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Mary-Lou O'Brien
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👩‍💻Digital transformation leader, educator, change maker, innovator, self-confessed geek, intrapreneur, global explorer, trend watcher, Aussie etail pioneer, Women in IT & Girls in STEM advocate & forever a student.
Was Melbourne, now Sydney, Australia.🇦🇺🦘
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Mary-Lou O'Brien @mlobrien.com · Nov 11
I'm back for another attempt at BlueSky. It looks different, it feels different and I have a sense of the early Twitter days. It already seems far better than Threads as my people: the educators & librarians are here!!! #aussieed #edutech #edtech #edusky
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Introducing a potential new Edtech product-inspired by historical innovation!

In 1925, the Isolator helmet emerged as a tool to enhance work productivity by eliminating distractions.

The Isolator - a blend of heritage & modern productivity solutions.
😜
#Edtech #edusky
March 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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At #ICSEI2025 discussions abound on the impact of AI on education. Artist Refik Anadol describes AI as a mirror reflecting humanity's essence.
www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...

#AI #digitalart #refikanadol #refikstudio #digitaltechnologies #technology #educationreform
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Our young people deserve more than a system of broken dreams.

Standardised tests don’t prepare them for today’s world. Let’s reimagine education and build schools that shape whole beings, not just test scores: www.linkedin.com/posts/activi... #EduSkyAU
February 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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You're invited to join Redlands Voice Notes!

Featuring Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner, on gender equity & digital safety.

Launching on #InternationalWomensDay. Secure your spot: events.humanitix.com/voice-notes-...

#IWD2025 #IWD25 #MarchForward #IWD #VoiceNotes #IWDevents #EduSkyAU
IWD March Forward Breakfast
#IWD24 Breakfast Panel @ Redlands
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February 6, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Looking for all the latest research on AI in Education in one easy accessible spot?
#EduSky #EduSkyAU #AI #AIEdu #education #AIresearch

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Mary-Lou O'Brien on LinkedIn: #ai #aied #airesearch #stanford #stanfordscale #education
"Up until very recently, there was no one place to go to find the answers. Sure, smart people on the internet share one research paper here or another there…
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February 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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In a world where students are increasingly cautious about hefty uni. fees & without the traditional benefits, #HEd in both the U.S. and Australia must adapt....
#EduSky #EduSkyAU #careers #futureofwork #ai
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Mary-Lou O'Brien on LinkedIn: 6 predictions for education and workforce in 2025 - Christensen Institute
In a world where students are increasingly cautious about hefty university fees without the traditional benefits, HigherEd in both the U.S. and Australia must…
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February 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk
#AI #aiagents #emergingtech
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‘AI agents’ promise to arrange your finances, do your taxes, book your holidays – and put us all at risk
AI systems that can autonomously make decisions on our behalf will be a huge time saver – but we must deploy them with care.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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And Peter Grays follow up letter responding to all the comments he received...https://open.substack.com/pub/petergray/p/63-more-on-moral-panics-and-thoughts?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2cp2ag
January 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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A brief history of Moral Panic concerning kids and their chosen media by Boston College Professor Peter Gray (research professor of psychology and neuroscience)

#moralpanic #parenting #education #socialmedia
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#62. A Brief History of Moral Panics Concerning Kids and Their Chosen Media
The current call to bar kids from online social media is the most recent in a long series of panics about kids and media
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January 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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New piece out! "How Platforms Should Build AI Chatbots to Prioritize Youth Safety" - In the light of the Character.AI lawsuits, I discuss seven practical implementations for companies building AI-driven social chatbots for youth. What am I missing? Let's discuss! cyberbullying.org/ai-chatbots-...
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January 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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CONNECTING AUSTRALIAN 🇦🇺 EDUCATORS!

We can’t wait to share with you the inaugural host of first #EduSkyAU chat on @bsky.app.

Follow the team @eduskyauteam.bsky.social for the latest news.

Let’s Go!!
January 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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The AI Pioneer Ensuring No Child Is Left Behind #ai #education #edusky #eduskyau

www.forbes.com/sites/danfit...
The AI Pioneer Ensuring No Child Is Left Behind
Meet Priya Lakhani the entrepreneur with a mission to leave no child behind because they don’t have the knowledge or skills to help them earn a living
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January 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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COMING SOON!

The brainchild of Australian 🇦🇺 teacher @brookssensei.bsky.social with a team of fellow Aussie educators, #EduSkyAU Chat drops in late January 2025.

Join the conversation 😃.
January 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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The 2025 WEF Future of Jobs Report was released this week and it highlights significant shifts in the global labour market, with key implications for the education sector...
#education #careers #futureofwork #edreform #EduSky #school #futureofjobs

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Mary-Lou O'Brien on LinkedIn: The Future of Jobs Report 2025
The Future of Jobs Report 2025
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January 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"If your child is born this year, they are likely going to live through +1.5°C of warming by the time they are 25. A fact that is likely going to cause a 40% to 50% drop in the global food supply and a reduction of 2.5 to 4 billion in the global population by 2050, at a minimum." #wow
The Crisis Report - 99
We are now “officially” in uncharted territory.
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January 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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What percentage of students are you willing to falsely accuse of cheating with AI?

There is a trade-off between false accusations and detection rates for AI. At a 10% false positive rate, detectors find 80% or less of AI content. At a 1% rate most find 60% or less.

Don’t trust AI detectors!
January 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Finland aims to achieve the best financial literacy in the world by 2030, and projects such as Yrityskylä are a big part of the push...She added that 'learning by doing' or through gamification was vital in addition to more theoretical lessons."

See: all the photos of kids *doing things*.
January 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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"To all the teachers out there, if you ever get a warm fuzzy feeling out of the blue...that’s the inner child of a former student letting you know that, thanks to you, they turned out OK"
#educators #education
#teachers #EduSky
#teaching #school
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My teacher and I kept this secret for decades: she saved my life
When I slipped during a bushwalk on a school camp, it was a teacher who was there to catch me. I’ve come to realise that our best teachers do that – they watch over us.
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December 14, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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The #DorBrothers have done it again, this time with #SlackingBad

#AI #AImovie #USpolitics

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Slacking Bad
YouTube video by The Dor Brothers
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December 14, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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Version 2 of the AI Assessment Scale is now available as a new preprint! We explain all of the choices behind our updates, as well as detailing the theoretical grounding for the AIAS #artificialintelligence #aieducation #aiedu
arxiv.org/pdf/2412.09029
Front page of the AI Assessment Scale preprint featuring the article title and a full colour version of the scale
December 13, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."

- Isaac Asimov
December 9, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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HundrED’s 2025 Global Collection highlights key education trends: sustainability & wellbeing, creative thinking, collaborative learning, and digital tools.

These innovations inspire a shift toward inclusive, learner-centered approaches: hundred.org/en/reports/h... #Innovation #EduSky
December 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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I've just read a thought-provoking article about meritocracy & its impact on #education. It highlights the innovative work being done in #Australia.

It's refreshing to see education evolving to embrace a more holistic view of student capabilities.

#EducationInnovation
inside.org.au/the-fall-of-...
The fall of the meritocracy? • Dean Ashenden
A taken-for-granted is being questioned at last, with implications in education and elsewhere
inside.org.au
December 10, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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Competition heating up at Redlands for the new best dressed office for Christmas. So many talented and creative people...
December 5, 2024 at 4:28 AM
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Well, this could hardly be more timely (and is very carefully written):

Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being
by Jeffrey A Hall

doi.org/10.2196/59585
Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being Ten Myths About the Effect of Social Media Use on Well-Being Authors of this article:Jeffrey A Hall1 Author Orcid Image Article Authors Cited by Tweetations (1) Metrics Abstract References Abbreviations Copyright Abstract This viewpoint reviews the empirical evidence regarding the association between social media use and well-being, including life satisfaction and affective well-being, and the association between social media use and ill-being, including loneliness, anxiety, and depressive symptomology. To frame this discussion, this viewpoint will present 10 widely believed myths about social media, each drawn from popular discourse on the topic. In rebuttal, this viewpoint will offer a warranted claim supported by the research. The goal is to bring popular beliefs into dialogue with state-of-the-art quantitative social scientific evidence. It is the intention of this viewpoint to provide a more accurate and nuanced claim to
December 2, 2024 at 9:24 AM