‘University appears to prioritise commercial over community interests in its core functions’. Tasmanian parliamentary report criticises corporatisation in operation and governance of the University of Tasmania. graemeturner.org/2025/01/20/t... #HigherEducation #universities

So @matspike.bsky.social's answer to this question provides the best (short) explanation I have ever seen of what LLMs do and why it makes no sense to use them to explore human understanding of language

Fully funded #PhD see www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLN059/p... Deadline 28 Feb. Please share.

Using #data critically can reduce the risks posed by EdTech platforms. @lucipangrazio.bsky.social writes for ABC Education www.abc.net.au/education/te...

Okay, a quick heads-up because I'm seeing people worrying/panicking about this: the UK press headline about a trans teenager being non-fatally stabbed is about something that originally happened in *February 2024* - it's in the news now because the court case is happening now.

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

To an LLM, the only difference between "did" and "did not" is the statistical frequency of the word "not". *They don't have any knowledge*. Just strings of words.

and we are live with 360mash - find the download link at www.dote.aau.dk/downloads or visit our github repo: github.com/BigSoftVideo...

I'm returning to Wittig for inspiration on the issue of scientism in the anti-trans movement and wishing that more people read "The Straight Mind" (1979). It's one of those short but remarkably powerful essays that offers insights far beyond its notional subject matter

Today's #ResearcherRenew task is for anyone who's feeling overwhelmed or overworked and knows their physical health is being neglected. It's a bit more sensitive than previous tasks, so go gently. #AcademicSky #PhDSky #AcademicChatter #gradschool #HigherEd theresearchcompanion.com/wellbeing-in...

I love one of the reasons Braun & Clarke provided (written as a footnote) as to why they use the term "phase" rather than "step" in their six phase approach to doing reflexive thematic analysis: "Steps and stairs are also one of the ways our physical environments are made inaccessible for many"

NDIS and ministers talk big game on fraud & rorting but biggest budget savings booked under new legislation come from kicking (mostly) kids off scheme, cutting plans under cover of 'integrity'. Half a BILLION a year just on eligibility revocations alone. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...

My first paper with my amazing collaborator Dr. Emma Tennent. Come with us and unravel (in frankly masochistic detail) the sequential and categorial reasoning that organises transmisogynistic talk. If you do not have access but would to read it, let me know and I can share a copy. #EMCA 🌈🎓

What is the Children's Internet? Professor Michael Dezuanni explains for ABC Education www.abc.net.au/education/a-... You can read about Principles for a Better Children's Internet here: digitalchild.org.au/research/pub... #medialiteracy @abcnewsbot.bsky.social #childrensinternet

A brilliant augmentation to an already awesome suite of data handling tech tools for #EMCA and related observational methods. Will be keen to see and play when it's released 🤩

You don’t need to approach everything in Hard Mode. There are often useful things you can contribute that are not the best, most complete version of the thing you are working on...#TeamNoBurnout

What’s black and white and red all over? Te Whanganui-a-Tara today. #ToitūTeTiriti ✊🏽

Tusiata on Hana, in which one queen honours another tusiata.substack.com/p/in-praise-...

Came down for a visit to say loudly what I think as tangata Tiriti. Simply: Toi tū Te Tiriti ⚫️⚪️🔴

Few more pictures from a truly historic day. So glad I made the drive down to join the hīkoi. The mood was phenomenal, the movement cannot be stopped. Toitū te Tiriti

“The rights we’re fighting to hold on to were fought for and guaranteed to us by our tīpuna who signed Te Tiriti on our behalf, almost 200 years ago. We know our job is to protect those rights for our mokopuna, for the next 200 years.” — Herewini Ammunson.

I know so many of my lovely #EMCA colleagues are great and supportive but I'd really love to see more of our bigger names and (though I gate to call them this) "CA spokespeople" do and say more actively and openly to oppose transphobia in our academic community.

Shahan is a PhD student and a teaching assistant in my Calling Bullshit course. He's a great follow if you care about our information ecosystem. I am blown away by the level of introspection that Shahan exhibits with respect to lecturing in our course. I wish I'd been so thoughtful 30 year ago. 🧵

🗃️From the archive for all the newcomers to Bluesky: Building an alternative to academic twitter relies on centring the experiences of lurkers 👩‍💻Gina Sipley #AcademicSky wp.me/p4m9em-ctS

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

the hīkoi today was incredible. so grateful. and yes, the vibes were immaculate. #ToitūTeTiriti #TāmakiMakaurau #Kikorangi

Hello #EMCA Bluesky! We are looking to appoint a Research Associate for our project on using Conversation Analysis for #conversationalAI in #healthcare communication. 0.6 FTE for 8 months. Please share with potentially interested parties: jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

Research is a team sport, even if you're a loner (me here!), or never meet the other members of the team, or never even know who they may be. It all stands on and contributes to the work of others in ways citation metrics or network maps don't measure...a class, a conversation, a memorable insight.

Some more amazing quali accounts have been added to the pack if you want to take a look go.bsky.app/7YAhtdD

I wrote an editorial based on a keynote speech in London in June academic.oup.com/bjsw/article...

If you'd told me a decade ago that sliding into the #EMCA transcribing zone could be a Friyay arvo happy place, I wouldn't have believed you. Fascinating to find the awesome things that people do in interaction when you go granular (and having great tools makes it even better, eh @dote.bsky.social)

Our Special Issue on "Conversation analysis and conversational technologies: Finding the common ground between academia and industry" is published! It comprises 11 #EMCA papers and 11 #AI #CxD industry-authored commentaries 💥 The editorial is #OpenAccess: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... 1/2

Check out Kobin Kendrick's excellent demonstration of lossless cut - finally an easy to use free cross platform app to replace quicktime pro: youtu.be/_iVbBpAqRa8?...

Just finished three awesome #EMCA days of Advanced CA Workshop online with the @darg-sessions.bsky.social team. Totally worth the "night shift" UK/Straya time zone difference. Looking forward to spending some quality time with my pillow now though 😂🥱

Here's an #EMCA #conversation analysis and #ethnomethodology #StarterPack #AcademicSky Please RT and QT and add more to grow our community on here! 🦋 go.bsky.app/DHMkXcX

New statement by the American Psychological Association expressing strong support for gender-affirming care, raising concerns about health misinformation, and firmly opposing attempts to restrict access:

In clinical trials of new treatments, when the treatment is clearly and obviously immediately effective it is sometimes considered unethical to continue to withhold it from the control group. Pretty sure we passed that milestone about a decade ago with basic income experiments.

Love a good crossover 💜 At the Dulwich Centre residential for the One Year Training Program in #NarrativeTherapy. So much about conversation, social interaction, social construction of meaning, attending to structural power in the moment ... So many #EMCA analytic opportunities 😁 (watch this space)