I miss overhead projectors, oh, and also reason and rationality and maths: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O133...

It has always, and always will, take effort and energy to have faith in humanity. Some do the work, others do not. Also, fwiw, AI does *not* do the work.

Very much worth a read, "What is Ethics?" miriamreynoldson.com/2025/07/20/w...

@nytimes.com when everything is breaking news, breaking news is no longer breaking, it's just news.

At this point it's probably obvious to state that conferences cannot do the same things they used to. I have grown weary of loads of solo keynotes with no conversations. I crave Q&As, robust panels, wicked awesome moderators, and breakout rooms (hybrid to be assumed).

What a wonderful panel. Listening to this crew is definitely helping restore something in me-- dare I say hope?

New livestream (lo-fi chill) -- Microfiche -- US govdocs online&free. (important) Work of Many many people now in production! join in the fun: >> fun: www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R... archive.org/details/demo... go @archive.org !

Subscribe to IDRC's #newsletter, The Recount! Each Recount issue has the latest news, events and initiatives in the data science, #disability and #AI communities from the IDRC and its We Count community. Subscribe now: buff.ly/VveDAsV

"The higher the exposure to political conservatism, the higher the COVID-19 mortality rates" hsph.harvard.edu/news/politic....

@monaeltahawy.bsky.social is the voice of reason lately, er... evermore!

My recently defended thesis, “A Pedagogy of One: Engaging the ‘Missing Middle’ Toward Inclusion in Education” can be downloaded jdc.jefferson.edu/diss_masters...

My home and native land ❤️🇨🇦

IDRC's @jesshmitchell.bsky.social has contributed "A Shiny Pony in Higher Ed" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by Hewlett Foundation in partnership with Etika Insights, serving as a reminder that AI, while powerful, lacks understanding, learning and moral judgment: ow.ly/msvF50Vym7w

A Pedagogy of One: Engaging the 'missing middle' toward inclusion in education has been successfully defended. This is the presentation in text form that I delivered to my committee. jesshmitchell.com/a-pedagogy-o...

It me, squinty!

Equity Unbound and AUC's Maha Bali has contributed the article "Navigating AI in Open and Higher Education" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by the Hewlett Foundation in partnership with Etika Insights. It advocates for institutionally supported AI literacy: ow.ly/rg1I50VsvtH

Richard Baraniuk, OpenStax, Rice University, has contributed the article "Responsible AI in Education: The Case for Open AI" to our #AI in #Education collection, supported by the Hewlett Foundation in partnership with Etika Insights. Read the article: ow.ly/S0rW50VomkN

Stating the obvious here: these challenges are the ones where we *show* our ethical lines. We show our lines through our actions. If we don't stand up, we passively cede ethical ground. Pull up yer socks!

It scrambles my mind that a country would buy F-35s with software they DO NOT OWN. It's bad enough if you buy a song on Apple and don't own it, but a jet?! This is a mess. You don't own the software=you don't own the jet: www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

9 great articles about AI in Education with an introduction from @angeladebarger.bsky.social and Etika Insights' Sheree Santos

I'm amazed when people who'd never publicly admit to, say, being an alcoholic casually remark, "Yeah, I'm a really competitive person" - apparently oblivious to the serious psychological dysfunction (and moral defect) that they're revealing. They're not saying only that they feel compelled to […]

BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights. Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.

Friends and colleagues: if you have work that has previously been made available via #PubMed or other federal infrastructure, please find other ways to share it. For instance: KC Works is a non-profit, community-governed repository (built on top of CERN's InvenioRDM). works.hcommons.org

One thing that never ceases to amaze me is how willing people are to acquiesce to their oppression. Like if you're censoring yourself in anticipation of censoring then you just did their work for them. Stop it. Especially if you can afford to. Each time we do that we build their castle for them.

This is also why I think it is a mistake for universities and corporations to simply re-brand DEI policies. They need to defend the underlying principles (integration is good, diversity makes us better) rather than trying to outrun a fascist assault that will be trained on the re-brand

Hey @nytimes.com there's a Green party here too. Why no mention? www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/w... So weird.

Classroom/Library enrollment was down pretty bad in February. National chaos and uncertainly likely has something to do with it. Can you help me make sure that all the educators on bluesky know Skype a Scientist exists and is ready to connect them with scientists? Every RT helps! #EduSky #STEMEd

When you show your ethics out loud

If you care about Open Inquiry and Scholarship and Publishing, have a look at this Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Gov't Censorship: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Never forget

in america giant bodies of water can change their names, but trans people can’t

TIL: Mariann Edgar Budde was one of two bishops to invite and preside over the internment of Matthew Shepard in the Washington National Cathedral. I am so deeply moved by her constancy in compassion. RIP Matthew, and thank you for your example Bishop Budde. www.thepinknews.com/2025/01/24/b...

@shannonvallor.bsky.social Love The AI Mirror... one piece I wonder... You say, "it's about how to find the courage to repair and heal a self-inflicted wound made long ago, by a philosopher's futile attempt to cleave them apart." Do you mean Aristotle a la page 191ish? Who cleaved?! Which wound?!

Teehee “A donation to endow a research chair in a very specific field.” @johnathan.bsky.social

I am considering a switch from Zotero to EndNote. I already changed my default browser this year...how much more can I take?! Any dissenters?

I do not think we'll have insight into the social impact of COVID for decade(s) yet, but I can tell you it is acute. My students long for community, but do not show up. Getting out, going out, participating, and being present are barriers now. It's acute.

Must listen. The gospel of higher ed

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This is so great! And timely. I look forward to the first issue.

I have started to compile a starter pack of open educators. Please feel free to recommend and self-nominate as I update this periodically. #OER #OEP #OpenPedagogy #OpenEducation go.bsky.app/TZKppcn

terrifying

The Education Gospel, Enshittify dot edu, & The Expansion of Lower Ed, podcast with Tressie McMillan Cottom, Andrew Douglas, Kelly Grotke, & Jared Loggins https://buff.ly/3ZoFHkU

The way things begin matters: calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

"This wrkshp will convene scholars, practitioners, artists, + activists to reflect, critique, + imagine the manifold ways that digital, physical, + social infrastructures are built, broken, reconstructed, + mythologized..l We invite participants to craft a short 📢, 👀, or ✍️ narrative..."

Seems we're revisiting social capital and "Bowling Alone"... again...

So so wary, thinking hard about owned communication platforms, also missing the online community :( I am here because how bad can it be if @weratedogs.bsky.social is here?!

CONFERENCE ALERT! Submit a proposal to present ONLINE or ONSITE at McGill University in beautiful Montreal for #OTESSA24! Only 250-500 word proposals required. Co-chairs otessa.org/news/1802/ #EdTech #OpenEd #DigPed #onlinelearning #HigherEd #k12

Thank you for this. Without the words, entirely.