It's honestly blackpilled me a little how the last couple of years have revealed that so many people are just fundamentally averse to reading and writing and thinking as worthwhile human activities.

Kenyan workers are still the underpaid labor behind AI training, moderation, and sex chatbots. The Data Labelers Association is fighting back.

Now consider the discursive effect of this in terms of neurodivegence and other ways of knowing. How are people's voices being shifted towards a norm? How are different epistemologies being illegitimized?

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

"Our system is an investment in human dignity. Yours is a GoFundMe waiting to happen" is a bar

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse

Interested in attending 1-2 sessions on embodiment and nervous system regulation with tips for you and your students? Join us Feb 9 & 16 at 6pm Cairo (5pm GMT, 11am ET). More details and to register us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Starting a new project with mushrooms. This week involved creating monotubs (basically plastic buckets with strategically placed air holes), collecting substrate (the growing materials that provide nutrients) and transplanting spawn. I have no clue what I'm doing, but I'm certainly enjoying myself.

The disruption that generative #AI has brought to #education indicts the dominant "knowledge factory" model and should prompt educators to consider different (even old-school) instruction and assessment practices, argue @danid.bsky.social & Mark Daley theconversation.com/ai-disruptio...

Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb. Once upon a time, Europe was at war. Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/

I have been dreaming of this day for over five years. Proctorio’s lawsuit against me is forever over. I’ve won my life back! linkletter.org/update-33-th...

Remember, kids: A real big goal of "AI" is to entirely sever capital from labor, and no, there will be no universal basic income, you can all just starve and die, thanks www.axios.com/2025/08/26/a...

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Yes!!!

'It is less that AI is the cause of degradation in reading and thinking, and more that the creation of a culture that views knowledge primarily in an instrumental manner has made it easier to misuse AI.'

enjoying being in community with folks who are, if not hardline refusers, at least extremely critical of AI in ways that are hopeful and intent on shifting perspectives of those who uncritically take to AI tools. appreciate what @civicsoftech.bsky.social is doing to foster this conversation :)

I presented on the Domains of AI-Awareness framework that I've been working on as a tool for critical engagement with GenAI. teaching.uwo.ca/genai/posts/...

I took a short break from my self-imposed writing isolation today to attend the @civicsoftech.bsky.social conference today. I love the conversations on resisting Ed Tech narratives.

Credit: @liberaljane.bsky.social

A friend shared the following exhibit with me that highlights the legacy of techno-trash. What will we leave behind? How will nature reclaim it? The exhibit focuses on material waste (electronics), but it got me thinking about information trash as well. nathanielstern.com/artwork/the-...

Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration. www.vox.com/technology/3...

New blog post from #HESA speaks volumes to how elistism is a design feature of HE institutions. As higher education institutions reduce barriers to access, they are becoming less prestigious & less appealing, which threatens their financial security. higheredstrategy.com/the-meaning-...

A candid moment with ChatGPT today which admitted that "It's a simulation of understanding, not the real thing." (I was going to say "who admitted..." but it's not really a "who" is it?

Today was listening to fantastic presentations at Innovations in Education, facilitating with an amazing colleague on the importance of an intersectional approach to inclusive pedagogy, and.... snow. mi.mcmaster.ca/innovations-...

Most folks don’t realize this, but a single pound of beef is responsible for about 100 pounds of greenhouse gas pollution. That’s 50x worse than coal, on pound for pound basis.

I'm honoured to be included on a list of amazing educators. Great place to start for folks rebuilding community on BlueSky!

A common question about alt text is whether or not it's appropriate to mention attributes like race or skin tone. A common response is, "It depends." In this post, Tolu Adegbite explains how race can be relevant and important in providing context. ux.shopify.com/the-case-for...

A return to Bluesky which seems to be having a mass influx (is there not a better antonym for exodus?) Let’s get to know each other better. What is your all time favorite TV Show? Quote share your answer only in GIF form.

I fear that a lot of points are going to be missed if we focus too much on what AI can do and not enough on what AI should be used for.

Arguing with GenAI today about making a picture face right instead of left. It strikes me that spatial orientation might be a very human concept. It has me wondering what human concepts are simply never going to be machine translatable.

Every semester, I'm amazed at how insightful students are on critical education topics, but I shouldn't be. Today, my favorite Ss submission compared their experiences about learning in two different locations in their home; one was better for efficiency, the other better for creativity. #placeful

So many Ss, in our meetings, talked abt "participation" in specific speech-producing terms. Some are shy. Some are English-language learners. Some are just...different. The idea of lots of speech as the only form of engagement is ideological. #LanguageIdeologies

Nuts are an major part of Thanksgiving. The climate crisis has to be addressed at the global level, but consumer choice plays a role. One thing we can do is switch from almonds (R in photo) to pecans (L). Both are similar in nutrition, but it is water use and geography that makes a difference. 🌍 1/4

Reflecting on place in online education, students were invited to share their favorite places of learning. I've seen couches, cafes, workplaces, cosy library nooks, cabins overlooking lakes. The reflections on why these places are ideal learning spots are fantastic. Online learning is placeful.

I am lamenting the loss of community and engagement on the blue bird and finally find myself here. Last year, Twitter offered the opportunity for my students to engage in TweetChats about Open Ed. They were interesting, insightful, and well attended. This year, I have found no great alternative.

A powerful message from @bonstewart.bsky.social at #TESS2023. My take-away: we need to start paying more (and deliberate) attention to the tech and educational practices we're adopting and who is controlling them.