Dear colleagues,
I hope this finds you well. I’m reaching out to invite you to an informal lunchtime gathering where we can share our thoughts and concerns about educational technology and its impacts.
This is part of an exciting international initiative happening that week, with similar discussions taking place in cities around the world: https://criticaledtech.com/2024/07/26/cset-2025-critical-studies-of-education-and-technology-an-invitation-to-connect/ [criticaledtech.com]
We’ll be hosting Manchester’s contribution:
Date: Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 Time: 12:00 – 14:00 Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, University of Manchester
The format is deliberately informal – we’re inviting colleagues to give brief 5-minute contributions on any of these themes:
- What concerns you about EdTech in our current context?
- What social harms are you observing?
- How do you see the political economy of EdTech playing out locally?
- Where do you see hope for positive change?
No slides needed – just come ready to share your thoughts and meet others interested in these issues. This is very much about building connections across Manchester and Salford institutions and finding potential collaborators.
Your insights will contribute to an international open-access report, and there’s potential for involvement in a UK-wide meeting planned for June in Oxford/London.
If you’d like to contribute a 5-minute talk, just let me know which theme you’d like to address. You’re also very welcome to come and join the discussion even if you don’t want to speak. Lunch will be provided.
Please get in touch by January 31st to confirm your talk or just register to attend on the day.
Look forward to seeing some of you in February.
Mark Carrigan (UoM) and Mar Borràs (MMU)
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