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  1. "I watched a construction loader pour thousands of books into a big green dumpster. It had appeared overnight, parked behind the library at the university where I taught English." #HigherEd #libraries #edusky #edchat #phdchat yalereview.org/article/shei...

    Sheila Liming: “The End of Boo...

  2. 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

  3. “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

  4. “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

  5. “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

  6. “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

  7. Lecturer in Children’s Studies (Children’s Literature and Culture) University of Galway. Salary: €64,903 to €103,538 or £56,452.37 to £90,056.94 (converted salary) #Highered #EduSky #AcademicSky #edchat www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ936/l...

  8. "Britain’s elite (those in the most influential roles in our country) continue to be dominated by the privately educated. This is also the case for graduates of the most prestigious universities, notably Oxford and Cambridge." #Highered #Edchat #AcademicSky #DEI

  9. "Britain’s elite (those in the most influential roles in our country) continue to be dominated by the privately educated. This is also the case for graduates of the most prestigious universities, notably Oxford and Cambridge." #Highered #Edchat #AcademicSky #DEI

  10. “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

  11. 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

  12. Most any teaching strategy can be effective for some purposes... it’s when we believe one strategy is effective for all purposes that we fail. #edchat #teaching #students #highschool

  13. 🎉 Teachers and presenters, let's make our sessions even more engaging and efficient with timers! ⏰ Set a countdown for tasks, breaks, or challenges to keep things moving and fun! 🚀 Check out ubitimer.com for a FREE and easy-to-use timer tool. Let's rock those presentations! 🌟 #timemanagement #productivity #edchat #presentationtips #ubitimer
    youtube.com/shorts/TR9wlvuAXm4

  14. 🎉 Teachers and presenters, let's make our sessions even more engaging and efficient with timers! ⏰ Set a countdown for tasks, breaks, or challenges to keep things moving and fun! 🚀 Check out ubitimer.com for a FREE and easy-to-use timer tool. Let's rock those presentations! 🌟 #timemanagement #productivity #edchat #presentationtips #ubitimer
    youtube.com/shorts/TR9wlvuAXm4

  15. Yeah, just because it is your grading system does not mean it is objective, valid, reliable... even reasonable. #teacher #edchat #teacherlife

  16. "Based only on their accent, lower-working-class people were judged to be on average 14% less intelligent, 4% less friendly and 5% less trustworthy than upper-middle-class people."

    #language #HigherEd #edchat #DEI #linguistics

    essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2021/10

  17. "Based only on their accent, lower-working-class people were judged to be on average 14% less intelligent, 4% less friendly and 5% less trustworthy than upper-middle-class people." #language #HigherEd #AcademicSky #edchat #DEI #linguistics www.essex.ac.uk/blog/posts/2...

    Working class and ethnic minor...

  18. "In my research, I have noticed that while all western countries write in cursive, Ireland is the only country to speak in cursive." --- Bernard O’Scanaill #language #literature #university #HigherEd #linguistics #edchat #swearing www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

    Readers reply: which countries...

  19. The QAA Subject Benchmark Statement for English defines what can be expected of a graduate in the subject, in terms of what they might know, do and understand at the end of their studies. Useful document? #language #literature #university #HigherEd #AcademicSky #edchat www.qaa.ac.uk/the-quality-...

  20. Experts at the University of Sheffield want to build a UK Swear Map to show how English is spoken, before the words and phrases used locally in 2026 "disappear".
    #language #research #HigherEd #edchat
    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78rr2

  21. Experts at the University of Sheffield want to build a UK Swear Map to show how English is spoken, before the words and phrases used locally in 2026 "disappear". #language #research #HigherEd #edchat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

    Linguists collecting regional ...

  22. "The ties between Harvard University and the Caribbean are myriad and consist of densely layered networks of wealthy families, trade, political power and violence." #slavery #History #Harvard #EdChat #Acdemicsky