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How can they have a good learning experience with these pressures hanging over them? It’s the same across the country. #AccommodationCrisis Galway students struggle to find housing, survey shows www.rte.ie/news/connach...

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Lovely to be here in UCC for the EUA Learning & Teaching Forum. Amazing weather showing off a beautiful campus. President John O’Halloran opening.

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“It is now clear that detection methods do not and will not work so integrating AI into teaching should be about using it constructively and developing broader critical thinking around the capabilities and limitations, and shortfalls amongst students.” www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

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The HEA has published Ten Considerations for Generative AI Adoption in Irish Higher Education, which provide a foundation for institutions to shape policies and practices around generative AI. hub.teachingandlearning.ie/ten-consider...

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One for my RPL colleagues!

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Belshaw issues "come and get me" plea. Reposts and wider sharing appreciated! 🙏 dougbelshaw.com/blog/2025/02...

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How wonderful to spend the afternoon in the company of a group of commuter students discussing some of the challenges they face. Very few positive comments about commuting. Some of these students are commuting 4+ hours per day, starting very early (for 9am classes) and getting home late.

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After a busy day in Dublin yesterday, I am on the move again. This time to Limerick, where I am super excited to attend a workshop tomorrow with @saraheaton.bsky.social

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Great to be here at the RPL Showcase in Dublin, and highlighting the launch of the RPL Toolkit. www.priorlearning.ie/resources-to...

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University leaders should work to shield research and teaching communities from undue external pressure and interference. Read EUA's position paper on 'How universities can protect and promote academic freedom' at https://buff.ly/40KI1SJ #AcademicFreedom

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Our Digital Learning edited volume is now out in paperback. This contains such good and thoughtful work, and I recommend it for anyone working in edtech, instructional design, or for educators generally www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/how...

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Interesting article from @jisc.bsky.social laying out initial thoughts & advice on DeepSeek. nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2025/01/2...

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Commuting by bicycle in Belgium pays off as employees earn compensation for every km they ride. 1 in 6 employees commute by bike and get a bicycle allowance of €0.28/km. People cycling to work in 2024 earned an average of around €460 net per year (some as high as €810), up 20% over the past year.

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Just read that article in yesterday’s @irishtimes.com about DEI programmes in Irish Universities, by the emeritus prof from UCC, and now I am really annoyed.

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Materials from the HEA Teaching & Learning Conference 2024 are now available at hub.teachingandlearning.ie/conference/ We would also value your input in the open consultation for the forthcoming HEA National Strategy for Teaching & Learning, closes 24 Jan at www.teachingandlearning.ie/consultation/

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Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...

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Irish Educational Studies is excited to join the @bsky.app community! Follow us on LinkedIn too! www.linkedin.com/in/irish-edu...

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Educators: AI is not inevitable. Sure, we can't put the horse back in the barn, but we also are not required to use it in our teaching and I think there is an ethical framework, as Chuck and others have laid out nicely, for resisting its presence in our courses.

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I am getting quite a few new followers this week. If you are new here, please complete your profile at least - so that I know if I should follow you back.

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Join us on 16 Jan to learn about ALT's accreditation framework. Whether you are curious about what CMALT is, know a little about CMALT but are interested in finding out more or are a registered candidate looking to start writing your portfolio, this webinar is for you. https://buff.ly/4fFaD5n #altc

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What a fantastic list! Definitely worth following everything on here.

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This new study underscores one of my biggest objections to the use of AI in the classroom. For me, those objections fall into 3 categories: 1) the environmental impact; 2) cognitive offloading and ... 1/2 www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15...

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my 75+ text OER Annotated Bibliography on Belonging in Education is live! it's the academic foundation underpinning my sabbatical Belonging Project: bonstewart.com/belonging/th... if you know of a book/paper on belonging that would enrich this collection, let me know :)

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Next Wednesday 8/1/25 it’s the 1st all BlueSky Tweetchat on aiming for more authentic feedback in HE led by @kaysambell.bsky.social and me! If you’ve never tried it, the format is simple: one blogpost in advance, 6 questions at intervals, 1hour, lots of global participation&fun! Join us at 8pm GMT

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Really helpful spreadsheet. Make sure your vote counts.

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A Christmas card arrived today - for the family who lived in the house before us. We’ve lived here more than 25 years. 🤣🤣

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Massive congratulations to my colleague Shivaun Quinlivan and the interdisciplinary team behind the Inclusive Learning project. It has had huge impact at the @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Delighted to see it recognised in this way.

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‪ This Starter Pack comprises authors, artists and now reviewers too, all of whom are involved in the book "Higher Education for Good". A mix of Global North & Global South scholars, those who gave their consent to be included go.bsky.app/2ZQo34B @catherinecronin.bsky.social

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Final N-TUTORR National Steering Board meeting today. Mammoth task to capture all done in last 24 months but a great start here www.transforminglearning.ie/resources-pu.... @sharonlflynn.bsky.social @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social @petrinac.bsky.social @seanoreillythea.bsky.social @bree-edu.bsky.social

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After over 10 years, this Wednesday at 8pm GMT #LTHEchat will take place in Twitter X for the final time. We look forward to bringing our weekly #LTHEchat here to Bluesky in the new year. Our incoming organising team for 2025 are already preparing for this!

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Woohoo! Evenings get longer from here. #GrandStretch

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1/ Will AI autotune my essay (Cormier 2023)? Are AI sceptics tilting at windmills in a quixotic questto be aligned with yesterday’s epistemic landscape (Perrotta 2023)? Is using ChatGPT like“eating plastic for your cognitive agency and natural intelligence” (Nephew 2023)?

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Have been on two trains today. Both times the reservation system hasn’t been working. Pure chaos.

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