Hope Power (she/her)

All of BC is wrapping the families of Tumbler Ridge with love.

Supports are available:

BC Mental Health Support Line: 310-6789

Kids Help Phone: Text “CONNECT” to 686868

Thank you to the emergency responders on the ground for the work they are doing.

If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.

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I’ll be giving this online talk at SFU next week 👇

Imagine what’s happening in the camps.

Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti “We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."

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Photo of Prime Minister Carney speaking at a podium in Davos, Switzerland. A quote from his speech is edited on top: “WHEN THE RULES NO LONGER PROTECT YOU, YOU MUST PROTECT YOURSELF. BUT LET US BE CLEAR-EYED ABOUT WHERE THIS LEADS. A WORLD OF FORTRESSES WILL BE POORER, MORE FRAGILE, AND LESS SUSTAINABLE.”

We can build walls or we can be more ambitious — and build something better, stronger, and more just.

As I was grading the final essays for my class yesterday, I thought it was time to build “check if references exist” into Canvas. But that won’t help much if Google Scholar is going to be indexing hallucitations.

SIFT for AI: Introduction and Pedagogy Once I thought more deeply about what people had been asking for it made a lot of sense

I did it, I wrote it. The thing I think (?) some educators have been waiting for for quite a while. mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/sift-for-a...

Opinion: The slow unravelling of higher education in B.C. has begun The federal cap on international students triggered the crisis. Decades of provincial underfunding made it inevitable.

#AcademicSky
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

A reminder that you can donate to Wikipedia to keep human-sourced knowledge accessible.

Mis/disinfo people - my examples for class are all very depressing... there are some silly things out there, right? Can you help me lighten it up a bit, or is it all doom and gloom?

this month the influencers discovered vancouver has a library

good for them!

My 15 year old just now: “I’m so glad they’re teaching us digital literacy in school. And even better that it’s a mandatory class too.” Music to my librarian/mom ears! 🎶

Doodle enjoying the fall leaves

‘Tis autumn 🍂

New on ACRLog... Teaching AI as an Anti-AI Librarian

"I still believe that higher education and libraries should not serve as AI accelerants." - Eleanor Ball

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Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.

SFU’s new School of Medicine, the first in Western Canada in nearly 60 years, is now officially accepting applications for its first cohort of future physicians! The inaugural class will begin the program in August 2026.

Read more: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

AI’s shortcut to cheating: Why Google’s “homework help” button crossed the line - BCIT When Google quietly tested a “homework help” button inside its Chrome browser earlier this month, the company likely expected little more than quiet adoption. Instead, the experiment provoked outrage ...

BCIT interviewed me. I’m proud to work here. www.bcit.ca/news/stories...

“Some people say AI is inevitable and we should give up,” Ian reflected. “But we can’t. This is exactly the moment to fight for an ethical future.”

Education report calling for ethical AI use contains over 15 fake sources Experts find fake sources in Canadian government report that took 18 months to complete.

Lmaooooooo

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Report: Entire world refreshing newsfeed for no particular reason

The Multi-Year Impact of Canada’s First Zero Textbook Cost Initiative | Open Praxis

I am excited to share my latest publication, co-authored with Oya Pakkal and Xiaoyang Xia, on the multi-year impact of Canada's first Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) degree programs, at my former institution Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

#OER #OpenEducation #OEP #ZTC

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We Want Your Feedback! New PKP + SFU Open Publishing Courses Coming Soon - Public Knowledge Project PKP is pleased to announce collaborations with SFU and Lifelong Learning for new open publishing courses, and seeks community feedback.

PKP is pleased to announce the launch of collaborations with @sfupublishing.bsky.social and Lifelong Learning for new open publishing courses, and seeks community feedback.

Take the quick survey and learn more about the new courses: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/07/07/w...

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Shoreline Park at sunset

Feeling so lucky to live here … today and every day ❤️🇨🇦