Canada’s cuts to newcomer English language programs puts communities’ well-being at risk theconversation.com/canadas-cuts...

Thousands of advocates attended our recent webinar to learn about the potential impact of proposed #Medicaid cuts, and what our communities can do to defend against them. Watch the recording:

University staff fear that students are becoming increasingly reliant on artificial intelligence tools, and are not critical enough of their output #highered #EduSky

I am often faced with a fact that students have a different vision for a course than I do. So, in every one of my classes I do a disclaimer:

Learning is a lifelong project. Just because someone is older doesn’t mean they 1) can’t learn or 2) need to be patronized when they do. Our research clearly shows that with support learning doesn’t have to stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Check out this valuable resource: The Anti-Elderspeak Language Guide, created by CATCH-ON and the Rush Center for Excellence in Aging. This concise, two-page guide provides practical communication tips for care teams working with older adults. catch-on.org/wp-content/u...

"A lot of our energy... as mothers or in caretaking, has gone outward, and it’s a time when we can actually stop and bring that energy back to ourselves, and it feels pretty damn good.”

Opportunities for social connection and engagement change the lives of people who have #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia, and for those who offer them love and support. #caregiving #purpose #mentalhealth #wellbeing

Recently talked to a student who admitted to using ChatGPT as a study device - by feeding it all of the class lecture slides and having it generate summaries. So now OpenAI has ownership of all the slides my co-instructor and I created from scratch…

ChatGPT has completely destroyed any value of verbs like “foster” and “emerge”; also “it’s not x, it’s y” and “let’s do x” structures. I mourn these, but every time I see them in text, I can’t help but think AI wrote it. ☹️

From a former educator's standpoint, people miss that in school the point isn't the product — both with research and writing. Rather, the point is the skills learned like media literacy, critical thinking, argumentation, and reasoning. Use GenAI and you're surrendering your growth.

"I used GenAI to research this topic" The research:

This is a must read. Changing the rules for women💜💜#WomenEd app.theneweuropean.co.uk/2024/10/26/v...

Nobody wants a student essay as a product; we want students to learn to compose their thoughts in written form as a process. I mean, would you have a machine run your laps or play your scales for you? In which case we would not say you had run or played.

How to say I miss you, around the world... 6. You are missing from me (French) 5. I feel the lack of you (Estonian) 4. I see a need of you (Welsh) 3. The thoughts of you come to me often (Hindi) 2. My heart has become tight for you (Farsi) 1. You coming home soon or what? (Mancunian)

This semester I had a honour of collaborating with The Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness of Baycrest Health Sciences. The specific program's focus is on reducing dementia risk in adults aged 50+.

So proud of our work as the Artem Collective. What started as book club with @yecidortega.bsky.social and @melaniemwong.bsky.social to think through #CreativeResearchMethods is now a collective of scholar friends writing together. And our first paper is out now! nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol29/is...

Playful pedagogies forever

🔊 Call for papers! Join us for the @britsoci.bsky.social Presidential Event, in collaboration with the BSA Education Study Group. ⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2025 💬 Theme: The Future of the Sociology of Education 📅 Date: 6 June 2025 📍 Place: BSA Meeting Room, London 🔗 britsoc.co.uk/events/key-b...

This is so true and timely: "Lifelong learning provides multiple benefits such as knowledge accumulation, adaptive competence, mental health and social belonging, enabling empowerment and resilience for a successful life." elmmagazine.eu/i-argue-the-...

There is no one right way to tell a story! Celebrate minds (and storytellers) of all kinds.

When in doubt — stickers.

In my classes, I always wrap up with one of my favorite activities: the summative reflection. Students to visually map out their journey through the course. It’s incredible to see their creative minds at work.

What’s going on?

36% of women over 50 report being patronized due to their age, and 27% say they’ve been ignored, according to our latest research. Women are 50% more likely than men to face such treatment, but men aren’t exempt: 18% report age-based rudeness and 7% aggression. ageing-better.org.uk/news/how-men...

Poetry in the classroom

How shameful that the program lacked the most basic understanding of the experiences and needs of older adults who speak English as an additional language. Such a long way to go when it comes to understating plurilingual and intercultural realities of older Ontarians. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

In in October a Kings College Policy Lab looked at tackling #ageism via more strategic advertising, a film prize, more accurate stories, and ‘complaining better’—to name just a few ideas.Interested? Track down Research Associate Tianne Haggar www.kcl.ac.uk/shifting-rep...

Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement? Me: Definitely. How specific can we get? Publisher: As specific as you like.

By 2043, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick may lead in senior populations (85+). Rural seniors face unique struggles, from isolation to limited resources. #AgingCanada #HealthResearch #CommunitySupport www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...

The Creative Handbook of Data Analysis is now available for pre-order from Policy Press! Edited by Dawn Mannay, Alastair Roy and me, with terrific contributions - you can see who/what in the contents list policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-handbook...

Over 5,000 TSHC seniors speak ESL When tenants can't understand the often-extensive amount of paperwork needed to retain their housing, or they can't communicate with staff who only speak English, it contributes to housing instability, the Wellesley report found.  www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“I would advise any beginning writer to write the first draft as if no one else will ever read them – without a thought about publication – and only in the last draft to consider how the work will look from the outside.” —Anne Tyler #AcWri #AcWriMo #AcWriMo2023