Dylan Paré, PhD (they/them)
@mxdylanp.bsky.social
Critical learning sciences researcher & co-designer of technologies to support social justice and computational learning. Assistant professor of learning, design, & technology. Views are my own. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍁🌱
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I'm a learning sciences researcher & co-designer of technologies for social justice & computational learning. I'm an assistant professor of learning, design, & technology at Penn State University. I make VR/MR games & livestream social VR worlds!
Research: bit.ly/3OrU8hT
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Research: bit.ly/3OrU8hT
Project Reel: bit.ly/3UOTbDR
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Deadline for this is in three days! Learning scientists, consider also being artists!
#isls26 #isls2026 #learningsciences #learningscientists
#isls26 #isls2026 #learningsciences #learningscientists
We're trying something new at #ISLS2026- Erica and I are organizing an arts-based track for submissions!
We would love to see and showcase your work alongside more traditional conference submissions. And since I'm in charge, I'm going to try to get weird with it.
2026.isls.org/arts-gallery...
We would love to see and showcase your work alongside more traditional conference submissions. And since I'm in charge, I'm going to try to get weird with it.
2026.isls.org/arts-gallery...
Arts Gallery & Performance : Call for Submissions | ISLS 2026
New to ISLS in 2026, the arts gallery and performance track provides a space for scholars and practitioners to explore and communicate ideas through new, creative mediums beyond the familiar conferenc...
2026.isls.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Deadline for this is in three days! Learning scientists, consider also being artists!
#isls26 #isls2026 #learningsciences #learningscientists
#isls26 #isls2026 #learningsciences #learningscientists
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✔️ 14 original manuscripts
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✔️ 14 original manuscripts
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
✔️ 14 response papers
✔️ 1 synthetic commentary
And now…
✔️ 1 editorial by us
Our 30-paper special issue on affect and emotion in science education is complete.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.
109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.
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Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it
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An absolutely amazing opportunity for senior doc students and postdocs. An opportunity for community and mentorship in academia that includes non-academic career paths in industry, nonprofits, policy, etc.
I have only ever heard fantastic things.
Organized by @luismn.bsky.social and Cecile Sadler
I have only ever heard fantastic things.
Organized by @luismn.bsky.social and Cecile Sadler
📢📢 Calling all graduate students & postdocs!
Connect with mentors & peers who share your experiences, learn from inspiring scholars, and build networks!
Applications are open for the Rising Scholars of #ConnectedLearning2025 Meetup, happening Oct 5, 2025!
connectedlearning.news/CLS-Rising-S...
Connect with mentors & peers who share your experiences, learn from inspiring scholars, and build networks!
Applications are open for the Rising Scholars of #ConnectedLearning2025 Meetup, happening Oct 5, 2025!
connectedlearning.news/CLS-Rising-S...
August 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
An absolutely amazing opportunity for senior doc students and postdocs. An opportunity for community and mentorship in academia that includes non-academic career paths in industry, nonprofits, policy, etc.
I have only ever heard fantastic things.
Organized by @luismn.bsky.social and Cecile Sadler
I have only ever heard fantastic things.
Organized by @luismn.bsky.social and Cecile Sadler
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hey just an FYI: we're not yet at the part where AI companies and the state are so closely intertwined that disclosing energy usage would constitute a threat to national security or some other such bullshit, making transparency into the environmental impact of data centers all but impossible
One study concluded 70% of increased electric cost across US due to AI data centers.
apnews.com/article/elec...
apnews.com/article/elec...
As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act
Amid rising electric bills, states are under pressure to insulate regular household and business ratepayers from the costs of feeding Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers.
apnews.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
hey just an FYI: we're not yet at the part where AI companies and the state are so closely intertwined that disclosing energy usage would constitute a threat to national security or some other such bullshit, making transparency into the environmental impact of data centers all but impossible
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change by showing people that tech can be developed locally, and not just imported from Silicon Valley."
Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage
Enough of the billionaires and their big tech. ‘Frugal tech’ will build us all a better world | Eleanor Drage
Titans like Musk would love us to believe innovation means top-down solutions that only enrich the wealthy. In fact, we all have the power, says Eleanor Drage, research fellow at Cambridge University
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"What is most outstanding about frugal innovation is not just that its technologies are impressive, but that it might actually prompt systemic change by showing people that tech can be developed locally, and not just imported from Silicon Valley."
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We got a visit from @seattletimes.com on Monday at KidsTeam. You can try Aayushi Dangol's AI Puzzlers for yourself!
@hcde.uw.edu @ischool.uw.edu @juliekientz.bsky.social @jasoncyip.bsky.social
@hcde.uw.edu @ischool.uw.edu @juliekientz.bsky.social @jasoncyip.bsky.social
Children often see AI as "magical," but a game developed by UW researchers is hoping to highlight its pitfalls.
It's kids vs. AI in game created by UW researchers. Guess who wins?
Children often see AI as "magical," but a game developed by UW researchers is hoping to highlight its pitfalls.
www.seattletimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
We got a visit from @seattletimes.com on Monday at KidsTeam. You can try Aayushi Dangol's AI Puzzlers for yourself!
@hcde.uw.edu @ischool.uw.edu @juliekientz.bsky.social @jasoncyip.bsky.social
@hcde.uw.edu @ischool.uw.edu @juliekientz.bsky.social @jasoncyip.bsky.social
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One of the best parts of this job is reading, teaching, and learning alongside of fabulous doctoral student colleagues. This open-access article, led by my fantastic advisee Kyle P. Smith, looks across two years of data generated in a class we co-taught at our previous institution.🧵 (1/3)
September 24, 2024 at 8:45 PM
One of the best parts of this job is reading, teaching, and learning alongside of fabulous doctoral student colleagues. This open-access article, led by my fantastic advisee Kyle P. Smith, looks across two years of data generated in a class we co-taught at our previous institution.🧵 (1/3)
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We are hiring Teaching-Focused Postdoctoral Scholars for our academic programs at Penn State: a) Lifelong Learning and Adult Education, b) Workforce Education and Development / Organizational Development and Change, and c) Learning, Design, and Technology. Apply by July 11. tinyurl.com/22cv7z9u
Teaching-Focused Postdoctoral Scholar in Education
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...
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July 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We are hiring Teaching-Focused Postdoctoral Scholars for our academic programs at Penn State: a) Lifelong Learning and Adult Education, b) Workforce Education and Development / Organizational Development and Change, and c) Learning, Design, and Technology. Apply by July 11. tinyurl.com/22cv7z9u
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Call it clickwork, crowdwork, data labor, or ghost work - they are all poorly-paid, precarious and traumatic jobs that make AI possible. Read an excerpt from The AI Con by @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social on @restofworld.org .
restofworld.org/2025/the-ai-con-book-invisible-labor
restofworld.org/2025/the-ai-con-book-invisible-labor
The hidden labor that makes AI work
Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender examine the hype behind artificial intelligence in their new book, The AI Con. Below is an excerpt on the invisible labor behind some AI tools.
restofworld.org
July 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Call it clickwork, crowdwork, data labor, or ghost work - they are all poorly-paid, precarious and traumatic jobs that make AI possible. Read an excerpt from The AI Con by @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social on @restofworld.org .
restofworld.org/2025/the-ai-con-book-invisible-labor
restofworld.org/2025/the-ai-con-book-invisible-labor
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The recording of my event w/ @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social w/ @datasociety.bsky.social is now posted. Emile & I are planning a Fall event on how the conversation on AI, Big Tech, Eugenics & TESCREALism needs to include others beyond tech researchers. Stay tuned! lnkd.in/g9Q_gffq
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June 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The recording of my event w/ @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social w/ @datasociety.bsky.social is now posted. Emile & I are planning a Fall event on how the conversation on AI, Big Tech, Eugenics & TESCREALism needs to include others beyond tech researchers. Stay tuned! lnkd.in/g9Q_gffq
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I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem
Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield
spectrum.ieee.org
November 11, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
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Here come the lawsuits.
Workday AI hiring lawsuit over disability and age discrimination. Uber pays out over its AI uses with racial bias in UK. Estée Lauder ex employee win after being sacked by algorithms. Disney and Universal sue midjourney.
One of many ...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/workday-hit-...
Workday AI hiring lawsuit over disability and age discrimination. Uber pays out over its AI uses with racial bias in UK. Estée Lauder ex employee win after being sacked by algorithms. Disney and Universal sue midjourney.
One of many ...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/workday-hit-...
Workday Hit With Lawsuit Claiming Its AI Shuts Out Black, Disabled, Older Jobseekers
A lawsuit alleges Workday's AI-powered hiring tools discriminate against Black, disabled, and older job seekers, automatically rejecting applications within minutes.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Here come the lawsuits.
Workday AI hiring lawsuit over disability and age discrimination. Uber pays out over its AI uses with racial bias in UK. Estée Lauder ex employee win after being sacked by algorithms. Disney and Universal sue midjourney.
One of many ...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/workday-hit-...
Workday AI hiring lawsuit over disability and age discrimination. Uber pays out over its AI uses with racial bias in UK. Estée Lauder ex employee win after being sacked by algorithms. Disney and Universal sue midjourney.
One of many ...
www.ibtimes.co.uk/workday-hit-...
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I've been working on something! It's not nearly done yet, but I thought no need to gatekeep the work in progress. This is an AI ethics "syllabus" based on a post-hoc curation of hundreds of short form videos I've made for social media, to make the content more accessible. bit.ly/ai-ethics-sy...
AI Ethics with Professor Casey
AI Ethics with Professor Casey bit.ly/ai-ethics-syllabus For nearly five years, I've (Casey Fiesler aka Professor Casey) been creating social media content (largely on TikTok and Instagram) about art...
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June 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I've been working on something! It's not nearly done yet, but I thought no need to gatekeep the work in progress. This is an AI ethics "syllabus" based on a post-hoc curation of hundreds of short form videos I've made for social media, to make the content more accessible. bit.ly/ai-ethics-sy...
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As I've been saying over and over on our book tour for The AI Con, the inevitability argument (including in the form of "AI is here to stay") is an attempt to steal our agency. We don't have to accept that and I encourage everyone to refuse it.
June 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
As I've been saying over and over on our book tour for The AI Con, the inevitability argument (including in the form of "AI is here to stay") is an attempt to steal our agency. We don't have to accept that and I encourage everyone to refuse it.
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Anyone surprised by this, though? Very few people, especially the privileged, are willing to cut back for climate/ environmental reasons
Interesting-looking new study on people with high-carbon lifestyles doi.org/10.1016/j.er...
June 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Anyone surprised by this, though? Very few people, especially the privileged, are willing to cut back for climate/ environmental reasons
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Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
June 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
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Hey #EduSky, if you're entering the long weekend w/ thoughts of summer reading, I recommend @bcmerchant.bsky.social's "Blood in the Machine". Last year, @anterobot.bsky.social, @philnichols.bsky.social, and I considered what the Luddites offer educators in the struggle against automation in schools.
Inspiration from the Luddites: On Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine” | Los Angeles Review of Books
Three educators find inspiration for fighting automation in the classroom in Brian Merchant’s “Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.”
lareviewofbooks.org
May 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey #EduSky, if you're entering the long weekend w/ thoughts of summer reading, I recommend @bcmerchant.bsky.social's "Blood in the Machine". Last year, @anterobot.bsky.social, @philnichols.bsky.social, and I considered what the Luddites offer educators in the struggle against automation in schools.