Education Technology Society
Casting a critical eye over the world of digital education, education futures and EdTech.
Join Neil Selwyn as he talks to experts from around the world committed to new ways of thinking about digital technology and education
Podcasting since 2023 • 42 episodes
Education Technology Society
Latest Episodes
The ethics of AI in education
There is growing talk about ‘AI ethics’ in education. We talk to Michał Wieczorek (University College Dublin) about how to think about tech ethics in a philosophically-grounded manner, and how much of the current push for AI in educ...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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18:05
Agentic AI and education
Carlo Perrotta (University of Oxford) was researching GenAI in education long before it hit the headlines. We talk about the latest hype around ‘Agentic AI’ and whether this is genuinely a game-changer or simply a desperate attempt ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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19:25
Are we seeing a digital backlash in education?
Efforts are growing in many countries to get devices out of classrooms and push for a general ‘de-digitisation’ of education. Ingrid Forsler (Södertörn University) talks about recent developments in Sweden and how we can make sense...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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15:17
Better AI in education … is regulation the answer?
We talk with legal expert Liane Colonna (Stockholm University) about the EU ‘AI Act’ and what it means for the use of AI in education. To what extent can we rely on regulation to enforce safer and more beneficial forms of AI use in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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25:53
What values should be driving the EdTech of the future?
Professor Arathi Sriprakash (University of Oxford) wants us to reimagine edtech along radically different lines. What might digital education look like if it was based around principles of reparation, sovereignty, care and de...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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19:36