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Colin Simpson

@gamerlearner.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Learning Futures, Deakin Uni, convenor of @TELedvisors SIG, PhD candidate USyd SFHEA He/Him Opinions are mine. Work stuff Newsletter http://bit.ly/edtechmustreads

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 2h

I think he is wrong but also that he has also earned the right to be wrong about this and have an explore

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 10h

Melbourne

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

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Dana Bui @theeddesigner.bsky.social · 1d

Using the Six Thinking Hats is my favourite way of helping student to see a situation from different perspectives. theeddesigner.com/2024/09/05/d... #EduSky #AcademicSky #EdChat

Unlocking professional skills with the Six Thinking Hats method. This technique encourages students to approach problems from multiple perspectives, leads to more comprehensive and creative solutions, and stimulates thought from diverse perspectives.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 1d

Hang on to that Pocock fella A.C.T

Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 1d

The fact Wong thinks she can just snark her way out of this is a sign of how normalised the relationships between politicians and lobbyists have become.

Like, of course the PM shouldn't be president of a registered lobby group that sells corporate members access to politicians? No shit??

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 1d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 1d

What else would they say?

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 1d

Dracula, blood bank

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Dr Sonia @soniaahhh.bsky.social · 1d

Do I know anyone who reads Persian well enough to help resolve a machine translation of a health research article from Persian to English and would be willing to have a look? The researchers have no funding but we could do some kind of skills barter perhaps.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 1d

I'm sure this is mostly from the uni lawyers but leaders need to do what is right.

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 2d

Did you miss "but otherwise yes"?

Few things are 100% bad, is all. I wouldn't remove a useful a11y tool or force people to advertise their disability by making them obvious. This is a behaviour issue.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 2d

bloops

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 2d

Blind people getting audio info about whats around them Deaf people seeing text from speech. Schizophrenics able to check whether what they see is actually there vs hallucination