Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

It’s that time of the semester when it’s lunchtime and I can’t remember what the opening activity was for the 3 hour class I taught this morning. I have 24 minutes until I teach the same lesson to another cohort. Any guesses, haha?

Troops to Portland? Illegal and absurd. But the absurdity is the point. Trump policy is to ignore real threats to US security coming from abroad and use the armed forces to pursue imaginary threats from within, thereby creating an atmosphere suitable for personal rule. (1/2)

Soon the rainy, shorter days and higher daytime tides will make it hard to get to the dog beach. Until then, I will be lucky to take time off from screens to be here. #Nanaimo

Build Canada Homes is a step in the right direction, but we're here to present a 🧵on why building more homes will never be the silver bullet many Canadians are hoping for. Read on for info and links! (1/11)... #cdnpoli #buildcanadahomes www.gensqueeze.ca/build_canada...

This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.

"The education system needs to be fully funded. When we do that, we can teach [and] feel respected within that work." BCTF President Carole Gordon discussed the top issues for teachers on CBC News yesterday. Watch the full video here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Dear people who are saying that the CDC directors who quit yesterday should have “stayed and fought”, With all due respect, you do not grasp the magnitude of the problem of RFK Jr. He is asking them to do unethical and immoral things that will actively harm the people of the United States. 1/3

The latest from @acoyne.bsky.social arrives just in time to land on the syllabus of my contemporary threats to democracy course. Was looking for exactly this sort of up-to-the-moment summation of the state of play in the states. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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"General sense of doom."

Taking advantage of free access to National Historic Sites this summer. This is the Fisgard Lighthouse at Fort Rodd Hill.

This was an amazing few minutes of baseball! What a story. Glad to have caught it on tv while it was happening.

Researchers (including some fantastic people at UW) found that chatbots can persuade people on political issues, and that they often do so by shifting the frames of the debate: www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...

Let's integrate AI in schools, they said.

BC Socials / Geography teachers!

This post resonates! I talk to my students - future teachers - about how to navigate being informed about distressing issues. We need to be, but must look after ourselves too. I share that it helps me to listen via news podcasts instead of visual images if I feel stressed, and… 1/2

on one hand, some folks online are being a tad uncharitable at the refurbished Granville Street Bridge's public spaces being in an interim state on the other hand, if you do a political ribbon cutting ceremony after two years and $54 million, you're gonna get dunked on if this is the first result

Having grown up near St. Paul’s Indian Residential School in North Vancouver, it’s an honour to be part of the Squamish Nation’s Yúusnew̓as Project. Adina Williams and I outline some of Yúusnew̓as's lessons for the future of residential school research: activehistory.ca/blog/2025/07...

Last day of round 2 in the Search for B.C.'s Best Symbol! N sticker against Tree Huggers! Mr. PG against Terry Fox Statues! Wine versus Ogopogo! and the Flag versus Highway Route Markers!

folks it's early but we have a 🚨 CLOSE RACE ALERT 🚨 Mountaintops are everywhere in this province, but the small and mighty Dogwood Flower is just 46 VOTES behind Did the Dogwood get off to a fast start because of older British Columbians who love their CBC radio? or could an upset happen?!?

A great summer diversion!

Teachers - check out the full report. There’s a great opportunity for some data analysis, and a discussion around how different generations get their political news. (Plus the Beaverton beat Rebel and Fox News)

Members of Thinking Historically for Canada's Future recently published an article titled Historical Thinking: Trends, Critiques, and Future Directions. Read more here: doi.org/10.1016/j.co... @carlapeck.bsky.social @ualbertaed.bsky.social

Are you following the @thinkhist.bsky.social page yet? Lots of great insights on the way from the multi-year Thinking Historically for Canada’s Future national study.

Sarah emphasized the need for teachers coming from southern regions to commit to being lifelong learners, especially when it comes to local history, language, and culture. Learn more at: thinking-historically.ca/sarah-brucks... @carlapeck.bsky.social @ualbertaed.bsky.social

You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best.... This Canadian albums list missed Spirit of the West 😓

You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best.... This Canadian albums list missed Spirit of the West 😓

"Although [GenAI] tools such as ChatGPT can enhance learners’ performance & reduce cognitive load, they might disrupt the deeper processes of encoding, retention & independent problem-solving that are necessary for durable learning" #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Tough Grandma checks into Hotel Pacifico. Listen in to what’s happening in @cityofsurrey.bsky.social with Mayor Brenda Locke. @airquotesmedia.bsky.social youtu.be/a597yXu5Mvg?...

Members of Thinking Historically for Canada's Future recently published an OpEd in The Conversation, Decolonizing history and social studies curricula has a long way to go in Canada . Click here to read more: theconversation.com/decolonizing... @sarakarn.bsky.social @krllewellyn.bsky.social

NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson — President Trump has taken control of 2,000 National Guard troops to target protests in Los Angeles. What authority is he using, and how is the governor of California pushing back? #sschat #EDUSky bit.ly/4dYFx9q

Great example to show students

I'll never get over how the best line in all of noir – "I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon" – doesn't come from Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett, but Calvin and Hobbes

I'm happy to introduce a civic education game that is close to my heart, as I'm one of the original designers. Dr. Kirstin Funke-Robinson and I had an assignment to design an educational game in our 2019 doctoral design seminar with Dr. Douglas Clark at the Werklund School @ucalgary.bsky.social 1/

I'm happy to introduce a civic education game that is close to my heart, as I'm one of the original designers. Dr. Kirstin Funke-Robinson and I had an assignment to design an educational game in our 2019 doctoral design seminar with Dr. Douglas Clark at the Werklund School @ucalgary.bsky.social 1/

TIL that the CBC has a bigger global online audience than @wsj.com or @washingtonpost.com. CBC 🇨🇦: 103.2 million monthly visits WSJ 🇺🇸: 97.2 million WaPo 🇺🇸: 89.5 million (Overall top 3: @nytimes.com 657M, BBC 550M, @cnn.com 515M.) pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...

I just restarted by subscription, at 50% off. The first issue that ever landed on my doorstep was the Best of 2008, featuring Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes and the Dodos. I kept that one. Join me in keeping this great independent music publication in print!

🚨 New study reveals that when used to summarize scientific research, generative AI is nearly five times less accurate than humans. Many haven't realized, but Gen AI's accuracy problem is worse than initially thought.

When you are cleaning interview transcripts and discover how Canadian you are. And how potentially confusing…

Institutions are only as strong as the people who inhabit them. Congress is quickly en route to becoming a vestigial constitutional component.

Proof: every vote counts! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

I have been known to make a special trip…

The idea of any party engaging in fundraising by fueling public doubt in our electoral system’s impartiality is highly concerning. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context* Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when An LLM just generates text

Gift from my 13yo daughter. She actually does warn her friends about this! #edusky #sschat #bced

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."