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Lingfeng Ge @lingfengge.bsky.social · Jul 12

Saw this on twitter. I totally agree with this. I've seen many papers that failed to cite something important from another field or subfield of study. Many researchers these days are very focused on their own field and don't have time to learn the advances in another field.
#AcademicSky #Research

Screenshot of a tweet: If we (researchers) have the time and commitment to learn from disciplines beyond our own, we would see fewer papers beginning with "No research has been done" or "little has been done" and more that start with "we are building on" or "we want to look at this differently"

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Jun 19

When it comes to platform governance, we must reframe the conversation towards mandating transparency and accountability, with a specific focus on the internal recommendation engines, writes Tech Policy Press contributing editor Amber Sinha:

Why False Bias Claims Don’t Undermine the Case for Social Media Regulation | TechPolicy.Press

Big Tech's current self-regulatory practices fail to meet the requisite criteria for effective and meaningful self-governance, writes Amber Sinha.

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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · Apr 30

🗽 Big day for new publications: the special issue of _Comunicazione Politica_ that @gboccia.bsky.social, @essideh.com, Laura Iannelli, and I edited has now come out, and includes our introduction on Fringe Democracy and the Platformisation of the Public Sphere.

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Giovanni Boccia Artieri, Axel Bruns, Ehsan Dehghan, Laura Iannelli

Fringe Democracy and the Platformization of the Public Sphere

ABSTRACT
This article introduces the concept of «fringe democracy» as a multidimensional phenomenon emerging in the contemporary public sphere when alternative digital platforms (spaces/affordances/governance patterns), marginalized actors (groups/practices/ideologies), and heterodox narratives (contents/imaginaries/representations) challenge liberal democratic processes. Fringe democracy is not merely about the rise of non-mainstream platforms but arises from complex interactions between fringe and mainstream platforms, actors, and narratives (as shown by recent changes in mainstream platform moderation practices, which reduce fringe actors’ dependence on alternative, freer spaces). While some marginalized actors may propose heterodox narratives driven by democratic values, fringe democracy functions as a form of pseudo-democracy from the margins, [...]

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Apr 28

Just because you went to school doesn't make you an expert on teaching blog.aare.edu.au/just-because...

Just because you went to school doesn't make you an expert on teaching

Reinstate trust in the teaching profession. That might just be the perfect place to start in fixing the teacher shortage.

blog.aare.edu.au

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Dan Golding @dangolding.com · Apr 25

The ABC is very lucky to have a journalist like Bridget Brennan.

The neo-Nazi heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day echoes our past pain

The heckling at Melbourne’s Anzac Day service mirrors the long, quiet and painful exclusion of Black diggers from the national conversation.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · Apr 10

Jane Caro: “Education is used by the rest of the world to at least try to break down the class system.

Almost alone in the developed world, Australia is using it to build one.” @janecaro.bsky.social
#auspol

www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/j....

Class warfare

Australia’s education funding model protects and entrenches the gap between schools, and it’s steadily getting worse

www.themonthly.com.au

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Frank Hause @fhause.bsky.social · Apr 10

If we’re not careful, generative AI could become a weapon reactionary forces use to dismantle liberal democracy. We must urgently foster education and harness AI in defense of it. 🧪 #AcademicSky

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Liz Jackson @proflizjackson.bsky.social · Apr 3

A collective article with Alexander Sidorkin, Petar Jandric, Eamon Costello, Jessica Heybach, Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, KaThy Hytten, Lesley Gorlay, Rachel Anne, and Marek Tesar. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The voice of artificial intelligence: Philosophical and educational reflections

Published in Educational Philosophy and Theory (Ahead of Print, 2025)

www.tandfonline.com

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Mel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · Mar 14

overambitious, if you ask me, for a nation whose animals are not even literate

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Mar 3

My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky

Investigating digital poverty and the new forms of agency and advocacy needed in Initial Teacher Education

Using Judith Butler’s theory of performative subjection, this paper explores the issue of digital poverty in Initial Teacher Education and the need for new forms of agency and advocacy to address i...

www.tandfonline.com

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Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia @pesaustralasia.bsky.social · Mar 6

🧵 PESA Conference 2025 – How to Contribute

🔹 Theme: Philosophy of Education and Global Challenges
How can philosophical discussions in education help young people navigate AI, climate change, populism, and ethical dilemmas? Join the conversation at #PESA2025!

Here’s how you can contribute: ⬇️

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Mar 3

My work with @arantes.bsky.social and Anitra Goriss-Hunter is finally out. We use Butler's notion of subjectification to rethink digital poverty in the context of initial teacher education, but the argument has broader application. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#education #AcademicSky #EduSky

Investigating digital poverty and the new forms of agency and advocacy needed in Initial Teacher Education

Using Judith Butler’s theory of performative subjection, this paper explores the issue of digital poverty in Initial Teacher Education and the need for new forms of agency and advocacy to address i...

www.tandfonline.com

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Menoplausible @menoplausible.bsky.social · Feb 28

Nailed it. And a few hours later the leaders of the US put it all on public display with their disgraceful behaviour towards an ally, leaving no doubt where their allegiance lies. #auspol #trumpisacunt

David Milner @davemilbo.bsky.social · Feb 28

Here's me.

'Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it'

Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it - The Shot

Capitalism and democracy, despite what you’ve been led to believe, are not the same thing. Capitalism eats democracy if unsupervised.

theshot.net.au

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Hyena in a Petticoat (They/Them) @stefr.bsky.social · Feb 28

OK but what if we kept boycotting Amazon and other dodgy brands for more than one day?

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Feb 28

That part of JRG has been removed. But TESQA want accountability around student success so most internal uni processes to track student progression (developed or improved due to the 50% pass part of JRG) are still in place

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Feb 27

From Times HE "Australia’s opposition will review university fees, reintroduce the “50 per cent pass rule”, reclaim veto rights on research grants, regulate vice-chancellors’ salaries and “leave no stone unturned” to stamp out campus antisemitism if it wins the forthcoming federal election.
*sigh*

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angry-goddess.bsky.social @angry-goddess.bsky.social · Feb 26

So Dutton used a family trust to hide assets and minimize tax payable on buying and selling millions in properties but wants the people that can least afford it to use their super for a home ownership, that ruins their long game for retirement but Dutton will be just fine with his mega millions! 🤯

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Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Feb 26

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · Feb 24

Hello #EduSkyAU

This evening's chat is about you & for you.

What is it that you want from a post-COVID #PLN?

We are the system! If we want the ideal #PLN, we need to create it.

See the tagged post on @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for more information or use #EduSkyAU for any Qs you may have.

#EduSkyAU Team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social · Feb 18

REIGNITING OUR PLN CONNECTIONS 🔥

Join us for our next #EduSkyAU chat on Tuesday, 25 February, hosted by @brookssensei.bsky.social.

We'll explore how educators can build, sustain & maximise their PLNs for growth & collaboration.

📌 Don’t miss it!

🗓 25 Feb | ⏰ 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST, 8:30pm AEDT

Reclaiming our educator connections, Tuesday 25 February, 5:30pm AWST, 7:30pm AEST, 8:30pm AEDT hosted by Adam Brooks, CoRE Educator, CoRE Learning Foundation

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Adam Brooks @brookssensei.bsky.social · Feb 24

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Feb 16

My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...

Exploring the Role of AI in Career Access Through a Social Justice Lens | Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Feb 16

My latest paper compares the use of AI in career guidance and in human resource management. It's open access and can be found at: doi.org/10.16993/njt...

Exploring the Role of AI in Career Access Through a Social Justice Lens | Nordic Journal of Transitions, Careers and Guidance

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Kai Arzheimer @kai-arzheimer.com · Feb 5

I swear this 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 happens in our lab #AcademicChatter

A tweet by Khoa Vu (@KhoaVuUmn) features a humorous meme.

The meme’s central image is a cropped detail from an old, likely medieval, painting. The painting shows a woman in a red robe wielding a hammer, seemingly attacking a dark, demon-like figure labeled as "Data". The text "Researcher" is written above the woman. The humor of the image comes from the juxtaposition of the aggressive, forceful portrayal of data in relation to the usual connotation of "we let the data speak for itself," which is meant to imply a more detached and objective approach to analysis.

Above the image, the tweet states "Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself."" and "Earlier that day:". This sets up the contrast between what the researcher *says* and the reality of their struggle with the data's complexities, as visually portrayed in the image.

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Rachel Buchanan @rayedish.bsky.social · Feb 3

US based academics, how are you?

a woman is covering her mouth while holding a bow and arrow in a green field .

Alt: A scene from the movie The Hunger Games; a woman, Katniss Everdeen, is covering her mouth while holding a bow and arrow in a green field .

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