory #ComplexityScience

Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission

Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album: www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Fellow academics, we should release an empty/blank paper to show the impact Gen-AI will/can have on thinking... just a thought!

Venture Capital Kills ‘More Value Than It Creates,’ Author Says In a new book, World Eaters, tech activist Catherine Bracy says Silicon Valley needs to focus more on solving real-world problems and less on fast profit.

Go Big or go home. Move fast & break things. VC investors choose startups according to “power law,” tendency for outliers to have undue impact. Despite their claims to “make the world a better place,” VCs either avoid addressing societal problems or make them worse www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Picturing Research Competition 24/25 NOW LAUNCHED!! DRMC invites staff, PGT, PGR researchers to submit a pictorial representation of their research. Online competition showcasing research conducted by researchers at Durham University. More details here: www.dur.ac.uk/research/ins... #researchmethods

It is tomorrow - here in Durham. Looking forward to discussing critical takes of Education and Technology with colleagues from across the region

CSET 2025 – Critical studies of education and technology Researchers from the NorthEast are invited to a local academic meeting focused on ‘Problematising education and digital technology'

@nicwhitton.bsky.social and I will be hosting a CSET 2025 – Critical studies of education and technology meeting in Durham on the 21st February, 2025 (this event is globally organised by @neilselwyn.bsky.social ). Free registration is now open www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cset-2025-...

This Friday, in Durham, UK we will engage in critical discussions of education and technology. Still a few places left if you'd like to join us . See below

What is ‘critical’ in critical studies of edtech? - Education Technology Society There is growing interest in critical studies of education and technology. But what does it mean to be ‘critical’ of edtech, and how can this work genuinely make a difference in the world? Felici...

Criticality. What is that anyway? Warming up for the #cset2025 meet-up in Oldenburg on Friday! And it was a great warm-up to chat with @neilselwyn.bsky.social about what “critical” is doing in these kinds of phrases: critical studies of education and technology.

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Live-podd: The Digital Backlash in Education | MKV-podden

Live-podd: The Digital Backlash in Education shows.acast.com/mkv-podden/e...

Live-podd: The Digital Backlash in Education | MKV-podden

The Digital Backlash in Education... why we need to be wary of the current drive to get the digital out of education!

A really good recording of our opening remarks at the Feb 7 Södertörn Uni panel: featuring me, Sarah Hayes, Petar Jandrić & Felicitas Macgilchrist: shows.acast.com/mkv-podden/e...

Creating sexually explicit #deepfakes will become a crime in the UK, thanks in part to work by @claremcglynn.bsky.social at Durham Law School.

The new law will also cover asking someone to create a sexually explicit deepfake following work from Clare & Gemma Davies 👉 tinyurl.com/2dczpzcf

We are so post-everything (theory, human, etc.) that we no longer seem to agree on a common moral basis....