Jon Mason
@masjono.social
Academic at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory of Australia. Research interests spanning most things involving digital technology and education #sensemaking #wisdom #AIED #SOTL #inquiry #intercultural #learning #COIL #SDGs #OER #standards
Casuarina beach before the rain
January 26, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Casuarina beach before the rain
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A call for research participants - current doctoral students and doctoral research supervisors #PhD #EdD #DPhil etc., in the #UK and #Finland.
A UK-Finland collaboration to improve our understanding of the doctoral journey.
Follow @drlindae.bsky.social - and DM if you need more information.
A UK-Finland collaboration to improve our understanding of the doctoral journey.
Follow @drlindae.bsky.social - and DM if you need more information.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM
#data #consent #aied #research & assumptions … those “productivity tools” are tooling us
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When two years of academic work vanished with a single click
After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.
www.nature.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM
#data #consent #aied #research & assumptions … those “productivity tools” are tooling us
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The beach today - Lee Point
January 24, 2026 at 10:24 AM
The beach today - Lee Point
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
In between the showers at Casuarina Beach
January 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
In between the showers at Casuarina Beach
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Fun fact. In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Fun fact. In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. The USA was worried Germany could take control of the islands, though they had no plans to do so. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
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How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor via @insidehighered www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #rigor #highered
How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor (opinion)
Craig E. Nelson’s concept of “dysfunctional illusions of rigor” holds new currency in our AI age.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
How AI Is Exploding Our Illusions of Rigor via @insidehighered www.insidehighered.com/opinion/care... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #TLSky #EdTech #AIinEducation #aisky #ai #rigor #highered
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Practical classroom suggestions from @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. If you want students' authentic voices, ask them to record it! #EduSky #AIEdu
Looking for an alternative to a 5-paragraph essay? Try podcasting 🎙️. Even with AI prep, this promotes authentic student voice and demonstration of understanding.
New post on how we do this in the classroom: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/podcasting...
#AIEdu #EduSky
New post on how we do this in the classroom: mindfulaiedu.substack.com/p/podcasting...
#AIEdu #EduSky
Podcasting in the Classroom: Promoting Authentic Discussion in the Age of AI
An alternative assessment that values human conversation and personalized ideas over polished scripts
mindfulaiedu.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Practical classroom suggestions from @danikachorskyphd.bsky.social over at @mindfulaiedu.bsky.social. If you want students' authentic voices, ask them to record it! #EduSky #AIEdu
The Trouble With Harvard newrepublic.com/article/1193... via @newrepublic.com
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
The Trouble With Harvard
The Ivy League is broken and only standardized tests can fix it.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Trouble With Harvard newrepublic.com/article/1193... via @newrepublic.com
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
… an old essay by Steven Pinker … plus new commentary
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"The ACTU and Microsoft Australia have also agreed to jointly develop and deploy resources to support workers’ access to training and new skills development for working with artificial intelligence systems and products."
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
Australian Unions and Microsoft sign agreement on Workers’ Rights and Artificial Intelligence - Australian Council of Trade Unions
The MOU, also signed by the Australian Services Union, Professionals Australia and the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association, provides Microsoft workers recognition of their rights to joi...
www.actu.org.au
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
"The ACTU and Microsoft Australia have also agreed to jointly develop and deploy resources to support workers’ access to training and new skills development for working with artificial intelligence systems and products."
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
www.actu.org.au/media-releas...
Blue Soldier crabs on the march
January 16, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Blue Soldier crabs on the march
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Germany has unveiled a revolutionary salt-air battery that could transform global energy storage. Instead of relying on lithium — a costly, finite, and environmentally challenging resource — this technology uses salt, air, and carbon to create a long-lasting, stable battery with a lifespan measur...
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Germany has unveiled a revolutionary salt-air battery that could transform global energy storage. Instead of relying on lithium — a costly, finite, and environmentally challenging resource — this technology uses salt, air, and carbon to create a long-lasting, stable battery with a lifespan measur...
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Obama actually won his Nobel Peace Prize.
January 15, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Obama actually won his Nobel Peace Prize.
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As research impact gains global importance, the need for shared language, practical tools, and confident practice grows. Our upcoming workshop and new initiative are here to support that.
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
Impact Insights - January 2026
The end of 2025 and start of 2026 have seen important signals about how research impact is being shaped, assessed and valued globally. At the same time, it is a moment to reflect on how our community ...
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January 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
As research impact gains global importance, the need for shared language, practical tools, and confident practice grows. Our upcoming workshop and new initiative are here to support that.
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
Check them out in our first newsletter of the year.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/impact...
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The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?
The emotion you never knew you had, and how to feel more of it
The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?
www.newscientist.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The warm and fuzzy emotion of kama muta underlies vital feel-good experiences like social connection and feeling part of something bigger. But are you getting enough of it?
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Sick & Apalling
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Sick & Apalling
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“We are seeing the rise of an AI Blakface that is utilised with ease thanks to the availability and prevalence of AI. Non-Indigenous people and entities are able to create Indigenous personas through AI, often grounded in stereotypical representations that both amalgamate and appropriate cultures.”
This TikTok star sharing Australian animal stories doesn’t exist – it’s AI Blakface
The ‘Bush Legend’ is bringing us short videos of an Aboriginal person teaching us about native animals. But he isn’t real.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:33 PM
“We are seeing the rise of an AI Blakface that is utilised with ease thanks to the availability and prevalence of AI. Non-Indigenous people and entities are able to create Indigenous personas through AI, often grounded in stereotypical representations that both amalgamate and appropriate cultures.”
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“I just find it astonishing that people who were arguing this was absolutely urgent – it was on the front page of papers day after day after day – and now they’re saying: ‘Oh no, well, actually, it’s not that urgent’” - Prime Minister Albanese.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Albanese ‘stunned’ as Coalition backs away from hate speech laws
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has made a last-ditch plea for compromise to pass the racial vilification bill.
www.smh.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
“I just find it astonishing that people who were arguing this was absolutely urgent – it was on the front page of papers day after day after day – and now they’re saying: ‘Oh no, well, actually, it’s not that urgent’” - Prime Minister Albanese.
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
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Bob Weir and John Mayer play acoustic version of Brown-Eyed Women in Montana in 2020. Don't miss. RIP Bob.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGQ...
[HQ] John Mayer & Bob Weir | 그 시절 아버지들의 이야기 Brown-eyed Women_존 메이어 [가사/해석/번역/자막]
YouTube video by 짱보리
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January 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Bob Weir and John Mayer play acoustic version of Brown-Eyed Women in Montana in 2020. Don't miss. RIP Bob.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiGQ...
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This is Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social at her most brilliant best.
Jo is a former Adelaide Writers' Week director, and this article beautifully sums up her fury at the needless destruction of one of Australia's most world famous arts events.
@theshot.net.au
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Jo is a former Adelaide Writers' Week director, and this article beautifully sums up her fury at the needless destruction of one of Australia's most world famous arts events.
@theshot.net.au
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Why is a Labor Premier silencing a writer? - The Shot
For many Adelaideans, Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) is the highlight of their year. A glorious six days when the Pioneer...
theshot.net.au
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
This is Jo Dyer @instanterudite.bsky.social at her most brilliant best.
Jo is a former Adelaide Writers' Week director, and this article beautifully sums up her fury at the needless destruction of one of Australia's most world famous arts events.
@theshot.net.au
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
Jo is a former Adelaide Writers' Week director, and this article beautifully sums up her fury at the needless destruction of one of Australia's most world famous arts events.
@theshot.net.au
theshot.net.au/uncategorize...
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Strong data privacy protections are critical to protecting communities from ICE.
The MA Senate passed a data privacy bill in the fall. The House needs to take action. #mapoli
The MA Senate passed a data privacy bill in the fall. The House needs to take action. #mapoli
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Strong data privacy protections are critical to protecting communities from ICE.
The MA Senate passed a data privacy bill in the fall. The House needs to take action. #mapoli
The MA Senate passed a data privacy bill in the fall. The House needs to take action. #mapoli