Dino Cevolatti
@dinocevolatti.bsky.social
(he/him/they/them) on Djaara Country
#Education, #Science, #Music, #Nature #ITeachPhysics
#Castlemaine #DjaDjaWurrung #Djaara
My Teaching
https://reflectingonlearningandteaching.wordpress.com
My Music
https://dinocevolatti.bandcamp.com
#Education, #Science, #Music, #Nature #ITeachPhysics
#Castlemaine #DjaDjaWurrung #Djaara
My Teaching
https://reflectingonlearningandteaching.wordpress.com
My Music
https://dinocevolatti.bandcamp.com
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Dino Cevolatti
@dinocevolatti.bsky.social
· Nov 23
reflecting on learning and teaching
Dino Cevolatti, Learning Specialist, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia - These are some of my attempts to look back on and learn from episodes of my own teaching and to connect these to what other…
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Hi Folks,
I'm testing out cross-posting, so here's a link to my Science Education blog 'Reflecting on Learning and Teaching'.
- BlueSky: @dinocevolatti.bsky.social
- Mastodon: @[email protected]
- LinkedIn: @dino-cevolatti-teach2learn
#EduSky #EduToot #Education
I'm testing out cross-posting, so here's a link to my Science Education blog 'Reflecting on Learning and Teaching'.
- BlueSky: @dinocevolatti.bsky.social
- Mastodon: @[email protected]
- LinkedIn: @dino-cevolatti-teach2learn
#EduSky #EduToot #Education
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The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The latest corrective services data is out today, and it points a horrific picture of the systemic racism in our judicial system #PointLive
live.thepoint.com.au
live.thepoint.com.au
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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
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The Greens have secured enviro laws with new protections for native forests & stopped Labor from fast-tracking coal & gas.
We’ve got outcomes that forest campaigners have fought for across decades.
We’ve made it harder for big corporations to keep wrecking our environment.
We’ve got outcomes that forest campaigners have fought for across decades.
We’ve made it harder for big corporations to keep wrecking our environment.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The Greens have secured enviro laws with new protections for native forests & stopped Labor from fast-tracking coal & gas.
We’ve got outcomes that forest campaigners have fought for across decades.
We’ve made it harder for big corporations to keep wrecking our environment.
We’ve got outcomes that forest campaigners have fought for across decades.
We’ve made it harder for big corporations to keep wrecking our environment.
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Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game that lets you live out such fantasies as:
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Dungeons and Dragons is a role-playing game that lets you live out such fantasies as:
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night
• Having money
• Making close friends as an adult
• Travelling the world without crippling debt
• Being able to change the world
• Getting better at something with practice
• Getting 8 hours of sleep each night
One cold evening on Djaara Country in 2014 I found myself alone in an art space surrounded by sculptures of bizarre metallic faces by an unknown artist, with my guitar, amp, pedal board and recording gear - the result is five contemplative one-take recordings ...
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Alone among the faces, by dinocevolatti
5 track album
dinocevolatti.bandcamp.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
One cold evening on Djaara Country in 2014 I found myself alone in an art space surrounded by sculptures of bizarre metallic faces by an unknown artist, with my guitar, amp, pedal board and recording gear - the result is five contemplative one-take recordings ...
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
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David Pope in Canberra Times
November 19, 2025 at 9:52 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
redistribution vs predistribution
" ...getting rid of anticircumvention laws only requires that governments control their own behavior – unlike taxing or fining companies, which only works if governments can control the behavior of companies..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/r...
" ...getting rid of anticircumvention laws only requires that governments control their own behavior – unlike taxing or fining companies, which only works if governments can control the behavior of companies..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/r...
Pluralistic: There’s one thing EVERY government can do to shrink Big Tech (01 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
redistribution vs predistribution
" ...getting rid of anticircumvention laws only requires that governments control their own behavior – unlike taxing or fining companies, which only works if governments can control the behavior of companies..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/r...
" ...getting rid of anticircumvention laws only requires that governments control their own behavior – unlike taxing or fining companies, which only works if governments can control the behavior of companies..."
pluralistic.net/2025/11/01/r...
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Wonderful news!
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Wonderful news!
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
'For my amusement, I used AI to create and automate a “techbro bot” that generates social media posts as a techlord... I stare at its vapid, techo-capitalist self-hype on the hour, and I marvel how indistinguishable, digitisable – and replaceable – the makers of this bubble really are.'
-Van Badham
-Van Badham
Hello! My latest in the Guardian is about the AI bubble brewing - if you fear it’s going to smash you into a “permanent underclass”, don’t worry - you’re in it already.
Article features the masthead media debut of @techbrobot.bsky.social. Enjoy the vapidity!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Article features the masthead media debut of @techbrobot.bsky.social. Enjoy the vapidity!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable | Van Badham
Despite the relentless insistence of tech’s grifters, AI is not industrially inevitable – or even sustainable. Which is why it is time to push back
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
'For my amusement, I used AI to create and automate a “techbro bot” that generates social media posts as a techlord... I stare at its vapid, techo-capitalist self-hype on the hour, and I marvel how indistinguishable, digitisable – and replaceable – the makers of this bubble really are.'
-Van Badham
-Van Badham
Aussie Bird Count
Join Australia’s biggest citizen-science event from 20-26 October.
"With just 20 minutes, you can help build a picture of how our feathered friends are faring and contribute to something that really counts."
aussiebirdcount.org.au
Join Australia’s biggest citizen-science event from 20-26 October.
"With just 20 minutes, you can help build a picture of how our feathered friends are faring and contribute to something that really counts."
aussiebirdcount.org.au
Home - Aussie Bird Count
The Aussie Bird Count, Australia's biggest citizen science event, runs from 20–26 October, 2025 when tens of thousands of Australians will spend just 20 minutes counting the birds around them.
aussiebirdcount.org.au
October 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Aussie Bird Count
Join Australia’s biggest citizen-science event from 20-26 October.
"With just 20 minutes, you can help build a picture of how our feathered friends are faring and contribute to something that really counts."
aussiebirdcount.org.au
Join Australia’s biggest citizen-science event from 20-26 October.
"With just 20 minutes, you can help build a picture of how our feathered friends are faring and contribute to something that really counts."
aussiebirdcount.org.au
"The first peoples of this land have lived alongside giant animals that no longer exist, survived and adapted in an ice age and seen dramatic sea level rises that engulfed their homelands... some of their stories from a time so long ago remain."
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
The epic story of Australia and its first peoples — like you've never seen it
The story of Australia and its peoples is vast and deep. It's one you should know, but possibly one you've never been told. Well, not like this anyway.
www.abc.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"The first peoples of this land have lived alongside giant animals that no longer exist, survived and adapted in an ice age and seen dramatic sea level rises that engulfed their homelands... some of their stories from a time so long ago remain."
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
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In my talks this wk, I placed my notion of the importance of drawing badly to find unexpected connections alongside my Ai statement - we need that struggle, to make mistakes in order to be surprised - it’s the decisions along the way that make us who we are and there is no shortcut to getting there…
October 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
In my talks this wk, I placed my notion of the importance of drawing badly to find unexpected connections alongside my Ai statement - we need that struggle, to make mistakes in order to be surprised - it’s the decisions along the way that make us who we are and there is no shortcut to getting there…
"...The tip is Gellung Warl (The tip of the spear).
The wood of the spear, our Community.
The binding is Treaty.
The line of sight and the throw are our self‑determination.
We shape the point, together, bind our purpose, and we take responsibility for the throw."
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The wood of the spear, our Community.
The binding is Treaty.
The line of sight and the throw are our self‑determination.
We shape the point, together, bind our purpose, and we take responsibility for the throw."
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Rueben Berg’s speech to Parliament as Treaty Bill was debated in Lower House — First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
This week the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria Co-chairs addressed the Victorian Parliament as debate commenced on historic Treaty legislation. Read Rueben Berg’s historic speech below. Ngata…
firstpeoplesvic.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
"...The tip is Gellung Warl (The tip of the spear).
The wood of the spear, our Community.
The binding is Treaty.
The line of sight and the throw are our self‑determination.
We shape the point, together, bind our purpose, and we take responsibility for the throw."
buff.ly/TU95fCj
The wood of the spear, our Community.
The binding is Treaty.
The line of sight and the throw are our self‑determination.
We shape the point, together, bind our purpose, and we take responsibility for the throw."
buff.ly/TU95fCj
"It would be better if we created that stuff without burning the world's economy to the ground and emitting a heptillion tons of CO2, but ignoring the productive residue of the AI crash won't bring the economy back, or suck the carbon out of the atmosphere."
pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/p...
Pluralistic: The AI that we’ll have after AI (16 Oct 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"It would be better if we created that stuff without burning the world's economy to the ground and emitting a heptillion tons of CO2, but ignoring the productive residue of the AI crash won't bring the economy back, or suck the carbon out of the atmosphere."
pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/p...
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Don't you hate it when facts get in the way of your narrative.
I hear from those organising against the Emergency Services Levy that the CFA is 'bleeding' volunteers.
Apparently not.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
I hear from those organising against the Emergency Services Levy that the CFA is 'bleeding' volunteers.
Apparently not.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Victorian volunteer firefighter numbers grow despite levy angst
Despite resentment and anger from some farmers, the CFA says it's well prepared to deal with an elevated fire risk this spring and summer.
www.abc.net.au
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Don't you hate it when facts get in the way of your narrative.
I hear from those organising against the Emergency Services Levy that the CFA is 'bleeding' volunteers.
Apparently not.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
I hear from those organising against the Emergency Services Levy that the CFA is 'bleeding' volunteers.
Apparently not.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds
'Sizeable majority' of voters across political lines want Israel to end genocide in Gaza
www.deepcutnews.com
October 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Australians overwhelmingly recognise and oppose the genocide in Gaza and want the government to do more to stop it, according to a new poll released today.
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
www.deepcutnews.com/p/australian...
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Here's my latest article Exploring Iteration and Peer-Feedback as a Purpose in Science Practical Activities based on my participation in the Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
#Science #Teaching #Education
#EduSky #EduToot
#Science #Teaching #Education
#EduSky #EduToot
Exploring Iteration and Peer-Feedback as a Purpose in Science Practical Activities
Students engaged in a Science Practical Activity Challenge: When teaching Science, there is often a tension between the need to develop students understanding core Science concepts and the aspiration motivate them to appreciate the purposes and processes of scientific inquiry skills of this collaborative human endeavour. This can lead to a tension between explicit teaching of Science 'content' and experiential learning through 'laboratory' practical activities.
reflectingonlearningandteaching.wordpress.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Here's my latest article Exploring Iteration and Peer-Feedback as a Purpose in Science Practical Activities based on my participation in the Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
#Science #Teaching #Education
#EduSky #EduToot
#Science #Teaching #Education
#EduSky #EduToot
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Calling physics teachers!
I'd like to get together an online 'group' of people who teach physics AND also have an interest in cognitive science.
If that's you, let me know (DM or via my website)! I'd love to talk specifics, share ideas, discuss issues.
#iteachphysics
itsalearningcurve.education
I'd like to get together an online 'group' of people who teach physics AND also have an interest in cognitive science.
If that's you, let me know (DM or via my website)! I'd love to talk specifics, share ideas, discuss issues.
#iteachphysics
itsalearningcurve.education
It's a Learning Curve
itsalearningcurve.education
October 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Calling physics teachers!
I'd like to get together an online 'group' of people who teach physics AND also have an interest in cognitive science.
If that's you, let me know (DM or via my website)! I'd love to talk specifics, share ideas, discuss issues.
#iteachphysics
itsalearningcurve.education
I'd like to get together an online 'group' of people who teach physics AND also have an interest in cognitive science.
If that's you, let me know (DM or via my website)! I'd love to talk specifics, share ideas, discuss issues.
#iteachphysics
itsalearningcurve.education
"In a first investment of its kind in Australia, the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative has now officially purchased the historic Hub building on the corner of Barker and Templeton Streets, Castlemaine."
#Castlemaine #Community
#Castlemaine #Community
October 3, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"In a first investment of its kind in Australia, the Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative has now officially purchased the historic Hub building on the corner of Barker and Templeton Streets, Castlemaine."
#Castlemaine #Community
#Castlemaine #Community
In response to the passing of Jane Goodall, I've put together a 10-minute presentation for teachers who may wish to share it with their classes, including pictures, quotes, videos, facts, and reflection questions:
docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall and infant chimpanzee ‘Flint’ reach out to touch each other's hands. Flint was the first infant born at Gombe, Tanzania, after Jane arrived. With him, she had a great opportunity to…
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October 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In response to the passing of Jane Goodall, I've put together a 10-minute presentation for teachers who may wish to share it with their classes, including pictures, quotes, videos, facts, and reflection questions:
docs.google.com/presentation...
docs.google.com/presentation...