The risks of facial recognition technology should be discussed now, before it becomes baked into the security and marketing systems of our increasingly surveillance-based society.
Even the most innovative use of digital technology in education comes with potential problems, and unforeseen consequences.
Biometrics technology offers to cut the Gordian knot of passwords, usernames, PIN and QR codes, as well as passports and vaccine cards – but at what cost?
This episode explores the age of surveillance we live in, how it can help humanity – and how it can be used to hurt us.
The months ahead are uncertain for education, and it makes sense to plan for the possibility of further remote learning.
Amid enforced online learning, talk of teachers' 'digital understanding' shouldn’t be taken to refer only to their knowledge of the technological aspects.
The coronavirus is highlighting the integral role that mass compulsory education plays in society.
COVID-19 is showing us how our reliance on smartphones renders everyday life more visible – and ultimately more controllable.
New facial recognition technology is justifiably raising fears for the end of privacy as we know it.
Interest is growing in the possible teaching and learning applications of eSports across all areas of the curriculum.
Social media is increasingly playing a role in teachers' professional lives – but there are downsides.
Banning mobile phones in school may seem sensible, but research and similar moves elsewhere suggest a blanket ban might not be the answer.
Recent controversy over virtual preschool provision raises broader questions over what priorities and values are driving our education systems.
We should move beyond Western media reports about the country's “creepy” AI education technologies and look closer to home.
Despite our reliance on digital technologies in the classroom, there are too few natural resources to produce and sustain them at the levels we expect.
Technology is threatening the role of the highly trained teacher, but the lack of human connection means machines will never replace them.
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