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Joe O'Hara

@joeoharadcu.bsky.social

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Full Professor of Education at Dublin City University(DCU),President-Elect World Educational Research Association (WERA).President European Alliance for Social Science & Humanities (EASSH).Researching education & evaluation.Lover of sports,reader of books.

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 23h

Cheer up, you could be here ...

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 1d

And we're back. Time for Ireland to.... at least draw .

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EASSH @eassh.bsky.social · 2d

👉 EASSH urges the EC to consider #innovation not just in monetary terms & to introduce new management structures or mechanisms that have a positive impact on society.

👉 EASSH calls for a better focus on #socialinnovation, the outcomes of which are captured in well-being & health indices.

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 3d

When life imitates art

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 4d

Ready for kickoff @bfcdublin.bsky.social @schalke04.de

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 8d

Delighted to represent @eassh.bsky.social at the @erc.europa.eu Competitiveness Through Frontier Research conference in Copenhagen. Inspiring to hear Danish Minister Christina Egelund highlight society’s key role in shaping European research culture,values and outputs. @ecer-eera.bsky.social

Christina Egelund opening ERC conference in Copenhage

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 12d

That's done now

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 12d

Another month, a new academic year so time for another share. Please get in contact if you would like to join go.bsky.app/8FJAkMG

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 12d

Dr @annerowan276.bsky.social & Dr Nicola Marlowe speaking at the launch of the report & educator toolkit for the SCoTENS project “Supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) Pupils with Special Educational Needs/Additional Educational Needs (SEALSEN) #educationalresearch @dcuioe.bsky.social

Anne Rowan and Nicola Marlowe speaking to a presentation in a classroom at the launch of the report and educator toolkit for the SCoTENS project “Supporting English as an Additional Language (EAL) Pupils with Special Educational Needs/Additional Educational Needs (SEALSEN).”

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European University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 15d

Maintaining #HorizonEU as a stand-alone programme, with its own legal base, budget and branding, shows commitment to R&I that serves as a cornerstone of Europe’s competitiveness, prosperity and resilience. 💡✨

📄 Read EUA's full analysis https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4

#COMPET #FP10

Promotional image for the European University Association's analysis of the European Commission's Horizon Europe 2028-2034 proposal, featuring an abstract blue-toned background of architectural glass structures.

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European University Association (EUA) @eua.eu · 16d

The next #MSCA4Ukraine webinar will discuss how MSCA4Ukraine fellows, alumni and hosts intend to support and contribute to rebuilding Ukrainian higher education & research.
🗓️ Date: 13 October, at 14.00 CEST
🔗 Register at https://bit.ly/4pBFRAn

@humboldt-foundation.de @horizoneu.bsky.social

Promotional banner for MSCA4Ukraine webinar on enhanced collaboration with the Ukrainian higher education sector though MSCA4Ukraine fellowships, scheduled for 13 October at 14.00 CEST. Features illustrations of three diverse professionals, with logos of the European Union funding and partner organizations: Maynooth University, Scholars at Risk Europe, EUA and AvH.

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 18d

@dcuioe.bsky.social looking good tonight

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 20d

I've been telling people for years that there is a difference between *reducing cost* and *moving cost around* - and LLMs are only doing the latter.

Maybe now that there is a study, they will listen...oh, who am I kidding.

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 20d

Always nice to be back in Brussels

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 21d

Prof Margarita Markoviti reminds us that a key foundation of the @scirearly.bsky.social project was the understanding that we needed to shift the focus from why children struggle to how schools succeed . #educationalresearch

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 21d

Delighted to be at the European Parliament to present the results of the extraordinary @scirearly.bsky.social project which seeks to understand & address early school leaving & underachievement in education. A wonderful end to a wonderful project #educationalresearch

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 22d

Great to see such a positive story about my alma mater www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ... #educationalresearch

‘I felt special. There were only 13 girls’: the Dublin secondary school that went co-ed

Students, parents and teachers at St Joseph’s secondary school in Fairview have embraced the shift to coeducation

www.irishtimes.com

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 23d

I shall form a regiment of committed anti learning styles activists & do battle .

Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 23d

Aggghhhhhh, teacher on @rteone.rte.ie discussing the '7 different learning styles' and the necessity to address all of them. I think learning styles is the rhodedendron of fake educational theories - once it takes root, it is virtually impossible to eradicate #educationalresearch

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 25d

Horrifying and a warning that the owners of social media sites really don't really have a moral compass. Depressingly, the simple joy of sharing return-to-school photos with family and friends will now have to be a thing of the past. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man

Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says

www.theguardian.com

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 25d

Just gently again reminding anyone newly interested in critical social science and humanities research on AI in education that the resources for your lit review are available from education researchers to be built upon - a partial but still long and updating selection going back a while ⬇️

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · Feb 9

A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵

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Joe O'Hara @joeoharadcu.bsky.social · 27d

But each knowing precisely their position in the queue/ not queue

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · 27d

Good morning!
We are at AIB @aib-ireland.bsky.social Headquarters in Molesworth Street to mark 30 years of partnership with AIB.
AIB has supported DCU in its delivery of shared, and national, strategic priorities of Talent Development, Research, and Enterprise.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 27d

Are you employed by a public organisation in Europe, have experience in #research #policy #analysis and would like to work with the ERC for a few years?

We are offering a #secondment #position in the team that directly supports the ERC's Scientific Council.

#Job details 👉 link.europa.eu/GCjrqD

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 28d

A powerful and dystopian view of educational futures - Ben Williamson’s keynote at ECER on educational genomics. Something that should alarm all educators and all who believe in the core principles of democracy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcLx...

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