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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 21/03/2026

The Um Game 🤔😅 Pop-Up Debates 📝💬 The Hot Seat 🔥🪑 While it might not be possible to completely quash students’ fear of public speaking, these 3 activities help normalize nervousness and celebrate student efforts along the way! #EduSky

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3 Ways to Help Students Become Confident Public Speakers

By lowering the stakes and offering regular (fun) practice, even the most reluctant speakers can build this vital skill.

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Dwayne Godwin, PhD @dwaynegodwin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

In observance of #BrainAwarenessWeek I'm reposting the public lecture my friend @phdcomics.com and I gave last year at Harvard. We covered a lot of topics, and it was a ton of fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVcZ... #neuroskyence #BrainWeek

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The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain

YouTube video by Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

When #GenAI leads 150 students to submit the same ‘creative’ work, something is afoot in arts and humanities education. Leah Henrickson and Luke Zaphir turn insights from cognitive science into ways to use AI to boost students’ creativity: ow.ly/k4eF50XjRAV #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Another example of blinkered scientism… unfortunately too common.

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Evan Spotte-Smith (they/them) @ewcss.info · 13/08/2025

This essay is disappointing on multiple levels. Science is not "largely apolitical", as the author claims, and the separation of science from humanities will only lead to more scientists ignoring their responsibilities to society and the sociopolitical implications of their work. #AcademicSky 🧪

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Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

"Now if you are a novice... you may be puzzled and not know what is so wrong about that [AI] ‘definition’ in the screenshot above. This is the crux. For experts it is obvious!" THIS. This is why AI in schools is a MAJOR problem! #TLSky #EduSky #SchoolLibrarians #SchoolLibrary #AIIsTheProblem

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Delighted to announce that one of the original research studies from my PhD project is now available as a preprint! Anyone interested in bridging the research-practice gap would be interested in my findings on how educational intervention developers use evidence in their work: osf.io/preprints/ps...

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Super interesting new publication with systemic implications for early education.

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Peter Ellis @freerangestats.info · 26/07/2025

Ok so this Pinheiro and Bates book - physical copy on my shelf having survived multiple international moves and downsizings - has been my bible on mixed effects models. But it's 25 years old, is there a modern (#rstats) equivalent i should upgrade to?

Pinheiro and Bates 'Mixed-Effects Models in S and S-Plus', Springer, 2000. Yellow cover.

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This is an interesting conversation. I think that when knowledge is surface level it manifests as fad chasing. Knowledge without understanding. Science of learning needs to become properly embedded in the philosophy and support structures of teaching in the U.K. - it’s on its way but not there yet 🌅

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

How can the government create better access to early education for disadvantaged children? Remove barriers to take-up, including those related to the working families entitlement – writes Claire Crawford on the IOE Blog: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0... @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social

Two children and two educators sit at a table doing crafts. Mat Wright for UCL.

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 16/07/2025

Long-term #MusicalTraining can provide neural resources to help cope with effects of #aging, but how? @leicogsci.bsky.social &co show that cognitive reserve acquired via music training holds back age-related neural recruitment during speech-in-noise perception @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/44NIkxZ

An older violinist stands in silhouette, while her younger self plays within, symbolizing how lifelong musical training preserves youth-like brain function. Just as melodies transcend time, playing music holds back age-related neural upregulation, supporting better speech perception in older musicians. Credit: Mohan Yuan (myuan@research.baycrest.org), CC-BY 4.0

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I know what you mean, with such a small effect size you never know though. Let me know if you find an alternative interpretation, I’d love to hear if there’s another explanation :)

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Bayesian basically asks “what is the likelihood of this result/model given the data”; if I were you I’d do a full power calculation (lack of alignment between the results suggests power is likely to be your issue using the traditional method) and then just report everything.

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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Newborn brains already show individual patterns of functional organization. 🧠✨ Using #fMRI for precision mapping, researchers at @washumedicine.bsky.social found that each baby's brain has a unique layout—already present just after birth. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... #neuroskyence #MRI 🧪

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Precision Functional Mapping of the Individual Human Brain Near Birth

Cortical areas are a fundamental organizational property of the brain, but their development in humans is not well understood. Key unanswered questions include whether cortical areas are fully establi...

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

A shot of my poster at #QMiP2025 last week - this paper on educational intervention company leaders’ use of research is currently under review. QMiP was such a great experience and left me feeling up-skilled, can’t wait for the next one #edusky #academicsky

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TCEA @tcea.org · 07/07/2025

Staring at a blank page? 🧠✍️ Freewriting might be the cure. No pressure, no editing—just a timer and your thoughts. This TCEA blog dives into how a few minutes of messy writing can unlock creativity, speed, and student voice. Bonus: It’s easy to start tomorrow. ⬇️ buff.ly/Z4BMtTZ #edusky #writing

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Acerbic Otter, but SPOOOOOOOOOKY @acerbicotter.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

tell me how to make a kid hate reading without telling me how to make a kid hate reading....

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John Kounios @johnkounios.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The jury is out. Just because a model can predict or mimic human responses in psych experiments doesn't mean that the model explains how people think. Cognitive psychologists have been grappling with model mimicry - that qualitatively different models can predict the same human data - for decades.

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I agree with you, this doesn’t seem right to me and the original sources should definitely be cited as in any summary of work done on a topic

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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The brilliant @rastokke.bsky.social showing how shoddy evidence can spread like wildfire and how this has serious consequences #rEDTO25

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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

"What psychology needs is methodological pluralism guided by theoretical sophistication."

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Opportunity to do a PhD in developmental science alongside some absolutely fantastic scientists!! Share widely!

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

One final highlight from ENCoRE: Paul Howard-Jones on “the journey from neuroscience to education”, a fascinating commentary on the history and current state of efforts to bring education and the science of learning together. Thoroughly enjoyed. #edusky #edneurosky

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Another highlight from ENCoRE: Gemma Goldenberg on the effects of learning outdoors on attention. Very striking findings - those students with the worst attentional difficulties and those who preferred working outdoors demonstrated greatest increases in on-task behaviour when working outside #edusky

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Some highlights from the first ENCoRE conference in London - the first for me being my own lightning talk on challenges in evaluating educational interventions! It was super fun to deliver some key messages in 5 minutes and get people thinking about evaluation methods #edusky #edneurosky

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

If you are working in early years provision, UCL IoE researchers want to hear from you about the types of resources used for early maths skills and what you would like from new resources - please fill out our survey and share widely! qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... @eyalliance.bsky.social

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Ready for an exciting couple of days at this packed ENCoRE conference hosted at Birkbeck UoL! #edusky #neuroskyence #edneurosky

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Alba López-Moraga @albalm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🚨Paper alert!!🚨 Excited to share out latest research where we investigated avoidance, fear generalization and extinction learning using a modified platform-mediated avoidance procedure in male and female rats. rdcu.be/eesmc

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Generalization and extinction of platform-mediated avoidance in male and female rats

Scientific Reports - Generalization and extinction of platform-mediated avoidance in male and female rats

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Standardisation or flexibility? Collaboration or competition? "This study is not simply about predicting the future, it is about shaping it in ways that ensure education across Europe remains both innovative and equitable" - @drleatongray.bsky.social blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/2025/03/...

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What will schools look like in 2040? A European view

Education is at a turning point, shaped by rapid technological advancement, climate change, demographic shifts and evolving labour market demands… (read more)

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The recording of my recent CEN seminar is now available! If you’re interested in evaluating educational practices and programmes, have a watch to learn about some of the research methods used and how methods could be improved. #edusky

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Astrid Bowen, Birkbeck, University of London

YouTube video by Centre for Educational Neuroscience

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UCL Institute of Education @ioe.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Why do teachers do what they do, and what does it mean for children? 📚 Welcome to tonight's #IOELectures, with @alicebradbury.bsky.social speaking on the challenges facing early years and primary education.

Alice at the lectern during her Professorial Lecture.

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This is such an important study, thank you so much!

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David Webb @djphysicswebb.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Over and over again we find that changing the way college courses are organized (without changing the intellectual level of the material) can make them more equitable at the same time that we improve instruction generally. #academia #HigherEd #EduSky #iTeachPhysics

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I really like the comments on the article. For me, when a lesson is actively flopping, 1) stay calm, 2) pivot if possible, 3) use the rapport with students to keep things cheerful and smooth. After the lesson has flopped, 1) review what went wrong and why, 2) make adjustments/learn for next time

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Sarah Gonser @sarahgo1.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

What matters most is how we respond. 👉 #EduSky, we'd like to hear from you: What do you do when a lesson flops? www.edutopia.org/article/ques...

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Question: What Do You Do When a Lesson Flops?

Our community is building a list of strategies. How do you respond when a lesson flops?

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Jennie Grammer @grammer.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Want to talk about “efficiency” in education? “education markets often reward programs with the best marketing, not the best results . . . pseudoscientific programs gain traction through compelling narratives rather than evidence.”

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

The gap in university entry rates between London’s poorest and richest pupils is expected to continue to grow to “unprecedented levels”, despite overall growth in participation, a report warns #AcademicSky

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London participation rates tipped to become ‘increasingly uneven’

Capital comfortably outperforms rest of England on higher education access, but progress is stalling and there are significant intra-regional differences, warns report

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Hugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Great to see our app Sea Hero Quest discussed as a potential application for cognitive monitoring in Alzheimer's disease: #neuroskyence

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aejbowen.bsky.social @aejbowen.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

“Informed intuition” is a concept often unacknowledged in decision-making - within research methods and in wider organisational contexts. Pretty excited to see this article this morning!

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