Lorna M. Campbell
@lornamcampbell.bsky.social
Open education technology, policy & practice at University of Edinburgh. Occasional historian, former Trustee of ALT & Wikimedia UK, Hebridean. Used to be an archaeologist. She/her.
I blog at https://lornamcampbell.org/
#oer #openscot #femedtech #cmalt.
I blog at https://lornamcampbell.org/
#oer #openscot #femedtech #cmalt.
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NEWS: New Impact Report Celebrates Recent Society Achievements
Highlights include over 56,000 downloads of our open access e-books, over £30,000 of grant funding awarded to research projects, and over 1,500 total attendees at our public events programme: www.socantscot.org/news/new-imp...
Highlights include over 56,000 downloads of our open access e-books, over £30,000 of grant funding awarded to research projects, and over 1,500 total attendees at our public events programme: www.socantscot.org/news/new-imp...
October 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
NEWS: New Impact Report Celebrates Recent Society Achievements
Highlights include over 56,000 downloads of our open access e-books, over £30,000 of grant funding awarded to research projects, and over 1,500 total attendees at our public events programme: www.socantscot.org/news/new-imp...
Highlights include over 56,000 downloads of our open access e-books, over £30,000 of grant funding awarded to research projects, and over 1,500 total attendees at our public events programme: www.socantscot.org/news/new-imp...
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October 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Anand is the best (and I'm doing an event with him at, yes, @cityartssf.bsky.social Thursday, for his new book Man in the Mirror). Couldn't agree more that cities are refuges or places of last resort for people kicked out of rural/suburban/pseudo-idyllic America.
October 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Anand is the best (and I'm doing an event with him at, yes, @cityartssf.bsky.social Thursday, for his new book Man in the Mirror). Couldn't agree more that cities are refuges or places of last resort for people kicked out of rural/suburban/pseudo-idyllic America.
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“Glasgow is a magnificent city,” said McAlpin. “Why do we hardly ever notice that?”
“Because nobody imagines living here,” said Thaw […] “if a city hasn’t been used by an artist, not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.”
—Alasdair Gray, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘬
#Booksky 💙📚
“Because nobody imagines living here,” said Thaw […] “if a city hasn’t been used by an artist, not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.”
—Alasdair Gray, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘬
#Booksky 💙📚
There is something rather wonderful about these little animations @canongate.co.uk have been putting out to go with the wonderful Lanark by Alasdair Gray. Whoever decided Alan Cumming should be the narrator deserves a raise.
youtu.be/JmIqzUxcCB0?...
youtu.be/JmIqzUxcCB0?...
‘A magnificent city’: A Lanark animation by Tintin Lindkvist Nielsen
YouTube video by Canongate
youtu.be
October 7, 2026 at 12:44 PM
“Glasgow is a magnificent city,” said McAlpin. “Why do we hardly ever notice that?”
“Because nobody imagines living here,” said Thaw […] “if a city hasn’t been used by an artist, not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.”
—Alasdair Gray, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘬
#Booksky 💙📚
“Because nobody imagines living here,” said Thaw […] “if a city hasn’t been used by an artist, not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.”
—Alasdair Gray, 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘬
#Booksky 💙📚
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Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead
October 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Exactly this. And in fact, many models *have* been created this way, and decades of prior machine learning systems *were* created this way, consensually. These things are choices! People are STILL working this way! It’s not just that a better world is possible — it already EXISTS. We can nurture it.
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From the Scottish Enlightenment to the Scottish Endarkenment
Scotland’s universities are falling apart. Edinburgh is axing 90 degree courses in arts and humanities including single honours Scottish Literature. These are the courses that teach Scotland about Scotland
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Scotland’s universities are falling apart. Edinburgh is axing 90 degree courses in arts and humanities including single honours Scottish Literature. These are the courses that teach Scotland about Scotland
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
The Scottish Endarkenment has dawned in this dumbed-down nation
The mass closure of university courses is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the unravelling of Scottish culture today, says Neil Mackay
www.heraldscotland.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:31 AM
From the Scottish Enlightenment to the Scottish Endarkenment
Scotland’s universities are falling apart. Edinburgh is axing 90 degree courses in arts and humanities including single honours Scottish Literature. These are the courses that teach Scotland about Scotland
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
Scotland’s universities are falling apart. Edinburgh is axing 90 degree courses in arts and humanities including single honours Scottish Literature. These are the courses that teach Scotland about Scotland
In @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Second week on strike with UCU Edinburgh. We will be on strike for five weeks - taking out the entire first half of term, up to the first assessments - but we could be back in the classroom tomorrow if management withdrew the threat of compulsory redundancies.
October 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Second week on strike with UCU Edinburgh. We will be on strike for five weeks - taking out the entire first half of term, up to the first assessments - but we could be back in the classroom tomorrow if management withdrew the threat of compulsory redundancies.
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On Saturday, 7 November, I will be running a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon around the theme of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints. I hope that this workshop will help to improve the coverage of women and LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia.
To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...
To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...
Wiki Edit-a-Thon: Byzantine Women & Genderqueer Saints
An in-person edit-a-thon that aims to improve the coverage of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints on Wikipedia. No prior experience needed.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 10:56 AM
On Saturday, 7 November, I will be running a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon around the theme of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints. I hope that this workshop will help to improve the coverage of women and LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia.
To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...
To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...
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Desperately sorry about this. Yet more HE sector vandalism.
41% staffing cuts in the Faculty of Arts at UoN. We're entering a wilderness of creativity and critical thinking.
October 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Desperately sorry about this. Yet more HE sector vandalism.
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University of Nottingham confirms it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
University of Nottingham confirms it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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Join us starting on 12 October for our upcoming open course (with digital badge), Using OER and OEP: opencourses.ie/opencourse/o...
The course is open to all and was developed by the loveliest group of open educators in Irish HE 😀
@catherinecronin.bsky.social @eam0.bsky.social
The course is open to all and was developed by the loveliest group of open educators in Irish HE 😀
@catherinecronin.bsky.social @eam0.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Join us starting on 12 October for our upcoming open course (with digital badge), Using OER and OEP: opencourses.ie/opencourse/o...
The course is open to all and was developed by the loveliest group of open educators in Irish HE 😀
@catherinecronin.bsky.social @eam0.bsky.social
The course is open to all and was developed by the loveliest group of open educators in Irish HE 😀
@catherinecronin.bsky.social @eam0.bsky.social
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This presents a serious challenge to those of us in 'AI positive' institutions, where we have no choice but to engage with AI to some extent. (Tho' students here have an ethical opt-out, teachers do not.) We must educate our students about ALL aspects of AI, including the (un)ethical underpinning.
"GenAI is here, so I'm going to teach my students how to use it well."
Are educators who choose to do this aware that they're complicit in exploiting and traumatizing data labellers in Global Majority countries?
I guess they would have willingly enslaved people 200 years ago.
Are educators who choose to do this aware that they're complicit in exploiting and traumatizing data labellers in Global Majority countries?
I guess they would have willingly enslaved people 200 years ago.
'AI Is African Intelligence': The Workers Who Train AI Are Fighting Back
Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.
www.404media.co
October 1, 2026 at 8:03 AM
This presents a serious challenge to those of us in 'AI positive' institutions, where we have no choice but to engage with AI to some extent. (Tho' students here have an ethical opt-out, teachers do not.) We must educate our students about ALL aspects of AI, including the (un)ethical underpinning.
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Read the new research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
October 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Read the new research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
This is a really inspiring conversation. Love the focus on student empowerment, equity and social justice.
New episode with Dr Glenda Cox about open practice and leadership, drawing on her experiences as UNESCO Chair in Open Education and Social Justice, and along the way we get a glimpse into just what it takes to build collaborative networks across the globe. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
153 - Special Guest Glenda Cox
Podcast Episode · Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell · September 25 · 39m
podcasts.apple.com
September 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This is a really inspiring conversation. Love the focus on student empowerment, equity and social justice.
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Scenes from the Picket Lines: Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike against the University of Edinburgh's avaricious, exorbitantly paid senior management and their campaign of mass cuts against staff.
September 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Scenes from the Picket Lines: Day 2 of the UCU workers' strike against the University of Edinburgh's avaricious, exorbitantly paid senior management and their campaign of mass cuts against staff.
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Today, staff @ University of #Edinburgh are striking to protest recently announced cuts - incl. the forced closure of >90 courses.
Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts
Members of the University and Colleges Union are walking out in part of a long-running dispute over job and course cuts.
www.bbc.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Today, staff @ University of #Edinburgh are striking to protest recently announced cuts - incl. the forced closure of >90 courses.
Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson accused the union of "weaponising" students. I find this enraging, so: a short (quite personal) thread.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There are many terrible things about this story, but perhaps the worst is HE investing 6 figures in a spurious DRM wrapper. These images should have been in the public domain. National digital heritage belongs to all of us. This is why #OpenData & #OpenKnowledge matters.
This is such a sorry & infuriating tale. Via @davidpetts1.bsky.social from another place.
www.sarsen.org/2026/09/hist...
www.sarsen.org/2026/09/hist...
September 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
There are many terrible things about this story, but perhaps the worst is HE investing 6 figures in a spurious DRM wrapper. These images should have been in the public domain. National digital heritage belongs to all of us. This is why #OpenData & #OpenKnowledge matters.
Hatnote is beautiful.
What if Wikipedia was a symphony? 🎶
"Listen to Wikipedia" transforms the efforts of hundreds of thousands of editors into audible and visible actions ➡️ listen.hatnote.com
"Listen to Wikipedia" transforms the efforts of hundreds of thousands of editors into audible and visible actions ➡️ listen.hatnote.com
September 28, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hatnote is beautiful.
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Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
September 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
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Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?
Historic England vanishing archive - details of why it is broken : www.sarsen.org/2026/09/hist...
Historic England’s Vanishing Archive
Not just the aerials. The lot. Historic England still holds the negatives, the prints and the scans. What the public lost, in early Sept...
www.sarsen.org
September 28, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Historic England outsourced their digital image provision to a third-party company. Then the company went bust and now all their images are inaccessible. Tell me again how outsourcing to the private sector is sustainable?
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Today: the International Day for Universal Access to Information. This year's theme is information integrity in the digital age.
AI writes a paragraph in seconds, checking it's true takes a person. Open, human-checked knowledge is the counterweight. What does reliable info mean to you?
AI writes a paragraph in seconds, checking it's true takes a person. Open, human-checked knowledge is the counterweight. What does reliable info mean to you?
September 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Today: the International Day for Universal Access to Information. This year's theme is information integrity in the digital age.
AI writes a paragraph in seconds, checking it's true takes a person. Open, human-checked knowledge is the counterweight. What does reliable info mean to you?
AI writes a paragraph in seconds, checking it's true takes a person. Open, human-checked knowledge is the counterweight. What does reliable info mean to you?
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Solidarity to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social as they fight what have clearly been proven to be unnecessary and disproportionate cuts within an institution that remains the wealthiest university in Scotland. Victory to the strikers! www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/five-we...
Staff at the University of Edinburgh start five-week strike — UCU Edinburgh
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Edinburgh today (Monday) start five-weeks of strikes in a dispute over £140million cuts and compulsory redundancies. The strike f...
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
September 28, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Solidarity to @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social as they fight what have clearly been proven to be unnecessary and disproportionate cuts within an institution that remains the wealthiest university in Scotland. Victory to the strikers! www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/five-we...
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April, the last full fixture of the spring:
“Feet, Scottish, feet!” – they rucked the fear of God
Into Blackheath…
—“London Scottish”, by Mick Imlah (1956–2009) – born #OTD, 26 September
from THE LOST LEADER (Faber, 2008)
#poem #poetry #rugby #WW1
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/london-...
“Feet, Scottish, feet!” – they rucked the fear of God
Into Blackheath…
—“London Scottish”, by Mick Imlah (1956–2009) – born #OTD, 26 September
from THE LOST LEADER (Faber, 2008)
#poem #poetry #rugby #WW1
www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/london-...
September 26, 2026 at 12:07 PM