Martin Weller
@edtechie.bsky.social
Emeritus Prof at the Open University, living in Cardiff. Professional interests include Educational technology & open education. Fun interests include ice hockey (Cardiff Devils), vinyl, dogs, horror books, walking in Wales.
Some of the similarities between the AI pitch and the populist politics rhetoric blog.edtechie.net/politics/ai-...
AI and Populism – The Ed Techie
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November 11, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Some of the similarities between the AI pitch and the populist politics rhetoric blog.edtechie.net/politics/ai-...
October 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
AI is pretty optional for many of us, and that's a problem for the big investors blog.edtechie.net/ai/the-ai-op... #AI
The AI optionality issue – The Ed Techie
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October 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
AI is pretty optional for many of us, and that's a problem for the big investors blog.edtechie.net/ai/the-ai-op... #AI
I'm down with the kids, I've got an MP3 player blog.edtechie.net/asides/mp-fr...
October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm down with the kids, I've got an MP3 player blog.edtechie.net/asides/mp-fr...
Some thoughts on the Arthur Evans approach to archeology and how this relates to information sites blog.edtechie.net/history/the-...
October 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Some thoughts on the Arthur Evans approach to archeology and how this relates to information sites blog.edtechie.net/history/the-...
AI vs human designed book covers:
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blog.edtechie.net/book-writing...
September 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
AI vs human designed book covers:
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blog.edtechie.net/book-writing...
What do the blogosphere and the shopping mall have in common. More than you might think
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blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/meet...
September 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What do the blogosphere and the shopping mall have in common. More than you might think
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/meet...
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/meet...
Oooh, here's the cover reveal for my novel
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September 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Oooh, here's the cover reveal for my novel
blog.edtechie.net/book-writing...
blog.edtechie.net/book-writing...
In my upcoming novel I have themes of cultural appropriation and a trans character. Here are some thoughts on trying to do this appropriately while being a white, British cis het man. blog.edtechie.net/higher-ed/tr...
(Not the actual cover btw, just attention bait)
(Not the actual cover btw, just attention bait)
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In my upcoming novel I have themes of cultural appropriation and a trans character. Here are some thoughts on trying to do this appropriately while being a white, British cis het man. blog.edtechie.net/higher-ed/tr...
(Not the actual cover btw, just attention bait)
(Not the actual cover btw, just attention bait)
Exactly.
Possible causes of your problems. It’s a diagram that (sadly) still seems relevant in 2025, so reposting a year and a bit on.
August 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Exactly.
Trying to frame my past joy of blogging and social media in the right place between dismissal and nostalgia:
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/for-...
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/for-...
August 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Trying to frame my past joy of blogging and social media in the right place between dismissal and nostalgia:
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/for-...
blog.edtechie.net/weblogs/for-...
Some thoughts on that Microsoft research on jobs at risk from AI blog.edtechie.net/politics/won...
Won’t someone think of the historians? – The Ed Techie
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August 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Some thoughts on that Microsoft research on jobs at risk from AI blog.edtechie.net/politics/won...
Reposted by Martin Weller
it has been said over and over but it’s worth reiterating in the face of this horrifying decision: RFK is quite literally joining the war on cancer on the side of cancer
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the beginning of a coordinated wind-down of its mRNA vaccine development activities...."
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
cc: Sen. Bill Cassidy
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
it has been said over and over but it’s worth reiterating in the face of this horrifying decision: RFK is quite literally joining the war on cancer on the side of cancer
For once I’m in disagreement with Marina Hyde. I think it’s naive in Trump’s America & it’s obsession with replacement theory, to think that ad didn’t know exactly what it was doing
Jeans, controversy, used bathwater: Sydney Sweeney’s selling it all. A showbiz masterclass, if you ask me | Marina Hyde
Jeans, controversy, used bathwater: Sydney Sweeney’s selling it all. A showbiz masterclass, if you ask me | Marina Hyde
Five years ago, she’d have been doing feminist stunts – but times change and Sydney has captured the zeitgeist. She might flog that to you too, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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August 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
For once I’m in disagreement with Marina Hyde. I think it’s naive in Trump’s America & it’s obsession with replacement theory, to think that ad didn’t know exactly what it was doing
Monthly round-up post time: blog.edtechie.net/books/july-2...
July 31, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Monthly round-up post time: blog.edtechie.net/books/july-2...
Some possible implications of AI for fiction writing blog.edtechie.net/ai/writing-t...
Writing to understand – The Ed Techie
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July 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Some possible implications of AI for fiction writing blog.edtechie.net/ai/writing-t...
I have to complete an external examiner report for Warwick today. Tempted to write it in "Beyond" brand style
July 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I have to complete an external examiner report for Warwick today. Tempted to write it in "Beyond" brand style
Hear Jim Groom and I chat about blogging, writing, AI and possible sharks tomorrow
Tune in on Friday to Jim Groom and special guest Martin Weller talking about blogging, writing life and metaphors in our ongoing Bloggers Anonymous series. events.reclaimhosting.com/event/martin...
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July 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Hear Jim Groom and I chat about blogging, writing, AI and possible sharks tomorrow
Recalibrating your analogue as AI slips into default mode for many activities blog.edtechie.net/analogue/rec...
June 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Recalibrating your analogue as AI slips into default mode for many activities blog.edtechie.net/analogue/rec...
The Martin monthly round up blog.edtechie.net/books/may-25...
May 25 Round-up – The Ed Techie
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May 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The Martin monthly round up blog.edtechie.net/books/may-25...
The questions AI makes me ponder about artistic integrity blog.edtechie.net/ai/creativit...
May 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The questions AI makes me ponder about artistic integrity blog.edtechie.net/ai/creativit...
Spurs have won something before I died!
May 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Spurs have won something before I died!
May 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
May Vinyl Challenge and the importance of communities blog.edtechie.net/asides/may-v...
#mayvinylchallenge25
#mayvinylchallenge25
May 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
May Vinyl Challenge and the importance of communities blog.edtechie.net/asides/may-v...
#mayvinylchallenge25
#mayvinylchallenge25