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Book #4 has been released under Creative Commons (CC BY NC SA 4.0) license. Efficacious Educational Technology explores how design, configuration, and implementation combine to create strong IT systems in schools. #edchat #education #schools #technology
https://www.hackscience.education/eet/

Book #4 has been released under Creative Commons (CC BY NC SA 4.0) license. Efficacious Educational Technology explores how design, configuration, and implementation combine to create strong IT systems in schools. #edchat #education #schools #technology
https://www.hackscience.education/eet/

“it is not trivial to consider the sum of human happiness that is owed solely to the continued existence of humanities subjects.”
#HigherEd #edusky #academicsky #university #research #humanities #PhdChat #edchat

Humanities Forward: Opportunity, Innovation, Policy in the 21st Century [OPEN ACCESS BOOK]
"International, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational"
 #HigherEd #edusky #academicsky #university #research
#humanities #PhdChat #edchat

Humanities Forward: Opportunity, Innovation, Policy in the 21st Century [OPEN ACCESS BOOK]
"International, interdisciplinary, and intergenerational"
 #HigherEd #edusky #academicsky #university #research
#humanities #PhdChat #edchat

ACADEMIC ETIQUETTE ?
If you're going on holiday, always include an intriguing Picture in your Automated Out-of-Office Reply.
#Highered #edchat #edusky #satire

Good Kids / Bad Kids
#health #education #edchat
#politics#crime #children #humor

Good Kids / Bad Kids
#health #education #edchat
#politics#crime #children #humor

How the widely-promoted "vocabulary gap" ideology came to dominate English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

How the "word gap" ideology conquered English education
#language #edchat #pedagogy
#linguistics #race #class #ngram

"Raciolinguistic ideologies are as much about social class as they are race – especially in England, where working class racism and global capitalism have long shaped the fabric of society and schools"
--- Ian Cushing
#language #edchat
#linguistics #race #class

"the durability of the word gap in England, newly marketed under seemingly benign guises of scientific objectivity, social justice and empowerment "
--- Ian Cushing
#language #edchat #linguistics

"a realization of raciolinguistic ideologies in which the language practices of racialized, low-income and disabled speakers are characterized as deficient, limited, and indeed, full of gaps because they fail to meet benchmarks designed by powerful white listeners."
#language #edchat #linguistics

Challenging the ideology of the widely promoted English "word gap"
#language #edchat #HigherEd #lingustics
#school #students #vocabulary
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Word rich or word poor? Defici...

If “punishment” is part of your pedagogy, you should just walk away quietly from work as an educator, and if you don’t, then you should be dragged away making whatever noise you will. #education #teacher #teachertraining #edchat #highereducation #highschool

If “punishment” is part of your pedagogy, you should just walk away quietly from work as an educator, and if you don’t, then you should be dragged away making whatever noise you will. #education #teacher #teachertraining #edchat #highereducation #highschool

So much #learning is lost in the quest for grades. #teaching #education #educhat #edchat #highered #highschool

So much #learning is lost in the quest for grades. #teaching #education #educhat #edchat #highered #highschool

Meanwhile, in the UK ...
"Two-year degrees. Fast-track your studies with our unique two-year degrees."
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students #university
www.buckingham.ac.uk/study/underg...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:q5jyiiwq2phghraetyo2tkvt/post/3mpjszgd5rj2x

Two-year degrees

"By 2023, eight of the ten largest training providers by apprenticeship starts were majority-owned by private equity firms or other global investors, and of those only four were headquartered in the UK."
#edchat #EduSky #students

"By 2023, eight of the ten largest training providers by apprenticeship starts were majority-owned by private equity firms or other global investors, and of those only four were headquartered in the UK."
#edchat #EduSky #students

"On one estimate, UK universities paid an estimated £500m in agent commissions in 2022. The dominant firm is private equity-financed SI-UK, which has partnered with more than 100 universities and has around 100 offices in 40 countries."
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

"On one estimate, UK universities paid an estimated £500m in agent commissions in 2022. The dominant firm is private equity-financed SI-UK, which has partnered with more than 100 universities and has around 100 offices in 40 countries."
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

"One child’s place in a private provider costs a council £61,500 a year on average, compared with £23,900 in state schools. In 2022-23 alone, private operators netted £2bn in fees paid by cash-strapped local authorities. "
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

"One child’s place in a private provider costs a council £61,500 a year on average, compared with £23,900 in state schools. In 2022-23 alone, private operators netted £2bn in fees paid by cash-strapped local authorities. "
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

Something rotten in the state of education?
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v37jbm7ajyevhnygruyftjbc/post/3mppvoqps5k2k

Something rotten in the state of education?
#edchat #Highered #EduSky #students

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:v37jbm7ajyevhnygruyftjbc/post/3mppvoqps5k2k

Poor showing for the Clergy!
Who do you trust?
#HigherEd #medicine #science #law #teachers
#edusky #edchat #religion #politics #police #edchat

Poor showing for the Clergy!
Who do you trust?
#HigherEd #medicine #science #law #teachers
#edusky #edchat #religion #politics #police #edchat

Maybe "What experience do I want students to have?" is a better question to begin planing many courses than "what are the learning outcomes?" #education #teaching #edchat

Maybe "What experience do I want students to have?" is a better question to begin planing many courses than "what are the learning outcomes?" #education #teaching #edchat

"Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, and at least one more than £500,000."

Meanwhile, Early Career Teachers entering the profession in England start on a minimum of £32,916 outside of London.
#edchat #edchatuk #teaching

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

Academy school leaders in Engl...

" Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new data shows. "

#English #language #literature
#HigherEd #Edchat #edusky

www.forbes.com/sites/courtn...

" Hiring of college grads is down across the board. But certain majors are able to access opportunities in a wider array of industries, new data shows. "

#English #language #literature
#HigherEd #Edchat #edusky

www.forbes.com/sites/courtn...

University Metrics (TikTok) -- surprising findings? #HigherEd #EduSky #EdChat #Leeds #Manchester #Glasgow #Oxford #Salford #Ca,bridge #Bath #Chichester #Liverpool #London #Westminster #Hull #Nottingham #Warwick #Bristol #Durham #Brunel #university #students nonsensical.agency/best-univers...

Top UK Universities On TikTok ...

Censorship problem in schools.
Have you been affected by book banning?
#edchat #edusky #HigherEd #freedom #reading
#BLM #antifa

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Censorship problem in schools.
Have you been affected by book banning?
#edchat #edusky #HigherEd #freedom #reading
#BLM #antifa

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:blxykzzlsjqc5pxtpux6ogvc/post/3moqyca4bi22v

Andy Burnham, MP, former Lord Mayor of Greater Machester, studied English at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Future UK Prime Minister?
#HigherEd #EdChat #EduSky #Literature

Andy Burnham, MP, former Lord Mayor of Greater Machester, studied English at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. Future UK Prime Minister?
#HigherEd #EdChat #EduSky #Literature

English Tutors (Group)
#language #literature #linguistics #EdChat #HigherEd
www.linkedin.com/groups/15632...

English Tutors (Group)
#language #literature #linguistics #EdChat #HigherEd
www.linkedin.com/groups/15632...

English Tutors (Group)
#language #literature #linguitics #EdChat #HigherEd
www.linkedin.com/groups/15632...

Another day spent revising drafts for ARCHAIC ENGLISH and contemplating the acquisition of a 'new' keyboard to match the task...
#acwri #research #edchat
#HigherEd #edusky

Another day spent revising drafts for ARCHAIC ENGLISH and contemplating the acquisition of a 'new' keyboard to match the task...
#acwri #research #edchat
#HigherEd #edusky

"Better is wisdom than weapons of war" (Girton College, University of Cambridge) #HigherEd #woke #antifa #edchat #suffrage #women #art #protest #edusky

"Better is wisdom than weapons of war" (Girton College, University of Cambridge) #HigherEd #woke #antifa #edchat #suffrage #women #art #protest #edusky

Character education - promoting traits such as integrity, perseverance, responsibility and kindness - was associated with improvements in pupil behaviour, motivation and wellbeing, helping to create stronger conditions for learning. #edchat #HgherEd #Edusky www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/ch...

Character education linked wit...

Opportunity Knocks! Who's there? #HigherEd #EduSky #work #students #EdChat

Books are ... #HigherEd #edchat #reading #literacy

I’m convinced learning in “real-life” and classrooms are different activities... Dewey was referring to schools that are much different from those we have. #edchat #education

So much #learning is lost in the quest for grades. #teaching #education #educhat #edchat #highered #highschool

“Fragile and shallow.” Words used to describe much of the #learning that happens in classrooms. I think that is an accurate characterization. #education #teaching #schools #edchat

Decline and fall of NOTWITHSTANDING (preposition, conjunction, adverb) #language #English #style #composition #linguistics #edchat #discourse #connectives #ngram

The meteoric rise of NONETHELESS #language #English #style #composition #linguistics #HigherEd #edchat #discourse #connectives

Rise and fall of discourse markers (connectives): moreover ... #language #English #style #composition #linguistics #HigherEd #edchat

“But, how will they learn if I don’t?” is a sure sign that 1) the person misunderstands learning, 2) whatever they are try to teach is not worth knowing, 3) they really really like power. #teaching #edchat #learning #parenting

Are we still living under the dark shadow of the Conservatives' National Curriculum? "endless lists of spellings, facts and rules. This mountain of data will not develop children’s ability to think, including problem-solving, critical understanding and creativity." #edchat #English #science

"The Editor has decided to retract this paper owing to concerns regarding discrepancies in the meta-analysis."

#AI #HigherEd #AcademicSky #research #PhdChat #ChatGPT #edchat #learning #teaching
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07310-z