Tag Archives: schools

AI in education is a public problem

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Ben Williamson

Over the past year or so, a narrative that AI will inevitably transform education has become widespread. You can find it in the pronouncements of investors, tech industry figures, educational entrepreneurs, and academic thought leaders. If you are looking for … Continue reading →

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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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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Smarter, crowdsourced, super startup schools

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson Disruptive innovation. Bleeding edge. Scalable solutions. The Uber for X. Silicon Valley is routinely ridiculed for the language of technology entrepreneurship and startup culture it has dispersed. Yet the Silicon Valley lexicon is fast becoming part of the … Continue reading →

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