David Curtin @capt_canadia@qoto.org

Study: Students Who Read Print Learn More Than Those Who Read Tablets https://www.techlearning.com/news/study-students-who-read-print-learn-more-than-those-who-read-tablets

Ardie Savea named World Rugby player of the year. Well deserved imho and it seems like he is a genuinely good bloke too #rugby #AllBlacks

https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby-world-cup-2023/300998466/all-blacks-star-ardie-savea-named-world-rugby-player-of-the-year-springboks-snubbed

#MakerAdvent will return for 2023
Never heard of this? I countdown to Christmas by releasing a YouTube video everyday. Each video has a maker flavour to it. We can hack microcontrollers, Christmas decorations and I buy random "stuff" from eBay, Aliexpress and now Temu.
Here is the entire 2022 series to give you an idea of what I will be up to.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl7sf03jEHOSe7Vg-m2tsV5lXPvnFd8Vy

Hello everyone 👋 ! We have been on Mastodon for a while but recently moved instances to hachyderm so wanted to provide an #introduction. We are an international organisation teaching foundational #coding and #DataScience skills to #researchers worldwide. We advocate for #OpenScience #OpenSource practices through workshops using our openly available lessons co-developed by our global community. More information: carpentries.org. Excited to be here; thank you for having us!

Proprietary control over education is growing and it is affecting student's rights to information. Watch and share "The University of Costumed Heroes" and fight for young people's freedom. https://u.fsf.org/fsfheroes

Introducing the Whole Earth Index: a nearly complete free online archive of Whole Earth publications. The Internet Archive helped digitize the materials & hosts the collection for all to access. https://wholeearth.info/

Really long day today, but a good one.

It's #Thanksgiving in Canada; I put together an intimate little meal for my loved ones, all based around something different: turkey schnitzel! We all counted our blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians!

Also, I spent 3 hours testing the #Gaggia Classic Pro Evo #Espresso machine, getting re-familiar with an old friend. Snapped lots of photos, recorded lots of numbers and thoughts. Thoroughly caffeinated!

Just learned about the new NZ Bookhub website that came online today - you can search for books across independent booksellers, click-and-collect locally or get books delivered - https://bookhub.nz/.

(I try at least 3 independent booksellers before buying overseas so this will add scope, speed up the process and hopefully help me buy more locally...)

#Books #Booksellers #Aotearoa #NZ

Why does Canada have three of the world's most liveable cities? - BBC Travel https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20231001-why-does-canada-have-three-of-the-worlds-most-liveable-cities

ChatGPT Can Now Browse the Internet - OpenAI says ChatGPT is "no longer limited to data before September 2021." It can n... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/09/27/215243/chatgpt-can-now-browse-the-internet?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #ai

I love @OpenSCAD. Just designed and implemented a laser cut tool holder for my needle files.

🏆️ Exciting News!!
@oeglobal is excited to announce the shortlist for the Open Education Awards for Excellence #OEAwards23

The shortlist of 48 was whittled down from 172 nominations representing people and projects from 38 countries. (Thank you, review committee!)

Celebrate these exceptional #openeducation innovators and innovations!

Read the shortlisted finalists ➡️ https://oeg.pub/OEA23Shortlist

#Awards #Excellence #Shortlist #OEGlobal #EducationAwards

TextFX has 10 AI tools to help writers brainstorm creative expressions.

The tools include Simile, Explode, Unexpect, Chain, POV, Alliteration, Acronym, Fuse, Scene, and Unfold.

https://textfx.withgoogle.com

Proprietary control over education is growing and it is affecting student's rights to information. Watch and share "The University of Costumed Heroes" and fight for young people's freedom. https://u.fsf.org/fsfheroes

Tagged for OER Connect! Open Education Resources (OER) Directory for Saskatchewan Polytechnic
https://pressbooks.saskpolytech.ca/oerdiscipline/
#oegconnect

From items @cogdog tags "oegconnect" bookmarked in Pinboard https://pinboard.in/u:cogdog/t:oegconnect/

Check out OEG Connect https://connect.oeglobal.org/

Looking for free software applications for primary school education? We've got you covered! Check out Category/Education/elementary on the #FreeSoftwareDirectory https://u.fsf.org/3u1 #FreeSoftware #FreeSoftwareInEducation

Time for map makers to get their pencils out.

Our #BookWyrm instance is monitored 24/7 with automated fixes in place for common problems. We backup to an alternative data centre regularly. We are registered with the UK Information Commissioners Office and take data protection seriously. We want to ensure a responsive and reliable user experience and are always happy to help users with any queries or issues they may have.