The EdTech Equity Project

Great to be at the @connectedbydata.org design lab on supporting collective school decision making on AI and education technology! Lots of rich discussions and many important insights to think about💡 #edtech #education #equity

Sociodigital futures of education: reparations, sovereignty, care, and democratisation As EdTech industries grow in reach and power it is imperative to motivate conditions for ethical challenge and contestation, always remaining attentive to the kinds of education futures that domina...

Could edtech and AI in education be imagined otherwise? In our paper in latest issue of Oxford Review of Education @arathings.bsky.social, Carolina Valladares Celis, Jessica Pykett, @kerifacer.bsky.social and I surface four alternative orientations to tech in education (1/2) doi.org/10.1080/0305...

WORKSHOP: Designing EdTech for Equity (Manchester) This workshop is an important opportunity for teachers and EdTech companies to think collaboratively about equitable EdTech design and use in secondary school contexts.

Last chance to register for our Manchester workshop on Monday 7th July for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

WORKSHOP: Designing EdTech for Equity (Bristol) This workshop is an important opportunity for teachers and EdTech companies to think collaboratively about equitable EdTech design and its use in school contexts.

Last chance to register for our Bristol workshop on Friday 4th July for secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat
edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/workshops/wo...

An excellent couple of days at the inaugural #ECCES conference - great to share some findings from the project and to engage in lots of lively, critical conversations on all things #edtech, teaching and learning 🇨🇭☀️ @erpioe.bsky.social @education.ox.ac.uk

📣Calling secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! We are thrilled to be collaborating with Manchester Metropolitan University for this workshop on designing and using EdTech for equity! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat

📣Calling secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! We are thrilled to be collaborating with
@soebristol.bsky.social for this workshop on designing and using EdTech for equity! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat

Enumerating AI effects in education Photo by Igor Omilaev on Unsplash Over recent weeks, controversy has surfaced over research publications claiming to show statistical evidence that generative AI has beneficial effects on learning.…

A race is on to produce statistical evidence of the effects of AI in education. It's leading to a rush of viral studies that play well on social media but don't stand up so well to methodological scrutiny. New post codeactsineducation.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/e...

📣 We're hiring an Associate Professor of Digital Education to join the Critical Digital Education Research Group and lead the Digital & Social Change pathway of our MSc in Education.

Interested? Apply now!
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Deadline: 6 June

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📣Calling secondary school #teachers & #EdTech companies! We are thrilled to be collaborating with @soebristol.bsky.social for this workshop on designing and using EdTech for equity! Please share widely and hope to see you there! #EdTechEquity #UKEdu #UKedchat

Reconfiguring EdTech Evidence: Response to the EEB’s call for evidence The EdTech Equity project's response to the EdTech Evidence Board's call for evidence.

Our research highlights that the evidence base schools may rely on to make decisions about EdTech is lacking. Read about our recent submission to the EEB evidence board here: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/reconfigurin...

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The Reparative Futures of Education (Repair-Ed) team have launched a new online interactive archive: A People’s History of Schooling in Bristol 🏫

Explore how people have faced, and challenged, racial and classed injustices in education in Bristol ➡️ www.repair-ed.uk/stories/

Great to be in Chicago learning about EdTech research across the globe and to share what we are finding re: the gap between aspirational visions of education in a digital society and the realities of everyday classroom practices in England #CIES2025💡📚 @erpioe.bsky.social @oxforddeptofed.bsky.social

A response to the UK Parliament’s call for evidence: Solving the SEND crisis The EdTech Equity project's response to the UK Parliament's call for evidence on 'Solving the SEND crisis'.

Our project has highlighted some important considerations around technology use for SEND students in mainstream secondary schools. See here for our response to the UK Parliament’s call for evidence on ‘Solving the SEND crisis’: edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/a-response-t...

"Data visualisations of algorithmic systems in education and other social fields tend to visualise certainty, thus invisibilising the underlying approximations and uncertainties of the algorithmic systems and the social settings in which these systems operate"

In case you’ve missed them… Check out some of our blogs! From “What is EdTech?” to “Online tutoring and EdTech partnerships” ✏️ edtech.oii.ox.ac.uk/blog/

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...

What do policymakers & decision makers want from academic ed-tech research? I had a great chat with Cristóbal Cobo about the types of evidence that get most attention in policy circles, and some approaches that can help critical researchers get the message through! www.buzzsprout.com/1301377/epis...

Oxford researchers advocate for comprehensive framework to study AI's In light of the rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the daily digital experiences of children and adolescents, researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the

NEW: In light of the rapid integration of AI into the daily digital experiences of children and adolescents, researchers from @oiioxford.bsky.social are calling for a structured framework to examine AI's effects on young people's mental health.

More info ⬇️

Very excited to share some of our emerging findings at the Insights from Practice for Policy conference at the UK House of Lords ✨

Super to connect with colleagues, reflect on the last twelve months, and engage in important conversations about knowledge exchange 📡

"The digital backlash in education – critical & postdigital perspectives" - looking forward to being part of this symposium with @discoursology.bsky.social, Petar Jandric & Sarah Hayes ... if you are in the Stockholm area on Feb 6th then do join us! www.sh.se/english/sode...

Cambridge leads governmental project to understand impact of smartphones and social media on young people Cambridge researchers are leading the first phase of a new research project that will lay the groundwork for future studies into the impact on children of

The OII's Prof. @shuhbillskee.bsky.social is collaborating with the Cambridge team (Amy Orben and Amrit Kaur Purba) on a new government research project on the impact of smartphones and social media on young people.

Read more here: www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

The UK should not give up on contextual admissions Scaled and standardised, lowering entry requirements for disadvantaged applicants can contribute to a fairer society, says Jon Datta

🎓 Contextual admissions can be transformative when done right-beyond the 'lucky few.' My @timeshighered.bsky.social article highlights the need for transparency, consistency & a joined-up approach to widen access. Let’s act now: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/uk-s... #HigherEd #SocialMobility

new article! “We’re already experts in school, right?”: Supporting students’ construction of future school scenarios' 🔓

... from our project looking at how young people engage with ideas from education futures, climate & energy futures, AI and digital futures

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How is family life being ‘platformized’ and why does it matter? From parenting with baby apps to coordinating dinner plans via WhatsApp, families are increasingly living their lives through digital platforms. But this is not just about convenience, it is also a…

"Platforms are typically marked by unequal power relations... [they] shape family life, often invisibly, by setting the rules, gathering data, and influencing behaviours." blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/202...

Poacher turned gamekeeper? What is Google’s role in improving its users’ media literacy? LSE’s Sonia Livingstone, Lee Edwards and Emma Goodman consider the findings of a recent assesment of some of Google’s media literacy initiatives, as part of a wider research project on …

"As digital innovation poses ever more challenges for our hard-pressed and unequal society, the critical question is: who is going to design, fund and implement media literacy to educate the entire public?"
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In 2024, "spending cuts on IT equipment were reported by 51% of senior leaders compared to 42% in 2023. This represents a near doubling in just two years since 2022 (27%) with the highest levels in primary schools."

NEW on Wonkhe: Academics want their research to influence policy. But for Joe Mintz, there’s a need for better understanding about how this relationship works in practice https://buff.ly/3Pw9ySF