Robert Hickey

Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit after Kimmel suspension Thinking of canceling Disney+? You’re not alone—after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, so many people rushed to quit that the cancellation page itself started crashing.

While trying to cancel my Disney+

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Next step, early retirement 😎

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Writing is thinking.

It's similar to the misconception that students learn from teachers' actions when the truth is that students learn from their own actions. I don't think students will learn much from ai creating stuff for them.

Vocational education ‘winning hearts and minds’ over universities Universities call for more support as government rhetoric suggests policy focus shifting to wider tertiary sector

Vocational education ‘winning hearts and minds’ over universities

#highered #EduSky

Use welcome workshops to build student belonging A guide to creating induction workshops in collaboration with students – with practical tips on building student confidence and trust

Starting university can be overwhelming, but a sense of belonging makes all the difference. Sarah Hadlow of Nottingham Trent University shares how welcome workshops can help every student feel seen, supported and connected from day one. tinyurl.com/75www454 #AcademicSky #EduSky

"You can no longer make students do the reading or the writing. So what’s left? Only this: give them work they want to do. And help them want to do it. What, again, is education? The non-coercive rearranging of desire." (Emphasis in original)
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Like climate change is real 😡😡😡

#climate #climatechange #globalwarming #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #momsky

Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work.
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"Stand out."Someone has to." A truer word was never spoken.

YouTube video by TED This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED

This is a digital coup — an unmissable TED Talk by Carole Cadwalladr.

this is courage. thank you @carolecadwalla

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.

I contributed to this AI toolkit with a piece on Navigating AI in Open and Higher Education: Critical Guidelines and Practical Applications
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(check out the rest of the collection as well!)

Four powerful benefits of ungrading (opinion) Tony Perman shares four key benefits and how, at best, ungrading helps create a classroom community that can take a semester’s journey in tandem.

Career Advice | Ungrading for Hope

Tony Perman shares four key benefits and how, at best, ungrading helps create a classroom community that can take a semester’s journey in tandem. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4hqaB20

Cartoon Titled "Ableism" - three balls (Rugby ball, football, tennis ball), and ice hockey puck, with eyes and legs stand on a grass field in a line. Speech bubble above puck with text "Don't judge me! I'm faster than most!". QR code in bottom right corner and Uni of Limerick logo in top right corner.

Bring your research to life with Visual Thinkery!

We loved working with the University of Limerick to make assets for their work on social justice pedagogies in teacher education and school communities, using QR codes to link the physical with the digital. 

Find this and more here:
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Cambridge staff unhappy with response to bullying claims Professor claims harassment has become ‘entrenched and normalised’ in some departments

University of Cambridge has been criticised for allowing bullying and harassment to become “entrenched and normalised”

#highered #EduSky

Another edu-myth that drives me crazy: Grades motivate students.
All the research shows that it's the opposite. Grades cause anxiety, cheating and giving up.
#sunchat

😂

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

Irish AI Advisory Council advice paper on education (Feb 2025) assets.gov.ie/319845/e1eaf... “much of the narrative around generative AI … has been around plagiarism detection. It is now clear that detection
methods do not and will not work“.

#LTHEchat 319: Winning the Learning Game with Game-based Learning Led by Liz Cable @lizcable.bsky.social There are a lot of terms associated with the use of games in learning, teaching and assessment. We’ve had previous #LTHEchats tagged game-based learning, gami…

Join us for #LTHEchat at 8pm GMT/BST today. It will explore play-based learning with @lizcable.bsky.social. Read the blog post at: lthechat.com/2025/02/17/l...

What can module leaders learn from Toyota? How to use the plan-do-check-act cycle to improve student success, satisfaction and grades

Learn how the concept of continuous improvement, rooted in lean manufacturing techniques developed by Toyota in the 1950s, can transform #highereducation #teaching and #learning, from Sercan Demiralay: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-... #edusky #educhat

Soil Education MOOC begins March 3rd– practical tools showing connections to everyday life Would you like to join a community of teachers dedicated to transforming STEM education for a sustainable future and gain practical tools, resources and strategies to teach soil health in an innova…

🌱 Attention STEM teachers - Soil Education MOOC begins 📅 March 3rd. Access practical tools showing connections to everyday life. 22 hrs commitment. For primary, secondary, formal & informal STEM educators. Supported by #Scientix & @eu_schoolnet
👉 Find out more: bit.ly/SoilMOOC
#LOESSMOOC

There should be a campaign to force people to divest from Twitter. Companies, governments and government agencies, politicians, universities, learned societies, bands, celebs, whoever you can think of. It is completely unsafe. It is owned by fascist enemies of democracy and freedom.

The Open University has published a framework for learning and teaching Critical AI Literacy Skills. Although the framework is intended for Open University staff and students, it is relevant for any organisation looking to develop inclusive training in AI literacy. about.open.ac.uk/sites/about....

As an educator, it’s increasingly difficult to name a professional conviction or pedagogical commitment that justifies the use of generative AI. The daily use of AI must not overshadow tangible actions to redress our climate crisis lest we further erode our position as trusted stewards of learning.

Advice | When AI Does the Reading for Students The technology that powers ChatGPT is quickly transforming reading practices. What does that mean for your assignments?

In Advice: The most frustrating aspect of generative AI for educators: This technology can truly help some students yet seriously weaken the reading and writing skills of many others. chroni.cl/3P5Zm2M

"Ireland's data centres turning to fossil fuels after maxing out country's electricity grid."

#betterimagesofAI

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