Kerry Pinny

Really enjoying the #ALTc25 posts today. Feeling a little FOMO (although not missing being behind the scenes). I wish everyone a fantastic conference

The Terminator (1984) Kyle Reese meme: Listen. And understand. That LLM is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until they run out of money.

An industry that relies upon exploiting the labour of others, without compensation, is perhaps one that ought not exist...

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Slide: There are no shortcuts--'ugly social realities' Fear of being left out a fabricated & marketing public relations rhetoric Evidence, rigorous testing and evaluation AI in education = commercialization of a collective responsibility Outsourcing a social, civic, and democratic process of cultivating the coming generation to commercial and capitalist enterprise whose priority is profit

Mic drop from @abeba.bsky.social at UNESCO Digital Learning Week

An important grammatical debate

I am reading a lot about Ed tech and AI this month, to get caught up.

And I want to say one thing — this is every previous wave of ed tech extraction at one time, on steroids. Not even the Apple/microsoft school wars comes close.

I thought they only hunted for sport 😟

It’s been 84 years Well, not quite but it has been a long time since I published here. June 2023 to be precise. I was never a prolific blogger, like some of my peers, but I averaged ~4 posts a year. This blog became …

After a long hiatus, I have dipped a toe in the blogging waters.

As my focus shifts from technology in education to the not-for-profit.conrext, I've renamed the blog Technology in Context.

kerrypinny.com/2025/07/17/i...

Exciting! #altc25 will be in Glasgow this year in October. We've listened to feedback and moved the conference back to avoid the busy period. We also know it's increasingly difficult to get funding and time to attend conferences so, for the first time, ALTC will be 2 days #altc #AmplifyFE

There are so many accomplished and inspirational women in the community. Too many to mention. Share the women who inspire you #altc and celebrate them on #WITday #AmplifyFE

One thing I never realise I miss until I return to one, is the vibe of a university campus. The University of Lancaster has been a wonderful, if windy, host this week. Bathed as it has been in glorious sunshine #THEdigitalUK #altc

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Great to hear practical advice on supporting students to develop digital skills from the King's team #altc #THEdigitalUK

4 learning technology themed stickers. Including a Scooby Doo themed AI sticker "I would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for you pesky ethics"

If you're at #THEdigitalUK and would like some @altuk.bsky.social stickers, hit me up. Created by the brilliant @visualthinkery.bsky.social #PeskyEthics #altc #THEdigitalUK

Nearly time to bring @altuk.bsky.social's The Coffee Break to #THEdigitalUK. Come along to Cavendish at 11:45 to try it in-person #altc

Avoiding cottage industries in faculties. Institutional expertise and equipment, accessible to all, is key to enabling widespread innovation #altc #THEdigitalUK

A lack of budget can force innovation. A similar rhetoric to the 'do more with less' approach of education that has been prevalent for decades. If we are expected to achieve, it must be appropriately supported. Success seeds the idea in the exec that it's OK and works #THEdigitalUK #altc

A very timely presentation this morning. Building an innovation policy in challenging financial times. The definition of innovation is the first question kicking off the discussion #THEdigitalUK #altc

There is a distinction, invisible to students and faculty (at times), between consumer and enterprise tech. We all lament the pace at which education is able to implement new tech but they are beholden to complexities, regulations and procurements that are not understood #altc #THEdigitalUK

Precisely. What's the point of the assessment? Who is it gonna help?

Should Universities assess students' digital capabilities? @digisim.bsky.social - should and could are different questions. Who decides if good is good enough? What's the list of capabilities they should meet? How can they develop skills in tools they don't have access to? #altc #AmplifyFE

Finally, Digital Capability: How well equipped are students for learning in a digital world with @julievoce.bsky.social @digisim.bsky.social @m-kimo.bsky.social Andy Jeffrey and Christine Percival #altc #THEdigitalUK

Now for Connecting Infrastructure with Learning Innovation with @amysampson.bsky.social #altc #THEdigitalUK

The discussions around AI (seemingly unavoidable) at #THEdigitalUK reflect those in the sector. A spectrum of optimism and pessimism. AI is not wholly good. It is not wholly bad. Nor is it neutral. It's complex. It's clear we've already accepted or ignore the bad #altc

One example of a lack of human centred design, is the lighting in lecture theatres. IMO learning space design should be iterative. Let people live in a space. To experience it. Change it as we learn. Instead they're installed and only change on the next refurb round #MyRetinas #altc #THEdigitalUK

💯 we haven't

The question of sustainability and AIs impact on climate raised but not directly addressed. We know the answer but saying it out loud would make education's 'we're going to use it anyway to not be left behind' approach very difficult to justify #altc #THEdigitalUK

As ever, technology is forcing change in education. A shame that AI should is the driver for these changes, such as those to assessment, but necessity is the mother of invention. It feels energy would be better spent on getting education to actively change instead of react #altc #THEdigitalUK

Who suffers? @puiyin.bsky.social touched on that in her opener. Who's data? Environmental impact? Workers rights? THE answers would suggest we shouldn't be using AI, if we act ethically. So, we ignore them or we are told the questions themselves are needless and hyperbolic #altc #THEdigitalUK

Excellent point from @jacpotter.bsky.social on AI. We have to accept that there will be people who don't want to use AI even if that seems antithetical to the current rhetoric that everyone wants to use it #altc #THEdigitalUK