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Jodi Sita

@jodi-sita.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Academic Lead of Learning and Teaching. 🧠🫀🫁🦴👁️🦉🤓 🦘🎓 Tweets: own views: She/her

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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I’ve been furious at Elon’s actions with DOGE and the impact it's had on Tesla and EVs. But I think that maybe he wasn’t just reckless — maybe he was played. Fossil fuel billionaires needed Tesla weakened — and he walked straight into their trap. #EVs #ClimateCrisis #ElonMusk See 2/2 for link
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Prof. Emily Nordmann @emilynordmann.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Link to paper www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Does nudging higher education students improve attendance and does it matter? A quasi-natural experiment
The effects of student absenteeism on educational outcomes are well documented, with most studies showing a significant, negative effect on student pe…
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 24/03/2025
Just a reminder that anyone can nominate books for the Ursula K. Le Guin prize! Only a week left to do so -- nominations close at midnight Pacific on March 31.
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Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Let this sink in—the head of the EPA has now labeled climate science as “religion”, and reframed the purpose of the EPA to “lower the cost of buying a car… and running a business”—the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY! That’s where we are now. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/c...
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dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Today we're publishing a monster feature that dives deep into the initial six weeks over Elon Musk's government takeover. Our entire newsroom came together to help make this story happen. Read this culmination of our blood, sweat, and tears:
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Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’
Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.
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Rob Edwards @linsalrob.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Check out this list of awesome #virome tools and be sure to add yours! github.com/shandley/awe... #phagesky #microsky
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GitHub - shandley/awesome-virome: A listing of software, tools and databases useful for virome analysis
A listing of software, tools and databases useful for virome analysis - shandley/awesome-virome
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MareCat @marecat.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The insanity!
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A metric that reflects reality and the @bluesky platform as the preferred one to transmit science publications with collegial communication
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/03/2025
Here's the second. How many people who are so eager to save time on a review that they use an LLM to summarize their own notes are going to take the time to install a local LLM? Versus how many will think "well, I'm in a hurry and how would anyone ever know?" This is profoundly irresponsible.
But let’s be clear: LLMs aren’t there to crank out a full review on your behalf. Although survey data published on the arXiv preprint server in January suggest that automated scholarly paper review (ASPR) can help to speed up evaluations and sharpen structure, ASPR tools still struggle with domain-specific expertise, bias and data-security issues1. Instead, use the LLM to spot redundancy, refine phrasing and organize suggestions (for prompts, see my previous column). You — the reviewer — must make the final judgement on the paper’s methodology, findings and overall contribution to the field.
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Keith Boykin @keithboykin.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
The Trump administration has just announced that all college financial aid programs, scholarships, prizes, housing, and graduation ceremonies that help Black or Latino students are now considered to be illegal. The Education Department accuses colleges of discriminating against white students.
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Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
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DCMediaGroup @dcmediagroup.us · 12/02/2025
The University of Virginia has created a website of archived government websites—bookmark it—you’re going to need it later. guides.lib.virginia.edu/c.php?g=1451...
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LibGuides: Government Information Data Rescue: Home
A guide linking to trusted repositories that have rescued U.S. government data
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UCL News @uclnews.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Writing in @uk.theconversation.com, Professor Alice Bradbury @ioe.bsky.social explores why there has been such an increase in schools running food banks, and the impact it has on children, parents and school staff. theconversation.com/when-youve-g...
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‘When you’ve got nothing in your belly, you can’t concentrate’: teachers on the food banks they run in schools
Teachers’ main justification for running a food bank was the moral imperative to support families who needed it.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
This is a venn diagram showing how 69 Trump actions map onto domains covering: undermining democratic institutions; suppressing dissent and media; dismantling social protections; attacking science and education; destabilising the global order. A table version is available here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing
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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
As a start, we made a federal expenditure tracker to monitor outlays. You can see that USAID is at zero. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
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Dr Sho Jacobs 🍁 @shoshanahjacobs.ca · 04/02/2025
Countries are not businesses Citizens are not employees
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 04/02/2025
DOGE's takeover of critical government agencies & data systems is probably the scariest and most under appreciated aspect of Trump's new term (to date). They've fanned out & gained access to sensitive systems & personal data for tax refunds, social security, student aid, small businesses & more. ⤵️
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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
In summary, we could not have fewer regrets about becoming ex-X... If you want to get your department / org off X, guide here: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/its-t... If you're new to Bluesky, another guide here: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... Thanks to all of our new community! <ends>
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It’s time: how to get your department off X
With a flurry of HE professionals leaving the platform, here’s how to notify your followers and provide alternative options for staying up to date
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Sera Markoff @profsera.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I see "anticipatory obedience" everywhere right now, and it's really key for us (also in Europe/worldwide) to plan ahead and be ready to resist, bc these trends seem to come with a few years lag after the US (think populist, fascist-friendly gov't takeovers): www.aaup.org/report/again...
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Against Anticipatory Obedience
The statement that follows, prepared by a joint subcommittee of the Association’s Committee on College and University Governance and Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure, was approved for public...
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Darby Saxbe @darbysaxbe.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
list of banned keywords
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
In order to ensure diversity of thought, the Trump administration has banned NOAA from saying "black" and "ethnicity." (Shout-out to the fools who got taken by "free-speech" and "diversity of thought" lies from conservatives. You helped this along).
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
What??????
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j m gabriel, a circus of faults and vices @jmgabriel.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Everyone concerned about data loss right now should learn about the End of Term Web Archive, which I believe has been working on preserving federal websites for the past 8 months. The dataset you fear has been lost may well be here Just an incredible project. Thank you to everyone involved
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EOT End Of Term Web Archive @eotarchive.org · 09/12/2024
How to Access the EOT Web Archives Visit web.archive.org Scroll to 🔎Collection Search section Select "End Of Term (US Gov 2024)" from the menu Type in your query term and click search Or download bulk WARC files from eotarchive.org/data/ #EOT2024 #EOTArchive
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Wayback Machine Collection Full Text Search
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Select "End Of Term (US Gov 2024)" from the menu
Type in your query term and click search
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The 'Future of Jobs Report 2025' highlights the evolution of work and education. With AI transforming core skills needs to analytical thinking, AI expertise, resilience, and creative thinking. Here Amanda Bickerstaff challenges you to consider how will you prepare? www.linkedin.com/posts/amanda...
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Amanda Bickerstaff on LinkedIn: #aieducation #ailiteracy #futureofwork | 38 comments
The World Economic Forum just released their Future of Job&#39;s Report for 2025. As we are in the process of updating our trainings with the new findings, we… | 38 comments on LinkedIn
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
OpenAI’s Blueprint for America presents a bold vision for using AI to personalise learning, close equity gaps, and prepare tomorrows AI-ready workforce. See Dan Fitzpatricks article here for more details: www.forbes.com/sites/danfit...
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OpenAI’s Blueprint For America — Schools Must Innovate Now
Sam Altman and OpenAI outline their vision for America and the start of Trump's new term as president. Here is where schools fit in to the AI company's plans.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is coming and Edu institutions need to prepare. AGI has the potential to transform learning, but only if we rethink curricula, empower educators with AI skills, and establish ethical frameworks. Dan Fitzpatrick’s article here offers important insights.
forbes.com
AGI Is Coming In 2025. Schools Urgently Need A Strategy
Artificial General Intelligence is on its way in 2025. What does this mean for schools and the education system?
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Aras Bozkurt @arasbozkurt.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The Manifesto for Teaching and Learning in a Time of Generative AI: A Critical Collective Stance to Better Navigate the Future 🤖 GenAI is revolutionizing education—but at what cost? Read more: openpraxis.org/articles/10....
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Super excited to announce our next season theme for @britishacademy.bsky.social public events is ‘the Age of Mistrust?’ We’ve a range of free events on: the history of misinformation, the year of elections, the role of AI and mistrust in sci-fi. Book here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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The Age of Mistrust?
Join us as we explore how the latest humanities and social sciences research can help us confront some of the biggest issues of our time. How can we recognise misinformation? How can we build trust in...
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Trump’s appointments shift away from evidence-based decision making, with consequences for science, health & global stability. This article urges us to stand together in defense of truth, ethics and evidence. A must read to better understand how the politics of disinformation is shaping our future.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I really want to try this- pop a few academic papers into this and then you get your own podcasters chatting about the research in it.. it would be really interesting to put in different combinations of disciplines or papers from an area that you knew had really opposing theories on something.
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Tom Richmond @tom-richmond.com · 22/11/2024
In education debates that revolve around 'ooooh, let's copy that country', Estonia is fast becoming the new Finland. cc @loicmnzs.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/article/a6c3...
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Estonia’s curriculum is one of the best — what can it teach us?
Schools in the tiny Baltic state excel in reading, mathematics and science as well as fairness and happiness
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LSE Impact @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
💥New: How to get started with academic Bluesky 👨‍💻 @nedpotter.bsky.social #AcademicSky #PhDSky
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How to get started with academic Bluesky
As prominent individual and institutional accounts eschew Twitter/X for new social media platforms, Bluesky is having a moment. Drawing on the experience of colleagues on the platform, Ned Potter, …
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Will have to show this to my final year biomedicine students- we discuss the importance of effective visual science communication with them a lot. That poster looks horrible.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Reposting this so I can come back to it later- very interested in reading some of these essays on the transformative civic role of universities.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The essential and awesome Bsky starter pack directory - like gold but blue. Pass the word on.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
That reminds me, I really need to finish and publish my 'Children are like weird Adults' paper ... thanks for the reminder and giggle @andyperfors.bsky.social
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 18/11/2024
As Trump Threatens Deportations, Campus Leaders Tread Carefully Colleges are considering what supports they can offer their undocumented students. Some leaders feel constrained in what they can publicly say or legally promise. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3OdqfS8
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As Trump threatens deportations, colleges tread carefully
Colleges are considering what supports they can offer their undocumented students. Some leaders feel constrained in what they can publicly say or legally promise.
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kate conger @kateconger.com · 18/11/2024
this right-wing framing has become sticky but is ahistorical. one of the key projects of today’s right is evading debate: attacking mainstream media, demonizing academia & encouraging students to leave higher education and buying entire social platforms because they don’t like the conversation there
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Showing my stripes: #ShowYourStripes Changes in Victorian temperature over time since record keeping started (to-2023) Find similar graphics for your country or city: www.ShowYourStripes.info
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Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
As an Australian, this infographic is really embarrassing www.voronoiapp.com/other/The-St...
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Reposting this so I can come neck to this later- to find useful starter packs.
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Valuable piece on what the aim and outcome of education is and why writing matters. hackingsemantics.xyz/2024/writing/
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On AI-assisted writing in graduate school
What is the proper role of AI ‘assistance’ in graduate student writing? It depends on what you mean by ‘graduate’.
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Salvador Almagro-Moreno @bioetry.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Life of a scientist
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
Effective science communication is always important but maybe even moreso now post US election outcome. Here’s a wonderful and powerful infographic from Public Health England that's right on point- we need more like this- clear and effective that can be digested in under 2mins
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Jodi Sita @jodi-sita.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
When applying for #HigherEd #Grants: identify and communicate the gap, key outcomes, impact, evaluation strategy and team members strengths. Triple check the budget and ensure your writing is clear and succinct. Reviewers don't want to have to work out what you are trying to say. For more tips see:
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