Elizabeth Ellis
@lizisabella.bsky.social
Learning & Teaching, digital education, distance learning, edtech, student engagement | Views my own | she/her
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Lads the HONK I just honked
August 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Lads the HONK I just honked
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I remember learning to control the turtle in Logo.
I remember learning to control the turtle in Logo.
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I remember the man coming to retune our telly for Channel 5.
I remember the man coming to retune our telly for Channel 5.
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I watched light entertainment figures literally drop dead on stage live on TV.
I watched light entertainment figures literally drop dead on stage live on TV.
July 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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I remember learning to control the turtle in Logo.
I remember learning to control the turtle in Logo.
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Woo-hoo another award for Pedagodzilla. Top Ten Educational Comedy podcasts - we're in at number 6 www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Woo-hoo another award for Pedagodzilla. Top Ten Educational Comedy podcasts - we're in at number 6 www.millionpodcasts.com/educational-...
@lizisabella.bsky.social @r3beccaf.bsky.social @mikecollins.bsky.social
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Swansea University/Prifysfgol Abertawe is seeking an expert partner to support the Marketing and Recruitment of its Online Learning programmes, in the UK and Internationally. The first online-only programme will launch in April 2026.
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/02987...
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/02987...
SU76(25) Provision of Online Learning - Student Marketing and Recruitment Services - Find a Tender
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk
June 4, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Swansea University/Prifysfgol Abertawe is seeking an expert partner to support the Marketing and Recruitment of its Online Learning programmes, in the UK and Internationally. The first online-only programme will launch in April 2026.
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/02987...
www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/02987...
Exactly how I feel!
This is gutting.
Pocket has been a crucial part of my strategy for digital sanity for so long, using it is a reflex.
I’d say something about looking for a Pocket alternative, but I still remember the heartbreak of Google Reader’s loss, and how that void didn’t fill.
Pocket has been a crucial part of my strategy for digital sanity for so long, using it is a reflex.
I’d say something about looking for a Pocket alternative, but I still remember the heartbreak of Google Reader’s loss, and how that void didn’t fill.
Pocket is Saying Goodbye: What You Need to Know | Pocket Help
More information about the end of support for Pocket.
support.mozilla.org
May 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Exactly how I feel!
Just ran into the phrase 'curriculum renovation' and I need to just breathe quietly for a minute.
May 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Just ran into the phrase 'curriculum renovation' and I need to just breathe quietly for a minute.
I need this vibe on a sticker.
learnt this morning that one of my enemies is thriving and worry it's already thrown my entire day out of whack
May 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I need this vibe on a sticker.
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Star Trek! Assessment! How well does the Kobayashi Maru hold up as an assessment strategy www.pedagodzilla.com/why-is-the-k... with Mike Collins, Ric Crossman and Mark Williams #StarTrek #Assessment
Why is the Kobayashi Maru a no-win for Starfleet assessment?
In this episode Mike C and Mark C are joined by Associate Professor at Durham, Dr Richard Crossman (author of the Infinite Diversity, Finite Combinations blog) and Senior Learning Designer at The O…
www.pedagodzilla.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Star Trek! Assessment! How well does the Kobayashi Maru hold up as an assessment strategy www.pedagodzilla.com/why-is-the-k... with Mike Collins, Ric Crossman and Mark Williams #StarTrek #Assessment
Describe yourself with a building.
April 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Describe yourself with a building.
This article reminded me of cinema-related traditions that have long gone by the wayside, like checking the listings for multiple cinemas in the newspaper to work out where to go.
open.substack.com/pub/thatfina...
open.substack.com/pub/thatfina...
the death of cinema & how to bring it back to life (part 1)
I paid £20 to watch someone scroll through pasta recipes during a r*pe scene, and that's not even the worst part of going to theaters in 2025.
open.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This article reminded me of cinema-related traditions that have long gone by the wayside, like checking the listings for multiple cinemas in the newspaper to work out where to go.
open.substack.com/pub/thatfina...
open.substack.com/pub/thatfina...
Finding a lot of value in exploring the hidden curriculum as I getting deeper into my EdD. It's helpful to try to quantify those transferable and ephemeral skills and experiences. #AcademicSky #PGRSky
drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/t...
drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/t...
The role of Shut Up and Write in a developing research culture
Kelly Louise Preece is the Head of Educator Development and Jo Sutherst is a PGR in the department of Art History and Visual Culture, both at the University of Exeter. Kelly and Jo have collaborate…
drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Finding a lot of value in exploring the hidden curriculum as I getting deeper into my EdD. It's helpful to try to quantify those transferable and ephemeral skills and experiences. #AcademicSky #PGRSky
drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/t...
drhiddencurriculum.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/t...
Clippy as pedagogical agent.
'The animated paperclip was always watching, always threatening to appear, always interrupting.'
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/who-cares-to...
'The animated paperclip was always watching, always threatening to appear, always interrupting.'
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/who-cares-to...
Who Cares to Chat?
In 2016 Microsoft made headlines when it debuted Tay, a chatbot modeled to speak like a teenage girl, which rather dramatically turned into a "Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours," as The Telegrap...
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Clippy as pedagogical agent.
'The animated paperclip was always watching, always threatening to appear, always interrupting.'
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/who-cares-to...
'The animated paperclip was always watching, always threatening to appear, always interrupting.'
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/who-cares-to...
Before there was Reddit there was the inimitable Television Without Pity.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘I just want to hang out with other nerds’: how TV’s water-cooler moments found a new home online
From hyper-intelligent analysis to heated arguments, the 21st-century home of buzzy chatter about big television shows is Reddit. We go behind the scenes to hear about millions of Severance and White ...
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Before there was Reddit there was the inimitable Television Without Pity.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
South Africans know that what Elon Musk is doing in the US is 'state capture'. They know because they've lived through it:
theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...
theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...
Is Elon Musk taking over the US government? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works – and why we should be concerned
Elon Musk has been accused of attempting a coup or hostile takeover of the US government. His actions could better be described as a form of ‘state capture’. Here’s what that means.
theconversation.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
South Africans know that what Elon Musk is doing in the US is 'state capture'. They know because they've lived through it:
theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...
theconversation.com/is-elon-musk...
We're not seeing nearly enough about how our own security and information is compromised by the coup in the US.
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
We're not seeing nearly enough about how our own security and information is compromised by the coup in the US.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore the hidden curriculum with Dr. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr. Richard Harris @richharrisleeds.bsky.social and Dr. Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: wp.me/p4QBCl-1O7
February 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for #LTHEchat which will explore the hidden curriculum with Dr. Pam Birtill @diervilla.bsky.social, Dr. Richard Harris @richharrisleeds.bsky.social and Dr. Madeleine Pownall @maddipow.bsky.social on Wednesday 8-9pm GMT. Read the blog post at: wp.me/p4QBCl-1O7
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Call out! All UK HE educators plz share with your networks.
This is a conference for women & non-binary students of computing & related subjects.
Students from L3-7 are invited to enter a poster contest at the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium. They just need to submit a 250 word abstract. See link 👇
This is a conference for women & non-binary students of computing & related subjects.
Students from L3-7 are invited to enter a poster contest at the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium. They just need to submit a 250 word abstract. See link 👇
The 2025 BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium will be on April 16th at the University of Glasgow! And our call for poster abstracts is open until Monday 3rd February. Find out more at bcswomenlovelace.bcs.org
January 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Call out! All UK HE educators plz share with your networks.
This is a conference for women & non-binary students of computing & related subjects.
Students from L3-7 are invited to enter a poster contest at the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium. They just need to submit a 250 word abstract. See link 👇
This is a conference for women & non-binary students of computing & related subjects.
Students from L3-7 are invited to enter a poster contest at the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium. They just need to submit a 250 word abstract. See link 👇
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now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums
January 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
now that DeepSeek has completed AI, we hope that Silicon Valley will turn its attention to the next best thing: investing in rural history museums
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Join us for this week's #LTHEchat which will explore inclusive and equitable assessment with @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social on Wednesday 29th January 8-9pm GMT. Read the blogpost at: lthechat.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Join us for this week's #LTHEchat which will explore inclusive and equitable assessment with @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social on Wednesday 29th January 8-9pm GMT. Read the blogpost at: lthechat.com
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
January 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Ok, quick thread on why DeepSeek is blowing up assumptions about LLMs and maybe the whole (U.S.) AI industry. DeepSeek is an AI lab funded by a Chinese hedge fund, their AI code is open source, meaning freely available to use, which most big U.S. models (aside from Meta’s) are not. That’s the start…
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The @universityofleeds.bsky.social is the first Russell Group Uni to quit X! 🎉 🎉
Read more👇
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#Yorkshire #Leeds #Academia #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LawSky
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Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X - Research Professional News
Leeds says Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values”
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January 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The @universityofleeds.bsky.social is the first Russell Group Uni to quit X! 🎉 🎉
Read more👇
tinyurl.com/2h3tyjfx
@lsjleeds.bsky.social
#Yorkshire #Leeds #Academia #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LawSky
Read more👇
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@lsjleeds.bsky.social
#Yorkshire #Leeds #Academia #AcademicSky #HigherEd #LawSky
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Learning Space" introduces the basics of critical pedagogy through the familiar lens of popular science fiction.
Why’d I write this? Because I believe that stories help bring abstractions to life. If you’re a teacher or a teacher educator, check it out.
#AcademicSky
www.amazon.com/Learning-Spa...
Why’d I write this? Because I believe that stories help bring abstractions to life. If you’re a teacher or a teacher educator, check it out.
#AcademicSky
www.amazon.com/Learning-Spa...
Learning Space: Exploring Critical Pedagogy through Science Fiction
Learning Space: Exploring Critical Pedagogy through Science Fiction [Delamarter, Jeremy] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Learning Space: Exploring Critical Pedagogy through Science Fiction
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January 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Learning Space" introduces the basics of critical pedagogy through the familiar lens of popular science fiction.
Why’d I write this? Because I believe that stories help bring abstractions to life. If you’re a teacher or a teacher educator, check it out.
#AcademicSky
www.amazon.com/Learning-Spa...
Why’d I write this? Because I believe that stories help bring abstractions to life. If you’re a teacher or a teacher educator, check it out.
#AcademicSky
www.amazon.com/Learning-Spa...
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i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?
January 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
i don't want to hear your most boomer complaint. what's your most millennial complaint?