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👕 LAUNCH DAY! We’re so proud to be launching Threads of Resistance. It’s been an honour to work with Vick Hope and artists from across the world to spotlight the creativity of women, which even in times of conflict, is a constant inspiration.

As its open education week #oeweek25 a little shout out that @jisc.bsky.social have a fabulous openly licensed set of resources supporting curriculum and learning design www.jisc.ac.uk/guides/beyon....

catching up after a really enjoyable afternoon at Uni of Stirling with @simonhorrocks.bsky.social and colleagues - great conversations and added surprise for everyone of cake!

Join us for an afternoon of talks exploring Wikimedia in the curriculum, Scottish history and historical data (accused witches and religious change in early modern Scotland) and opening up the collections of the National Library of Wales! Hybrid event! #OEWeek25 oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/wik...

A brilliant Banksy.

Discover the insights and knowledge shared at ALTC24. Dive into the recordings from the conference and explore a wealth of open education resources. Watch #ALTC24 Recordings - buff.ly/4be6vIE #OEWeek25 #ALTC24 #altc

spotted over on Mastadon from Wilbert Kraan www.gocomics.com/calvinandhob.... -

another bad year for the bees . . . now the days are getting lighter lets all do as much as we can to help them by planting bee friendly plants and flowers www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

As International Women's Day approaches, Archives Hub and Ffotogallery Archive explore how they are making informed decisions to include more female representations in their collection going forward -> blog.archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/2025/02/04/h... #IWD #WelshArchives

“AI can replicate patterns, but it does not create” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

best album of the year? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Hello Tuesday - hope everyone doing ok today

it has come to this!

"For all the complaining I’ve heard for decades now about giving students out-of-date printed textbooks, people are now salivating at the prospect of giving them some autogenerated digital bullshit instead." think I love @audreywatters.bsky.social a bit more with every edition of Second Breakfast

"we seemed to be using an incredible amount of energy and other natural resources to race headlong into something we probably shouldn’t be creating in the first place" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

Too late for me as I’m teaching for the last time this term. #LTHEChat

this looks great - why aren't govt supporting this kind of initiative in a similar way to AI? this investment would actually have an impact on lives, the economy and help save the planet

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a UNESCO inititative. Is the dial moving? occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...

spending a bit of time with the Friends of the Earth policy report "Harnessing AI for Environmental Justice" this morning policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/reports/harn...

how can you not fail to be inspired, challenged, saddened by current AI narratives but have still have hope when listening to @audreywatters.bsky.social s and @helenbeetham.bsky.social helenbeetham.substack.com/p/the-audrey...

The old joke - God hates money, look who he gives it to.

Shaping higher education for commuter students wonkhe.com/blogs/shapin... - great piece on why the sector needs to adapt to the needs of commuter students

Just wondering does anyone still use Gather Town (or similar) for learning and teaching anymore?

Great blogpost on an important topic #lthechat

so Google maps now shows The Gulf of Mexico www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This morning I'm taking some time to read the new @jisc.bsky.social Trends in Assessment report - really useful overview of what is happening in the UK, but sure will resonate internationally too www.jisc.ac.uk/reports/tren...

wasn’t planning going outside today anyway

“A psychological denial of service attack” that renders us unable to function — Trump? AI? (Yes) 2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-unleashed...

blocking out the increasing sound of #stormÉowyn by listening to this conversation betweeen @eam0.bsky.social and @helenbeetham.bsky.social helenbeetham.substack.com/p/the-eamon-...

stay safe everyone in the path of Storm Éowyn today.

"Here in the UK, a tax of just 2% on assets of more than £10m would generate £24bn a year. It would affect only 20,000 people and would raise an incredible sum that would help us to invest in a fairer, more sustainable society." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

really enjoying listening to @catherinecronin.bsky.social @czernie.bsky.social talking to @helenbeetham.bsky.social about the process of bringing the HE for Good book to life helenbeetham.substack.com/p/higher-edu...