Richard Oelmann
@richardsedtech.bsky.social
Welsh rugby, English cricket, EdTech and Moodle - not necessarily in that order.
Catalyst IT, learning tech, Higher and Primary Ed
Catalyst IT, learning tech, Higher and Primary Ed
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Congratulations to Maren Deepwell on being awarded Honorary Life Membership of ALT! This honour celebrates her incredible leadership, dedication, impact in shaping the future of learning technology. Thank you, Maren, for inspiring educators, technologists, learners everywhere. buff.ly/58LnOTU #altc
November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Congratulations to Maren Deepwell on being awarded Honorary Life Membership of ALT! This honour celebrates her incredible leadership, dedication, impact in shaping the future of learning technology. Thank you, Maren, for inspiring educators, technologists, learners everywhere. buff.ly/58LnOTU #altc
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I have been dreaming of this day for over five years. Proctorio’s lawsuit against me is forever over. I’ve won my life back!
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Update #33: The lawsuit is over! | Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP!
linkletter.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I have been dreaming of this day for over five years. Proctorio’s lawsuit against me is forever over. I’ve won my life back!
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
linkletter.org/update-33-th...
Multiple loud fireworks still going off here at nearly 11pm. Unnecessary, unreasonable!
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Multiple loud fireworks still going off here at nearly 11pm. Unnecessary, unreasonable!
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Genuinely, fuck off with the fireworks already.
a poster for bruce lee 's enter the dragon shows a woman and says be quiet
Alt: a poster for bruce lee 's enter the dragon shows a woman and says be quiet
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Genuinely, fuck off with the fireworks already.
Happy Birthday Bohemian Rhapsody! Fifty today!
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Happy Birthday Bohemian Rhapsody! Fifty today!
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People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
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Please spare a thought for your Digital Education team helpdesk staff in these difficult times.
[Makes a bucket of coffee]
[Makes a bucket of coffee]
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Please spare a thought for your Digital Education team helpdesk staff in these difficult times.
[Makes a bucket of coffee]
[Makes a bucket of coffee]
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The polls are lying to us.
10 elections this week.
7 wins LibDems.
1 win Reform by a whisker.
10 elections this week.
7 wins LibDems.
1 win Reform by a whisker.
October 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The polls are lying to us.
10 elections this week.
7 wins LibDems.
1 win Reform by a whisker.
10 elections this week.
7 wins LibDems.
1 win Reform by a whisker.
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It's #AdaLovelaceDay today, celebrating the life of the worlds first computer programmer.
#womeninstem #stem
#womeninstem #stem
October 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's #AdaLovelaceDay today, celebrating the life of the worlds first computer programmer.
#womeninstem #stem
#womeninstem #stem
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The alarming aspect of this deliberate "anti-woke" algorithmic biasing of LLMs from an educational perspective is our institutions all bought in to an imaginary of innovation, then got locked in to enterprise contracts, and now the models are being recoded so they undermine educational values
Genuine question: for those enthusiastically pushing AI tools into every part of our education system—what checks/guardrails are there around algorithmic biases like this?
The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”
October 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The alarming aspect of this deliberate "anti-woke" algorithmic biasing of LLMs from an educational perspective is our institutions all bought in to an imaginary of innovation, then got locked in to enterprise contracts, and now the models are being recoded so they undermine educational values
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Important. Please watch.
October 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Important. Please watch.
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This is tech/marketing people leveraging decades of science fiction media presenting "AI" as generally encyclopedic and infallible. People think they're getting JARVIS, when what they're getting is the machine version of that annoying dude in your dorm confidently spouting bullshit on every subject
This marketing term is causing untold harm, of course, mostly to the naive and gullible. But it’s surprising how many educated and apparently intelligent people are placing an unwarranted degree of trust in these programmes.
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is tech/marketing people leveraging decades of science fiction media presenting "AI" as generally encyclopedic and infallible. People think they're getting JARVIS, when what they're getting is the machine version of that annoying dude in your dorm confidently spouting bullshit on every subject
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it sure would be nice if The People could remember things like “actually this guy sucks and we shouldn’t put him in charge again” for more than five minutes, or consider the possibility of building housing
but you work with The People you have
but you work with The People you have
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
it sure would be nice if The People could remember things like “actually this guy sucks and we shouldn’t put him in charge again” for more than five minutes, or consider the possibility of building housing
but you work with The People you have
but you work with The People you have
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Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
September 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Night Watch
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Great presentation today at #MootGlobal25 - Joey Murison from @catalyst-it.bsky.social shared learnings from their myriad higher education partnerships, including how they’ve helped build a strong and scalable #Moodle environment for @dublincityuni.bsky.social and support our new student orientation
September 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Great presentation today at #MootGlobal25 - Joey Murison from @catalyst-it.bsky.social shared learnings from their myriad higher education partnerships, including how they’ve helped build a strong and scalable #Moodle environment for @dublincityuni.bsky.social and support our new student orientation
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Day one. We're in Edinburgh at MoodleMoot Global 2025! 🌎#MootGlobal25
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Day one. We're in Edinburgh at MoodleMoot Global 2025! 🌎#MootGlobal25
Meet the Catalyst IT team at MoodleMoot Global 2025
I'm attending - Richard Oelmann, Head of Business Development, UK
Can't wait to catch up with people in Edinburgh.
I'm attending - Richard Oelmann, Head of Business Development, UK
Can't wait to catch up with people in Edinburgh.
September 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Meet the Catalyst IT team at MoodleMoot Global 2025
I'm attending - Richard Oelmann, Head of Business Development, UK
Can't wait to catch up with people in Edinburgh.
I'm attending - Richard Oelmann, Head of Business Development, UK
Can't wait to catch up with people in Edinburgh.
Tilda's 'I'm not impressed' look
August 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Tilda's 'I'm not impressed' look
First frog seen in the pond I finished building last winter and planted up this spring/summer. Not sure if it's taking up residence, or passing through :)
August 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
First frog seen in the pond I finished building last winter and planted up this spring/summer. Not sure if it's taking up residence, or passing through :)
#TheHundred well done to the TV director who realised very quickly what was happening and cut to a different camera. Quick reactions too by the medical team, it would appear.
August 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#TheHundred well done to the TV director who realised very quickly what was happening and cut to a different camera. Quick reactions too by the medical team, it would appear.
@virginmediatv.bsky.social #virginmedia all TV stations pixelating and unwatchable, other than streamed services like Prime/Netflix.
Website also down and refusing log ons, so cannot check service, but same for others in Newport/Cwmbran area.
Website also down and refusing log ons, so cannot check service, but same for others in Newport/Cwmbran area.
August 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@virginmediatv.bsky.social #virginmedia all TV stations pixelating and unwatchable, other than streamed services like Prime/Netflix.
Website also down and refusing log ons, so cannot check service, but same for others in Newport/Cwmbran area.
Website also down and refusing log ons, so cannot check service, but same for others in Newport/Cwmbran area.