Excellent 🧵... #STS # philtech
#AcademicSky 🧪 #EduSky
#AcademicSky 🧪 #EduSky
I wanted to consolidate a few thoughts on google, misinformation, large language models, enshittification, and the fate of the web as we know it.
It started when @carlzimmer.bsky.social shared this remarkable example of Google being fooled by machine-generated bullshit online.
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It started when @carlzimmer.bsky.social shared this remarkable example of Google being fooled by machine-generated bullshit online.
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I can't believe Google still delivers this result.
October 8, 2023 at 9:49 AM
Excellent 🧵... #STS # philtech
#AcademicSky 🧪 #EduSky
#AcademicSky 🧪 #EduSky
This is a 🧵 Thread in a 📌 pinned post.
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Time to Ditch the Social Media Algorithm
Ready for a better social media platform? Want to ditch the social media algorithm? Join educators on Bluesky at #EduSky
alicekeeler.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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#EduSky Class is back in session tonight! Stay tuned to this 🧵 for our takeaways and live commentary.
"To the captives who refused to forget, creating a tradition of Black memory work that dispels lies, cultivates dreams, and inspires action toward a more liberated future." -- Jarvis R. Givens in dedication for "I'll Make Me a World"
Join us for class 2/2 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/100-yea...
Join us for class 2/2 ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/100-yea...
I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month
Historian Jarvis Givens discusses his book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month. This session is part of the Zinn Education Project’s Teach the Black Freedom Struggle onl...
www.zinnedproject.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:12 PM
#EduSky Class is back in session tonight! Stay tuned to this 🧵 for our takeaways and live commentary.
🧵 #EduSky
New data debunks the teacher shortage contrarians.
I wrote about new data available on the exodus from K-12 classrooms, teachers like me who left and the professionals we left behind in jobs that have only become more challenging.
I wrote about new data available on the exodus from K-12 classrooms, teachers like me who left and the professionals we left behind in jobs that have only become more challenging.
Yes, There is a Teacher Shortage
And it is affecting the quality of education American kids are getting
nobody-wants-this.ghost.io
August 3, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🧵 #EduSky
If you were teaching a class on AI/GenAI and how the technologies deepen environmental racism, what articles and other resources would you include? I'll start with some in a short 🧵 and I invite you to add your own. #EduSky
May 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you were teaching a class on AI/GenAI and how the technologies deepen environmental racism, what articles and other resources would you include? I'll start with some in a short 🧵 and I invite you to add your own. #EduSky
When a book comes out, it's reason to celebrate!...but there's also a certain element of relief, because the journey can sometimes be, well, not straightforward— 🧵
#kidlit #middlegrade #edusky #skybrarians #writingcommunity 1/11 @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
#kidlit #middlegrade #edusky #skybrarians #writingcommunity 1/11 @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
July 6, 2026 at 2:29 AM
When a book comes out, it's reason to celebrate!...but there's also a certain element of relief, because the journey can sometimes be, well, not straightforward— 🧵
#kidlit #middlegrade #edusky #skybrarians #writingcommunity 1/11 @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
#kidlit #middlegrade #edusky #skybrarians #writingcommunity 1/11 @sjohnstontaylor.bsky.social @steelworksliterary.bsky.social
Analysing the Great Resignation in UK Higher Ed
New study of 167 academics who quit academia finds they often blame the declining quality of academic management by @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social @proftomcrick.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
#AcademicSky #UKUnis #EduSky #HigherEd
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New study of 167 academics who quit academia finds they often blame the declining quality of academic management by @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social @proftomcrick.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
#AcademicSky #UKUnis #EduSky #HigherEd
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July 19, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Analysing the Great Resignation in UK Higher Ed
New study of 167 academics who quit academia finds they often blame the declining quality of academic management by @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social @proftomcrick.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
#AcademicSky #UKUnis #EduSky #HigherEd
Few quotes 🧵
New study of 167 academics who quit academia finds they often blame the declining quality of academic management by @rpwatermeyer.bsky.social @proftomcrick.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1007/s107...
#AcademicSky #UKUnis #EduSky #HigherEd
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🧵 #EduSky and everyone else K12 education adjacent
There are some really absolutely fantastic people out there who begin statements with, “teachers should organize for…”
They are not wrong. There is SO much we could collectively organize for.
I also don’t think the authors of these statements really understand the lived reality of educators…
They are not wrong. There is SO much we could collectively organize for.
I also don’t think the authors of these statements really understand the lived reality of educators…
December 15, 2024 at 9:35 PM
🧵 #EduSky and everyone else K12 education adjacent
I just scrolled #EduSky for a few minutes and counted how many images used alt text vs those that did not.
Only 17 images had alt text whereas 36 did not. This means our community is not accessible to blind users or others who use screen readers.
We have a lot of room for improvement. 🧵
Only 17 images had alt text whereas 36 did not. This means our community is not accessible to blind users or others who use screen readers.
We have a lot of room for improvement. 🧵
November 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
I just scrolled #EduSky for a few minutes and counted how many images used alt text vs those that did not.
Only 17 images had alt text whereas 36 did not. This means our community is not accessible to blind users or others who use screen readers.
We have a lot of room for improvement. 🧵
Only 17 images had alt text whereas 36 did not. This means our community is not accessible to blind users or others who use screen readers.
We have a lot of room for improvement. 🧵
Update: Attention Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, & beyond: Fight back against forced religion in schools. Join @defenseofdemocracy.bsky.social to resist Christian nationalism in education. Volunteer, join their Zoom tonight, & unite against fascism! Links in replies. 🧵
#EduSky #AcademicSky
#EduSky #AcademicSky
If you are in Oklahoma or know others that are with school age children, please pass this along to them. Defense of Democracy created opt-out forms for Ryan Walter’s forced bible instruction. Let’s keep getting in good trouble!
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
#EduSky #Resist
kfor.com/news/oklahom...
Non-profit creates opt out forms against State Superintendent Ryan Walters
A non-profit called Defense of Democracy has created opt-out forms for parents who want their child to have no interaction with Ryan Walters in any capacity, which includes the recent prayer video.
kfor.com
November 27, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Update: Attention Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Florida, & beyond: Fight back against forced religion in schools. Join @defenseofdemocracy.bsky.social to resist Christian nationalism in education. Volunteer, join their Zoom tonight, & unite against fascism! Links in replies. 🧵
#EduSky #AcademicSky
#EduSky #AcademicSky
· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #HigherEd ·
🧵 Excerpts from the @timeshighered.bsky.social article:
Is mass cheating the inevitable result of AI’s rise? [🔗⮛]
🧵 Excerpts from the @timeshighered.bsky.social article:
Is mass cheating the inevitable result of AI’s rise? [🔗⮛]
April 26, 2026 at 12:50 AM
· #AcademicSky · #EduSky · #HigherEd ·
🧵 Excerpts from the @timeshighered.bsky.social article:
Is mass cheating the inevitable result of AI’s rise? [🔗⮛]
🧵 Excerpts from the @timeshighered.bsky.social article:
Is mass cheating the inevitable result of AI’s rise? [🔗⮛]
Last week one of my students asked how I get reliable news. A🧵 and a question for #skystorians 🗃️ and #edusky and anyone else.
How do you educate students in media literacy right now?
How do you educate students in media literacy right now?
February 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Last week one of my students asked how I get reliable news. A🧵 and a question for #skystorians 🗃️ and #edusky and anyone else.
How do you educate students in media literacy right now?
How do you educate students in media literacy right now?
I'm not teaching this term, so rather than working this out with my students I will subject you to it. My read of this (tentative) pronouncement on AI in K-12.
1) It see grift & profit-seeking for Trump & co.
2) Fed power in ed is limited, can incentivize > require.
&
3)THIS IS ABOUT WOMEN. 🧵
1) It see grift & profit-seeking for Trump & co.
2) Fed power in ed is limited, can incentivize > require.
&
3)THIS IS ABOUT WOMEN. 🧵
Draft executive order outlines plan to integrate AI into K-12 schools
A policy under consideration by the White House and seen by The Post instructs federal agencies on how to incorporate artificial intelligence into classrooms.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I teach science.
I know COVID people like science, so here are some science songs in a🧵
Galaxy Song (Monty Python cover)
There are also some ideas that teachers might like to use in lessons, including sitting down, cognitive science, poetry & knowledge. #EduSky
I know COVID people like science, so here are some science songs in a🧵
Galaxy Song (Monty Python cover)
There are also some ideas that teachers might like to use in lessons, including sitting down, cognitive science, poetry & knowledge. #EduSky
January 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I teach science.
I know COVID people like science, so here are some science songs in a🧵
Galaxy Song (Monty Python cover)
There are also some ideas that teachers might like to use in lessons, including sitting down, cognitive science, poetry & knowledge. #EduSky
I know COVID people like science, so here are some science songs in a🧵
Galaxy Song (Monty Python cover)
There are also some ideas that teachers might like to use in lessons, including sitting down, cognitive science, poetry & knowledge. #EduSky
Good 🧵 for PK-12 teachers. #EduSky
LLMs are nothing more than models of the distribution of the word forms in their training data, with weights modified by post-training to produce somewhat different distributions. Unless your use case requires a model of a distribution of word forms in text, indeed, they suck and aren't useful.
There are a lot of critiques of LLMs that I agree with but "they suck and aren't useful" doesn't really hold water.
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
April 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Good 🧵 for PK-12 teachers. #EduSky
April 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If you're an educator in search of an antidote to AI hype and technosolutionism writ large, may I suggest @civicsoftech.bsky.social? Here's more about our community and our work. 🧵 #EduSky
Civics of Technology
The Civics of Technology Project shares research and curriculum and offers professional development that encourages teachers and students to critically inquire into the effects of technology on our in...
www.civicsoftechnology.org
June 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you're an educator in search of an antidote to AI hype and technosolutionism writ large, may I suggest @civicsoftech.bsky.social? Here's more about our community and our work. 🧵 #EduSky
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November 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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generative ai is best understood as a weapon for destroying information
On the other place saw this tweet and it made me sad.
The age of the internet peeps is over; it’s the machines turn now
The age of the internet peeps is over; it’s the machines turn now
September 22, 2024 at 6:35 AM
How to raise young men, a 🧵
Domestic violence prevention groups also offer excellent programming and curriculum for HS students. Get them set up in your district! #EduSky www.janascampaign.org/ct-preventio...
Domestic violence prevention groups also offer excellent programming and curriculum for HS students. Get them set up in your district! #EduSky www.janascampaign.org/ct-preventio...
September 29, 2026 at 3:54 PM
How to raise young men, a 🧵
Domestic violence prevention groups also offer excellent programming and curriculum for HS students. Get them set up in your district! #EduSky www.janascampaign.org/ct-preventio...
Domestic violence prevention groups also offer excellent programming and curriculum for HS students. Get them set up in your district! #EduSky www.janascampaign.org/ct-preventio...
🧵of the day #Edusky
Bluesky teacher hivemind, I'm looking for examples of concepts in any subject that learners find tricky to grasp, and the creative, amusing, concrete or multisensory ways you've come up with to teach them. It's for a book I'm writing atm. Thanks in advance! Please repost. #EduSky
September 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
🧵of the day #Edusky
A short thread about inclusion and how we're at risk of missing the point if we only focus on curriculum. 🧵 #EduSky
If we're talking about inclusion a good place to start is the Salamanca Statement. Personally I think we're missing the point if we begin with adaptive teaching rather than with thinking about attitudes to children and young people.
'The child is not for the school; the school is for the child.' 🧵
'The child is not for the school; the school is for the child.' 🧵
August 30, 2026 at 8:10 AM
A short thread about inclusion and how we're at risk of missing the point if we only focus on curriculum. 🧵 #EduSky
1/ Kudos to #Harvard for standing up to the #Trump admin.
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#AcadSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #DefendResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
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#AcadSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #DefendResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
1/ Kudos to #Harvard for standing up to the #Trump admin.
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#AcadSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #DefendResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academic-chatter.bsky.social
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#AcadSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #AcademicFreedom #Censorship #DefendResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
@academic-chatter.bsky.social