Lads the HONK I just honked

Age verification? I remember learning to control the turtle in Logo.

Woo-hoo another award for Pedagodzilla. Top Ten Educational Comedy podcasts - we're in at number 6 www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-... @lizisabella.bsky.social @r3beccaf.bsky.social @mikecollins.bsky.social

Swansea University/Prifysfgol Abertawe is seeking an expert partner to support the Marketing and Recruitment of its Online Learning programmes, in the UK and Internationally. The first online-only programme will launch in April 2026. www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/02987...

Exactly how I feel!

Just ran into the phrase 'curriculum renovation' and I need to just breathe quietly for a minute.

I need this vibe on a sticker.

Star Trek! Assessment! How well does the Kobayashi Maru hold up as an assessment strategy www.pedagodzilla.com/why-is-the-k... with Mike Collins, Ric Crossman and Mark Williams #StarTrek #Assessment

Describe yourself with a building.

This article reminded me of cinema-related traditions that have long gone by the wayside, like checking the listings for multiple cinemas in the newspaper to work out where to go. open.substack.com/pub/thatfina...

Finding a lot of value in exploring the hidden curriculum as I getting deeper into my EdD. It's helpful to try to quantify those transferable and ephemeral skills and experiences. #AcademicSky #PGRSky drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/t...

Clippy as pedagogical agent. 'The animated paperclip was always watching, always threatening to appear, always interrupting.' 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/who-cares-to...

Before there was Reddit there was the inimitable Television Without Pity. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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South Africans know that what Elon Musk is doing in the US is 'state capture'. They know because they've lived through it: theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...

We're not seeing nearly enough about how our own security and information is compromised by the coup in the US. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore the hidden curriculum with Dr. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr. Richard Harris @richharrisleeds.bsky.social and Dr. Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: wp.me/p4QBCl-1O7

Call out! All UK HE educators plz share with your networks. This is a conference for women & non-binary students of computing & related subjects. Students from L3-7 are invited to enter a poster contest at the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium. They just need to submit a 250 word abstract. See link 👇

now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums

Join us for this week's #LTHEchat which will explore inclusive and equitable assessment with @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social on Wednesday 29th January 8-9pm GMT. Read the blogpost at: lthechat.com

As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/

Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…

The @universityofleeds.bsky.social is the first Russell Group Uni to quit X! 🎉 🎉 Read more👇 tinyurl.com/2h3tyjfx @lsjleeds.bsky.social #Yorkshire #Leeds #Academia #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LawSky

Learning Space" introduces the basics of critical pedagogy through the familiar lens of popular science fiction. Why’d I write this? Because I believe that stories help bring abstractions to life. If you’re a teacher or a teacher educator, check it out. #AcademicSky www.amazon.com/Learning-Spa...

i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?

You know that kids' book, Who Sunk The Boat? And everyone blames the mouse because he was the last one on? I think about that book, a lot: open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Me: but doesn't everyone want to hack their brains and put it in a Wiki? Everyone else: ...no?

I have spent a lot of time this week making Cymraeg Geirfa flashcards so I'm feeling like my observation of National Linguistics Day is going all right?

We are excited to present the programme for the ALT Winter Summit 2024, which is centred around the theme of “Future Leadership in Learning Technology”. Join us online for a full day of engaging sessions on 10 December, from 9AM to 5:30 PM GMT. Explore the programme - https://buff.ly/4eMhKse #altc

Well, this is extremely shitty (potential dodgy sale of The Guardian and The Observer). open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

NEW on Wonkhe: Claire Toogood, Claire Hudson and Jo Jenkins explain why getting involved with policy-making is not just a matter for academics or policy engagement specialists https://buff.ly/4g4HBN8

Having untrained myself from posting to the bird site, it's taking some effort to remember how to post again, at all!

PACE supports post-graduate researchers at the #OpenUniversity @ougradsch.bsky.social by providing opportunities to develop the #AcademicLiteracies needed to complete a #Doctorate. DM or email [email protected] for enquiries. learn2.open.ac.uk/mod/ouconten...

My latest post for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social If ‘academic X’ is sinking, where are research organisations going? I have compiled a spreadsheet (that can be updated) which includes over 250 of them - details in replies. blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

A few more people added to the Jisc Starter Pack go.bsky.app/BwZV3df

Beginning my search for Higher Education bods on Bluesky!