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Dr Yurgos Politis 🏊‍♂️🏉⚽🎾🏎️🚄🛫
@yurgos.bsky.social
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Pedagogy, faculty development, EDI, Physics
* Assistant Prof of Education, Abu Dhabi Uni
* FHEA * Marie Curie alumnus
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yurgos-Politis
https://yurgospolitis.wixsite.com/teachingportfolio
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The celebratory coffee!!
November 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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It took just 18 years to reach 500 citations.
Having a coffee🍵 to celebrate 🤭 Hoping to achieve the next 500 before i retire 😂
November 16, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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If you go into the feeds, you can find relevant groups such as
below
November 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Two proposals submitted to the @esai-irl.bsky.social 50th anniversary conference @uniofgalway.bsky.social
#academicsky #edusky #educationalresearch
Educational Studies Association of Ireland, 50th anniversary conference, 28-30 May 2026, University of Galway
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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An evening swim under a full moon!
A swiming pool with a wooden deck and loungers at night under a full moon
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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A really weird game. An early red card'; technological issues; too many mistakes. Let's hope the 2nd half is better.
November 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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The book Digital Resilience of ePortfolios During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future,
is now open access
drive.google.com/file/d/1COt8...

Our work on ePortfolios for PhD students professional development in teaching and learning is in chapter 18 #edusky #academicsky #phdchat
The book cover of Digital Resilience of ePortfolios During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for the Future, which has a green background and shows a shoot from the soil in the ground
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Last night our @weraedresearch.bsky.social International Research network had its kick off meeting
The team consists of in no particular order of
Bettina Schwenger
Sanne Rovers
Mari Van Wyk
@drntasler.bsky.social
Terence Govender
& Irene Lubbe
#academicsky @edusky.bsky.social

lnkd.in/dpVs_ZDR
October 28, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A well earned brunch at the end of a busy week
A plater with club sandwiches, a basket with fries, some onion rings and a cup of americano.
October 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Spending the day on the lovely campus of @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social at the Research Forum
#academicsky #educationalresearch #edusky
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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A drink with a view from the 36th floor!
October 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Male bias in science and ways to counter it: gender imbalance of images in a science textbook in Irish secondary education

Open Access:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

#edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch #iteachphysics #womeninSTEM
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Male bias in science and ways to counter it: gender imbalance of images in a science textbook in Irish secondary education

Open Access:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...

#edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch #iteachphysics
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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We present a Certificate to be delivered to phd students with no formal pedagogical skills, and describes the Teaching Observation process devised for them, in order to equip them with those skills for an academic career.
#educationalresearch #academicsky #edusky
journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/je...
The Teaching Observation process for phd students
October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Teaching Observation for phd students through a Cert of Teaching in HigherEd & Thematic analysis of reflections on the process categorized under Process, Product and Praxis #educationalresearch #academicsky #edusky Full paper:https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/jexed/article/view/3726/2447
The Teaching Observation process for phd students through a Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education & Thematic analysis of our reflections on the teaching observations, categorized under Process, Product and Praxis The Thematic analysis of our reflections on the teaching observations, categorized under Process, Product and Praxis
October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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This is my Abu Dhabi University official mugshot. Don't i have the mona lisa smile? #edusky #academicsky
My profile photo - light blue long sleeve shirt, with a dark blue tie with light blue/green stripes. I'm wearing glasses and have a light smile
September 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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"Teach, Reflect, Grow: Empowering Aspiring Educators through Structured Observations"
Open Access article can be found here:
lnkd.in/dYzpEk-f
Structured teaching observation within a course for a Cert of Teaching in HE specifically aimed at PhDs #academicsky #edusky #educationalresearch
JEXED - the logo of the Journal of Exo-Technology and Education
September 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Vienna was a lovely place to live for 4 years, but now im off to the UAE and starting a new post next week as Assistant Prof at Abu Dhabi Uni. I made the most of the last few days in austria.
August 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Cold drink with a view!!
The acropolis of athens in the background and a glass of orange juice in the foreground An ancient arch in athens city centre, with Lycavitos appearing in the distance The columns of Olympios Dias (Zeus)
July 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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As an Athinean, id never viewed the acropolis from this angle.
The acropolis of Athens
July 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Accepted Proposal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👩‍🎓👨‍🎓
An International Research Network will collaborate on the topic:
Bridging the Teaching Gap: Mapping and Enhancing Professional Development for Faculty and Early Career Researchers (TEACH-MAP)

@weraedresearch.bsky.social #edusky #academicsky #educationalresearch
World Education Research Association International Research Networks (IRNs) Call for WERA-IRN proposals
June 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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One of my most artistic photos. The namib desert was just beautiful #lovetotravel . It was 7 years ago almost to the day! I may be seeing more desert landscapes soon
Photo of the Namib Desert: background a pointy, barren small mountain/hill with clear blue sky and foreground tree and bushes with no leaves and golden sand
June 26, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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Home again. 4th time in 9 weeks. I was too optimistic and brought sunglasses this time 😁 #Dublin #ireland
A photo of administrative buildings at dublin airport
June 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Here is how APA suggests use of #GenAI is referenced. My question to #AcademicSky and #EduSky is should GenAI be referenced or acknowledged? If referenced, isn't that suggesting that it is an author?
www.monash.edu/student-acad...
How to reference Generative AI in APA: Example: OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT (Jan 9 version) [Large language model] http://chat.openai.com/chat
June 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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The catering and hospitality was great! We had fun at Irene's Game based Learning workshop, and were approached by many about team-teaching in #academicsky, which was the topic of our presentation
Irene Lubbe and I are standing in front of a screen with the title of our presentation in the background: Co (Team)- Teaching, an undulating journey A photo of the fantastic participants of the Game-based learning workshop with Irene Lubbe, the main facilitator Me standing in front of a screen displaying Irene's bitmoji saying the words GAME ON, with regards to a workshop activity Irene Lubbe and I having a well earned glass of white wine at the conference's reception
June 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM