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‘Study after study shows that #students want to develop [...] critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning #ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’
#highered #ai #education
https://www.ru.nl/en/research/research-news/opposing-the-inevitability-of-ai-at-universities-is-possible-and-necessary
‘Study after study shows that #students want to develop [...] critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning #ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’
#highered #ai #education
https://www.ru.nl/en/research/research-news/opposing-the-inevitability-of-ai-at-universities-is-possible-and-necessary
"There Is (Still) No Ethical Use of AI" by my brilliant colleague @melikhovo
https://matthewcheney.net/blog/there-is-still-no-ethical-use-of-ai/
"There Is (Still) No Ethical Use of AI" by my brilliant colleague @melikhovo
https://matthewcheney.net/blog/there-is-still-no-ethical-use-of-ai/
> Researchers warn that our increasing use of AI could be limiting our language and thought processes https://www.cbc.ca/news/ai-human-thought-processes-1.7604789
Ah yes, the wonderful #tech that folks in places like #academia and #HigherEd, including #librarians who should know better, are rushing to embrace.
> Researchers warn that our increasing use of AI could be limiting our language and thought processes https://www.cbc.ca/news/ai-human-thought-processes-1.7604789
Ah yes, the wonderful #tech that folks in places like #academia and #HigherEd, including #librarians who should know better, are rushing to embrace.
Branching Scenarios: A Guide for #HigherEdhttps://www.saskoer.ca/branchingscenarios/
With info on using tools like Twine and #H5P to create branching scenarios
#OER#EdTech
"As I trudge across campus on snowy days, I am met with an obstacle at every crosswalk. The plows have piled up snow into asphalt-stained mounds right in front of curb cuts that lead down to familiar white stripes.
As someone with mobility and balance issues, what is a minor inconvenience to many becomes a more serious hazard, as a trip-induced spill could cause serious injury. The temporary blockade leads me to reflect on the curb cuts themselves and the often-overlooked convenience and access they provide."
https://dailyevergreen.com/189412/life/mp-opinion-accessibility-empowers-everyone-the-curb-cut-effect/#HigherEd#Ableism @academicchatter @disability
"As I trudge across campus on snowy days, I am met with an obstacle at every crosswalk. The plows have piled up snow into asphalt-stained mounds right in front of curb cuts that lead down to familiar white stripes.
As someone with mobility and balance issues, what is a minor inconvenience to many becomes a more serious hazard, as a trip-induced spill could cause serious injury. The temporary blockade leads me to reflect on the curb cuts themselves and the often-overlooked convenience and access they provide."
https://dailyevergreen.com/189412/life/mp-opinion-accessibility-empowers-everyone-the-curb-cut-effect/#HigherEd#Ableism @academicchatter @disability
“The Ones that Care Make all the Difference”: Perspectives on Student-Faculty Relationships
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10755-020-09522-w
"We identified four themes for faculty practices: (1) Creating Pedagogical Space, (2) Being Inclusive and Aware, (3) Being Engaged and Engaging Students, (4) Doing More Than Teaching."
#EdDev#Teaching#HigherEd#EdReseach
LA Times wrote about this yesterday:
Sanjay Madhav, an associate professor .. said that these and other costly ventures were part of a “series of poor decisions” made by university leadership in recent years.
“The administration has made a lot of irresponsible financial decisions,” said Madhav, who is involved in a #union organizing effort for non-tenure track professors. “The regular employees, they ultimately pay the price for the poor decisions.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-15/usc-budget-deficit-layoffs
was gonna edit this for grammar, but on second thought: no
LA Times wrote about this yesterday:
Sanjay Madhav, an associate professor .. said that these and other costly ventures were part of a “series of poor decisions” made by university leadership in recent years.
“The administration has made a lot of irresponsible financial decisions,” said Madhav, who is involved in a #union organizing effort for non-tenure track professors. “The regular employees, they ultimately pay the price for the poor decisions.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-15/usc-budget-deficit-layoffs
When George Mason University president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
When George Mason University president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-mason-university-antisemitism-investigation-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
So effective and efficient to have your interpretation needs met by several different offices and go through barriers and a decision tree before getting an ASL interpreter!
Why the difference? Because each category has a different legal floor and UC wants to sink to the floor, not elevate to the ceiling.
#Ableism #ASL#HigherEd#Healthcare
https://disability.ucsf.edu/interpreter-services-closed-captioning @disability
So effective and efficient to have your interpretation needs met by several different offices and go through barriers and a decision tree before getting an ASL interpreter!
Why the difference? Because each category has a different legal floor and UC wants to sink to the floor, not elevate to the ceiling.
#Ableism #ASL#HigherEd#Healthcare
https://disability.ucsf.edu/interpreter-services-closed-captioning @disability
"We analyse the migration of 300,000 academic users from Twitter/X to Bluesky between 2023 and early 2025, combining rich bibliometric data, longitudinal social-media activity, and a novel cross-platform identity-matching pipeline. We show that 18% of scholars in our sample transitioned, with transition rates varying sharply by discipline, political expression, and Twitter engagement but not by traditional academic metrics. Using time-varying Cox models and a matched-pairs design, we isolate genuine peer influence from homophily. We uncover a striking asymmetry whereby information sources drive migration far more powerfully than audience, with this influence decaying exponentially within a week. We further develop an ego-level contagion classifier, revealing that simple contagion drives two-thirds of all exits, shock-driven bursts account for 16%, and complex contagion plays a marginal role. Finally, we show that scholars who rebuild a higher fraction of their former Twitter networks on Bluesky remain significantly more active and engaged. Our findings provide new insights onto theories of network externalities, directional influence, and platform migration, highlighting information sources’ central role in overcoming switching costs."
https://arxiv.org/html/2505.24801v1
#SocialMedia#SocialNetworks#Twitter#Bluesky#Academia#Universities#HigherEd
"We analyse the migration of 300,000 academic users from Twitter/X to Bluesky between 2023 and early 2025, combining rich bibliometric data, longitudinal social-media activity, and a novel cross-platform identity-matching pipeline. We show that 18% of scholars in our sample transitioned, with transition rates varying sharply by discipline, political expression, and Twitter engagement but not by traditional academic metrics. Using time-varying Cox models and a matched-pairs design, we isolate genuine peer influence from homophily. We uncover a striking asymmetry whereby information sources drive migration far more powerfully than audience, with this influence decaying exponentially within a week. We further develop an ego-level contagion classifier, revealing that simple contagion drives two-thirds of all exits, shock-driven bursts account for 16%, and complex contagion plays a marginal role. Finally, we show that scholars who rebuild a higher fraction of their former Twitter networks on Bluesky remain significantly more active and engaged. Our findings provide new insights onto theories of network externalities, directional influence, and platform migration, highlighting information sources’ central role in overcoming switching costs."
https://arxiv.org/html/2505.24801v1
#SocialMedia#SocialNetworks#Twitter#Bluesky#Academia#Universities#HigherEd
Science thrives when knowledge is open! 👩🔬 Check out this strategy for #OpenScience: integrating #FAIR & #CARE principles, responsible researcher assessment #DORA, and digital infrastructure for transparent research
@span BarcelonaDORI:
🔓 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007508
Let's build a transparent, inclusive, and impactful research ecosystem together! Global impact begins locally!
#OpenAccess#FAIRdata#ResearchIntegrity#CitizenScience#ResearchAssessment#SciComm#EOSC#HigherEd
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