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Assistant Professor in Computer Science & Education Practice www.urbanteacher.co.uk

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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Starmer’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: Our Take aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/soc...
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Starmer’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: Our Take — AI Awareness Day
You have likely heard about the government’s landmark move to ban social media for under-16s this morning. However, there is another critical part of th…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Summary: A pioneering functional neuroimaging study provided the first neurological evidence detailing how reading mediums alter story comprehension. The research compares how the brain processes narrative arcs when read on paper versus digital tablets. neurosciencenews.com/paper-vs-tab...
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Brain Integrates Paper Book Narratives Faster Than Digital - Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that reading on paper reduces brain processing effort compared to digital tablets.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
⚽ Did You Know The English Premier League uses AI? aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/eng...
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⚽ Did You Know The English Premier League uses AI? — AI Awareness Day
For AI Awareness Day, look no further than the pitch to see how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the beautiful game. Think back to Arsenal's dram…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
BBC Bitesize: AI Awareness Day Teaching Resources aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/bbc...
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BBC Bitesize: AI Awareness Day Teaching Resources — AI Awareness Day
We're pleased to announce that BBC Bitesize has published a collection of AI-related teaching resources for Ai Awareness Day! Schools can use these when…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
AI Awareness Day: 1 Week To Go! aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/ai-...
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AI Awareness Day: 1 Week To Go! — AI Awareness Day
The Momentum is Real Despite the calm of half-term, teachers across the country are signing up and preparing their students. Schools are planning activi…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
AI Awareness Day — 2 Weeks to Go! 🗓️ aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/ai-...
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AI Awareness Day — 2 Weeks to Go! 🗓️ — AI Awareness Day
We are just under 2 weeks away from AI Awareness Day and the response from schools across the country has been incredible. Even with half term for some,…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🎨 AI Awareness Day is just around the corner on 4th June! 🎨 aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/2-w...
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🎨 AI Awareness Day is just around the corner on 4th June! 🎨 — AI Awareness Day
🎨 AI Awareness Day is just around the corner on 4th June! 🎨 Teachers, we know how fast the tech landscape is shifting and how hard it can be to find rel…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
How Does a Large Language Model Actually Work? A Teacher’s Guide aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/how...
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How Does a Large Language Model Actually Work? A Teacher’s Guide — AI Awareness Day
You have probably used one. You might have asked it to write a lesson plan, simplify a tricky paragraph, or generate quiz questions. But when a student …
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
When tech answers effortlessly, students offload cognition. The work looks complete. The learning never happens.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
✅ The best assessment question is: “How did you arrive there?”
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
AI simply exposed an education system already optimised for correct answers, not durable understanding.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
How AI actually works (BBC Ideas) aiawarenessday.co.uk/resources/ho...
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How AI actually works (BBC Ideas) — AI Awareness Day
Watch, pause, and discuss: what AI is really doing when it “guesses” well.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 02/04/2026
a cognitive scientist here: there are no functions (brain or otherwise) dedicated to "performing" human feelings
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Jessica Lyons @jessicalyons.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Tens of thousands of people eagerly downloaded the leaked Claude Code source code this week, and hundreds - if not more - of those downloads came with a side of credential-stealing malware.
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Fake Claude Code source downloads actually delivered malware
: Source code with a side of Vidar stealer and GhostSocks
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The Register @theregister.com · 01/04/2026
Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system
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Claude Code source leak reveals how much info Anthropic can hoover up about you and your system
If you loved the data retention of Microsoft Recall, you'll be thrilled with Claude Code Anthropic's Claude Code lacks the persistent kernel access of a rootkit. But an analysis of its code shows that the agent can exercise far more control over people's computers than even the most clear-eyed reader of contractual terms might suspect. It retains lots of your data and is even willing to hide its authorship from open-source projects that reject AI.…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
✅ New-Look Website aiawarenessday.co.uk/timeline/%e2...
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✅ New-Look Website — AI Awareness Day
🚀 We've just launched our new website and first resources!AI Awareness Day is on 4th June 2026 and things are starting to get really exciting.…
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
🚨The great computer science exodus🚨 → 🇺🇸 US: UC system CS enrollment down 6%. AI programs exploding → 🇬🇧 UK: CS acceptances down 9% for 18+ AI applications up 15% → 🇨🇳 China: Integrating AI into CS, not replacing them techcrunch.com/2026/02/15/t... #ComputerScience #HigherEd #STEM #EdTech
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The great computer science exodus (and where students are going instead) | TechCrunch
Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
A codebase full of dead code. Humans learned to navigate the clutter. AI agents can't do that. If a file exists, they treat it as live. If docs say something, they believe it. Agents don't have a tolerance problem. The codebase has a clutter problem.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
🗣️English -2026 ⛓️Solidity -2015 🐦Swift -2014 🔷TypeScript -2012 💧Elixir -2011 🟣Kotlin -2011 🦀Rust -2010 🐹Go -2009 🪟C# -2000 🐘PHP -1995 🌐JavaScript -1995 ☕Java -1995 💎Ruby -1993 🐍Python -1991 🚀C++ -1983 ⚙️C -1972 🎓Pascal -1970 📘BASIC -1964 🏢COBOL -1959 🔬FORTRAN -1957 🔧Assembly -1949 🔢Machine Code -1940s
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Teaching digital skills is a journey not a destination? 🗺️ Pedagogy is the sat nav: provides directions 🛣️ Practice is the route: builds confidence 🚘 Application is the driving: develops mastery ⛽ Technology is the fuel: powers progress 🧭 Creativity is the compass: unlocks possibility
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Has tech replaced the family dinner table? www.urbanteacher.co.uk/dinner-table #Educhat #edtech #education #EduSky
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Is This Shifting the Communal Spaces in Homes? | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, inclusion, diversity
A reflection on what we've lost when the family table disappeared and where young people are now searching for identity, acceptance, and belonging online and elsewhere.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I TELL MY STUDENTS THIS EVERY DAY -Write and read more -Practice public speaking -Sharing is caring -Practice makes perfect -Ask questions -Be original -Effort matters -Find a true friend -Believe in yourself -Be a role model -Learning new skills is the new currency #Educhat #Education
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The Verge @theverge.com · 18/11/2025
Google Antigravity is an ‘agent-first’ coding tool built for Gemini 3
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Google Antigravity is an ‘agent-first’ coding tool built for Gemini 3
It’s meant to turn AI into an “active partner.”
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
“Challenge your routines. Step beyond what feels familiar so you can discover new ways to respond to life. Following the same patterns will only bring the same results.”
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
➡️ Before LLMs: Coding: 2 hours Debugging: 6 hours ⬅️ After LLMs: Coding: 5 minutes Debugging: 24 hours 🚨 Don’t let the buzz of AI fool you Because at the end of the day, programming constructs, data structures, & system design is what lets you understand, debug, & trust what the AI spits out...
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
From IT to Computer Science.. Timeline: 1990 💾 IT in Schools 2000 📚 ICT 2000 📚 GNVQs 2005 🎯 DiDA 2006 🎓 TeachMeets 2007 💻 #Edtech 2008 🔄 Curriculum Revisions 2010 💻 GCSE CS Pilot 2012 🎓 GCSE CS Awards 2014: CS Launches 2022 🤖 ChatGPT 👀 #edusky #edchat www.urbanteacher.co.uk/computer-sci...
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From IT to Computer Science: Success or Failure? | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, inclusion, diversity
Nearly 20 Years of Digital Education Reform. What have we learned?
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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 27/10/2025
Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have. Python foundation said no and rejected the grant. If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🚨 Eye-opening research on AI in education by @LSEnews A comprehensive audit of 5 major GenAI tools used in schools. The findings? Deeply concerning. 🔗 Full report: eprints.lse.ac.uk/129459/ #EduChat #EdTech #Education
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Just Ally 🇨🇦 @allymcvoo.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
At that stage of learning, though it absolutely stunts their ability to develop elite literacy skills.( or even basic ones) - which they will absolutely need in the AI landscape.
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Just Ally 🇨🇦 @allymcvoo.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The real battle here begins so much earlier. In elementary schools we are trying to teach children to read, and write and think. But the temptation to use AI products or even cut and paste is enormous. It’s so much less effort right? And what 10 year old is going to choose more effort?
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JanFromTheBruce 🍁 @janfromthebruce.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
"Elite literacy skills will become premium. Critical evaluation means knowing when AI output is shallow, wrong, or biased. Nuanced expression captures complexity that AI flattens into generalities." #EduChat
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Will Ai Threaten The Fundamental Architecture of Our Lessons: A Critical Examination of Lesson Design www.urbanteacher.co.uk/lesson-archi... #EduSky #EdTech #Education
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The question isn't whether to "allow" AI (students already have it), but how we teach literacy in a world where AI exists. #EduSky #EduChat #EdTech www.urbanteacher.co.uk/ai-literacy
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The danger isn't that AI will make everyone illiterate. The danger is that it will create a two-tier system | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, incl...
After years of delivering GCSEs and A-Levels, I noticed something that couldn't be ignored. Students who were good at English consistently performed better across subjects. The correlation between lit...
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
In higher education: Bias shows up in degree awarding, research funding, promotions, & pay. In employment: Bias shapes recruitment, promotion, & pay decisions, holding back progression even for highly qualified professionals. www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...
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Bridging the Gap
This briefing provides a summary of analysis by GLA Economics on ethnic inequalities in London’s labour market. It highlights the potential economic benefits for London and the UK of closing these dis...
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I normally tell students to always check three sources before making an informed decision. But what if those sources are AI-generated? A new study has just revealed something alarming: 📊 www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025...
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Researchers discover something valuable ↓ It gets simplified for mass rollout ↓ It becomes mandated and compliance-focused ↓ Teachers lose autonomy ↓ Form replaces substance ↓ Fatigue sets in ↓ The next "revolution" arrives ↓ And so the wheel turns again. www.urbanteacher.co.uk/lesson-archi...
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The Fundamental Architecture of Our Lessons: A Critical Examination of Lesson Design | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, inclusion, diversity
A critical exploration of how lesson structures evolve from insightful practices to rigid templates. This blog challenges standardisation, urging a shift from compliance to teacher autonomy and expert...
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Anime.js @animejs.com · 29/09/2025
Anime.js 4.2.0 is out! 🧩 All modules can now be imported individually with subpaths 🎨 CSS variable values support 🏹 Simpler spring API with bounce & duration params 📈 More WAAPI built-in easing functions 🎛️ And an easing editor (animejs.com/easing-editor/)! Plus tons of fixes and improvements!
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Did you know? Women often seek health advice in this order: 1️⃣ Family & friends (74%) 2️⃣ Google (71%) 3️⃣ Other online sources (69%) 4️⃣ GPs / healthcare professionals (59%) 5️⃣ NHS website / helpline (54%) With AI tools entering the mix, should we be concerned? www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Women's Health Strategy for England
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Online bullying was bad enough… now we have AI bullying. Deepfakes, malicious AI apps, and hyper-realistic impersonation are creating threats schools have never faced before.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
We moved from text-based coding → block-based Scratch → now AI-based coding. Like calculators, the tools get smarter, but the real question remains......are we teaching thinking, or just using the tool?
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Microwave Coding: How AI is Impacting Students' Deep Learning of Programming www.urbanteacher.co.uk/microwave-co...
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Microwave Coding: How AI is Impacting Students' Deep Learning of Programming | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, inclusion, diversity
In the fast-paced world of coding, AI offers quick solutions, but are students sacrificing true understanding for convenience? In this blog, we explore the difference between
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Every child has a talent. The question is do we nurture it, or test to validate it? www.urbanteacher.co.uk/can-every-ch...
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Can Every Child Be Talented in Their Own Way? | urban teacher, education, cpd, teaching and learning, padegogy, SEN, edtech, uk, dfe, inclusion, diversity
Recognising and nurturing students' hidden talents, beyond the curriculum, can unlock their potential and lead to real-world success.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Feels like we’re entering a new phase in #EdTech. Curious: 📥 What’s the most popular EdTech tool you’re using right now? 📥 Have your tools (or teaching habits) shifted because of AI?
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
AI isn’t just changing how we assess knowledge, it’s changing how we engage with content. The real divide may not be access to AI, but the mindset: Those who use it to refine ideas vs. those who let it replace thinking.
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
'Two in five students plan on working in jobs that are likely to be significantly automated over the next decade.' Are we giving them the right advice & direction? www.oecd.org/en/about/pro...
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Web Directions @webdirections.org · 27/09/2025
Designer/engineer handoff still painful? Mandy Michael (@OctopusDeploy) explores how Figma Code Connect & MCP Server create a common vocabulary from design to production #DesignSystems #DevSummit25 Mandy Michael at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/41V0GN7
Banner for conference presentation. Text reads Mandy Michael Developing a Shared Language for Designers and Engineers Eng AI 2025 Sydney Sept 12
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Urban Teacher @urbanteacher.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Build and deploy diffusion models with ease www.opensourceprojects.dev/post/1971792...
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Build and deploy diffusion models with ease
Build and deploy diffusion models with ease
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Diversifying and Decolonising the University @ddtupodcast.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
As we start a new academic year, it is great to re-listen to the episode on Education with @urbanteacher.bsky.social podverse.fm/episode/GtPe...
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Episode 12: Mark Martin - Diversifying and Decolonising the University
In this episode, Catarina Carvalho talks to Mark Martin about inclusive educational spaces, Ed Tech, students as learners, and more. Please ⁠leave us feedback about the show via this link⁠. ⁠Visit ou...
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RLadies+ Bot @rladies-bot.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
📝 "UIUC STAT447 (Data Science Programming) Guest Lecture" 👤 Emily Riederer 📖 Data science guest lecture: slides & video now available! Real-world insights await. 🔗 emilyriederer.com/talk/meetup-stat4… #rladies #rstats #oldiebutgoodie #workflow
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Sharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
From @brittanysbarker.bsky.social: GIS and Mapping in R workshop materials from the Cascadia R Conference. Features 4 exercises that focus on using sf, terra, ggplot2, and leaflet for geospatial analyses and creating static & interactive maps. #RStats #RSpatial github.com/bbarker505/C...
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GitHub - bbarker505/CASCADIA_R_Intro_to_GIS_2025: "GIS and Mapping in R" Workshop materials for 2025 Cascadia R Conf
"GIS and Mapping in R" Workshop materials for 2025 Cascadia R Conf - bbarker505/CASCADIA_R_Intro_to_GIS_2025
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