Dr Bron Eager

@bron@aus.social
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I enjoy teaching and learning about freelancing, small business, entrepreneurship and technology adoption in higher ed. 


Research interests include #TheNewWorldOfWork, #Vanlife #RemoteWork #Entrepreneurship #CareerPlanning and #Education (and lots of other shiny things I find along the way).

Senior Lecturer by trade. 
Living life in beta mode. 


Making lots of mistakes as I go :)


Opinions are my own.

Academic Biohttps://broneager.com/academic
Day JobSenior Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania
Blog (travel, work design, higher ed + random thoughts)https://broneager.com/blog

Are you ready for the AI-powered job market?
Our latest article offers practical tips on how to leverage AI to your advantage and stay ahead of the competition.

#AI #JobMarket #CareerAdvice https://theconversation.com/ai-could-take-your-job-but-it-can-also-help-you-score-a-new-one-with-these-simple-tips-199883

AI could take your job, but it can also help you score a new one with these simple tips

Don’t fret the AI job ‘apocalypse’. While we can expect disruption across different industries, this will come with opportunities.

The Conversation

Making a video about making videos in order to sneak in a commentary on common #PhD pitfalls?

Who, me?

#phdvoice #scicomm #AcademicChatter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOJqcnMaDAw

Academia didn't prepare me for making YouTube videos

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Recently took a break from helping to organise this great writing group. If you enjoy writing with a group of friendly researchers, it's worth having a look.

The group meets fortnightly and writes for the day.

#WritingResources #researchers #academicchatter

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/melbwriteup-2023-tickets-527962107877

cc @sociology @jod999 @AnujaCabraal @tseenster @bron

#MelbWriteUp – 2023

#MelbWriteUp is a fortnightly, intensive, socially supportive writing day that uses the pomodoro method.

Eventbrite

I learned a valuable lesson this week.

Say no, don’t contribute, be a bad citizen, care little for students = rewarded.
Caring, contributing and going above and beyond gets your research time taken away and more teaching work allocated 🤔

Currently open to job offers 👋

Just created a short course on #ChatGPT for educators!

Made using AI + delivered by AI-generated facilitators.

It's for teachers who might feel overwhelmed by all the info online.

FREE :)

https://bron-eager.thinkific.com/courses/ChatGPT-getting-started

#AI #Teachers #Teaching #HigherEd #HigherEducation #Learning #artificialintelligence #ChatGPT #GPT #GPT3 #academic #Academia

ChatGPT Getting Started

Get started with ChatGPT - an introductory course for teachers in higher education

Bron Eager

This week on Campus Confessions 🎙👨‍⚕️❤️

Episode 4 is LIVE !!!

Julia is confronted with a shocking revelation. How will she handle Dr Love's truth?

🎓If you'd like to shape the narrative for Episode 5, let me know... what should Julia do?

>Tell Dr Love to take a hike (#schmuck)?

or,

>Value ethics over impact?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/39OmJze3lADn13iItQAfRm?si=JS0Iu5x8TVKktb_iEzKqXw

S1 Episode 4: Working Late

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How AI can be used meaningfully by teachers and students in 2023 – Teaching@Sydney

ChatGPT answers Accounting Exam Questions in my latest video about AI capabilities.

Let me know if it does a good job :)

👉 ▶️ https://youtu.be/0SuxtMmmL_0

#AI #Accounting #Jobs #highereducation #highereducation #Teachers #teaching

ChatGPT Answers ACCOUNTING EXAM QUESTIONS With Ease! What's The Future of Accounting??

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Where Will We Be?
(A Poem To Higher Ed)

The invention of the wheel extended human mobility and capability for transportation.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our legs?

Where would we be without the wheel?

The invention of the printing press extended human capability for communication and education.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our memory?

Where would we be without the printing press?

The invention of the microscope extended human capability for observing and studying the natural world.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our eyes?

Where would we be without the microscope?

The invention of the steam engine extended human capability for transportation.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our muscles?

Where would we be without the steam engine?

The invention of the telegraph extended human capability for long-distance communication.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our voice?

Where would we be without the telegraph?

The invention of mobile devices extended human capability for communication.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our ability to connect with others?

Where would we be without mobile devices?

The invention of Artificial Intelligence greatly extends human capability for automating repetitive tasks and making predictions.

Is it cheating to augment the natural abilities of our brain?

Where will we be if we don’t embrace change?

-Me + ChatGPT

Observation: Academics on Mastodon are generally saying ‘Open it up’. On the bird site sentiments lean towards ‘Shut it down!’
#chatgpt #HigherEd

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