I was at the #RIDLHE conference at Northumbria today, where a live podcast was being recorded with many of the presenters and participants. Listen here: www.pedagodzilla.com/ridl-he-conf...

Good article from Helen Beetham in the Berliner Gazette on the actual challenges generative AI presents to higher education, and what we need to do to educate students in the new paradigm. berlinergazette.de/after-expert...

-chefs can use ready meals to save time on cooking -zoos can use stuffed toys to save money on animals -bars can serve piss and cut out the middle man

#LearningTechnologist vacancy at Sunderland’s London campus, Senior Digital Learning Manager starting at £54k. Closing date of March 10th. Full details here: jobs.sunderland.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Good article here from LSE on universities who have ditched the bird site. While it may seem disappointing that it is so few, work like this is needed to put pressure on them to make changes in the right direction. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

I don’t think I posted on Bluesky the Dolmen that still stands just around the corner from where I grew up but I didn’t properly appreciate until about two years ago. It is ooooold. #TombTuesday #Dolmen

While I'm here posting at the end of the day, I would just like to tell everyone that last week I was invited to speak at our conference for Online Instructors. The OI Conference. The 'oh aye' conference! As a Scot this delighted me more than you can possibly imagine.

Ooh, I updated my Bluesky account to point to my own domain using AT Protocol. That's nice, now you *know* it's really me!

Sorry Peter! youtube.com/shorts/GzOF4...

UK writers: if you haven't yet responded to the government's AI consultation (& don't feel like giving away your copyright), the @alcs-uk.bsky.social have produced some really helpful advice ⤵️ www.alcs.co.uk/news/your-ri...

Really fascinating interview with the great philosopher on gender, Judith Butler. One line really stands out for me, when they describe far right supporters emotion : ‘I call it a nostalgic fury for an impossible past.’ english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

I’m really torn on Bluesky vs. Mastodon. I’ve been a fan of Mastodon for years, very aligned with it ideologically, but the harsh truth is that there’s no bugger there. At least Bluesky doesn’t feel like screaming into the void.

Useful website for digital services and products hosted in the EU, instead of the US. You know. Because reasons. european-alternatives.eu

This has been a good discovery this morning, and a very useful resource. The #UCU Branch at Queen Mary University of London has been collating a list of redundancies and cuts across the UK HE sector: qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

Today’s a special day—it’s Virginia Woolf’s birthday! 🎉✨ I’m 100% sure you’ve either read or have these on your list: Mrs. Dalloway - tinyurl.com/ywedb6nr To the Lighthouse - tinyurl.com/mwu5upr2 Orlando - tinyurl.com/2vxm9njk Any #VirginiaWoolf fans here? Which of her books do you love most? 📚💙

In an effort to be more #BookSky and less tech and ed, I recently finished After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz. A semi-fictionalised history of the lesbian / feminist movement at the turn of the 20th century, and a timely reminder that progress is not linear. Apropos of nothing.

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TIL: The government spent / wasted (delete as appropriate) almost £3 million giving public sector bodies ‘free’ portraits of the king. 475 UK HE institutions were offered a portrait, only 35 accepted. The second lowest take up rate at 7.4%.

I've just used Sky Follower Bridge in Firefox to find 69 people I used to follow on *that* old site, you know the one with the fascists, and follow them over here. Quick and easy, highly recommend. addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefo...

Resist AI? I’m glad people are making the case. I don’t agree with total refusal, but caution, critical literacy, a minimalist approach, and abstinence often. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view... #aieducation #aiedu #edusky #criticalailiteracy #aiforstudents #academicskills #highereducation

About me: I’m Sonya McChristie, a learning technologist working in UK Higher Education. I am currently at the University of Sunderland where I manage the Learning Design Team and teach on our PG Cert HE. #TEL #EdTech #LearningTechnology #Education

Everything old becomes new again… and so, hello Bluesky. It seems like a nice, friendly space. Let’s hope it stays that way!