Luci Pangrazio

The hype surrounding the potential of AI to augment human capabilities and supercharge productivity is matched by fears that it will irrevocably change life and the world as we know it. On the one hand, AI is thought to be a ‘gamechanger’ in terms of its potential to transform industries and make new discoveries. But on the other hand, fears around AI replacing jobs, degrading the environment, and changing the way we think and learn are making many sceptics very cautious and pessimistic. For both the AI optimists and pessimists, however, literacy has been put forward as a response. If one is AI literate, then one is ‘empowered learners’ who use AI ‘ethically’ and ‘meaningfully’ (OECD Citation2025), not only guarding against the concerns but also ensuring one is making the most of its potential. In this sense, literacy becomes a kind of ‘cure all’ – a solutionist, normative approach to the complex and evolving phenomena of AI. But what exactly is literacy and can it be applied to AI?

🟨 Volume 51, Issue 1 (2026) of LMT 🟪

In the editorial for our latest issue, @lucipangrazio.bsky.social questions the usefulness of #literacy as a response to #AI.

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Thanks for such a thoughtful and detailed review @ianmilligan1.bsky.social really appreciate it!

Future challenges for critical research on educational technologies Editorial by Felicitas Macgilchrist, Luci Pangrazio, John Potter and Ben Williamson Learning, Media and Technology has sought to be the leading journal for critical research on educational technologies for 20 years, so as we now move into the late 2020s it’s a good opportunity to reflect on events like CSET and ECCES, as well as the current context, and surface some key challenges for researchers. Each of the present editors has reflected on their experiences at either CSET, ECCES, or both, and we offer here four challenges for researchers to address in coming years.

🟨Volume 50, Issue 4 (2025) of LMT🟪

In this editorial for our new issue, @discoursology.bsky.social, @lucipangrazio.bsky.social, @johnpp.bsky.social & @benpatrickwill.bsky.social reflect on the current moment of critical research on educational technologies.

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The power of the norm: how schools interpret, use and disclose education data While education data is frequently collected and used in schools, critical edtech research has revealed a range of issues and harms for individuals and institutions. In this article, the authors in...

New article alert in Cambridge Journal of Education: ‘The power of the norm: How schools interpret, use and disclose data’ w Gavin Duffy and @chriszomer
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<em>British Journal of Educational Technology</em> | BERA Journal | Wiley Online Library This article examines recent trends in the data infrastructures of Australian schools. Data interoperability has become integral to school operations as it enables data to flow between the array of .....

New paper alert! In this article I look at the rise of the 'single platform solution' in schools driven by big tech. Very difficult to keep corporate logics at bay!
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Very excited to be chairing this panel on May 20. Join us at @ACMI to discuss this timely issue.