Miguel Guhlin 🦉 🇵🇦 🇺🇲 @mguhlin@qoto.org

Rochko is confident in Mastodon’s future:

“Understanding that freedom of the press is absolutely essential for a functional democracy.

We are excited to see Mastodon grow and become a household name in newsrooms across the world, and we are committed to continuing to improve our software to face up to new challenges that come with rapid growth and increasing demand.”

https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/20/23518325/mastodon-monthly-active-users-twitter-elon-musk

I've been invited to do an AMA on Reddit tomorrow. Verifying that's really me!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mastodon/comments/zqfr4h/ama_with_eugen_rochko_founder_and_lead_developer/

Apparently there are people out there who think it's inappropriate to use Mastodon to talk about books you've written or promote projects you've worked on because it's marketing and self-promotion?

I am not one of those people. I implore you to write about the work you have done and the things you have made - I want to hear about that stuff!

I created a loop showing the progression of the cold air every 3 hours over the next 3 days. Sorry, had to use °F since our color scale stops too soon using °C 🤦‍♂️

#Mozilla just announced they are joining the #fediverse

"In early 2023, Mozilla will stand up and test a publicly accessible instance in the Fediverse at Mozilla.Social"

they will start with Mastodon, but are "looking forward to working on the challenges that crosscut the Fediverse"

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/mozilla-launch-fediverse-instance-social-media-alternative/ #FediNews

Content / trigger warnings are everywhere (even on the #fediverse!) but can they reduce the risk of trauma exposure? ⚠️

📝 Some studies found trigger warnings encourage students’ to prepare for a potentially difficult discussion.

🙅‍♀️ When used in a tokenistic way, though, trigger warnings are not effective for managing trauma.

🔗 Here's how academics can use them effectively: https://theconversation.com/proceed-with-caution-the-trouble-with-trigger-warnings-192598

#academia #AcademicMastodon #trauma #education #highered #teaching #university #research

SystemRescue 9.06 Adds Xfce 4.18, New Bootable USB Creator

https://www.linuxtoday.com/developer/systemrescue-9-06-adds-xfce-4-18-new-bootable-usb-creator/

#SystemRescue9.06 #pointrelease #bootableUSB #Developer #Xfce4.18 #updates #News

Isn't it time for a rethink?

#Introduction

I am Dr. Kees de Groot, Executive Director of Rhode Island Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement program (#RIMESA) at the University of Rhode Island. I will be monitoring this account together with the project assistant.

We work with middle and high #schools in the Providence and urban ring areas to support more underrepresented #students in pursuing #STEM majors and careers.

Think Globally, Act Locally

Links to our websites are in the bio.

Calling all #Edutooters! Check this out to help you find like minded #educators: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzCcJb12XQ_ZrGg7TaCnGHCm6u1Ez1K3N88UbX8MbcnScifQ/viewform

If you are interested in presenting at or attending a FREE, VIRTUAL conference on accessibility in education, check out the Accessibility Summer Camp organized by Wichita State University. It will be held online June 2, 2023, from 8 am to 4 pm Central US Time.

In its sixth year, this international one-day event attracted over 900 attendees last year. We anticipate growing again this year, and would love for you to join us too!

Registration information and Call for Proposals information is available here:
https://www.accessibilityict.org/

#accessibility #a11y #InstructionalDesign #Pedagogy #LearningDesign #CallForProposals #Conference
@edutooters @accessibility

#Learning is social. #Democracy is social. They depend on learned skills that we may not be teaching very well. If we don't know how to think together, argue together, and collaborate to solve problems and make things better for ourselves and our communities, we are lost. #edchat #edutooter #education

Carl Sagan passed away #OTD in 1996. In his final interviews he left us with two messages that are even more relevant today: one emphasizing the importance of a science literate public, the other a warning about how hard it is to extract ourselves when we’ve been conned.