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Martin Weller

@edtechie

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.

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Slanty ed tech – The Ed Techie

Reposting my Slanty ed tech post as a paragraph seemed to be deleted. It was a good one too, a rant about efficiency. blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slant...

19.02.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I see - I appear to have lost a paragraph! Let me see where it went

18.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought I did well not to type (s)tool for tool πŸ˜€

18.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe it’s just empty - there will be no more civilisation πŸ˜€

18.02.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
It’s later than you think – The Ed Techie

Some recent developments that suggest the authors of "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" may well be right blog.edtechie.net/books/its-la...

18.02.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Slanty ed tech – The Ed Techie

What does ed tech and slanty loo seats have in common? More than you might think (or want to know) blog.edtechie.net/edtech/slant...

16.02.2026 14:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In β€œif anyone builds it everyone dies” the authors argue exactly this - one of the defences against super intelligent AI is that it can’t enact but there will always be ppl willing to do its bidding

06.02.2026 07:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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RentAHuman.ai - AI Agents Hire Humans for Physical Tasks The marketplace where AI agents rent humans. MCP integration, REST API, flexible payments. Book humans for real-world tasks your AI can't do.

I really can't tell if this is parody... A platform that allows AI agents to hire humans to perform embodied tasks on their behalf. 😭

I mean, this is just human to AI to human, in one sense. But it has that Total Dystopia vibe about it.

rentahuman.ai

05.02.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Remember (Professional) Ethics – The Ed Techie

Remember professional ethics, lessons for HE, via a niche ice hockey example - blog.edtechie.net/higher-ed/re...

03.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Abusers using AI and digital tech to attack and control women, charity warns Exclusive: Smartwatches, Oura rings, smart home devices and Fitbits being weaponised, says Refuge

β€œTime and again, we see what happens when devices go to market without proper consideration of how they might be used to harm women and girls.”

30.01.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6

listening to records is doing a lot of heavy lifting these days :)

30.01.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

cool!

30.01.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jan 26 round-up – The Ed Techie

My round-up for the year that was January blog.edtechie.net/books/jan-26...

30.01.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not liking it.

No tantrum.

Just quiet determination.

20.01.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Death by Broetry – The Ed Techie

Want to feel unwell? Read some Broetry

blog.edtechie.net/ai/death-by-...

20.01.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Birthday Wikipedia - I've always been a fan! Knowledge curated by humans.
#wikimedia25
Image CC-BY-ND Visual Thinkery - buff.ly/uAG9qJW

15.01.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today in annoying tech bros and libertarians - what would AI regulation look like? blog.edtechie.net/ai/what-woul...

12.01.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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French toast in a riot - my personal review of 2025 blog.edtechie.net/books/french...

23.12.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My vinyl of the year roundup, if you're interested in that sort of thing blog.edtechie.net/music/vinyl-...

22.12.2025 14:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
30+ Years of Ed Tech: 2025 – AI Ennui – The Ed Techie

I wasn't going to do a 30+ Years of Ed Tech post this year, because it's still all AI blah blah. But that is exactly the theme - AI ennui blog.edtechie.net/25yearsou/30...

15.12.2025 11:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Welcome to the Overwhelm – The Ed Techie

On the current sense of overwhelm: blog.edtechie.net/asides/welco...

08.12.2025 18:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Nov 25 round-up – The Ed Techie

my monthly round blog.edtechie.net/books/nov-25...

01.12.2025 09:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WHAT IN THE WHAT IS THIS?

18.11.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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On the excellent work of @survivalinternational.org and what that teaches us about resisting the inevitability narrative blog.edtechie.net/politics/to-...

18.11.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
AI and Populism – The Ed Techie

Some of the similarities between the AI pitch and the populist politics rhetoric blog.edtechie.net/politics/ai-...

11.11.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the promo!

31.10.2025 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Publication day!

blog.edtechie.net/fiction-writ...

27.10.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The AI optionality issue – The Ed Techie

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

22.10.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm down with the kids, I've got an MP3 player blog.edtechie.net/asides/mp-fr...

20.10.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some thoughts on the Arthur Evans approach to archeology and how this relates to information sites blog.edtechie.net/history/the-...

08.10.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0