Eamon Costello
@eam0.bsky.social
(Post)Digital Learning. Critical Pedagogy. Post-AI futures. Creative methods. Speculative design. Pedagogies of kindness. Teacher education and fac dev.
Assoc Prof, Dublin City University - He/Him).
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eamoncostello
Assoc Prof, Dublin City University - He/Him).
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eamoncostello
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@eam0.bsky.social
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HOT off the furnace and pressed into print!!! 🔥
Costello, E., & Gow, S. (2025). Authoritarian EdTech. Dialogues on Digital Society. doi.org/10.1177/2976...
HOT off the furnace and pressed into print!!! 🔥
Costello, E., & Gow, S. (2025). Authoritarian EdTech. Dialogues on Digital Society. doi.org/10.1177/2976...
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After the @altuk.bsky.social conference, I sat down to write a blog post, but quickly decided to write about all of the events this past year: kate-molloy.net/open-practic...
Special thanks to @slowtech2000.bsky.social, @eam0.bsky.social, and James Brunton for all the support throughout the year.
Special thanks to @slowtech2000.bsky.social, @eam0.bsky.social, and James Brunton for all the support throughout the year.
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
After the @altuk.bsky.social conference, I sat down to write a blog post, but quickly decided to write about all of the events this past year: kate-molloy.net/open-practic...
Special thanks to @slowtech2000.bsky.social, @eam0.bsky.social, and James Brunton for all the support throughout the year.
Special thanks to @slowtech2000.bsky.social, @eam0.bsky.social, and James Brunton for all the support throughout the year.
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Key things that have happened in the US since the weekend!
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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The #CESIcon 2026 call for proposals is open through 19 December. We will return to the Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on 28 February for a day of exciting talks and workshops as we continue to explore our 'Navigating Digital Futures' theme. @lcetb.com @denistreacy.com #EdChatIe forms.gle/x4SNHynzdT2v...
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The #CESIcon 2026 call for proposals is open through 19 December. We will return to the Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh on 28 February for a day of exciting talks and workshops as we continue to explore our 'Navigating Digital Futures' theme. @lcetb.com @denistreacy.com #EdChatIe forms.gle/x4SNHynzdT2v...
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Designing For Integrity with Integrity: Guest lecture recording & key resources for National Academic Integrity Week by profjhangiani.bsky.social hosted by @eam0.bsky.social at dcuioe.bsky.social See ilta.ie/designing-fo... #EduSky #HEIE #Integrity
Designing For Integrity with Integrity – ILTA
Over 80 members and friends of ILTA gathered in person and online for a unique hybrid event to mark the start of National Academic Integrity Week at Dublin City University. The invited talk and panel ...
ilta.ie
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Designing For Integrity with Integrity: Guest lecture recording & key resources for National Academic Integrity Week by profjhangiani.bsky.social hosted by @eam0.bsky.social at dcuioe.bsky.social See ilta.ie/designing-fo... #EduSky #HEIE #Integrity
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It's nearly time... Reclaim Open #ReclaimOPen25 starts tomorrow with a 12 hour blog-a-thon and today is our last day to register and join in the fun reclaimopen.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's nearly time... Reclaim Open #ReclaimOPen25 starts tomorrow with a 12 hour blog-a-thon and today is our last day to register and join in the fun reclaimopen.com
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“Mainlining AI straight into their veins,” they say?
@ginasue.bsky.social will join
@alexhanna.bsky.social & me on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 to take apart the UK government's latest AI fiasco:
Monday, Jan 20, noon Pacific
www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
@ginasue.bsky.social will join
@alexhanna.bsky.social & me on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 to take apart the UK government's latest AI fiasco:
Monday, Jan 20, noon Pacific
www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
dair_institute - Twitch
Twitch account for The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR).
www.twitch.tv
January 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“Mainlining AI straight into their veins,” they say?
@ginasue.bsky.social will join
@alexhanna.bsky.social & me on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 to take apart the UK government's latest AI fiasco:
Monday, Jan 20, noon Pacific
www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
@ginasue.bsky.social will join
@alexhanna.bsky.social & me on Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 to take apart the UK government's latest AI fiasco:
Monday, Jan 20, noon Pacific
www.twitch.tv/dair_institute
"The loss of education is the loss of the future itself’: Gaza’s children and teachers on two years without school"
"With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘The loss of education is the loss of the future itself’: Gaza’s children and teachers on two years without school
With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education. Three students and a teacher share their stories – and their hopes
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
"The loss of education is the loss of the future itself’: Gaza’s children and teachers on two years without school"
"With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
"With 97% of schools destroyed or damaged, 600,000 children have just begun their third year out of formal education"
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Call for panels open for 4th International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica. Great place for dialogue for anyone interested in democracy and education: www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/call-for-pan...
Call for panels – Fourth International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica
The Fourth International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica welcomes panel proposals that engage with our shared effort to rethink and reimagine the deep relationship between learning and de...
www.scuolademocratica-conference.net
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Call for panels open for 4th International Conference of the journal Scuola Democratica. Great place for dialogue for anyone interested in democracy and education: www.scuolademocratica-conference.net/call-for-pan...
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Wonderful event today at @dcuioe.bsky.social with @eam0.bsky.social, Manuel Fernández López, and their guests. I learned so much about Futures Thinking and its value. Well done to all involved.
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wonderful event today at @dcuioe.bsky.social with @eam0.bsky.social, Manuel Fernández López, and their guests. I learned so much about Futures Thinking and its value. Well done to all involved.
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Google backtracked after I tipped the Washington Post to how they were pushing AI functionality during exams. wapo.st/47OPRzL
Column | Teachers got mad about a cheat button in Chrome. Now Google’s pausing it.
Google quietly added a “homework help” button to the world’s most-used web browser. Educators say it makes cheating too easy.
wapo.st
September 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Google backtracked after I tipped the Washington Post to how they were pushing AI functionality during exams. wapo.st/47OPRzL
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With invited speakers including @michalwieczorek.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
With invited speakers including @michalwieczorek.bsky.social
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Authoritarian EdTech
Authoritarian EdTech
Commentary on Authoritarian EdTech by Stephen Downes. Online learning, e-learning, new media, connectivism, MOOCs, personal learning environments, new literacy, and more
www.downes.ca
September 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Authoritarian EdTech
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From Stinking Thinking to Fragrant Futures: An Expert Exchange on Educational Futures Thinking
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
From Stinking Thinking to Fragrant Futures: An Expert Exchange on Educational Futures Thinking
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
From Stinking Thinking to Fragrant Futures: An Expert Exchange on Educational Futures Thinking
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
From Stinking Thinking to Fragrant Futures: An Expert Exchange on Educational Futures Thinking
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sept 26th @dcuioe.bsky.social
Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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📝 Latest Publication Alert! 📝
"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"
Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ResearchIntegrity
"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"
Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ResearchIntegrity
AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues
Guided by Brey’s Anticipatory Technology Ethics, we examined AI-based research mentors (AIRMs) through technology foresight as well as identification and evaluation of ethical issues. Scenario plan...
doi.org
September 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
📝 Latest Publication Alert! 📝
"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"
Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ResearchIntegrity
"AI-based research mentors: Plausible scenarios and ethical issues"
Daniel Crean, Michał Wieczorek, Bert Gordijn & Alan J. Kearns
→ doi.org/10.1080/0898...
#AI
#ArtificialIntelligence
#ResearchIntegrity
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Authoritarian EdTech #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/78219
September 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Authoritarian EdTech #oldaily https://www.downes.ca/post/78219
Thank you for writing such an important paper. The resignation of so many to an imaginary tech manifest destiny—including in the educational community, is shocking. There’s no inevitable future—only one to which we will default unless we can shake people’s sense of helplessness. We are not powerless
September 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Thank you for writing such an important paper. The resignation of so many to an imaginary tech manifest destiny—including in the educational community, is shocking. There’s no inevitable future—only one to which we will default unless we can shake people’s sense of helplessness. We are not powerless
September 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thank you for writing such an important paper. The resignation of so many to an imaginary tech manifest destiny—including in the educational community, is shocking. There’s no inevitable future—only one to which we will default unless we can shake people’s sense of helplessness. We are not powerless
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Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50%
Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50%
Move comes despite election manifesto promises from Keir Starmer to improve ‘access to learning’
Prisons across England and Wales are set to slash frontline spending on education courses by up to 50%, despite promises from Keir Starmer to improve “access to learning” in last year’s general election manifesto.
The budget for classroom courses at HMP Leicester will be cut by 46.5%, another men’s prison is cutting spending by 25%, while a women’s prison is cutting its provision in education by 26%, sources have confirmed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Prisons in England and Wales to cut spending on education courses by up to 50%
"Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk"
- Robyn (2010) "Call your Girlfriend"
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It's time you had the talk"
- Robyn (2010) "Call your Girlfriend"
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September 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Call your girlfriend
It's time you had the talk"
- Robyn (2010) "Call your Girlfriend"
Video created with CapCut Pro
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It's time you had the talk"
- Robyn (2010) "Call your Girlfriend"
Video created with CapCut Pro
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🧵 In a recent interview (Bender et al., 2025), Professor Emily M. Bender discussed the limitations of technical solutions in addressing harmful Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias.
September 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
🧵 In a recent interview (Bender et al., 2025), Professor Emily M. Bender discussed the limitations of technical solutions in addressing harmful Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias.
Our open-access AIED commentary is out
"Artificial Intelligence in Educational Research and Scholarship: Seven Framings"
🙏 Goerge Veletsianos, Victoria I. Marín, Stefan Hrastinski, Ahmed Tlili, Henk Huijser, Sharon Altena, Giselle Ferreira and Jason McDonald
open-publishing.org/journals/ind...
"Artificial Intelligence in Educational Research and Scholarship: Seven Framings"
🙏 Goerge Veletsianos, Victoria I. Marín, Stefan Hrastinski, Ahmed Tlili, Henk Huijser, Sharon Altena, Giselle Ferreira and Jason McDonald
open-publishing.org/journals/ind...
Artificial Intelligence in Educational Research and Scholarship: Seven Framings
| Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice
open-publishing.org
September 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Our open-access AIED commentary is out
"Artificial Intelligence in Educational Research and Scholarship: Seven Framings"
🙏 Goerge Veletsianos, Victoria I. Marín, Stefan Hrastinski, Ahmed Tlili, Henk Huijser, Sharon Altena, Giselle Ferreira and Jason McDonald
open-publishing.org/journals/ind...
"Artificial Intelligence in Educational Research and Scholarship: Seven Framings"
🙏 Goerge Veletsianos, Victoria I. Marín, Stefan Hrastinski, Ahmed Tlili, Henk Huijser, Sharon Altena, Giselle Ferreira and Jason McDonald
open-publishing.org/journals/ind...
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Research shows GCSE Citizenship Studies boosts political understanding & engagement, especially for young women & ethnic minority students. If Votes at 16 is to succeed, all students must receive high-quality #CitizenshipEd. ow.ly/6xKc50WTFKe
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Research shows GCSE Citizenship Studies boosts political understanding & engagement, especially for young women & ethnic minority students. If Votes at 16 is to succeed, all students must receive high-quality #CitizenshipEd. ow.ly/6xKc50WTFKe