Ashlyne (Ash) O'Neil
@ashoneil.bsky.social
she/they. queer. white settler.
anti-oppression and anti-racism, always.
working toward better futures for higher ed/ed tech
hobbies are many.
views are my own.
anti-oppression and anti-racism, always.
working toward better futures for higher ed/ed tech
hobbies are many.
views are my own.
What happens when it's turned off?
The internet is made up of cables at the bottom of the ocean.
Your cloud storage lives in a super computer data centre in an underserved rural neighbourhood.
AI is replacing your ability to think for yourself.
When it all goes away... what happens?
The internet is made up of cables at the bottom of the ocean.
Your cloud storage lives in a super computer data centre in an underserved rural neighbourhood.
AI is replacing your ability to think for yourself.
When it all goes away... what happens?
May 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
What happens when it's turned off?
The internet is made up of cables at the bottom of the ocean.
Your cloud storage lives in a super computer data centre in an underserved rural neighbourhood.
AI is replacing your ability to think for yourself.
When it all goes away... what happens?
The internet is made up of cables at the bottom of the ocean.
Your cloud storage lives in a super computer data centre in an underserved rural neighbourhood.
AI is replacing your ability to think for yourself.
When it all goes away... what happens?
Reposted by Ashlyne (Ash) O'Neil
Wolverhampton are slashing lit courses, Durham are allowing student work to be marked using gen AI, Edinburgh are on strike again next week, Oxford have entered some unholy partnership with Chat GPT. The prospect of a future without functioning higher education is starting to feel really frightening
March 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Wolverhampton are slashing lit courses, Durham are allowing student work to be marked using gen AI, Edinburgh are on strike again next week, Oxford have entered some unholy partnership with Chat GPT. The prospect of a future without functioning higher education is starting to feel really frightening
“Suggesting that building a new pipeline will protect Canadian sovereignty from external threats highlights to me the delusion of singular Canadian sovereignty,” he says. 👏
brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
Book challenges Canada’s settler colonial sovereignty narratives
Associate Professor of Political Science Liam Midzain-Gobin thinks it’s time to ask different questions, and be open to honest answers, about Canadian and Indigenous sovereignty. The international rel...
brocku.ca
March 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
“Suggesting that building a new pipeline will protect Canadian sovereignty from external threats highlights to me the delusion of singular Canadian sovereignty,” he says. 👏
brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
brocku.ca/brock-news/2...
Wrote a (long) blog post: ashlyneoneil.com/a-walk-to-re...
I had some things to process and write about after encountering many interconnected experiences and insights about grief this week. Specifically, the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Robin DeRosa, Audrey Watters, and the TESS Conference
I had some things to process and write about after encountering many interconnected experiences and insights about grief this week. Specifically, the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Robin DeRosa, Audrey Watters, and the TESS Conference
A walk to remember Zelda – Ashlyne O’Neil
ashlyneoneil.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Wrote a (long) blog post: ashlyneoneil.com/a-walk-to-re...
I had some things to process and write about after encountering many interconnected experiences and insights about grief this week. Specifically, the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Robin DeRosa, Audrey Watters, and the TESS Conference
I had some things to process and write about after encountering many interconnected experiences and insights about grief this week. Specifically, the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, Robin DeRosa, Audrey Watters, and the TESS Conference
Reposted by Ashlyne (Ash) O'Neil
Lots of good information about digital operational and information security here
www.turnoffyourphone.org
www.turnoffyourphone.org
Step One: Turn Off Your Phone
Activist Anti-Surveillance Tips from a Friendly Neighborhood Hacker
www.turnoffyourphone.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Lots of good information about digital operational and information security here
www.turnoffyourphone.org
www.turnoffyourphone.org
Going to #TESS2025! Officially registered as a non-member, though hopefully that will change before November.
Excited to see everyone and keep these connections alive.
Excited to see everyone and keep these connections alive.
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Going to #TESS2025! Officially registered as a non-member, though hopefully that will change before November.
Excited to see everyone and keep these connections alive.
Excited to see everyone and keep these connections alive.
any of my academic folks have tips for developing a short resume from a very very long academic CV?
August 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
any of my academic folks have tips for developing a short resume from a very very long academic CV?
Love to see a credited open image at the ultrasound clinic. Lol. #openaccess #openimages
July 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Love to see a credited open image at the ultrasound clinic. Lol. #openaccess #openimages
If we can't stand our ground, who can?
“The three individuals who ran that DEI office in the medical faculty — all of whom are members of racialized minorities — are being replaced by a single person who does not come from such a minority background”
Why are Canadian institutions bending a knee and complying in advance?
Why are Canadian institutions bending a knee and complying in advance?
Exclusive: McGill closes DEI office, replaces racialized staff
Meanwhile, medical program put under probation for failed diversity targets
www.montrealgazette.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If we can't stand our ground, who can?
Reposted by Ashlyne (Ash) O'Neil
Yesterday, I joined my brilliant colleagues at #AERA2025 for a panel, "AI and Educational Justice: A Critical Conversation." An audience member asked for more concrete ways to resist the imposition of AI on teachers/students - ahem, Trump's EO on AI - and I wanted to expand on my answer. 🧵
April 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Yesterday, I joined my brilliant colleagues at #AERA2025 for a panel, "AI and Educational Justice: A Critical Conversation." An audience member asked for more concrete ways to resist the imposition of AI on teachers/students - ahem, Trump's EO on AI - and I wanted to expand on my answer. 🧵
what eLearning authoring tools are y'all using for training and development? #eLearning #eddev
April 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
what eLearning authoring tools are y'all using for training and development? #eLearning #eddev
Reposted by Ashlyne (Ash) O'Neil
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
People have been talking about this for decades. Open Practice for the win!
theconversation.com/academic-pub...
theconversation.com/academic-pub...
Academic publishing is a multibillion-dollar industry. It’s not always good for science
Some academic publishers have been accused by scientists of being “too greedy” and prioritising profit over research integrity.
theconversation.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
People have been talking about this for decades. Open Practice for the win!
theconversation.com/academic-pub...
theconversation.com/academic-pub...
In a workshop for online engagement, a faculty member shared his use of "virtual calming rooms" and I had not heard of them. I did some searching, which was pretty cool, but ultimately landed on this live cams page, and it has made my day. You're welcome: explore.org/livecams
Panama Fruit Feeder Cam at Canopy Lodge
The Panama Fruit Feeder Cam is located on the grounds of the Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antón, Panama. This site is just over 2,000 ft above sea level in the low mountains of Cerro Gaital, with a mil...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In a workshop for online engagement, a faculty member shared his use of "virtual calming rooms" and I had not heard of them. I did some searching, which was pretty cool, but ultimately landed on this live cams page, and it has made my day. You're welcome: explore.org/livecams
Hosted my first #OEWeek as a St. Clair Saint. #ontheopenroad #opened #stclaircollege
www.stclaircollege.ca/news/2025/st...
www.stclaircollege.ca/news/2025/st...
St. Clair's Centre for Academic Excellence hosts Open Education Week
As students and educators adapt to a changing landscape in the education sector, St. Clair College's Centre for Academic Excellence and Quality Assurance (CAE) department is working to make that trans...
www.stclaircollege.ca
March 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hosted my first #OEWeek as a St. Clair Saint. #ontheopenroad #opened #stclaircollege
www.stclaircollege.ca/news/2025/st...
www.stclaircollege.ca/news/2025/st...
Hey Ed Developers and others who run PD sessions/workshops. What system do you use for PD management? I am looking for something that will help us post the sessions, have folks register, communicate to registrants/attendees, and track participation. 🙏 Thank you in advance!
March 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Hey Ed Developers and others who run PD sessions/workshops. What system do you use for PD management? I am looking for something that will help us post the sessions, have folks register, communicate to registrants/attendees, and track participation. 🙏 Thank you in advance!
Imagine @uwinopenlearn.bsky.social colleagues beside me in the first two pics. Everyone was heading to the photobooth with their teams... so I improvised.
November 11, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Imagine @uwinopenlearn.bsky.social colleagues beside me in the first two pics. Everyone was heading to the photobooth with their teams... so I improvised.
Had a time at #TESS2024 at the Toronto Reference Library. I was happy to connect with new and existing colleagues, though I admittedly missed my UWindsor colleagues as I attended solo, and as a member of St. Clair College, for my first time
November 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Had a time at #TESS2024 at the Toronto Reference Library. I was happy to connect with new and existing colleagues, though I admittedly missed my UWindsor colleagues as I attended solo, and as a member of St. Clair College, for my first time
What is your favourite presentation remote?
I am back in the F2F classroom, my Kensington PresentAir is no longer compatible with new hard/software. I'm just getting sick (after 2 weeks, lol), of walking back to my laptop to advance slides.
Ideally a rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
I am back in the F2F classroom, my Kensington PresentAir is no longer compatible with new hard/software. I'm just getting sick (after 2 weeks, lol), of walking back to my laptop to advance slides.
Ideally a rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
September 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
What is your favourite presentation remote?
I am back in the F2F classroom, my Kensington PresentAir is no longer compatible with new hard/software. I'm just getting sick (after 2 weeks, lol), of walking back to my laptop to advance slides.
Ideally a rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
I am back in the F2F classroom, my Kensington PresentAir is no longer compatible with new hard/software. I'm just getting sick (after 2 weeks, lol), of walking back to my laptop to advance slides.
Ideally a rechargeable battery and Bluetooth
Having a great time at #OER24 in Cork. Thank you to my amazing colleague @bonstewart.bsky.social for working on 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive OER, and giving me an excuse to come back to Ireland ten years after my first visit. And thanks to @gastatom.bsky.social and everyone at MTU for making this happen.
March 27, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Having a great time at #OER24 in Cork. Thank you to my amazing colleague @bonstewart.bsky.social for working on 2SLGBTQIA+ Inclusive OER, and giving me an excuse to come back to Ireland ten years after my first visit. And thanks to @gastatom.bsky.social and everyone at MTU for making this happen.
...and I'd say the way it was delivered and received was very successful. Always love hearing from @jhangiani.bsky.social ... especially nice to see a familiar face my first time at #OER24.
It was like being in Hollywood 🎬📽️ 😀. How the Weds Keynote's @jhangiani.bsky.social movie was made in Co. Kerry ....all will be revealed at #OER24
March 27, 2024 at 3:56 PM
...and I'd say the way it was delivered and received was very successful. Always love hearing from @jhangiani.bsky.social ... especially nice to see a familiar face my first time at #OER24.
It's EDID Week at #UWindsor! Check out the schedule and register for events here: www.uwindsor.ca/vp-people-eq...
March 15, 2024 at 6:31 PM
It's EDID Week at #UWindsor! Check out the schedule and register for events here: www.uwindsor.ca/vp-people-eq...