CathyD

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Higher ed innovator and learning activist. CoFounder-CoDirector HASTAC.org (aka HASTAC Commons: Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory, aka "Haystack." "World's first+oldest academic social network"--NSF). Senior Advisor to CUNY Chancellor on Transformation. Author, most recently, "How We Know" Trilogy: neuroscience of learning (""Now You See It"), history (“The New Education”) and "installation guide" ("The New College Classroom," w coauthor Christina Katopodis).
my author blogcathydavidson.com
my twitter@cathyndavidson
My orghttps://hastac.hcommons.org/
My other orghttps://futuresinitiative.org/
CathyDJan 4, 2023
Anarchist QuotesJan 4, 2023

Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate.
-- Bertrand Russell

#anarchism #quote #bot

CathyDJan 4, 2023
Linda McIverJan 4, 2023

With Covid lockdowns disrupting exams as assessment, and now AI disrupting essays, it's a perfect time to look at what assessment is really for, and how we can make sure kids are learning what we actually want them to learn.

This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of Raising Heretics: Teaching Kids to Change the World. Measurable or Meaningful: Pick one.

#teaching #change #learning #education #assessment

https://adsei.org/2023/01/04/measurable-or-meaningful-pick-one/

Measurable or Meaningful: Pick One

Assessment is all down to this simple number. Objectivity guaranteed. But if there is a correlation between socioeconomic status… if girls are driven out of particular subjects by the perception th…

Australian Data Science Education Institute
CathyDDec 26, 2022
Tucson SentinelDec 26, 2022
No evidence flu vaccine increases strep A infections, contrary to online claims https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/122622_flu_vaccine_strep/no-evidence-flu-vaccine-increases-strep-infections-contrary-online-claims/
Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray flu vaccines, as social media posts baselessly suggest. Flu vaccination may even indirectly prevent strep A.
#Tucson #Arizona
No evidence flu vaccine increases strep A infections, contrary to online claims | FactCheck

Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial infections. There is no evidence the increase is being caused by nasal spray flu vaccines, as social media posts baselessly suggest. Flu vaccination may even indirectly prevent strep A.

TucsonSentinel.com
CathyDDec 23, 2022
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022

A kind observation that exclusively calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent a GMail."

"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a more inclusive, general term.

Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/

(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)

There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.

#TwitterMigration #NewHere

The many branches of the Fediverse

As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this infographic to help myself and others explain the many different use-cases

Axbom • My Next Heartbeat
CathyDDec 23, 2022
John C. Varner IIIDec 23, 2022
@BlackAzizAnansi
Elon Musk is growing a social network. Just not the one he expected. #TwitterMigration
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/twitter-owner-elon-musk-driving-user-growth-mastodon-rcna62832
Twitter owner Elon Musk is driving user growth at Mastodon

A chart shows Mastodon user growth as of December 2022 since Elon Musk purchased Twitter in October.

NBC News
CathyDDec 23, 2022
Black JoyDec 23, 2022
That's Right, We are One
by Johnny Silvercloud
https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnnysilvercloud/15720304429/
That's Right, We are One

Flickr
CathyDDec 22, 2022
TC  Dec 22, 2022
Psst hey...
There's no evil AI overlord here...
Why aren't you boosting more stuff?
If you like something, boost it!
It's free and it makes people happy!
Go on, boost away!
CathyDDec 21, 2022
Jonathan-FL 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇵🇸⚛️💙Dec 21, 2022
Homophobic Protesters Target Home Of New York City Council Member...
“There were really awful anti-gay messages calling me a pedophile, a sexual predator, and a groomer,” Erik Bottcher told HuffPost.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nyc-homophobic-protesters_n_63a23942e4b0e2fa1a4924c9?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004
Homophobic Protesters Target Home Of New York City Council Member

“There were really awful anti-gay messages calling me a pedophile, a sexual predator, and a groomer,” Erik Bottcher told HuffPost.

HuffPost
Show threadCathyDDec 21, 2022
He's partially quoting George Bernard Shaw here (in his inimitable Goldblum way) ... something inspiring and to aspire to, to be sure!
CathyDDec 21, 2022

@TopHat

We're reflecting on the top books that defined 2022. Check out these titles from @ThomasJTobin
, @CathyNDavidson
and more renowned authors in #highered. #Honored #NewEducation #Top10