Blair Matthews
@blairteacher.bsky.social
Digital Education | TESOL | Teacher Education | International Education
About me: linktr.ee/blairteacher
About me: linktr.ee/blairteacher
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Senior management at Lancaster University insist cuts of 1 in 4 jobs are “difficult but necessary”
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
Lancaster University industrial action begins Monday with 1 in 4 jobs set to be axed
Staff at Lancaster University will begin industrial action on Monday November 10 over management’s threat to axe one in four staff, the University and College Union (UCU) announced.
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Senior management at Lancaster University insist cuts of 1 in 4 jobs are “difficult but necessary”
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
This means “we messed up the finances & you’ll be paying for it”
www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Our #union will never tolerate maternity #discrimination.
That's why we were out in front of Escape Campus / Verbo Education in London to hold owner Raff Misceo to account.
Bad #ELT bosses everywhere - but especially Raff - we're here to hold you to account!🪧🪧
That's why we were out in front of Escape Campus / Verbo Education in London to hold owner Raff Misceo to account.
Bad #ELT bosses everywhere - but especially Raff - we're here to hold you to account!🪧🪧
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Our #union will never tolerate maternity #discrimination.
That's why we were out in front of Escape Campus / Verbo Education in London to hold owner Raff Misceo to account.
Bad #ELT bosses everywhere - but especially Raff - we're here to hold you to account!🪧🪧
That's why we were out in front of Escape Campus / Verbo Education in London to hold owner Raff Misceo to account.
Bad #ELT bosses everywhere - but especially Raff - we're here to hold you to account!🪧🪧
Reading about El*n M*sk this morning makes me despair. Shareholders were cheering and chanting the name of a guy who gave a Nazi salute just a few months ago.
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Reading about El*n M*sk this morning makes me despair. Shareholders were cheering and chanting the name of a guy who gave a Nazi salute just a few months ago.
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
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in england, they don't say i'll kick your ass, they say i'll see you on the
November 25, 2024 at 11:24 AM
in england, they don't say i'll kick your ass, they say i'll see you on the
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You can be sure that we're here to #MakeTEFLaCareer - and you can also be sure that the Malvern House teachers are leading the way! More beautiful pics from Monday's #strike!
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 AM
You can be sure that we're here to #MakeTEFLaCareer - and you can also be sure that the Malvern House teachers are leading the way! More beautiful pics from Monday's #strike!
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It's incredibly late in the day but to start off the week, we've been supporting @teflunion.bsky.social's tireless campaign at Malvern House, who have just rounded off their SECOND round of strike action for:
💪 Better Pay
💪 Better Conditions
💪 The return of their struck-off colleague
💪 Better Pay
💪 Better Conditions
💪 The return of their struck-off colleague
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
It's incredibly late in the day but to start off the week, we've been supporting @teflunion.bsky.social's tireless campaign at Malvern House, who have just rounded off their SECOND round of strike action for:
💪 Better Pay
💪 Better Conditions
💪 The return of their struck-off colleague
💪 Better Pay
💪 Better Conditions
💪 The return of their struck-off colleague
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BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education. As primary and secondary schools prepare to push AI on students, higher-education funding is basically being eliminated.”
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“AI that has given the American ruling class the final impetus to more or less abolish education. As primary and secondary schools prepare to push AI on students, higher-education funding is basically being eliminated.”
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I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
Opinion | Why Even Basic A.I. Use Is So Bad for Students
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I love to see stuff like this because it helps explain to people trapped in tech-sponsored information bubbles the actually obvious fact that universities teach people to know & think things, and AI is a way to produce the effect of knowing & thinking things w/o actually knowing & thinking them.
I had a nice talk with Jenny Taylorson on her podcast about my paper on authenticity in language learning, which is now on her website.
Podcast: tinyurl.com/yykvj6dz
Paper: tinyurl.com/yc392taw
Podcast: tinyurl.com/yykvj6dz
Paper: tinyurl.com/yc392taw
www.sciencedirect.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I had a nice talk with Jenny Taylorson on her podcast about my paper on authenticity in language learning, which is now on her website.
Podcast: tinyurl.com/yykvj6dz
Paper: tinyurl.com/yc392taw
Podcast: tinyurl.com/yykvj6dz
Paper: tinyurl.com/yc392taw
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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I split AI into 3 non-mutually exclusive types (see Table 1 above): displacement (harmful), enhancement (beneficial), and/or replacement (neutral) of human cognitive labour. More later possibly, but see Tables 2 to 4 (attached or here: arxiv.org/pdf/2507.19960) for the worked through examples. 2/n
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I split AI into 3 non-mutually exclusive types (see Table 1 above): displacement (harmful), enhancement (beneficial), and/or replacement (neutral) of human cognitive labour. More later possibly, but see Tables 2 to 4 (attached or here: arxiv.org/pdf/2507.19960) for the worked through examples. 2/n
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I don’t think Ai will take your job
But the budget spent on it, the cap ex, that could make you redundant or get you paid less
As will the data already out there on what you use it for, what they can provide instead of paying you. Think on that.
But the budget spent on it, the cap ex, that could make you redundant or get you paid less
As will the data already out there on what you use it for, what they can provide instead of paying you. Think on that.
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I don’t think Ai will take your job
But the budget spent on it, the cap ex, that could make you redundant or get you paid less
As will the data already out there on what you use it for, what they can provide instead of paying you. Think on that.
But the budget spent on it, the cap ex, that could make you redundant or get you paid less
As will the data already out there on what you use it for, what they can provide instead of paying you. Think on that.
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your timely reminder that AGI is neither clearly defined/described nor amenable to scientific or engineering principles... it remains an ideology that is rooted in white supremacy, racism and eugenics
October 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
your timely reminder that AGI is neither clearly defined/described nor amenable to scientific or engineering principles... it remains an ideology that is rooted in white supremacy, racism and eugenics
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💥 The struggle of the Malvern House teachers continues — and so does our fighting fund! 💥
We raised £2,000 thanks to YOU but with new #strike days, we're aiming for £3,000 🪧
Donate here!
👉 actionnetwork.org/fu...
We raised £2,000 thanks to YOU but with new #strike days, we're aiming for £3,000 🪧
Donate here!
👉 actionnetwork.org/fu...
October 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
💥 The struggle of the Malvern House teachers continues — and so does our fighting fund! 💥
We raised £2,000 thanks to YOU but with new #strike days, we're aiming for £3,000 🪧
Donate here!
👉 actionnetwork.org/fu...
We raised £2,000 thanks to YOU but with new #strike days, we're aiming for £3,000 🪧
Donate here!
👉 actionnetwork.org/fu...
Far right got smashed in the end - da iawn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Love to see it.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Far right got smashed in the end - da iawn @plaidcymru.bsky.social Love to see it.
Da iawn Caerffili
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Da iawn Caerffili
I'm really hoping Plaid win today
Polls close at 10pm in Caerffili 🕰️🗳️
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
Only Plaid Cymru can beat Reform here.
Pob lwc to the amazing Lindsay Whittle - he knows these communities inside out and will fight on behalf of every resident here 🏴
#caerphilly
October 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'm really hoping Plaid win today
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Comet Lemmon showing well in tonight’s sky off the Isle of May
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Comet Lemmon showing well in tonight’s sky off the Isle of May
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go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.
www.ndsmcobserver.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...