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Karen Cangialosi

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A passionate change agent and educator with recognition for leadership in Open Education, Open Science, Faculty Development, Digital Pedagogy, STEM Education. Director of Open Ed & Open Science at the RIOS Institute. @rioscommunity 🌈 https://karencang.net

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Feb 3

Excited to report that my article, 'An AI-Driven Optimism for Transforming Higher Education (It's Not What You Think)' was just published today in Educause Review! #Ungrading #HigherEd #OpenPedagogy

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An AI-Driven Optimism for Transforming Higher Education (It's Not What You Think)

Could artificial intelligence drive higher education institutions to dispense with grading and refocus attention on empathy and learning, thereby resh

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · 1d

This event has passed, but 'citational privilege' needs to be considered more deeply. ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

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Yalda @thatopinionatedgal.bsky.social · 20d

If you think we’re heading toward dictatorship… you’re wrong. We’re already living it. Wake up.

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 21d

There goes the First Amendment.

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · 27d

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Music for inspiration to leave the world better than we found it. ❤️🎵

Maren Morris - Better Than We Found It (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by MarenMorrisVEVO

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Sep 10

“The truth is that artificial intelligence, no matter how sophisticated it may appear, is still massively dependent on the most precarious human labor on the planet. An untold number of digital workers, estimated by the World Bank to be well over one hundred million globally.”

My New Op-Ed in the Culture Pages of Magazine L’Espresso | Antonio A. Casilli

A new article of Yours Truly is featured in the culture pages of the Italian magazine L’Espresso. I introduce the readers to our award-winning documentary In the Belly of AI, which I co-wrote and that...

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · Aug 21

When the dust settles, and if universities have meaningfully survived, it will be worth asking how institutions usually so resistant to thoroughgoing change chose to leap with both feet into an untested technology they didn't understand and didn't know how to use.

Karen Graubart @kbgraubart.bsky.social · Aug 20

Universities doubling down as public sentiment shifts away from dependence upon AI. This is the problem with the buy-in.

Theo Nash @theonash.bsky.social · Aug 20

The University of Michigan is now claiming that students have an ‘ethical responsibility’ to use AI.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jul 19

"If this can happen to Colbert and a storied franchise, this can happen to anyone": www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Colbert's cancellation is a dark warning

CBS's decision marks a dangerous new stage for the culture at large.

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · Jul 5

Mayor Brandon Scott has reduced crime in Baltimore by 62%, and now has the lowest homicide rate in Baltimore history.

How did he do it?

NOT be spending more on police. He did it by MAJOR investment in afterschool and literacy programs.

Socialism works

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Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social · Jun 23

We're kicking off public feedback on a new framework we're developing: 🌱 CC signals.

CC signals are designed to give stewards of large content collections a clear way to express how they want AI developers to give back to the commons.

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 17

This incredible and easy to use #fact-checking tool developed by @mikecaulfield.bsky.social who is a recognized global expert on fact-checking, is a GAME CHANGER! I highly encourage you to share it with your colleagues, students, family, and communities. #OpenEducation

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ChatGPT - Deep Background: Fact-checks and Context

Enter claim, follow up with "another round", "sources table", "context report". Get needed context. Expand mind.

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 17

The amazing Carlos Goller speaking about #metagenomics at the @alleninstitute.org #OpenScience in Undergraduate Education Symposium! @rioscommunity.bsky.social

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Sam Donovan @samdonovan.net · Jun 17

Looking forward to day 2 of the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium at @alleninstitute.org. So much great discussion about #openscience and #openeducation from @karencang.bsky.social Carlos Goller Davida Smyth Melissa Aikens @rpenton.bsky.social and many others.

Name tag from the Open Science in Undergraduate Education Symposium.

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 16

Most higher ed #BiologyEducation research is done at 4 year institutions even though most biology education in higher ed happens at #CommunityColleges. Presented by Noah Courtney at the @alleninstitute.org in the #OpenScience in Undergrad Educ symposium.

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 16

Sam Donovan delivers an awesome keynote at the Allen Institute #OpenScience in Undergraduate Education Symposium. A brilliant articulation of the Open Ecosystem as connections between networks, gateways, community, science ed reform, #OER, #OpenScience & #OpenEducation providers, and so much more.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 14

I'm sorry but the largest protest of my lifetime is not the 7th or 8th biggest news story in the country behind "what does Gen Z want from Instagram?" This shit is humiliating. Rearrange your layout to meet this moment. Omitting the thing happening in every American city is malpractice.

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Tampa Bay resister 🇺🇸🇨🇿🇨🇴🏴‍☠️⚡️🐶🎧 @depechemodefan101.bsky.social · Jun 15

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · Jun 14

San Diego #NoKings

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings Springfield, MA

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Jun 11

“Pretty much wherever you are, you’re probably less than 30 minutes away from your closest No Kings event.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social with @democracynow.org

We hope to see you at your local #NoKings Day mobilization on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Jun 14

TODAY 6/14/25, we peacefully make our voices heard... NO KINGS!* 🇺🇸

*Also NO: CONVICTED FELONS/PATHOLOGICAL LIARS/DRAFT DODGERS/ADJUDICATED RAPISTS/SHORT-FINGERED VULGARIANS/MALIGNANT NARCISSISTS & ANYONE WHO INCITED AN INSURRECTION IN AN ATTEMPTED COUP AGAINST HIS OWN COUNTRY a/k/a TRAITORS ✊

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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very excited to have a blog post posted that was led by @suegenenoh.bsky.social summarizing and outlining #RIE2 development of undergrad teaching modules for evolution. ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com/2025/06/unlo... and cross posted here genestogenomes.org/unlocking-un... 🧬🧪👩‍🔬👨‍🔬🔬#newPI #Evolution

Unlocking understanding in undergraduate evolution education

Suegene Noh wrote this blog post with input from Nancy Chen, Alejandra Carmago-Cely, Kiyoko Gotanda, Amanda Puitiza, Lucia Ramirez, Juleyska...

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Sam Donovan @samdonovan.net · Jun 5

If you teach ecology and evolution and you are not aware of #RIE2 (Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education) it is time to take a look. This blog post is a good intro to the project and their first round of modules.
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#BioQUEST

A screen shot of several RIE2 open education resources. You can access the modules on their QUBES site - https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/rie2/publications

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Karen Cangialosi @karencang.bsky.social · Jun 5

A unique new and open resource that brings a #Decolonization focus to teaching in #STEM #Ecology #EnvironmentalScience
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Decolonizing teaching and learning about land

In most Landscape Ecology courses in North America, the commonly cited literature and books only focus on colonial/settler or Western views of the definition of land and community relationship with th...

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George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · Jun 3

Looking for suggestions as I plan for my next semester of synchronous online classes! (Please do not say “blue books” because this is a totally online class.)

#EduSky #BlackEduSky #HigherEdSky #teaching #AI

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AI Is Destroying a Generation of Students

Educators are horrified as their students become hopelessly dependent on AI models that do their thinking for them.

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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · May 30

Honestly, let them cook.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · May 30

What if mad cow, but for the internet.

AI Models Show Signs of Falling Apart as They Ingest More AI-Generated Data

As CEOs trip over themselves to invest in AI, the models are falling apart at the seams and going mad from cannibalism.

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