The Tech Shock Podcast - season 5 roundup
In this episode Vicki and Geraldine take some time to recap some of the recurring themes, big revelations, and personal highlights from season 5.
As part of the season roundup, you can expect mention of:
- U-turns on (and problems with) the Online Safety Bill
- Free speech absolutism versus legislation
- Possible ramifications of new technologies and the AI 'arms race'
- Pornography, age-gating, and filtering content
- Digital self-care, and tackling discrimination and online abuse
- Media literacy, resilience, and individual responsibility
- 'Reality shifting' (and affairs with Mr. Darcy!)
Tech Shock will be returning for its sixth season in May 2023, with plenty more topics for Vicki, Geraldine, and their guests to get their teeth into.
You can listen to this episode, as well as other episodes from season 5 (and earlier) via Plink, Spotify, Apple, or Google.
Latest Articles
How to get ahead in teaching AI: CPD ideas for educators
The need for AI CPD in teachers and school leaders is increasingly recognised. Sarah Horrocks and Michelle Pauli of Connected Learning explain the opportunities.
Crafting a compelling public narrative for Child Financial Harms
This guest blog from Executive Director of the Future Narratives Lab, Daniel Stanley explores how we should raise awareness of the growing problem of child financial harms – and includes calls for next steps.
Media literacy: a welcome report, but time isn't on our side
The Communications and Digital Committee's media literacy report is welcome – but questions remain unanswered, and time is running out. In this blog, we outline some of the report's key findings, and highlight what more needs to be done: