Dr Lynette Pretorius
@drlpretorius.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @monashuniversity.bsky.social | Doctoral Education, AI Literacy, Research Literacy, Academic Identity, Autoethnography | She/Her | Own Views | 🐺🌻📚 https://lynettepretorius.com
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Hi to my new followers 👋 A quick introduction - I'm an education-focused senior lecturer with a particular interest in doctoral education, AI literacy, research literacy, academic identity, and autoethnography. I also post about my dogs (two Siberian Huskies), books, sci-fi, cooking, and gardening.
Was one of the keynote speakers at today's symposium on AI in the scholarship of teaching and learning research process. It was a great session with some great ideas from all the panelists! #AILiteracy #research #AcademicLife #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
September 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Was one of the keynote speakers at today's symposium on AI in the scholarship of teaching and learning research process. It was a great session with some great ideas from all the panelists! #AILiteracy #research #AcademicLife #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
Paper accepted 🎉 Great way to start the academic work week!
September 14, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Paper accepted 🎉 Great way to start the academic work week!
Reposted by Dr Lynette Pretorius
(Call for applications) Postdoctoral Researcher position at @mcgill.ca Social Studies of Medicine Department histoiresante.blogspot.com/2026/09/post... #histmed
September 14, 2026 at 11:24 AM
(Call for applications) Postdoctoral Researcher position at @mcgill.ca Social Studies of Medicine Department histoiresante.blogspot.com/2026/09/post... #histmed
Successful end to the academic work week: finished major revisions on my paper and resubmitted it to the journal 🎉 Celebrating with quesadillas for dinner! 🪅 🙂
September 11, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Successful end to the academic work week: finished major revisions on my paper and resubmitted it to the journal 🎉 Celebrating with quesadillas for dinner! 🪅 🙂
I've just uploaded my new video explaining what epistemology means. Check it out ⤵️ #AcademicSky
What is epistemology?
YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy
youtu.be
September 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I've just uploaded my new video explaining what epistemology means. Check it out ⤵️ #AcademicSky
I've finished marking assignment 1, and yet again, some students don't seem to have even read the examples and instructions. Le sigh! On the upside, though, there were quite a few excellent assignments this time! #AcademicSky
September 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
I've finished marking assignment 1, and yet again, some students don't seem to have even read the examples and instructions. Le sigh! On the upside, though, there were quite a few excellent assignments this time! #AcademicSky
The great moment when you had to make major revisions to your paper and you actually kind of love the new version 😍 Thanks peer reviewers! 🙏🏻 #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
September 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The great moment when you had to make major revisions to your paper and you actually kind of love the new version 😍 Thanks peer reviewers! 🙏🏻 #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
September 2, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Check out my new video - What is positivism or post-positivism? #Research #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
youtu.be/BPRlpL02TFY
youtu.be/BPRlpL02TFY
What is positivism or post-positivism?
YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy
youtu.be
September 1, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Check out my new video - What is positivism or post-positivism? #Research #AcademicSky #ScienceSky
youtu.be/BPRlpL02TFY
youtu.be/BPRlpL02TFY
Another reason why research literacy should be taught: So that you don't become this Reviewer 2. ⤵️
For a paper that explores individuals' lived experiences: The authors' study is relativist. Why would the authors expect people to read their research? 🤦
#AcademicSky #Reviewer2MustBeStopped
For a paper that explores individuals' lived experiences: The authors' study is relativist. Why would the authors expect people to read their research? 🤦
#AcademicSky #Reviewer2MustBeStopped
August 27, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Another reason why research literacy should be taught: So that you don't become this Reviewer 2. ⤵️
For a paper that explores individuals' lived experiences: The authors' study is relativist. Why would the authors expect people to read their research? 🤦
#AcademicSky #Reviewer2MustBeStopped
For a paper that explores individuals' lived experiences: The authors' study is relativist. Why would the authors expect people to read their research? 🤦
#AcademicSky #Reviewer2MustBeStopped
Congratulations to my PhD student Redi Pudyanti, who officially submitted her thesis today! #PhDone #AcademicSky #ScienceSky 🤩🥳🎉
August 24, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Congratulations to my PhD student Redi Pudyanti, who officially submitted her thesis today! #PhDone #AcademicSky #ScienceSky 🤩🥳🎉
Reposted by Dr Lynette Pretorius
"We estimate that $15.08 billion (in 2025 USD) was spent globally on APCs between 2019 and 2025. Adjusted for inflation, annual spending quadrupled from $0.9 billion in 2019 to $3.7 billion in 2025, with >85% concentrated among a few large publishers."
Estimating global article processing charges paid to 14 publishers for open access between 2019 and 2025
This study presents estimates of the global expenditure on article processing charges (APCs) paid to 14 publishers for open access (OA) between 2019 and 2025. APCs are charged for publishing in fully ...
arxiv.org
August 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
"We estimate that $15.08 billion (in 2025 USD) was spent globally on APCs between 2019 and 2025. Adjusted for inflation, annual spending quadrupled from $0.9 billion in 2019 to $3.7 billion in 2025, with >85% concentrated among a few large publishers."
People who came up with the Chicago Author Date referencing style... Surname, First Name and First Name Surname?! Why?! #AcademicSky
August 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM
People who came up with the Chicago Author Date referencing style... Surname, First Name and First Name Surname?! Why?! #AcademicSky
One of the most common philosophical terms researchers use is ontology. But what does it mean? In my new video, I explain what ontology means and why it is important in research. #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #Philosophy
What is ontology?
YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy
youtu.be
August 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
One of the most common philosophical terms researchers use is ontology. But what does it mean? In my new video, I explain what ontology means and why it is important in research. #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #Philosophy
Have you heard researchers say they are using critical realism as a paradigm and wondered what that actually means? In my new video, I explain the ontology, epistemology, and axiology of critical realism using practical examples. #AcademicSky
What is critical realism?
YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy
youtu.be
August 14, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Have you heard researchers say they are using critical realism as a paradigm and wondered what that actually means? In my new video, I explain the ontology, epistemology, and axiology of critical realism using practical examples. #AcademicSky
Have you heard researchers say they are using the constructivism paradigm and wondered what that actually means? In my new video, I explain the ontology, epistemology, and axiology of constructivism using practical examples and address terminological confusion in the literature. #AcademicSky
What is constructivism?
YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy
youtu.be
August 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Have you heard researchers say they are using the constructivism paradigm and wondered what that actually means? In my new video, I explain the ontology, epistemology, and axiology of constructivism using practical examples and address terminological confusion in the literature. #AcademicSky
Happy lazy Sunday morning 🐺🐾 #Dogs #DogsOfBluesky
August 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Happy lazy Sunday morning 🐺🐾 #Dogs #DogsOfBluesky
Reposted by Dr Lynette Pretorius
🚨 AI detectors are not reliable.
According to this AI detector, Moby Dick used AI for around 44% of the introduction.
Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851...
According to this AI detector, Moby Dick used AI for around 44% of the introduction.
Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851...
August 7, 2026 at 8:19 AM
🚨 AI detectors are not reliable.
According to this AI detector, Moby Dick used AI for around 44% of the introduction.
Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851...
According to this AI detector, Moby Dick used AI for around 44% of the introduction.
Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick in 1851...
Reviewer 1: Good paper, here are some minor suggestions
Reviewer 2: Good paper, here are other minor suggestions
Editor: Paper rejected 🥲
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
Reviewer 2: Good paper, here are other minor suggestions
Editor: Paper rejected 🥲
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
August 7, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Reviewer 1: Good paper, here are some minor suggestions
Reviewer 2: Good paper, here are other minor suggestions
Editor: Paper rejected 🥲
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
Reviewer 2: Good paper, here are other minor suggestions
Editor: Paper rejected 🥲
#AcademicSky #ScienceSky
Reposted by Dr Lynette Pretorius
The review 'was not conducted from a position of detached neutrality; rather, our prior experiences ... acted as an interpretive and sensitizing lens... We invite readers to evaluate our arguments not as an inevitable summary of all available literature, but as a purposefully situated reframing.'
About 1.5 years after we wrote the first version of this paper, it is officially published! This paper reviews the interconnected web of factors that influence doctoral student wellbeing. We also propose a more relational approach to developing narrative literature reviews. Check it out! Link below.
August 6, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The review 'was not conducted from a position of detached neutrality; rather, our prior experiences ... acted as an interpretive and sensitizing lens... We invite readers to evaluate our arguments not as an inevitable summary of all available literature, but as a purposefully situated reframing.'
About 1.5 years after we wrote the first version of this paper, it is officially published! This paper reviews the interconnected web of factors that influence doctoral student wellbeing. We also propose a more relational approach to developing narrative literature reviews. Check it out! Link below.
August 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM
About 1.5 years after we wrote the first version of this paper, it is officially published! This paper reviews the interconnected web of factors that influence doctoral student wellbeing. We also propose a more relational approach to developing narrative literature reviews. Check it out! Link below.
Hi to my new followers 👋 A quick introduction - I'm an education-focused senior lecturer with a particular interest in doctoral education, AI literacy, research literacy, academic identity, and autoethnography. I also post about my dogs (two Siberian Huskies), books, sci-fi, cooking, and gardening.
August 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Hi to my new followers 👋 A quick introduction - I'm an education-focused senior lecturer with a particular interest in doctoral education, AI literacy, research literacy, academic identity, and autoethnography. I also post about my dogs (two Siberian Huskies), books, sci-fi, cooking, and gardening.
I just finished writing the conclusion for my book 🎉 Whole book to be sent to the publishers in a couple of weeks.
August 4, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I just finished writing the conclusion for my book 🎉 Whole book to be sent to the publishers in a couple of weeks.
Just finished watching Masters of the Universe.
Was it completely ridiculous? Yes.
Did I enjoy it? Also yes ✅
Was it completely ridiculous? Yes.
Did I enjoy it? Also yes ✅
July 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Just finished watching Masters of the Universe.
Was it completely ridiculous? Yes.
Did I enjoy it? Also yes ✅
Was it completely ridiculous? Yes.
Did I enjoy it? Also yes ✅
With our semester starting today, I spent the afternoon turning my assignment workshops into publicly available videos. Feel free to use them in your teaching if useful. Links in thread 🧵 #university #studyskills #AcademicSky #academicwriting #assignmenthelp
July 27, 2026 at 10:12 AM
With our semester starting today, I spent the afternoon turning my assignment workshops into publicly available videos. Feel free to use them in your teaching if useful. Links in thread 🧵 #university #studyskills #AcademicSky #academicwriting #assignmenthelp