Andy Firr
@andyfirr.bsky.social
Exploring open scholarship, AI, and digital ethics.
Ideas begin here, and sometimes return here.
Part of the Open Scholar Ecosystem (OSE) Project.
https://lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
Ideas begin here, and sometimes return here.
Part of the Open Scholar Ecosystem (OSE) Project.
https://lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
Little teaser into next Fridays Medium writing piece. “From Terraces to TikTok: How Football Fandom Has Changed Children’s Sense of Belonging”.
December 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Little teaser into next Fridays Medium writing piece. “From Terraces to TikTok: How Football Fandom Has Changed Children’s Sense of Belonging”.
Really pleased with my Project Management class today. We used the brand-new PMBOK 8th Edition plus Google NotebookLM to create videos, podcasts and flashcards from verified PMI sources.
A great example of how AI can be used well in the classroom.
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
A great example of how AI can be used well in the classroom.
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Really pleased with my Project Management class today. We used the brand-new PMBOK 8th Edition plus Google NotebookLM to create videos, podcasts and flashcards from verified PMI sources.
A great example of how AI can be used well in the classroom.
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
A great example of how AI can be used well in the classroom.
www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...
As somebody who largely writes for pleasure, teaching is what I know best things like this give a real confidence boost so thank you!
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As somebody who largely writes for pleasure, teaching is what I know best things like this give a real confidence boost so thank you!
Coming this week to Medium. AI and New Conditions of Human Experience.
This is quite a heavy one.
This is quite a heavy one.
December 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Coming this week to Medium. AI and New Conditions of Human Experience.
This is quite a heavy one.
This is quite a heavy one.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 9- Semantic Trace. Tracing how ideas develop across drafts, versions and platforms to show the intellectual movement behind the work.
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 9- Semantic Trace. Tracing how ideas develop across drafts, versions and platforms to show the intellectual movement behind the work.
Thinking and sharing in public. Lots going on.
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Thinking and sharing in public. Lots going on.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 8- Public Drafting. Sharing early versions of ideas to share early understanding, refinement, and constructive engagement.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 8- Public Drafting. Sharing early versions of ideas to share early understanding, refinement, and constructive engagement.
Coming very soon. Existential–Synthetic Ontology
November 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Coming very soon. Existential–Synthetic Ontology
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 7- Versioning. Documenting how ideas evolve through visible updates, revisions and public version histories.
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 7- Versioning. Documenting how ideas evolve through visible updates, revisions and public version histories.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 6- Reflexive Writing. Treating writing as a space for thinking, revision and visible scholarly growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 6- Reflexive Writing. Treating writing as a space for thinking, revision and visible scholarly growth.
I am a total sucker for messing with AI tools especially on a Friday afternoon. This was made with Heygen and I never recorded this and I never spoke these words. It’s a digital version of myself, I don’t smile anywhere near as much as this (!) but aside from that it’s pretty good.
November 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am a total sucker for messing with AI tools especially on a Friday afternoon. This was made with Heygen and I never recorded this and I never spoke these words. It’s a digital version of myself, I don’t smile anywhere near as much as this (!) but aside from that it’s pretty good.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 5- Open Practice. Making the process of creating, thinking and refining open to others.
November 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 5- Open Practice. Making the process of creating, thinking and refining open to others.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 4- The Recursive Loop. Ideas cycle through public iterations, reaching new audiences each time.
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 4- The Recursive Loop. Ideas cycle through public iterations, reaching new audiences each time.
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 3- Research Integrity; Maintaining honesty and ethical standards in academic work.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Open Scholarship Cards- Card 3- Research Integrity; Maintaining honesty and ethical standards in academic work.
Development in the open
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Development in the open
An annual, curated selection of preprints that exemplify open, reflexive, well-documented practice, with short commentary on why each one matters for transparent scholarship.
First edition planned for early 2026.
First edition planned for early 2026.
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
An annual, curated selection of preprints that exemplify open, reflexive, well-documented practice, with short commentary on why each one matters for transparent scholarship.
First edition planned for early 2026.
First edition planned for early 2026.
Open Scholar Cards- Card 2- Preprints, share research openly in advance of journal articles.
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Open Scholar Cards- Card 2- Preprints, share research openly in advance of journal articles.
Have you tried Nano Banana yet? Wow!
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Have you tried Nano Banana yet? Wow!
Coming. This is quite an exciting little project I am working upon.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Coming. This is quite an exciting little project I am working upon.
Welcome to Open Scholar Cards. 24 cards capturing the methods, tensions, and values behind modern open research practice. Card 1- Transparent Process.
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Welcome to Open Scholar Cards. 24 cards capturing the methods, tensions, and values behind modern open research practice. Card 1- Transparent Process.
Just finalising this Fridays Medium writing piece. This week I’ll be looking at-
Why We Flinch at AI: Machine or Mirror?
You can follow all of my Medium stories and thoughts / writings on other various platforms here- lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
Why We Flinch at AI: Machine or Mirror?
You can follow all of my Medium stories and thoughts / writings on other various platforms here- lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Just finalising this Fridays Medium writing piece. This week I’ll be looking at-
Why We Flinch at AI: Machine or Mirror?
You can follow all of my Medium stories and thoughts / writings on other various platforms here- lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
Why We Flinch at AI: Machine or Mirror?
You can follow all of my Medium stories and thoughts / writings on other various platforms here- lnk.bio/AndrewFirr
I’ve been exploring how advanced scholarly practice might be recognised across global frameworks, not just the EQF, but AQF, NZQF, CDQF, CBE, UNESCO and more. A short ‘Recognition Futures’ opener is coming soon, hopefully January.
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I’ve been exploring how advanced scholarly practice might be recognised across global frameworks, not just the EQF, but AQF, NZQF, CDQF, CBE, UNESCO and more. A short ‘Recognition Futures’ opener is coming soon, hopefully January.
If this sort of work interests you please follow along. I hope this work can resonate with key thought leaders such as the Open Recognition Alliance (ORA).
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If this sort of work interests you please follow along. I hope this work can resonate with key thought leaders such as the Open Recognition Alliance (ORA).
What’s your favourite current go to AI tool if you are working in Higher Education? For me, today, I’m going for Google NotebookLM, I think it’s awesome. But I may have a new one tomorrow!
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What’s your favourite current go to AI tool if you are working in Higher Education? For me, today, I’m going for Google NotebookLM, I think it’s awesome. But I may have a new one tomorrow!