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Colin Simpson

@gamerlearner.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Learning Futures, Deakin Uni, convenor of @TELedvisors SIG, PhD candidate USyd SFHEA He/Him Opinions are mine. Work stuff Newsletter http://bit.ly/edtechmustreads

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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16h

It’s time to be done with the phrase “mom and pop landlords”. Conjuring up a fictionalized image of grams and gramps scraping by on their meager rental income obscures the truth - these are real estate speculators from all walks of life who made high-risk investments on purpose.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 15h

Oh. Of course there wil be a bAIlout. Ugh

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 1d

They know what they said

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 2d

The kids need to take over LinkedIn.

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 5d

Banned would also work

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe, but when I look at who says it I feel better

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 5d

Aaaand he is back in

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 6d

I think he is wrong but also that he has also earned the right to be wrong about this and have an explore

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 6d

Melbourne

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The Verge @theverge.com · 6d

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

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Dana Bui @theeddesigner.bsky.social · 7d

Using the Six Thinking Hats is my favourite way of helping student to see a situation from different perspectives. theeddesigner.com/2024/09/05/d... #EduSky #AcademicSky #EdChat

Unlocking professional skills with the Six Thinking Hats method. This technique encourages students to approach problems from multiple perspectives, leads to more comprehensive and creative solutions, and stimulates thought from diverse perspectives.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 7d

Hang on to that Pocock fella A.C.T

Rachel Withers @rachelwithers.bsky.social · 7d

The fact Wong thinks she can just snark her way out of this is a sign of how normalised the relationships between politicians and lobbyists have become.

Like, of course the PM shouldn't be president of a registered lobby group that sells corporate members access to politicians? No shit??

Crikey @crikey.com.au · 7d

Independent Senator David Pocock and Labor's Penny Wong clashed in Senate estimates yesterday over whether the Parliamentary Sports Club could be considered a lobby group, as reported in Crikey last week. The club is registered as such, and lists Responsible Wagering Australia as one of its clients.

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 7d

What else would they say?

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 7d

Dracula, blood bank

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Dr Sonia @soniaahhh.bsky.social · 7d

Do I know anyone who reads Persian well enough to help resolve a machine translation of a health research article from Persian to English and would be willing to have a look? The researchers have no funding but we could do some kind of skills barter perhaps.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 7d

I'm sure this is mostly from the uni lawyers but leaders need to do what is right.

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 8d

Did you miss "but otherwise yes"?

Few things are 100% bad, is all. I wouldn't remove a useful a11y tool or force people to advertise their disability by making them obvious. This is a behaviour issue.

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 8d

bloops

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 8d

Blind people getting audio info about whats around them Deaf people seeing text from speech. Schizophrenics able to check whether what they see is actually there vs hallucination

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 8d

There are a lot of valuable accessibilty uses for these but otherwise yes

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Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 9d

Yet it won't stop them from picking up future contracts and doing the exact same thing

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 12d

Grinwashing?

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 13d

If the Straightjacket Fits...

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 19d

People really do not understand how this works

Colin Simpson @gamerlearner.bsky.social · 20d

Probably right - I would maybe have liked to have heard - well this is probably your best option, alternately you could...