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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 3h

Kind of disappointed you didn’t sneak a copy of this in between those two books.

Cover image of “The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin” by Beatrix Potter

Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 5d

Is that an otter wearing a wig?

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 5d

Good to see “Foxy” 😉 still lives on.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 8d

"A common misconception is that relational behaviour management means children behave only for teachers they like. While liking helps, RBM pushes further..."
Superb stuff from @philbanks.bsky.social
thebelongingcollective.blog/2025/09/16/c...

Children don’t behave for teachers they like, they behave for teachers they trust, and who trust them.

I have read a number of blogs recently, some by significant educational heavyweights, that equate relational behaviour management to ‘children only behaving for teachers that they like.’ This, over…

thebelongingcollective.blog

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 11d

What an intro!

The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 11d

Released on this day forty years ago, "Rain" by #TheCult was the second single from their second studio album, "Love".

It reached 17 on the #UKSinglesChart and is a #gothclub mainstay to this day!

The Cult - Rain HD

YouTube video by Beggars Banquet Records

youtu.be

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 12d

As timinwinchester, I thoroughly approve of this.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 12d

A superb article about the invidious inconsistent nature of academia's approach to AI:
“This threatens fundamental academic values, but teach it to your students or they will suffer."
and
"it would be wrong to copy somebody else's material; but we want you to use AI to copy somebody else's material"

Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 14d

My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂

Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons

Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

www.chronicle.com

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 14d

And this is why I cover my backpack with a hi-vis waterproof cover (and also, although not tested in this study, why I have daytime flashing riding lights). #cycling

City Engineer @cityengineer.bsky.social · 14d

Hadn’t see this study on safety effect if wearing yellow jacket while cycling
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The effect of a yellow bicycle jacket on cyclist accidents

This study is the first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the safety effect of high-visibility bicycle clothing. The hypothesis was that the number…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 15d

There’s definitely a Rorschach test in there.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 15d

Yeah, as a non paying member, I’m getting this:

Screenshot of Everton app showing paying membership required for access to commentary.

Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 17d

This is a beautifully nuanced reflection on the degree to which effective use of AI requires the user to generate the right question, design a decent prompt, and then evaluate the answer (and perhaps further iterate the prompt).

It doesn’t work to just offload “thought” to the AI model.

Tom Stafford @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18d

The Intelligence is in the User

https://tomstafford.substack.com/p/the-intelligence-is-in-the-user

Today's newsletter, on ways we underestimate how much user skill goes into getting good results from AI models

#genai #cogsci #llms #chatgpt

The intelligence is in the user
Continuing my series on hooks for thinking about the new AI

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 17d

“AI intensifies rather than innovates”

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18d

Claims of the novelty of AI and its potential for innovation in education always make me wince a bit because really it continues a bunch of long-running tendencies in the sector. It’s an *intensifier* rather than an innovation. Some examples… www.forbes.com/councils/for...

The Impact Of AI Tools On The Next Decade Of Education Innovation

Education technology is more of a commitment to shaping a future where every learner has the tools to succeed.

www.forbes.com

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18d

Claims of the novelty of AI and its potential for innovation in education always make me wince a bit because really it continues a bunch of long-running tendencies in the sector. It’s an *intensifier* rather than an innovation. Some examples… www.forbes.com/councils/for...

The Impact Of AI Tools On The Next Decade Of Education Innovation

Education technology is more of a commitment to shaping a future where every learner has the tools to succeed.

www.forbes.com

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 19d

There are some good recommendations in y/day's Select Cttee report. Until curriculum flexibility and accountability is sorted, there's a risk that SEND practice is inconsistent with other drivers to which schools must respond.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...
#edpsychs

Excerpt from para 36 of report's recommendations:
* the curriculum must be flexible, relevant, and reflect the representation of young people with SEND; and the Government must ensure the curriculum itself and the assessment of it reflect and accommodate their needs;
* accountability systems must examine and prioritise the progress and outcomes of all pupils, on a rounded set of indicators which include but are not limited to academic attainment, so that inclusion is embedded as an essential component of quality for all settings. The proportion of pupils with SEND should be published and compared with other local schools and multi-academy trusts, to act as a disincentive to exclusionary practices

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 19d

A really great read about the tyranny of the "word gap"; like a "zombie statistic", it refuses to die, despite its troubling & misleading origins. The article reminds me of www-tandfonline-com.soton.idm.oclc.org/doi/full/10.... which shows how such thinking plays out in practice.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 20d

Drives me bananas. Somebody drove into my car while it was stationary in a car park, and now I have to declare it each time I renew my insurance.

Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 20d

@pepsmccrea.bsky.social likes to say that "Attention is the gateway to learning". This is a fascinating read about how attention cueing can reduce the impact on learning that is traditionally associated with IQ and SES. hobbolog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/m...

Managing attention in classrooms is a social justice issue

This is a blog about some of my favourite research findings in the field of attention. They are remarkable studies for their simplicity, the scale of the effect that they find, and the deep philoso…

hobbolog.wordpress.com

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 21d

Thoroughly agree. We do ourselves and our learners a massive disservice if we scaffold things too much.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 21d

Ooh. My students are currently exploring the “tension” between cognitive load theory and desirable difficulties. I’ll be passing this on…

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 21d

One third of parents have asked for SEND assessments.
This is not about individual children, teachers or schools but about a systemic problem.
Desperately hoping for some wisdom and relief from the SEND review.
#edpsychs

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Third of UK parents have sought special needs assessment for their child, survey finds

Parentkind charity also says 33% of parents of children with special educational needs reported financial strain

www.theguardian.com

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 22d

Proposal for how to fix family wise error rates.

For every uncorrected p value you must add an extra letter to the claim.

“Eating chocolate maaaaaaaaay be associated with lower rates of stroke”

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 25d

Great camouflage.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 25d

There’s a lot of stuff said about self-care and managing work related stress.
But it really is pretty straightforward.

Image of cyclist with text:
How to avoid stress at work:
1. Don’t go to work
2. Go cycling

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 27d

I was talking to someone recently whose company is likely to bid for the eLORAN contract. Amazing to hear how just a few long range transmitters can help build up UK resilience.

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Itsbetteronabike @timinwinchester.bsky.social · 27d

Oh, the rich life of an #academic. I've just been invited to join a tour of the "Knitting Reference Library Collection" in an allied university. I'd dearly love to go, but have teaching commitments that pm.
I've already warned my students that I may be slightly grumpy and distant that afternoon....

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