Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
Great idea, this is more of a catch 22 situation where an organisation won't join as there is no base of followers, the followers can't join as they can't follow the institution.
The fact we DO have scientists, journals and some students starting to join is a good thing, it starts to break that deadlock. The user stats do speak for themselves to a point, but as it was pointed out that is number of accounts, which may not related to actual active users, hence encouraging people to interact is important.
I am sharing some posts via my website, but also ensuring it is clear that the origin is the fediverse. However my intention here is the posts / subject matter is interesting (e.g some of the events). So good to share.
I think word of mouth is important too.
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@jeff It could also use a Grassroots student movement objecting to organized University PR/marketing support of Twitter. I checked a local State University and saw something like 300 separate accounts for colleges, academic departments, research institutes, dean's offices, sports teams, coaches, etc... Schoold use Twitter to court applicants, congratulate students when accepted, promote events. etc.
Alternatively: Great opportunity for local fediverse instances!
Any schools doing that?
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What are your favourite examples of TOO BIG TO FAIL #ideas in #science and the #humanities?
i.e. theories on which there's too much investment (money, careers, ideology, institutions) for us to accept they are bunk: #NFT would be a great example in tech; #IQ a good example in psychology.
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Equally empowering and disastrous is how I see it after three years (500 students, 60 semesters worth of total course load) of ungrading. I am going to modify the ungrading or flipped grading with a more flexible system. For many students and fellow educators, ungrading is unnatural, confusing and even bad practice that challenges institutional norms. Many students complain that they have now to do more work, ie, reading the lecturer’s response and then think for themselves, where they could ‘just’ get a grade and ‘done with’. It’s a risky practice with students with inflated ego and who think university is same as high school. Works well with motivated, good students (who are A students anyway) and mature students.
On the plus side, it’s an emancipation and perhaps the most robust system one can think of. Teaching is enjoyable and students, when they realise that the grading is flexible and negotiated between the teacher and then, focus on the learning aspect. Most students tend to be harsh on themselves, so teaching them to assess themselves is a plus.
In summary, I will make some compromises. Make the grading system a whole lot flexible, and instead of entirely ditching rubrics (as Stommel et.al. suggests), introduce a mastery rubric. I think there are merits of old grading system that can be combined with ungrading practices. I am still figuring out that compromise.
There you go. What is your experience?
@socialmovetech @Some_Emo_Chick @IAm_THEPaulina @smari
Will boost and also embed this post on to a blog post and help spread the word that way too.
Out of interest is this just for Mastodon or other fediverse services too.? So perhaps using Peertube would be a good follow up.
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Hey there! We’re working on expanding activists’ use of Mastodon for movement-building. Can you help by boosting this toot about the free online trainings coming up with intermediate and advanced tips on ramping up on Mastodon? https://campaign.openworlds.info/@socialmovetech/109570733649911912
Solidarity and best wishes for the New Year!
Hannah
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Our fundraiser is extended until January 20, which means you have more time to participate in helping us reach our goal! FSF Program Manager Miriam Bastian discusses how memberships help drive our advocacy: https://u.fsf.org/3vx Let's protect the #FreedomToShare and #EndDRM!
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I am pleased to announce that I will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 BSides Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) conference! Save the date; ticket sales will open shortly. 😀
The conference location is only about 20 minutes from Hershey Park's Chocolate World, so plan accordingly. 🍫
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Although most early #dinosaurs were #vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet
#Paleontology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/pal01042301.html
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This is exactly why unionizing is so important. Otherwise, workers are treated as disposable. Unionized workers *can* force management to treat them like people again.
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Twitter, USPol
Political ads are coming back to Twitter.
Indeed, Even an episode of Star trek TOS had a theme on AI, with the robot thing that decided to kill people.
That was in the 60's and we are facing the real prospect of that now.
What happens if we try and shut down AI would that be murder and can AI act in self defence. Oh that was covered in Terminator 2.
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We should probably worry that the same unethical clowns who built up crypto for a quick buck, gleefully ignoring its externalities, have moved on to AI.
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Study shows habitual checking of social media may impact young adolescents’ brain development
The study provides some of the first findings on how social media usage could have long-standing and important consequences on the development of adolescent brains.
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2.6 Billion-Year-Old Ancestors of the Crispr Gene-Editing Tool Are Resurrected
An international research group has for the first time reconstructed ancestors dating back 2.6 billion years of the well-known CRISPR-Cas system, and studied their evolution over time.
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
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#introduction
Hello everyone! I have just moved from types.pl to try out this instance by ACM. Since my toots were not migrated with me, let me introduce myself again.
My name is Yao Li (李垚). I am currently an assistant professor at Portland State University. My research area is programming languages/formal verification/interactive theorem proving. Always happy to chat with people about research or general things about programming languages!
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In a first for the #genetic toolset known as #CRISPR, a recently discovered #protein has been found to act as a kind of multipurpose self-destruct system for #bacteria, capable of degrading single-stranded #RNA, single-stranded DNA and double-stranded DNA.
#Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2023/01/bio01042303.html
Long reply to this too
Agreed, the issue with "the whole "be nice" stuff is a lie, it's not being nice that's wanted but "shut up and play along" to whatever thing is the current thing." Yeah sometimes the saying ' cruel to be kind' works, so in some cases you just say shut up and grow up.
I think people perhaps need a proper outlet for agression, so at one time we had national service for people a call up to serve in the military. I agree on values, people lack family, some kids are neglected / abuse, abandoned to the streets, so the only family they find are gangs, who groom them in to thinking that their family don't like them, it is their fault and they are worthless. Once done the grooming carries on so the gang say that person is worth something, oh here is a new phone, now here are some drugs to sell etc. That young person has found a new family, they just don't have that persons interest at heart, as they are expendable.
One way to do this is to have more sports clubs for example so children can develop and channel their agression, ideally not football (soccer) as I really don't think that there is much in the way of respect for officials in a lot of games. But martial arts teaches you discipline and control for example.
In terms of productive force for good, many of the jobs traditionally undertaken by men are gone, the tough jobs like mining, industry, car making etc, gone or replaced by robots. Working in coal (or any) mine was very tough, so perhaps left little time for anything else.
We can't go back, but education systems need to adapt so they are not producing people for obsolete jobs, we need science, technology, engineering and maths, which can be done by everyone, (as can mining of course), people who can think, question, adapt, develop new ideas, express ideas freely and improve.
In that respect we need more clubs that focus on those topics, but we need employers to get on board and support them (and as a person who runs such clubs, employers are no where to be seen) kids need role models to set the example and encourage development of these skills, they also need parents who are supportive and take them to clubs and take an interest.
Interested in Technology, Science, Chemistry, Education, Fediverse, GNU/Linux and free software.
Joined Mar 2020
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