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leonelmorgado.bsky.social @leonelmorgado.bsky.social · Dec 17

My paper "Immersion for AI: Immersive Learning with Artificial Intelligence" has been ACCEPTED for presentation at the iLRN 2025 conference. @immersivelrn.bsky.social Learning Research Network.
This is a unique paper, I'm excited about incorporating reviewers' feedback and sharing it.

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Kathryn Yu @kathrynyu.com · Apr 3

We asked attendees of immersive experiences what qualities were most important to them; the top answers were: a high level of interactivity, overall uniqueness, interacting with a purpose-built environment, encountering live actors, overall emotional impact. Source: www.gensler.com/gri/immersiv...

Bar graph which reads:

What qualities are most important to you when attending an immersive experience?

High level of interactivity, 187 respondents
Overall uniqueness of experience, 167
Interacting with a purpose built environment, 164
Encountering live actors, 155
Overall emotional impact, 132

Source: 2025 Immersive Entertainment & Culture Industry Report, a co-publication of the Gensler Research Institute and the Immersive Experience Institute

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Immersive Learning Research Network @immersivelrn.bsky.social · Mar 10

The #Immersive Learning Research Network (iLRN) is excited to announce that registration is now open for our annual #conference, #iLRN2025, taking place this June online & Chicago.
Join us www.immersivelrn.org/ilrn2025/reg...

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Amanda Therrien @amandastherrien.bsky.social · Apr 16

POSTDOC JOB OPENING. My lab at @mossresearch.bsky.social has an opening for a postdoc fellow to work with @aaronlwong.bsky.social and me on an NSF-funded research program studying mechanisms of sensory plasticity that accompany adaptive motor learning. The full posting is below. Please share!

Full job posting for a postdoc position at the Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute.

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Chuck Webster MD, MS AI, MS Systems Engineering @wareflo.bsky.social · Mar 24

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 8

Make intelligent kindness in meaningful collaboration the point again! Science and international community with a wide range of perspectives and expertise towards a sustainable common good for all! Let’s Goooo! Stand up, everyone!!!

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Fun Man Fung @chemfunman.bsky.social · Mar 8

@standupforscience.bsky.social in Missoula, Montana
We are scientists 🧑🏻‍🔬
Trust in Science 🧪

@wainbrave.bsky.social

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 5

We will persevere. We will innovate. Welcome @chemfunman.bsky.social !!!!

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 5

In this context, we are super excited to try Frame VR’s new AI-assisted translation transcription tools, allowing everyone to speak in their native languages AT THE SAME TIME in virtual Frame spaces with the transcription coming out in English (or other languages).

Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 5

We need fresh perspectives and diverse approaches for a healthy academic environment! Many of these international programs such as Fulbright, IDEAS, and Critical Languages Scholarships have been almost 100% federally funded and are now frozen.

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 5

Today we are hosting an innovation workshop for the new XR@UM Community of Practice and multilingual guests from international programs to brainstorm ways to use XR for maintaining existing & building new international relationships. This is critical in academia, particularly for small & rural uni’s

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Mar 5

W/Trump admin stripping federal support for higher education we got lucky & received funding just moments b4 it got cut off for visiting Stanford University Fulbright Scholar 🍀 @chemfunman.bsky.social from Singapore & the University College Dublin to be here at the University of Montana this week.

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Aaron Putnam @aaronputnam.bsky.social · Feb 24

Doug has been a wonderful program officer. Always responsive, helpful, insightful. This is a big loss for NSF and for the Country. 🧪⚒️

Seth Campbell @alpinesciences.bsky.social · Feb 24

Doug was a NSF program officer for a few of my projects before stepping into his role below. His loss is an example of the many negative impacts. I speak often on the value of collaboration and cost sharing to get the most bang for our buck. Losses like Doug’s work affect everyone in the U.S. 🧪

Photo of text from Doug Kowalewki: “On Tuesday Feb 18, 2025 at 10:00 am, I, along with 167 of my dedicated colleagues at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were mass terminated without cause. We were told our continued employment would not be in the public interest.
In my role as Partnership Lead, I delivered on bringing in 25-30 times my salary of external funds to the NSF for use on research grants. The admin recovery costs from partnership funds to NSF more than recouped my salary and benefits; in essence I was a no-cost employee to the federal government and added millions of external funds per year for federal research grants. My work was motivation by the fact that investment in science (and our scientists/engineers) is critical for national security, robust economy, and health of our nation.
While driven by this mission every day, what I will miss most are the amazing colleagues I met along the way at NSF. Their innovation, expertise, and dedication rival none. To all of my NSF, federal, and philanthropic friends I say thank you and keep up the amazing mission!”

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’m both excited and relieved to read an organized and proactive response to this assault on the United States from the highest level on the inside. Looking for more!

america2.news/a-constructi...

A Constructive Approach to the American Meltdown

America has been captured by adversarial interests. If we want to change that, we must challenge ourselves to become a new kind of citizen.

america2.news

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 23

My guess was that they left off the important qualifier: “Of the 7000 casualties that day, more than 5000 died from chlorine gas poisoning.”

Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 23

Thanks for sharing. Remarkable courage and dedication to ethical principles. Glad that her story was brought to light.

I spied a rather puzzling sentence in the piece: “Of the 7000 casualties that day, more than 5000 died.” 🤔

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 20

I was interviewed about our ongoing work adopting eXtended Reality (XR) technologies with @immersivelrn.bsky.social Immersive Learning Research Network. Just published in ACM’s Elearn Magazine!

elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?...

elearn Magazine: Extended Reality (XR) Opportunities and Challenges for eLearning Practitioners: A conversation with Immersive Learning Research Network's Dr. Jonathon Richter

eLearn Magazine is a leading source of high-quality information on the uses of online learning and training strategies in a variety of contexts for K-12, higher education, and the corporate workforce....

elearnmag.acm.org

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Feb 5

This is fantastic: a 68 country data set with perceptions of science, science communication and climate attitudes. Featured in @nature.com Led by the formidable @nielsmede.bsky.social

What a resource!

Now we ‘just’ need a 2025/26 update given how it’s all changing.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset - Scientific Data

Scientific Data - Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset

www.nature.com

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 5

Here, we see that Generative AI is gaining traction in some higher education circles, but there’s a growing “AI divide” & ethical dialogue & secure protocols will likely develop in various ways to address these emerging issues. Good food for thought.

Jeremy Hunsinger @buridan.bsky.social · Feb 5

news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Virginia Tech researchers study generative AI usage in higher education

While adoption of generative artificial intelligence is increasing in higher education and at Virginia Tech, gaps and roadblocks still exist on the way to improved integration.

news.vt.edu

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 5

Mebbe the economic pivot which will draw less attention & create less perceived noise in the cacophony of the not so Funhouse swirling around us, engulfing us, little fires everywhere and each person worrying about their personal safety and security and livelihood. Strumming zee algorithms 🎶

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BK @bk615.bsky.social · Feb 5

In other news today, Workday lays off 1,750 employees as Bay Area tech giant pivots to AI

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Workday lays off 1,750 employees as Bay Area tech giant pivots to AI

Bay Area tech giant Workday is laying off 8.5% of its workforce to restructure for AI demand, marking its second round of layoffs this year.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 5

the quicker the response to a Blitzkrieg, the shorter the time spent disoriented.

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 5

A gathering of protesters at the Missoula County Courthouse, joining the chorus of citizens decrying Elon Musk’s hijacking of the American government’s databases. Resist!!!

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Montana Free Press @montanafreepress.org · Feb 4

The Montana health department says the Board of Public Assistance is redundant and a bureaucratic hurdle that helps few people. Current and former board representatives say the rare cases in which the panel helps people are important.

Officials seek to dismantle appeals board for Montanans denied public assistance

The Montana health department says the Board of Public Assistance is redundant and a bureaucratic hurdle that helps few people. Current and former board representatives say the rare cases in which the...

montanafreepress.org

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Jonathon Richter @wainbrave.bsky.social · Feb 3

Billionaires
Learned to use social media &
shape the public’s perceptions.

Now look what.

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