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
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"Unbound From Mechanical Solutions: Multidimensional Critical Thinking in #Qualitative Research" - The integrity of our outcomes & our ethical commitments to participants are built from a multifaceted immersion that is unbound from a mechanical process. bit.ly/MCThinking
Unbound From Mechanical Solutions: Multidimensional Critical Thinking in Qualitative Research
A quality and ethical approach to qualitative research is grounded in multidimensional critical thinking. Over the years, this reality has been discussed at great length in Research Design Review. …
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November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Unbound From Mechanical Solutions: Multidimensional Critical Thinking in #Qualitative Research" - The integrity of our outcomes & our ethical commitments to participants are built from a multifaceted immersion that is unbound from a mechanical process. bit.ly/MCThinking
Hmmm, something here seems premature. Yes, trying to learn has agency … but search also shortchanges thinking that questions. Dialog with AI can change that. This article kind of dumbs down things to a binary for another cheap headline
New research supporting the radical proposition that trying to learn something works better than not trying.
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Learning with AI falls short compared to old-fashioned web search
Doing the mental work of connecting the dots across multiple web queries appears to help people understand the material better compared to an AI summary.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Hmmm, something here seems premature. Yes, trying to learn has agency … but search also shortchanges thinking that questions. Dialog with AI can change that. This article kind of dumbs down things to a binary for another cheap headline
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Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophers are fond of saying that their field boosts critical thinking. Two of them decided to put that claim to the test.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Studying philosophy does make people better thinkers, according to new research on more than 600,000 college grads
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
Philosophy majors rank higher than all other majors on verbal and logical reasoning. theconversation.com/studying-phi... #philosophy #skills #thinking #PhilosophySky #philsky
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“if our celebrated “free press” was, in fact, as free it claims. If it really served as a watchdog on power. If it really held the feet of the political class to the fire. If it really served as a 4th Estate. Then the politicians would have no place to hide.
#Genocide #Auspol
#Genocide #Auspol
Breaking free of media group-think is a scary, lonely journey. I know. I was forced to do it
The western media's failure to report the reality of Gaza didn’t start on 7 October 2023. It’s always been like this. Here’s why journalists won’t tell you the truth about Palestine.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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“The free, open access communications paradigm we have did not arrive like magic. It was the product of a fair amount of political wrangling” - that's why we must continue our fight for the web.
🙏 @washingtonpost.com for reviewing 'This Is for Everyone'
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🙏 @washingtonpost.com for reviewing 'This Is for Everyone'
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Review | The inventor of the web says we can recapture its magic. Is he right?
In “This Is for Everyone,” Tim Berners-Lee writes about the early days of the internet and how we might restore its more democratic roots.
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September 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“The free, open access communications paradigm we have did not arrive like magic. It was the product of a fair amount of political wrangling” - that's why we must continue our fight for the web.
🙏 @washingtonpost.com for reviewing 'This Is for Everyone'
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🙏 @washingtonpost.com for reviewing 'This Is for Everyone'
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Pleased to see our paper now published
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#SoTL #AcademicSky #AIED
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#SoTL #AcademicSky #AIED
View of Re-thinking SoTL for the Age of GenAI: Diffracted, Entangled, and Human
Teaching & Learning Inquiry: The ISSOTL Journal
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November 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Pleased to see our paper now published
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#SoTL #AcademicSky #AIED
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#SoTL #AcademicSky #AIED
Such a rich legacy
… & something to consider in the adoption of AI …
“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.”
#aied #academicSky
… & something to consider in the adoption of AI …
“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.”
#aied #academicSky
Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share.
She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others.
#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane
Photo: Marko Zlousic
She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others.
#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane
Photo: Marko Zlousic
October 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Such a rich legacy
… & something to consider in the adoption of AI …
“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.”
#aied #academicSky
… & something to consider in the adoption of AI …
“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.”
#aied #academicSky
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ANU interim vice chancellor today announced no more forced redundancies under the Renew ANU program. Cuts are ongoing, but forced redundancies are off the table. It’s been a hard slog. Harms are ongoing. There’s still more work to do. I’m so proud of my colleagues, ANU community.
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
ANU interim vice chancellor today announced no more forced redundancies under the Renew ANU program. Cuts are ongoing, but forced redundancies are off the table. It’s been a hard slog. Harms are ongoing. There’s still more work to do. I’m so proud of my colleagues, ANU community.
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Universities may face extra £25,000 bill for TEF.
Office for Students estimates cost of potential government funding withdrawal amid Teaching Excellence Framework shake-up.
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Office for Students estimates cost of potential government funding withdrawal amid Teaching Excellence Framework shake-up.
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Universities may face extra £25,000 bill for TEF - Research Professional News
Office for Students estimates cost of potential government funding withdrawal for Teaching Excellence Framework
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September 18, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Universities may face extra £25,000 bill for TEF.
Office for Students estimates cost of potential government funding withdrawal amid Teaching Excellence Framework shake-up.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Office for Students estimates cost of potential government funding withdrawal amid Teaching Excellence Framework shake-up.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Open science is more than just datasets. It's also opening access to scientific facilities and pipelines.
OpenScope allows researchers from around the world to pitch experiments to be run – at not cost to them – in the Allen Brain Observatory.
#OpenScienceWeek
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OpenScope allows researchers from around the world to pitch experiments to be run – at not cost to them – in the Allen Brain Observatory.
#OpenScienceWeek
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The World's Observatory of the Mind | OpenScope
YouTube video by Allen Institute
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September 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Open science is more than just datasets. It's also opening access to scientific facilities and pipelines.
OpenScope allows researchers from around the world to pitch experiments to be run – at not cost to them – in the Allen Brain Observatory.
#OpenScienceWeek
🧠📈 youtu.be/13r9n0pSDLc?...
OpenScope allows researchers from around the world to pitch experiments to be run – at not cost to them – in the Allen Brain Observatory.
#OpenScienceWeek
🧠📈 youtu.be/13r9n0pSDLc?...
“Why” is powerful because it can carry ambiguous semantics. It’s a trigger for both reflection & dialogue … & a segue to explanation rather than description. The “search paradigm” was was not capable of handling it before GenAI
"Re-considering the Question of 'Why'" - #Qualitative researchers gain profound insight on the lived experience, but rarely from the question of "why." Here are four reasons to consider asking what, when, where, who, how – & sometimes, why. bit.ly/QuestionOfWhy
Re-considering the Question of “Why”
It is easy to fall into the trap of relying on the “why” question when conducting qualitative research. After all, the use of qualitative research is often supported with the claim that qualitative…
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September 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“Why” is powerful because it can carry ambiguous semantics. It’s a trigger for both reflection & dialogue … & a segue to explanation rather than description. The “search paradigm” was was not capable of handling it before GenAI
“ We need new open protocols and apps — a pro-democratic layer that empowers users and combats disinformation. Not only that, but to attract users, the new layer has to be much better …” #standards
September 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“ We need new open protocols and apps — a pro-democratic layer that empowers users and combats disinformation. Not only that, but to attract users, the new layer has to be much better …” #standards
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Neuroscientists around the world use Brain Map to accelerate their research.
🧠📈 Explore the massive, free library of datasets, protocols, computational tools, and more at portal.brain-map.org
#OpenScienceWeek
🧠📈 Explore the massive, free library of datasets, protocols, computational tools, and more at portal.brain-map.org
#OpenScienceWeek
September 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Neuroscientists around the world use Brain Map to accelerate their research.
🧠📈 Explore the massive, free library of datasets, protocols, computational tools, and more at portal.brain-map.org
#OpenScienceWeek
🧠📈 Explore the massive, free library of datasets, protocols, computational tools, and more at portal.brain-map.org
#OpenScienceWeek
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Australia opens consultation on Horizon Europe association.
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Australia opens consultation on Horizon Europe association - Research Professional News
“Non-binding exploratory talks” with the EU have already started, bringing hope to research sector leaders
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September 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Australia opens consultation on Horizon Europe association.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Next week is #OpenScienceWeek! Here's how you can celebrate wherever you are. 🧵
September 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Next week is #OpenScienceWeek! Here's how you can celebrate wherever you are. 🧵
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We are glad to announce the publication of the 'Towards a Micro-credential Framework for the Commonwealth' report which includes the 'Commonwealth Micro-credential Framework for Lifelong Learning' - hdl.handle.net/11599/5742 #microcredentials
September 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We are glad to announce the publication of the 'Towards a Micro-credential Framework for the Commonwealth' report which includes the 'Commonwealth Micro-credential Framework for Lifelong Learning' - hdl.handle.net/11599/5742 #microcredentials
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"#Qualitative Research: Prioritizing Participant’s Individuality" - Researchers owe it to their participants & to the quality of their research outcomes to consider each participant as a unique individual w/ distinctive contributions to make to the study tinyurl.com/388yjbp3
Qualitative Research: Prioritizing Participant’s Individuality
A thread that runs through many of the 300+ articles in Research Design Review has to do with maintaining participant integrity in qualitative research. In a nutshell, the idea is that researchers …
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September 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"#Qualitative Research: Prioritizing Participant’s Individuality" - Researchers owe it to their participants & to the quality of their research outcomes to consider each participant as a unique individual w/ distinctive contributions to make to the study tinyurl.com/388yjbp3
The Question is …
Are you thinking?
What’s left of your mind?
When you surrender
all that’s inner
to the artificial …
machine kind?
Is there a question
That you can ask
Just now, just you?
A question
that is questioning
such a simple task?
The question is ...
Will you be wise?
Are you thinking?
What’s left of your mind?
When you surrender
all that’s inner
to the artificial …
machine kind?
Is there a question
That you can ask
Just now, just you?
A question
that is questioning
such a simple task?
The question is ...
Will you be wise?
August 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
The Question is …
Are you thinking?
What’s left of your mind?
When you surrender
all that’s inner
to the artificial …
machine kind?
Is there a question
That you can ask
Just now, just you?
A question
that is questioning
such a simple task?
The question is ...
Will you be wise?
Are you thinking?
What’s left of your mind?
When you surrender
all that’s inner
to the artificial …
machine kind?
Is there a question
That you can ask
Just now, just you?
A question
that is questioning
such a simple task?
The question is ...
Will you be wise?
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March for Palestine rally over Brisbane's Victoria Bridge is absolutely huge. Thank you to all Australians in Brisbane & around the country marching today against Israel’s genocide. Anyone not standing with Palestine at this point in time is clearly on the fringe. #FreePalestine
August 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
March for Palestine rally over Brisbane's Victoria Bridge is absolutely huge. Thank you to all Australians in Brisbane & around the country marching today against Israel’s genocide. Anyone not standing with Palestine at this point in time is clearly on the fringe. #FreePalestine