#digitalliteracy — Public Fediverse posts

Education has repeatedly struggled with technologies that perform work students were previously expected to do unaided.

What if assessment placed more emphasis on whether students can verify, explain and defend their work rather than simply whether they produced it without assistance?

This article looks at the historical parallels.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/08/the-ai-revolution-history-repeating.html

Hashtags:
#AI #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLiteracy #OpenSource #TTMO

Education has repeatedly struggled with technologies that perform work students were previously expected to do unaided.

What if assessment placed more emphasis on whether students can verify, explain and defend their work rather than simply whether they produced it without assistance?

This article looks at the historical parallels.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/08/the-ai-revolution-history-repeating.html

Hashtags:
#AI #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLiteracy #OpenSource #TTMO

Education has repeatedly struggled with technologies that perform work students were previously expected to do unaided.

What if assessment placed more emphasis on whether students can verify, explain and defend their work rather than simply whether they produced it without assistance?

This article looks at the historical parallels.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/08/the-ai-revolution-history-repeating.html

Hashtags:
#AI #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLiteracy #OpenSource #TTMO

Education has repeatedly struggled with technologies that perform work students were previously expected to do unaided.

What if assessment placed more emphasis on whether students can verify, explain and defend their work rather than simply whether they produced it without assistance?

This article looks at the historical parallels.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/08/the-ai-revolution-history-repeating.html

Hashtags:
#AI #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLiteracy #OpenSource #TTMO

Education has repeatedly struggled with technologies that perform work students were previously expected to do unaided.

What if assessment placed more emphasis on whether students can verify, explain and defend their work rather than simply whether they produced it without assistance?

This article looks at the historical parallels.

https://www.alanbonnici.com/2026/08/the-ai-revolution-history-repeating.html

Hashtags:
#AI #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DigitalLiteracy #OpenSource #TTMO

Porting SafeText and analyzing digital content with Apache Tika

Last year I wrote about pitfalls in modern journalism, especially with regards to receiving documents and information from whistleblowers without offering them adequate protection.

The tl;dr is that you, as a whistleblower, need to protect yourself; and you, as an editor or journalist, need to protect your whistleblowers.

Steganographic fingerprints might be one method adopted to detect someone leaking information. Steganographic characters replace common textual characters with unusual but hard to detect variants, e.g. they look the same to the human eye, or are actually invisible. Using a tool called SafeText by David Jacobson we can identify these hidden fingerprints in the content that you share.

I firmly believe we can find clues about what is important to preserve, or learn to preserve, when we analyse the content of the digital record and not just the (file) format of the digital record.

A file can contain many different features and these are all challenges to their future interpretation, and thus preservation.

I wanted to use SafeText in some of my other non-Python tooling and so I decided to port the code to Golang as a composable module and binary.

By coincidence at the time I started writing this I had also just written about revisiting tikalinkextract and so I thought I would write this small explanation about how you might combine Tika and SafeText to perform some content analysis of your own.

Who knows, maybe we will find a conspiracy. Maybe we’ll find secret codes in our own digital records. Maybe we’ll learn something new about our records…

Lets have a look at putting Tika and SafeText together and see where it goes.

In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information

https://blog.burkert.me/posts/in_praise_of_syndication/

#HackerNews #InPraiseOfRSS #ControlledFeeds #InformationSyndication #DigitalLiteracy #OnlineMedia

The educator panic over AI is real, and rational.
I've been there myself. The difference is I moved past denial to a more pragmatic question: since AI regulation seems unlikely (with both camps refusing to engage), how do we actually work with these systems?

The "AI will kill critical thinking" crowd has a point, but they're missing context.
Critical reasoning wasn't exactly thriving before AI arrived: just look around. The real question isn't whether AI threatens thinking skills, but whether we can leverage it the same way we leverage other cognitive tools.

We don't hunt our own food or walk everywhere anymore.
We use supermarkets and cars. Most of us Google instead of visiting libraries. Each tool trade-off changed how we think and what skills matter. AI is the next step in this progression, if we're smart about it.

The key is learning to think with AI rather than being replaced by it.
That means understanding both its capabilities and our irreplaceable human advantages.

1/3

#AI #Education #FutureOfEducation #AIinEducation #LLM #ChatGPT #Claude #EdAI #CriticalThinking #CognitiveScience #Metacognition #HigherOrderThinking #Reasoning #Vygotsky #Hutchins #Sweller #LearningScience #EducationalPsychology #SocialLearning #TechforGood #EticalAI #AILiteracy #PromptEngineering #AISkills #DigitalLiteracy #FutureSkills #LRM #AIResearch #AILimitations #SystemsThinking #AIEvaluation #MentalModels #LifelongLearning #AIEthics #HumanCenteredAI #DigitalTransformation #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #Philosophy

AI isn't going anywhere. Time to get strategic:
Instead of mourning lost critical thinking skills, let's build on them through cognitive delegation—using AI as a thinking partner, not a replacement.

This isn't some Silicon Valley fantasy:
Three decades of cognitive research already mapped out how this works:

Cognitive Load Theory:
Our brains can only juggle so much at once. Let AI handle the grunt work while you focus on making meaningful connections.

Distributed Cognition:
Naval crews don't navigate with individual genius—they spread thinking across people, instruments, and procedures. AI becomes another crew member in your cognitive system.

Zone of Proximal Development
We learn best with expert guidance bridging what we can't quite do alone. AI can serve as that "more knowledgeable other" (though it's still early days).
The table below shows what this looks like in practice:

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#AI #Education #FutureOfEducation #AIinEducation #LLM #ChatGPT #Claude #EdAI #CriticalThinking #CognitiveScience #Metacognition #HigherOrderThinking #Reasoning #Vygotsky #Hutchins #Sweller #LearningScience #EducationalPsychology #SocialLearning #TechforGood #EticalAI #AILiteracy #PromptEngineering #AISkills #DigitalLiteracy #FutureSkills #LRM #AIResearch #AILimitations #SystemsThinking #AIEvaluation #MentalModels #LifelongLearning #AIEthics #HumanCenteredAI #DigitalTransformation #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #Philosophy

Critical reasoning vs Cognitive Delegation

Old School Focus:

Building internal cognitive capabilities and managing cognitive load independently.

Cognitive Delegation Focus:

Orchestrating distributed cognitive systems while maintaining quality control over AI-augmented processes.

We can still go for a jog or go hunt our own deer, but for reaching the stars we, the Apes do what Apes do best: Use tools to build on our cognitive abilities. AI is a tool.

3/3

#AI #Education #FutureOfEducation #AIinEducation #LLM #ChatGPT #Claude #EdAI #CriticalThinking #CognitiveScience #Metacognition #HigherOrderThinking #Reasoning #Vygotsky #Hutchins #Sweller #LearningScience #EducationalPsychology #SocialLearning #TechforGood #EticalAI #AILiteracy #PromptEngineering #AISkills #DigitalLiteracy #FutureSkills #LRM #AIResearch #AILimitations #SystemsThinking #AIEvaluation #MentalModels #LifelongLearning #AIEthics #HumanCenteredAI #DigitalTransformation #AIRegulation #ResponsibleAI #Philosophy

DER SPIEGEL: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online. “Private contact details of the most important security advisers to U.S. President Donald Trump can be found on the internet. DER SPIEGEL reporters were able to find mobile phone numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to the top officials.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/28/der-spiegel-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online/

I am back!!!
And I brought Jacqueline Jayne with me. 🤘✨

Make some noise for an awesome episode 🎉

After taking a brief pause, I’m back at full speed with my shows: Redefining #Society & #Technology on ITSPmagazine Podcasts — ready to bring you bold conversations that challenge assumptions and question the role of technology in our lives.

This is the first episode published for the 2025 season, but trust me, many more are already recorded and coming your way soon.

And we’re kicking things off with a big one.

🚨 Australia recently banned social media for kids under 16.
A bold move? Sure. A solution? Well, that’s where the debate begins.

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with my Australian friend Jacqueline Jayne to break it all down. JJ is a cybersecurity and human risk expert, and she’s got some strong thoughts about why prohibition never works.

Let’s face it—does banning something ever actually solve the problem?

We explore the unintended consequences:
⚠️ Will this really protect kids, or just push them to riskier online spaces?
⚠️ What about the communities that rely on #socialmedia for connection and support?
⚠️ Who’s actually responsible for educating kids (and adults) about online safety?

Technology moves fast, but knee-jerk policies don’t always keep up. Instead of banning, maybe it’s time we start educating.

📺 Start with the teaser video https://youtu.be/6wKbgTeNux8

📺 Then move on the full length video https://youtu.be/5ZehKjNsavc

🎙️ Or listen to the audio if it is your preferred media https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-australian-social-media-ban-fixing-a-broken-system-or-just-breaking-it-more-guest-jacqueline-jayne-jj-a-redefining-society-and-technology-podcast-episode-hosted-by-marco-ciappelli

The importnat thing is that you listen now and join the conversation -- comment below!

Let’s rethink, redefine, and challenge the way we approach technology in society.

Subscribe to the podcast for many more stories about our relationship with technology and what it means in our digital-analog hybrid society.

✨ https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/

Enjoy!

#Technology, #CyberSecurity, #DigitalSafety, #SocialMedia, #OnlinePrivacy, #InternetRegulation, #TechEthics, #DigitalLiteracy, #CyberAwareness, #FutureOfTech, #HumanRisk, #ParentalControls, #OnlineSafety, #HybridSociety, #TechPolicy, #BanningSocialMedia, #DigitalCitizenship, #DataProtection, #CyberEducation, #TechForGood

I am back!!!
And I brought Jacqueline Jayne with me. 🤘✨

Make some noise for an awesome episode 🎉

After taking a brief pause, I’m back at full speed with my shows: Redefining #Society & #Technology on ITSPmagazine Podcasts — ready to bring you bold conversations that challenge assumptions and question the role of technology in our lives.

This is the first episode published for the 2025 season, but trust me, many more are already recorded and coming your way soon.

And we’re kicking things off with a big one.

🚨 Australia recently banned social media for kids under 16.
A bold move? Sure. A solution? Well, that’s where the debate begins.

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with my Australian friend Jacqueline Jayne to break it all down. JJ is a cybersecurity and human risk expert, and she’s got some strong thoughts about why prohibition never works.

Let’s face it—does banning something ever actually solve the problem?

We explore the unintended consequences:
⚠️ Will this really protect kids, or just push them to riskier online spaces?
⚠️ What about the communities that rely on #socialmedia for connection and support?
⚠️ Who’s actually responsible for educating kids (and adults) about online safety?

Technology moves fast, but knee-jerk policies don’t always keep up. Instead of banning, maybe it’s time we start educating.

📺 Start with the teaser video https://youtu.be/6wKbgTeNux8

📺 Then move on the full length video https://youtu.be/5ZehKjNsavc

🎙️ Or listen to the audio if it is your preferred media https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-australian-social-media-ban-fixing-a-broken-system-or-just-breaking-it-more-guest-jacqueline-jayne-jj-a-redefining-society-and-technology-podcast-episode-hosted-by-marco-ciappelli

The importnat thing is that you listen now and join the conversation -- comment below!

Let’s rethink, redefine, and challenge the way we approach technology in society.

Subscribe to the podcast for many more stories about our relationship with technology and what it means in our digital-analog hybrid society.

✨ https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/

Enjoy!

#Technology, #CyberSecurity, #DigitalSafety, #SocialMedia, #OnlinePrivacy, #InternetRegulation, #TechEthics, #DigitalLiteracy, #CyberAwareness, #FutureOfTech, #HumanRisk, #ParentalControls, #OnlineSafety, #HybridSociety, #TechPolicy, #BanningSocialMedia, #DigitalCitizenship, #DataProtection, #CyberEducation, #TechForGood

I am back!!!
And I brought Jacqueline Jayne with me. 🤘✨

Make some noise for an awesome episode 🎉

After taking a brief pause, I’m back at full speed with my shows: Redefining #Society & #Technology on ITSPmagazine Podcasts — ready to bring you bold conversations that challenge assumptions and question the role of technology in our lives.

This is the first episode published for the 2025 season, but trust me, many more are already recorded and coming your way soon.

And we’re kicking things off with a big one.

🚨 Australia recently banned social media for kids under 16.
A bold move? Sure. A solution? Well, that’s where the debate begins.

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with my Australian friend Jacqueline Jayne to break it all down. JJ is a cybersecurity and human risk expert, and she’s got some strong thoughts about why prohibition never works.

Let’s face it—does banning something ever actually solve the problem?

We explore the unintended consequences:
⚠️ Will this really protect kids, or just push them to riskier online spaces?
⚠️ What about the communities that rely on #socialmedia for connection and support?
⚠️ Who’s actually responsible for educating kids (and adults) about online safety?

Technology moves fast, but knee-jerk policies don’t always keep up. Instead of banning, maybe it’s time we start educating.

📺 Start with the teaser video https://youtu.be/6wKbgTeNux8

📺 Then move on the full length video https://youtu.be/5ZehKjNsavc

🎙️ Or listen to the audio if it is your preferred media https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-australian-social-media-ban-fixing-a-broken-system-or-just-breaking-it-more-guest-jacqueline-jayne-jj-a-redefining-society-and-technology-podcast-episode-hosted-by-marco-ciappelli

The importnat thing is that you listen now and join the conversation -- comment below!

Let’s rethink, redefine, and challenge the way we approach technology in society.

Subscribe to the podcast for many more stories about our relationship with technology and what it means in our digital-analog hybrid society.

✨ https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/

Enjoy!

#Technology, #CyberSecurity, #DigitalSafety, #SocialMedia, #OnlinePrivacy, #InternetRegulation, #TechEthics, #DigitalLiteracy, #CyberAwareness, #FutureOfTech, #HumanRisk, #ParentalControls, #OnlineSafety, #HybridSociety, #TechPolicy, #BanningSocialMedia, #DigitalCitizenship, #DataProtection, #CyberEducation, #TechForGood

I am back!!!
And I brought Jacqueline Jayne with me. 🤘✨

Make some noise for an awesome episode 🎉

After taking a brief pause, I’m back at full speed with my shows: Redefining #Society & #Technology on ITSPmagazine Podcasts — ready to bring you bold conversations that challenge assumptions and question the role of technology in our lives.

This is the first episode published for the 2025 season, but trust me, many more are already recorded and coming your way soon.

And we’re kicking things off with a big one.

🚨 Australia recently banned social media for kids under 16.
A bold move? Sure. A solution? Well, that’s where the debate begins.

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with my Australian friend Jacqueline Jayne to break it all down. JJ is a cybersecurity and human risk expert, and she’s got some strong thoughts about why prohibition never works.

Let’s face it—does banning something ever actually solve the problem?

We explore the unintended consequences:
⚠️ Will this really protect kids, or just push them to riskier online spaces?
⚠️ What about the communities that rely on #socialmedia for connection and support?
⚠️ Who’s actually responsible for educating kids (and adults) about online safety?

Technology moves fast, but knee-jerk policies don’t always keep up. Instead of banning, maybe it’s time we start educating.

📺 Start with the teaser video https://youtu.be/6wKbgTeNux8

📺 Then move on the full length video https://youtu.be/5ZehKjNsavc

🎙️ Or listen to the audio if it is your preferred media https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-australian-social-media-ban-fixing-a-broken-system-or-just-breaking-it-more-guest-jacqueline-jayne-jj-a-redefining-society-and-technology-podcast-episode-hosted-by-marco-ciappelli

The importnat thing is that you listen now and join the conversation -- comment below!

Let’s rethink, redefine, and challenge the way we approach technology in society.

Subscribe to the podcast for many more stories about our relationship with technology and what it means in our digital-analog hybrid society.

✨ https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/

Enjoy!

#Technology, #CyberSecurity, #DigitalSafety, #SocialMedia, #OnlinePrivacy, #InternetRegulation, #TechEthics, #DigitalLiteracy, #CyberAwareness, #FutureOfTech, #HumanRisk, #ParentalControls, #OnlineSafety, #HybridSociety, #TechPolicy, #BanningSocialMedia, #DigitalCitizenship, #DataProtection, #CyberEducation, #TechForGood

I am back!!!
And I brought Jacqueline Jayne with me. 🤘✨

Make some noise for an awesome episode 🎉

After taking a brief pause, I’m back at full speed with my shows: Redefining #Society & #Technology on ITSPmagazine Podcasts — ready to bring you bold conversations that challenge assumptions and question the role of technology in our lives.

This is the first episode published for the 2025 season, but trust me, many more are already recorded and coming your way soon.

And we’re kicking things off with a big one.

🚨 Australia recently banned social media for kids under 16.
A bold move? Sure. A solution? Well, that’s where the debate begins.

In this episode of Redefining Society & Technology, I sit down with my Australian friend Jacqueline Jayne to break it all down. JJ is a cybersecurity and human risk expert, and she’s got some strong thoughts about why prohibition never works.

Let’s face it—does banning something ever actually solve the problem?

We explore the unintended consequences:
⚠️ Will this really protect kids, or just push them to riskier online spaces?
⚠️ What about the communities that rely on #socialmedia for connection and support?
⚠️ Who’s actually responsible for educating kids (and adults) about online safety?

Technology moves fast, but knee-jerk policies don’t always keep up. Instead of banning, maybe it’s time we start educating.

📺 Start with the teaser video https://youtu.be/6wKbgTeNux8

📺 Then move on the full length video https://youtu.be/5ZehKjNsavc

🎙️ Or listen to the audio if it is your preferred media https://redefining-society-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-great-australian-social-media-ban-fixing-a-broken-system-or-just-breaking-it-more-guest-jacqueline-jayne-jj-a-redefining-society-and-technology-podcast-episode-hosted-by-marco-ciappelli

The importnat thing is that you listen now and join the conversation -- comment below!

Let’s rethink, redefine, and challenge the way we approach technology in society.

Subscribe to the podcast for many more stories about our relationship with technology and what it means in our digital-analog hybrid society.

✨ https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com/

Enjoy!

#Technology, #CyberSecurity, #DigitalSafety, #SocialMedia, #OnlinePrivacy, #InternetRegulation, #TechEthics, #DigitalLiteracy, #CyberAwareness, #FutureOfTech, #HumanRisk, #ParentalControls, #OnlineSafety, #HybridSociety, #TechPolicy, #BanningSocialMedia, #DigitalCitizenship, #DataProtection, #CyberEducation, #TechForGood

Good morning Fedi friends!

I'm currently in the process of moving - one post at a time - #TheRealists blog from #GhostIO to #Wordpress. I still adore Ghost... it's just that it makes no sense to pay for 2 accounts. I'm consolidating everything in one place.

If you enjoy #TheFutureIsFederated, you may also like The Realists, as it covers privacy, surveillance capitalism and our brave new digital world: https://therealists.org/2022/05/what-happens-when-everybody-lies/

You can follow the #blog here too: @elena

#tech #digitalliteracy

: The work never stops!

At T-ATP, we're reflecting on and incorporating the skills our Founder and Executive Director, Jasmine M. Jackson, learned from her NC education policy fellowship to continue advocating for #cybersecurityeducation and #digitalliteracy for all students throughout North Carolina and beyond.

Below are pictures from the March Washington, DC retreat, where our Founder and Executive Director worked with other fellows to advocate for #educationreform in North Carolina.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #nonprofit #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime
#academia #research #academicchatter #government #law #fedilaw #justice #Engineering #CivilEngineering

: Are you passionate about making tech more inclusive with #digitalliteracy and #cybersecurityeducation for underrepresented communities?

If so, apply to become a T-ATP board member!

Please submit your resume to [email protected].

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationpolicy #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation #eradicatingthedigitaldivideonestudentatatime

#academia #research #academicchatter #government #Engineering #CivilEngineering #law #fedilaw #justice

: As The Accelerated Training Program (T-ATP) puts the final touches for the Winter Cybersecurity Workshop graduation, I want to thank the National Cyber League for allowing me to write an article describing T-ATP in their January/February newsletter.

The article's title is "Eradicating The Digital Divide, One Student At A Time." In the article, I discuss how my first job, Access to Software for All People (ASAP), set me on my IT/Cyber journey and inspired me to start my non-profit.

At the Winter Cybersecurity Workshop graduation ceremony, the accelerators will receive a certificate of completion and a laptop from our partner, E2D - Eliminate the Digital Divide. Watching the accelerators grow this past month and seeing them excitedly learn about #cyber and #digitalliteracy has been a rewarding experience.

We're always looking for new students and schools to partner with to teach cybersecurity education and digital literacy. If interested, please visit our website here: https://www.t-atp.org/

To read our article, click here: https://shorturl.at/mILVX.

#digitalequity #digitalliteracymatters #digitalequitychampion #educationequity #educationlaw #digitalinclusion #techforgood #techinnovation
#academia #research #academicchatter #government #Engineering #CivilEngineering #law #justice #fedilaw

#introduction #neuhier

Hi there!
I am a #DigitalHistory #histodon at the @DHLab_IEG of the @IEG working on political judiciary using #HNR, #TextMining, and #DataAnalysis. My focus is on the #ComputationalHumanities & #ComputationalHistory & #DigitalLiteracy and #Coding as part of the #DH :)

#introduction #neuhier

Hi there!
I am a #DigitalHistory #histodon at the @DHLab_IEG of the @IEG working on political judiciary using #HNR, #TextMining, and #DataAnalysis. My focus is on the #ComputationalHumanities & #ComputationalHistory & #DigitalLiteracy and #Coding as part of the #DH :)

#introduction #neuhier

Hi there!
I am a #DigitalHistory #histodon at the @DHLab_IEG of the @IEG working on political judiciary using #HNR, #TextMining, and #DataAnalysis. My focus is on the #ComputationalHumanities & #ComputationalHistory & #DigitalLiteracy and #Coding as part of the #DH :)

#introduction #neuhier

Hi there!
I am a #DigitalHistory #histodon at the @DHLab_IEG of the @IEG working on political judiciary using #HNR, #TextMining, and #DataAnalysis. My focus is on the #ComputationalHumanities & #ComputationalHistory & #DigitalLiteracy and #Coding as part of the #DH :)

#introduction #neuhier

Hi there!
I am a #DigitalHistory #histodon at the @DHLab_IEG of the @IEG working on political judiciary using #HNR, #TextMining, and #DataAnalysis. My focus is on the #ComputationalHumanities & #ComputationalHistory & #DigitalLiteracy and #Coding as part of the #DH :)