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marvelezza.bsky.social
Mirena
@marvelezza.bsky.social
64 followers 57 following 220 posts
Teacher (academic writing and research skills), AI skeptic, nature and art lover
https://marvellezza.blogspot.com/?m=1
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irisvanrooij.bsky.social
“The goal of academic training is not to solve problems as efficiently and quickly as possible, but to develop skills for identifying and dealing with novel problems, which have never been solved before.”

Open letter, consider signing 🖊️ if you haven’t yet 🙏 openletter.earth/open-letter-...
Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia
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December 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
marvelezza.bsky.social
It seems to me all these platforms are data harvesting spaces and we are just talking into a void. The very concept of sharing your thoughts publicly online is weird to me. You are talking to an imaginary audience who may or may not be there - a consecutive ad hoc audience
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
marvelezza.bsky.social
Indeed, cliquing is an important career advancement mechanism in academia, I established. Whilst ambition, hardworking and qualifications are highly valued, who you are socialising with, having lunch or seeing out of work matters most.
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
marvelezza.bsky.social
I find this disturbing but the snowball has started down the hill now and there is no coming back!
#academicresearch
cfiesler.bsky.social Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 10d
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
December 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
marvelezza.bsky.social
I don't want to be "the human in the loop"

I am out of the loop and will let others loop endlessly into algorithmic frenzy in search of their truth
#NoAI
December 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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anda19.bsky.social
I belive education is about *people*.
In my latest newsletter I argue that we should be intentional in nurturing human interaction in education and resist the false promise of convenience exerted by the sadly ubiquitous GenAI.
educationalist.substack.com/p/hello-worl...
"Hello, World!"... revisited
The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai
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December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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louiserees.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading Rich Bales questions about evidencing effective and inclusive practice!

#lthechat
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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sonjadrimmer.bsky.social
Maybe it's minor, maybe it's not, but there are social media posts about my scholarship that are clearly using AI-generated summaries, which COMPLETELY MISREPRESENT WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN. And because they're being shared on social media, those misrepresentations are getting magnified.
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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civicsoftech.bsky.social
Today for the blog: If EdTech is the hero, is the teacher the villain?

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/edtechs...
In EdTech's Hero's Journey, Is the Teacher the Villain? — Civics of Technology
Civics of Technology Announcements Next Tech Talk (NOTE THE NEW TIME): We will now be alternating our meeting time for our Tech Talks so that we can connect with different people in our community. ...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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I'm delighted to share that a new, open-access 37-chapter book, titled "The Palgrave Handbook of Decolonising the Educational and Language Sciences", has been published. A chapter I co-authored in #decoloniality can be found here:

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
marvelezza.bsky.social
While I assume it is possible for groups of crows to damage facilities, I doubt they are aggressive to people. My experience is they are rather cautious in the presence of humans and stay away (based on my encounters with them in Kelvingrove park, which shares grounds with Glasgow uni campus)
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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danceswithcloud.bsky.social
#LoveLD - love #LTHEchat - this Wednesday, 8-9 in Blue Sky: lthechat.com/2025/10/24/l... Follow the hashtag - join the conversation - all welcome.
LTHE Chat 341: Superpowers for Level 7 Learning
Join us on Bluesky with guest Professor David T Evans @david-t-evans.bsky.social on Wednesday 29th October 2025 at 20:00 GMT Superpowers?  I understand not everyone in…
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October 27, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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lutzfernandez.bsky.social
I've updated my document that tackles four of the common arguments used to encourage teachers to use AI.

I hope this will be helpful to those educators wanting to push back on AI mania.
Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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theeddesigner.bsky.social
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. 
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
marvelezza.bsky.social
Don't let the tentacles of AI smother your thinking
#NoAI

(image Andrea Guerrero, Pinterest)
October 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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lthechat.bsky.social
#LTHEchat 336 Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI
Join us with guest Dr Natalie Tasler @drntasler.bsky.social on Wednesday 24th September at 8pm GMT
LTHEchat 336 Effective Note Making Systems from Paper to AI
Join us on Bluesky on Wednesday 24th September 2025 at 20:00 BST At the University of Glasgow we are in our first teaching week, the topic of note making, and its related systems seems appropriate, to set ourselves and our learners up for the new academic year. Notemaking I am not going deeply into the differentiation between note-taking versus note-making, but I will leave some references in the footnote…
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September 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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benpatrickwill.bsky.social
Claims of the novelty of AI and its potential for innovation in education always make me wince a bit because really it continues a bunch of long-running tendencies in the sector. It’s an *intensifier* rather than an innovation. Some examples… www.forbes.com/councils/for...
The Impact Of AI Tools On The Next Decade Of Education Innovation
Education technology is more of a commitment to shaping a future where every learner has the tools to succeed.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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kellytrivedy.bsky.social
Looking forward to this @drntasler.bsky.social

#LTHEchat #educatjon
September 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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civicsoftech.bsky.social
Today, @olivia.science and her colleagues speak about their efforts to resist the uncritical adoption of AI in academia. Read all about it in today's blog, and see their open letter below:

openletter.earth/open-letter-...

www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/no-ai-g...
www.civicsoftechnology.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
marvelezza.bsky.social
Yohoo! Finally, bookmarks are here 🎉
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
marvelezza.bsky.social
Are you the Great Entertainer or Nanny McPhee in your classroom when it comes to student engagement? Some thoughts on whether we should pamper students to keep them engaged in class.
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The Great Entertainer or Nanny McPhee - striving after student engagement in the HE classroom
This reflection takes a bottom up approach and stems from my personal experience. It takes a vertical perspective in the sense it is trying ...
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September 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
This is not the AI boom creating a new type of work, this is a classic example of managers using automation to deskill old ones. Creative workers who once made a higher wage creating original art and writing are now paid in piecework to edit automated output. Bosses are using AI to cut labor costs.
angelayang.bsky.social angela yang @angelayang.bsky.social · Sep 2
The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I've been tracking ads for learning aps for a couple of months now, and this claim that AI can help kids learn at super speed is one of the most prevalent and troubling claims. 1/
Washington Post article: "For $65K a year, you can send your kid up an AI-driven private school. There are no teachers, and students study just two hours per day." Ad for Elephant Learning, claiming kids can learn 1 year of math in 3 months Ad for Miacademy Learning, promising "Learning at lightning speed." Ad for Thinkster Learning, promising "confidence rebuilt in weeks" and "3X faster progress than old-school centers."
August 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM