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Cheryl Brown

@cherylbrown.bsky.social

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Ally 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Academic, Ōtautahi, Interested in all things Digital & Education. Esp digital equity & inclusion, youth, well-being and digital life.

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Cheryl Lee Brown is a South African–New Zealand education academic who has worked in education in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. She is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in the use of technology in education, digital literacy and access to technology. .. more

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 23h

As a parent of a soon to be jobless school leaver so much of this rings true. For us it’s not about the $$. It’s about the self esteem, independence and confidence of our young person who really is trying! :-(

Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 1d

Welfare changes are trying to drag us back to a time most of us have left behind
Max Harris
#nzpol

Welfare changes are trying to drag us back to a time most of us have left behind

OPINION: It’s not the 1980s any more, as much as the Government wants to drag us back there.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Ms Hooper @mshooper.bsky.social · 1d

Welfare changes are trying to drag us back to a time most of us have left behind
Max Harris
#nzpol

Welfare changes are trying to drag us back to a time most of us have left behind

OPINION: It’s not the 1980s any more, as much as the Government wants to drag us back there.

www.thepress.co.nz

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 13d

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 18d

This mornings partial solar eclipse. TIL what a lens flare was. The little blue reflection on the right is the shadow sun. Cool hey?

Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 19d

I keep being tempted. A couple of colleagues at work swear by them. And they looked pretty bloody good.

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 26d

Out n about on a Sunday night

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Jennifer Ward @jenospeno.bsky.social · 26d

👏👏👏

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · 29d

Yeah I’d value that info too. The statements are so vanilla :-(. Prob all been thru GPT

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Dr. Cassandra Mudgway @legallyfeminist.bsky.social · Aug 31

We’ve published an Open Letter calling on NZ leaders to deliver risk-based AI regulation & a national oversight body. AI has huge potential, but harms (deepfakes, gendered abuse, bias) are real and rising. Read the Letter (and sign it if you agree!) #nzpol

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A call to the NZ Parliament to regulate AI

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 21

Haven’t read the book but I’ve got a 55+ friend that swears by creatine for menopause. With a gym active teen in the house I have endless supply. Might be a goer??

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 21

Delighted to see

Mihi-Rose Tipene
Christchurch City Council
Burwood Ward Community Board

Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 19

Not one listing for Waitaha region or Ōtautahi :-(. That sucks!

beckydubs @beckydubs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great work here from Tina Ngata - a website where you can look up Tiriti positive local body candidates 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

#Aotearoa

www.votefortetiriti.com

Vote For Te Tiriti

www.votefortetiriti.com

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beckydubs @beckydubs.bsky.social · Aug 19

Great work here from Tina Ngata - a website where you can look up Tiriti positive local body candidates 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

#Aotearoa

www.votefortetiriti.com

Vote For Te Tiriti

www.votefortetiriti.com

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m a bit embarrassed to admit I’ve guilty hung onto meta products for the “justified” convenience of “but my mom uses WhatsApp/ FB” Etc. I’m outta there now. Sorry it too me so long my children / our futures deserve better m.economictimes.com/news/interna...

Robby Starbuck: Shock move: Zuckerberg's Meta picks Robby Starbuck, anti-LGBTQ+ voice, as AI bias advisor - backlash erupts - The Economic Times

Meta Platforms has sparked controversy by appointing Robby Starbuck, a conservative activist with anti-LGBTQ+ positions, as an AI bias advisor. Starbuck previously sued Meta after its AI falsely assoc...

m.economictimes.com

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 10

futuremakers.nz/2025/08/10/r... seems so obvious doesn’t it? The need to prepare our youth for the (uncertain) future rather than the present or (as the NCEA changes suggest) the past!

Preparing Students for a Future Beyond Traditional Education

Explore how education can prepare all children for an uncertain future, valuing diverse knowledge and cultural perspectives in assessment.

futuremakers.nz

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 9

Fascinating and “next level” disturbing. Really worth the read.

Jed @jedediyah.com · Aug 9

So you're going to "teach AI" this year. That's great!

Start with "How Eugenics Shaped Statistics"
nautil.us/how-eugenics...

#mtbos #ITeachMath #AIinEd

How Eugenics Shaped Statistics

Exposing the damned lies of three science pioneers.

nautil.us

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Jed @jedediyah.com · Aug 9

So you're going to "teach AI" this year. That's great!

Start with "How Eugenics Shaped Statistics"
nautil.us/how-eugenics...

#mtbos #ITeachMath #AIinEd

How Eugenics Shaped Statistics

Exposing the damned lies of three science pioneers.

nautil.us

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Cheryl Brown @cherylbrown.bsky.social · Aug 6

Nuanced article on the intended scrapping of NCEA from my fab colleague @dchpomeroy.bsky.social

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Aug 6

The end of NCEA marks a return to a more standardised, exam-focused way of learning. But for some students, successfully finishing high school just got harder.

NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place

theconversation.com

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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Aug 6

The end of NCEA marks a return to a more standardised, exam-focused way of learning. But for some students, successfully finishing high school just got harder.

NCEA isn’t perfect but NZ shouldn’t forget why it was introduced in the first place

theconversation.com