Colin Simpson
@gamerlearner.bsky.social
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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The haters said I couldn't do it and they were correct. Honestly, great call from the haters.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The haters said I couldn't do it and they were correct. Honestly, great call from the haters.
Dealing with my looming mortality as I learn that 2 different people at work (not super young) don't know the band Pulp. One at least recognised Common People - which, by the by, they censor the word "screw" in the music video? youtu.be/yuTMWgOduFM?...
Pulp - Common People
YouTube video by PulpVEVO
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November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Dealing with my looming mortality as I learn that 2 different people at work (not super young) don't know the band Pulp. One at least recognised Common People - which, by the by, they censor the word "screw" in the music video? youtu.be/yuTMWgOduFM?...
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Been a while since I've been on my procedural rhetoric shit, but I thought this extremely simple quiz—you predict who got a person's vote based on their stated policy priorities—was a very good, extremely simple example of the difference between being told something and enacting it.
Beyond the Ballot Quiz - The Survey Center on American Life
www.americansurveycenter.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Been a while since I've been on my procedural rhetoric shit, but I thought this extremely simple quiz—you predict who got a person's vote based on their stated policy priorities—was a very good, extremely simple example of the difference between being told something and enacting it.
That feeling when you read an article citing your previous work and the conclusions they try to justify with it (which overall I don't disagree with but they aren't in the work) are a bit of a stretch
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
That feeling when you read an article citing your previous work and the conclusions they try to justify with it (which overall I don't disagree with but they aren't in the work) are a bit of a stretch
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When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
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Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
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Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
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October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
When people learn with ChatGPT instead of following their own searches, they end up knowing less, caring less, and producing worse advice, even when the facts are the same.
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Friction is an essential ingredient for learning! Convenience makes us shallow.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
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Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reminder that Violent J of Insane Clown Posse has the correct response to a lot of the shitty things he said in the early days.
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
Nice to get back to my version of church. Bleak squad at the recital centre
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Nice to get back to my version of church. Bleak squad at the recital centre
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Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
October 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Milei looks like all the cast of Are You Being Served in one
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First day at clapping school, feeling good about my progress but lots to learn
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
First day at clapping school, feeling good about my progress but lots to learn
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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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Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
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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October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach
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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
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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
Hang on to that Pocock fella A.C.T
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??
Like, of course the PM shouldn't be president of a registered lobby group that sells corporate members access to politicians? No shit??
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.
October 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Hang on to that Pocock fella A.C.T
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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.
October 8, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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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This is Australia but holy shit
September 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This is Australia but holy shit
Apparently the solution now is that we should re-think mathematics to allow for the randomness of the dice (smdh)
Suppose you tried to solve math problems by rolling dice to get the answer
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.
Sometimes, the dice will give the correct answer. Other times, not.
If you were to insist that the wrong answers were the *dice* malfunctioning, people would rightly mock the shit out of you.
September 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Apparently the solution now is that we should re-think mathematics to allow for the randomness of the dice (smdh)
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Are you a PhD student whose work investigates digital technology in contexts of teaching and learning? Apply for our symposium! We are primarily seeking in-person presenters but have limited online slots available if you can't make it to Melbourne. More info: redi.deakin.edu.au/2025/09/call...
Call for Papers – HDR Symposium on Digital Technology and Education | Centre for Research for Educational Impact
Digital Technology and Education: Approaches, Industries, Practices The Learners in a Digital World research group at the Centre for Research for Educational Impact (REDI) is hosting a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Symposium on Friday 31 October 2025 at Deakin Downtown and online. The symposium aims to bring together PhD scholars whose research addresses digital […]
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September 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Are you a PhD student whose work investigates digital technology in contexts of teaching and learning? Apply for our symposium! We are primarily seeking in-person presenters but have limited online slots available if you can't make it to Melbourne. More info: redi.deakin.edu.au/2025/09/call...
Just logged in in Oz and no sign of that for me yet
Wow, age assurance on Discord is here. Options are verify your "age group" or log out...
September 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Just logged in in Oz and no sign of that for me yet
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Shout-out to colleagues who generously share their expertise and actively amplify the work of others. Academic culture is stronger when we lift each other up. #AcademicSky #HigherEd #AcademicMentoring #AcademicKindness
September 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Shout-out to colleagues who generously share their expertise and actively amplify the work of others. Academic culture is stronger when we lift each other up. #AcademicSky #HigherEd #AcademicMentoring #AcademicKindness
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Building Your Own Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing AI Misuse in Writing Assignments
This Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time
Free and open to all through the California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative.
Register: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/
This Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time
Free and open to all through the California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative.
Register: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/
Webinars - Online Network of Educators
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September 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Building Your Own Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing AI Misuse in Writing Assignments
This Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time
Free and open to all through the California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative.
Register: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/
This Thursday, September 18, 2025; 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific Time
Free and open to all through the California Virtual Campus Online Education Initiative.
Register: onlinenetworkofeducators.org/webinars/
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![Leonard Bonarek @lennibug.bsky.social • 3h
Why does it have to be an Asian guy? The menswear guy with a rare case of bad taste
derek guy
@dieworkwear.bsky.s... • 4h
the year is 2050. you ask Al how to wear a suit. the computer spits out info framed as objective facts, even though these are totally made up rules invented by an asian guy in 2025 while he was sitting on a toilet
derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social • 57m
me breaking it to you that im the asian guy
[photo of a man gently placing his hand on the shoulder of another man]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g2p3bnbzcvcbohfpvjxfazqv/bafkreiarzesusysqamavud4ekg6wkamx2uzt5ua4nmiee77cweodbmedkm@jpeg)
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You do you but “extremely angry tech critic” personas are not my jam at all, because I know that being “extremely angry online” is how you juice the algorithm. Anger is rational, and good, when focused. “Rage bait” is not. Suspect I’ll regret saying this.
September 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
You do you but “extremely angry tech critic” personas are not my jam at all, because I know that being “extremely angry online” is how you juice the algorithm. Anger is rational, and good, when focused. “Rage bait” is not. Suspect I’ll regret saying this.
H5P activities mapped to Blooms spark.scu.edu.au/kb/tl/design...
H5P interactives: design principles and considerations - Teaching & Learning
H5P interactives: design principles and considerations - Teaching & Learning Knowledgebase
spark.scu.edu.au
August 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
H5P activities mapped to Blooms spark.scu.edu.au/kb/tl/design...