Tag Archives: educational technology

The tech elite is making a power-grab for public education

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are linking public education into their growing networks of activity and influence. Image by Steve Jurvetson In the same week that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced a major move into education provision, the FBI issued a … Continue reading →

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Edu-business as usual—market-making in higher education

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson The Nido Spitalfields Tower, the world’s tallest student accommodation, sits on the boundary of the financial district of London. Image by UggBoyUggGirl The global education business Pearson has established itself as a major player in higher education around the world. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ed-tech, edu-business, educational technology, government, higher education, market reform, marketization, Office for Students, Pearson | 1 Comment

ClassDojo app takes mindfulness to scale in public education

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson A globally popular educational app used by millions of teachers and schoolchildren worldwide has begun to deliver mindfulness meditation training into classrooms. Based on a mobile app that teachers can carry in their pockets, ClassDojo is embedding positive psychology … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged classdojo, educational technology, government, psychology, schools, silicon valley, venture capital | 8 Comments

Brain data, neurotechnology and education

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Image by Neil Conway The brain sciences are playing an increasingly powerful role in the development of the digital technologies that may augment everyday life in future years. ‘Neurotechnology’ is a broad field of brain-centred technical R&D. It includes … Continue reading →

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Imaginaries and materialities of education data science

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Image: The .edu Ocunet, by Tim Beckhardt Ben Williamson This is a talk I presented at the Nordic Educational Research Association conference at Aalborg University, Copenhagen, on 23 March 2017. Education is currently being reimagined for the future. In 2016, the online … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged algorithmic governance, algorithms, analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, data, educational technology, machine learning, schools, software | 3 Comments

Psychological surveillance and psycho-informatics in the classroom

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Psychology has long played a role in education by providing the expert knowledge and survey instruments required to monitor students’ attitudes, dispositions and habits of mind. Today, though, psychology is coming to play an increasingly prevalent role in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged affective computing, data, educational technology, government, psychology, schools, surveillance | 1 Comment

Assembling ClassDojo

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Ben Williamson

A sociotechnical survey of a public sphere platform Ben Williamson The world’s most successful educational technology is ClassDojo. Originally developed as a smartphone app for teachers to reward ‘positive behaviour’ in classrooms, it has recently extended significantly to become a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged algorithms, classdojo, data, education policy, educational technology, government | 14 Comments