Search engines are failing. Research methods classes need to catch up The likes of Google are being undermined by both AI and their own commercial imperatives. Researchers can no longer rely on them, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 12 May
Universities＊ failure to instil modern digital literacy threatens democracy The UK government＊s deeply flawed Online Safety Bill reflects widespread ignorance about tech 每 even within higher education, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 28 September
Casuals, let＊s resist universities＊ monstrous, penny-pinching ＆systems＊ Doing admin is a poor use of your time as an expert. Make sure you invoice for it at your highest rate, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 26 April
Assessment damages everyone involved. I＊m giving all my students As Grading fills students with anxiety and academics with guilt. It is the enemy of real education. Time for a rebellion, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 16 March
AI will replace academics unless our teaching challenges students again Delivery of educational material chunked at the optimal grade for retention by passive student-consumers is ripe for automation, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 19 January
Should I be worried about where my cybersecurity students will end up? Teaching students to hack is necessary to show them how to defend against it 每 but we need to do more to instil ethics, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 17 March
In 2048, information is unchained and even schoolgirls win Nobel prizes The abolition of publishers and the bypassing of Big Tech is a prerequisite for maximising the power of science, says Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 25 November
We can＊t teach in a technological dystopia The pandemic brought out the best in teaching staff in many universities. Yet countervailing forces are stamping out their creativity, warns Andy Farnell By Andy Farnell 4 March
