Megan Robertson
@robertsonma.bsky.social
Learning always, family forever, storytelling regularly, all of the dogs.
Educational Development; Sport; Cultural Memory; Narrative; Kindness
Educational Development; Sport; Cultural Memory; Narrative; Kindness
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Today is Friday, Nov 14
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today is Friday, Nov 14
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
Good morning ❤️
eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back
We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.
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I've been reading more about Ohio State's initiatives and saw this on their teaching and learning website. There are a lot of ways to help students at these early stages of the writing process but I'm not sure what problem is solved by producing "reams of raw content."
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've been reading more about Ohio State's initiatives and saw this on their teaching and learning website. There are a lot of ways to help students at these early stages of the writing process but I'm not sure what problem is solved by producing "reams of raw content."
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This. Especially because I believe that writing is thinking (for me). I don’t want to lose that.
What people do not do, they often lose the ability to do. Which is sometimes fine! In my own life, I don’t have any great need to know how to do some of the math I once learned. But I don’t want to forget how to write.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
This. Especially because I believe that writing is thinking (for me). I don’t want to lose that.
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This essay is worth a read (by a college student in Ontario). macleans.ca/education/ai...
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This essay is worth a read (by a college student in Ontario). macleans.ca/education/ai...
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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Francis Pegahmagabow was one of the most effective snipers of the First World War.
Highly decorated for his service, he is remembered as one of Canada's greatest soldiers.
After the war, he became an activist for his people.
This is his story.
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Highly decorated for his service, he is remembered as one of Canada's greatest soldiers.
After the war, he became an activist for his people.
This is his story.
🧵 1/10
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Francis Pegahmagabow was one of the most effective snipers of the First World War.
Highly decorated for his service, he is remembered as one of Canada's greatest soldiers.
After the war, he became an activist for his people.
This is his story.
🧵 1/10
Highly decorated for his service, he is remembered as one of Canada's greatest soldiers.
After the war, he became an activist for his people.
This is his story.
🧵 1/10
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This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
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This is for everyone who needs it. 🖤
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
This is for everyone who needs it. 🖤
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The Cowichan Tribes debate is quickly becoming an international culture war issue, which means any attempt by someone to try and clarify facts, timelines or arguments by the people materially involved in the actual discussion will not matter in slightest.
But literally none of this is correct.
But literally none of this is correct.
October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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These artworks are extraordinary.
The Black artists featured in this exhibit have made a statement that no Executive Order from the president, attempting to “restore sanity and truth” to American history, can white wash. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/confederat...
Confederates Dangle Helplessly in the Air in New Art Exhibit
We finally have a glimpse of some of the new sculptures and reinterpreted Confederate monuments that will go on display as part of a new exhibit at the Brick museum in Los Angeles in just a couple of ...
kevinmlevin.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
These artworks are extraordinary.
This. 100%
"I have a decent fluency in LLMs, and they have utility, but the absurd degree of over-hype, the way they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
October 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This. 100%
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starting a new bit where I refer to "thinking" as "DIY AI"
October 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
starting a new bit where I refer to "thinking" as "DIY AI"
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From the linked blog, “generative AI cannot tell a user how it arrived at a decision when it grades or evaluates work” - this is key and if parents are unaware of what’s happening (which they are) they should use this to push back. Demand the explanations for evaluations.
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
From the linked blog, “generative AI cannot tell a user how it arrived at a decision when it grades or evaluates work” - this is key and if parents are unaware of what’s happening (which they are) they should use this to push back. Demand the explanations for evaluations.
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Higher Ed in 2025 is opening your mailbox to see that your institution has sent you:
1. A Center for Teaching and Learning call to integrate AI into your classroom; and
2. An Office of Academic Integrity email encouraging you to crack down on students who use AI to cheat.
1. A Center for Teaching and Learning call to integrate AI into your classroom; and
2. An Office of Academic Integrity email encouraging you to crack down on students who use AI to cheat.
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
October 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.
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Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Both the general public and academic communities have raised concerns about sycophancy, the phenomenon of artificial intelligence (AI) excessively agreeing with or flattering users. Yet, beyond isolat...
arxiv.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Preliminary results show that the current framework of "AI" makes ppl less likely to help or seek help from other humans, or to seek to soothe conflict, and that people actively prefer that framework to any others, literally serving to make them more dependent on it.
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Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?
How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?
How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.
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Beyond “We love AI”: Exploring the nuances of AI in teaching and learning. wp.me/peKPOF-eo || #EdTech #AIinEducation #HigherEd #Edusky
September 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Beyond “We love AI”: Exploring the nuances of AI in teaching and learning. wp.me/peKPOF-eo || #EdTech #AIinEducation #HigherEd #Edusky
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Sanctuary is
as vital as breathing…
I find it in places
sacred to my soul:
in the natural world,
in the company of
a trustworthy friend,
in solitary or shared silence,
in the ambience of
a good poem or music.
- Parker J. Palmer
as vital as breathing…
I find it in places
sacred to my soul:
in the natural world,
in the company of
a trustworthy friend,
in solitary or shared silence,
in the ambience of
a good poem or music.
- Parker J. Palmer
September 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Sanctuary is
as vital as breathing…
I find it in places
sacred to my soul:
in the natural world,
in the company of
a trustworthy friend,
in solitary or shared silence,
in the ambience of
a good poem or music.
- Parker J. Palmer
as vital as breathing…
I find it in places
sacred to my soul:
in the natural world,
in the company of
a trustworthy friend,
in solitary or shared silence,
in the ambience of
a good poem or music.
- Parker J. Palmer
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Ironically, it appears that AI chatbots hallucinate for the same reason that students feel compelled to use them:
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
September 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Ironically, it appears that AI chatbots hallucinate for the same reason that students feel compelled to use them:
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
They were socialized in a high-stakes testing culture that rewards guessing and maybe getting it right over admitting when there's something you just don't know.
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There’s been a common thread among the all-time greatest Habs players we’ve lost over the years:
Genuine humility & quiet dignity.
Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur & Ken Dryden. They were people who understood that they were more than just hockey players, they were important symbols.
Genuine humility & quiet dignity.
Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur & Ken Dryden. They were people who understood that they were more than just hockey players, they were important symbols.
September 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
There’s been a common thread among the all-time greatest Habs players we’ve lost over the years:
Genuine humility & quiet dignity.
Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur & Ken Dryden. They were people who understood that they were more than just hockey players, they were important symbols.
Genuine humility & quiet dignity.
Maurice Richard, Jean Béliveau, Guy Lafleur & Ken Dryden. They were people who understood that they were more than just hockey players, they were important symbols.
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A young Carey Price meeting Ken Dryden.
Two Habs legends ♥️
Two Habs legends ♥️
September 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
A young Carey Price meeting Ken Dryden.
Two Habs legends ♥️
Two Habs legends ♥️