25 Years of Ed Tech

By: Martin Weller & Friends
  • Summary

  • 25 Years of Ed Tech is a serialized audio version of the book 25 Years of Ed Tech, written by Martin Weller of the Open University and published by AU Press. The audio version of the book is a collaborative project with a global community of volunteers contributing their voices to narrate a chapter of the book. Bonus episodes are a series of conversations called "Between the Chapters" to chat about these topics and more! "In this lively and approachable volume based on his popular blog series, Martin Weller demonstrates a rich history of innovation and effective implementation of ed tech across higher education. From Bulletin Board Systems to blockchain, Weller follows the trajectory of education by focusing each chapter on a technology, theory, or concept that has influenced each year since 1994. Calling for both caution and enthusiasm, Weller advocates for a critical and research-based approach to new technologies, particularly in light of disinformation, the impact of social media on politics, and data surveillance trends. A concise and necessary retrospective, this book will be valuable to educators, ed tech practitioners, and higher education administrators, as well as students." Credits: Text in quotes from the book website published by Athabasca University Press CC-BY-NC-ND BG music Abstract Corporate by Gribsound released under a CC-BY license. Track was edited for time. Artwork X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licenced under CC-BY-SA. Audio book chapters produced by Clint Lalonde. Between the Chapters bonus podcast episodes produced by Laura Pasquini.
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Episodes
  • Thank you @OpenEdGlobal for the #OEAward2021 for the @YearsEd Project!
    Oct 24 2021

    A huge thank you to the OE Global community for awarding our project a 2021 Open Education Award of Excellence for Reuse/ Remix/ Adaptation. for the 25 Years of EdTech: The Serialized Audio Version. From the OE Global Awards team:

    The award was given to the project in the “Open Reuse/Remix/Adaptation” category and, according to the adjudicators, the project is an outstanding example of the power of OER reuse for the following reasons;
    • Remixing the physical book into an audiobook has increased accessibility by providing the text in an alternate format.
    • Drawing together the open education community around the reading of the text sparked the companion “Between the Chapters” podcast, providing a deeper dive and critical analysis by experts into the topic of each chapter. This has added an additional layer of richness to the original book.
    • The weekly podcast release schedule, and accompanying critical analysis created a fundamentally new way to experience the book – slower and in bitesize chunks.
    • Each episode of the main recording or the companion podcast also now exists as an OER available for future use / reuse.


    This was a project that could not have happened without an openly licensed book so thank you @mweller & @au_press -- thank you so much! This is just a quick thank you speech (in podcast format, of course) from Laura and Clint.

    And a huge thank you to all the volunteers who voiced and/or guested as part of the project. We have listed everyone by name below (and we hope we did not miss anyone who contributed):

    Bonni Stachowiak, Jeffery Saddoris, Tim Carson, Ken Bauer, Angela Gunder, Brian Lamb, Lorna M. Campbell & Phil Barker, Tom Farrelly, Lee Skallerup Bessette, Catherine Cronin, Chad Flinn, Sukaina Walji, Grant Potter, Julian Prior, Simon Horrocks, Terry Greene, Laura Czerniewicz, Rajiv Jhangiani, Brenna Clarke Gray, Deb Baff, Maha Bali , Caroline kuhn, Anne-Marie Scott, Alan Levine, Jim Groom, Mark Brown, Clare Thompson, Jessie Stommel Mark Guzdial, Kelvin Bentley Brian Lamb John Robertson D’Arcy Norman Laura Gibbs Bonnie Stewart, Maren Deepwell, Judith Pete, Virginia Rodés Bryan Alexander, Alexandra Pickett, Sara Frick, Orna Farrell, David Wicks, Sue Beckingham, Chrissi Nerantzi, Tanis Morgan Autumm Caines, Rebecca Hogue, Christian Frierich, Helen DeWaard, Dave Cormier, Rolin Moe, Amanda Coolidge, George Veletsianos Dragan Gasevic, Joyce Seitzinger, Chris Gilliard, David Kernohan, Audrey Watters, sava sahali singh


    Do you have thoughts, comments, or questions about this podcast? Send us a message or tweet.

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    7 mins
  • Between the Chapters: Retrospective - THE END!
    May 6 2021

    This 25 Years of Ed Tech Audio Project has been a blast! Thanks to all of the community:

    • Readers of the chapters
    • Guests for the "Between the Chapters" book club episodes
    • The community of listeners
    • Martin Weller -- who let us remix his book!

    We appreciate ALL of you and are grateful for your contributions in this @YearsEd audiobook project. Thanks y'all!


    In this episode, you'll hear Clint Lalonde and Laura Pasquini give their 4 L Retrospective -- the things they loved, loathed, longed for, and Learned + what's next on the horizon of audio works.

    Did you miss this BONUS episode?: #OERxDomains21 Panel: OER & the @YearsEd Project

    We want to hear from you, dear @YearsEd listener! Submit your audio reflections by May 15th to add your voice to the community audiobook project! #25YearsOfEdTech: Call for Audio Reflections When recorded, send a message or tweet. If/When we receive these audio reflections, you might see a few extra episodes in this podcast feed. :)

    Podcast episode art: X-Ray Specs by @visualthinkery is licensed under CC-BY-SA. Remix by Laura Pasquini.

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    29 mins
  • Conclusions: Reclaiming Ed Tech
    May 3 2021

    Having surveyed one particular take on 25 years of ed tech, it is now possible to synthesize some generalities. In this chapter, several themes arising from the analysis of this history will be proposed, and then some suggestions regarding what this means for the next 25 years of ed tech will be proffered. Read by Martin Weller.

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    22 mins

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