Susanna K.

Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.

"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."

"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
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A Model of Technology Incidental Learning Effects - Educational Psychology Review Increases in technology use, among youth and adults, are concerning given the volume of information produced and disseminated in the modern world. Conceptual models have been developed to understand how people manage the large volume of information encountered during intentional learning activities with technology. What, if anything, do people learn when they happen upon news and other information while using technology for purposes other than learning? Questions like this highlight the need to understand incidental learning, i.e., learning that occurs when people, who are pursuing a goal other than learning such as entertainment, encounter information that leads to a change in thinking or behavior. In this article, we integrate theory and research from multiple scholarly literatures into the Technology Incidental Learning Effects (TILE) model, which provides a framework for future research on how incidental learning occurs and what factors affect this process. Current research on incidental learning can be informed by educational psychology scholarship on dual-processing, motivation, interest, source evaluation, and knowledge reconstruction. The TILE model points to many promising future directions for research with direct implications for modern society, including the need to better understand how and why people move from merely noticing to engaging with incidentally exposed information as well as how to help people successfully manage the large amounts of information they encounter when using technology for purposes other than learning.

Incidental learning happens when tech, like social media, exposes us to info we weren’t seeking. Our interests, friends, and algorithms shape what we see—and what we learn can change our future feeds, behaviors, and beliefs. Understanding this cycle matters. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky

What your students are thinking about artificial intelligence GenAI has been quickly adopted by students, but the consequences of using it as a shortcut could be grave. A study into how students think about and use GenAI offers insights into how teaching might…

#GenAI is reshaping how students work. But when it’s used as a shortcut, the consequences can be serious. Research into student use offers lessons for teaching. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-... #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

This is a great piece! Thank you for the wider view approach, rather than the narrower sort! #genAI #LLMs #assessment #highered

Who is it for? The conference is aimed at those working in all contexts where higher education is delivered who have an interest in the practice and research of assessment. It will be of interest to lecturers, ed…

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For those not familiar with AHE conference it is a must go to event for next year #LTHEchat ahenetwork.org/about-2/who-...

*Am I allowed?*

- is a phrase we hear a lot from researchers.

We often assume we need permission.

Permission to be interesting, to be different, to be ourselves.

But know this: only you can give yourself permission, many of the things that feel like 'rules' aren't.

#Academia #PHDChat

Embracing Zen and Integrity in the Age of AI

The new academic year is about to start. As a #highered lecturer involved in pedagogical development, I find myself looking for some peace of mind. How about you? Check out my recent blog, Embracing #Zen and #Integrity in the Age of #AI.

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The future of academic networking? A study in Nature highlights how Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than on X. #AcademicChatter #Research #Science #Nature #SciComm #ScienceTwitter #Bluesky #ResearchLife

Opinion | What A.I. Really Means for Learning

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They asked me about spark notes. I proceed to go off on learning theory and cognition.

I woke up a year ago 100% certain that I had to make a documentary about the Winston Salem chapter of the Black Panther Party. So I did.

We aim to release it early next year. This weekend I’m at Blackstar, looking for inspiration. If you’re in town, DM to meetup.

This! Context! This is what matters! Understanding the context! Thank you, @biblioracle.bsky.social !!

This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...

Edicts Celebrate and welcome your family in your space. Make the Tracks live in harmony. Make progress on two Tracks per week. Assign homework to yourself and research students. Anathemas Draft text for a research student. Forsake time with family solely for personal gain.

My system of creating semesterly goals has basically turned into a task system (which I'm calling Tracks) that I feel capable of managing, so I'm trying something a little different this fall. #Pathfinder2e #AcademicSky

A6 That different outputs are valued - its not just about REFable journal papers but what makes an impact on practice and the student experience. #LTHEchat
The SoTL staircase goes some way to demonstrate this lta.shu.ac.uk/scholarship/...

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This is sooo needed! Thank you, @leefallin.bsky.social!!

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A5 #LTHEchat anything by the Deakin CRADLE team #Boud etc and @carlessdavid.bsky.social

GO FOR IT spelled out with wooden Scrabble tiles on a white background.

Now Open! – Deakin University Postgraduate Research (DUPR) scholarship applications. This is your opportunity to undertake a PhD with CRADLE! Read more and apply now: blogs.deakin.edu.au/cradle/apply...

Interesting webinar from Deakin University #CRADLE about #recognition in: what is the role of GenAI in effective feedback? m.youtube.com/watch?v=SC9k... HT @drjot.bsky.social. Like the examples #granny

Surveys Are a Wake-Up Call for Colleges to Improve Online Ed Twin surveys of chief online learning officers highlight the gap between student expectations and institutional maturity when it comes to online education.

Online Learning: Past the Tipping Point

Twin surveys of chief online learning officers highlight the gap between student expectations and institutional maturity when it comes to online education. bit.ly/3UucKAJ

#EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

If you could change one thing about #PeerReview, what would it be?

I'll go first: make it double-blind during review, but reveal reviewer identities when the paper is published.

🧪 #SciPub #AcademicSky

Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025 The Edinburgh Open Research Conference is a collaboration between the Library Open Research Team and Edinburgh ReproducibiliTea, and offers an opportunity for researchers, students, professional servi...

Watch all four sessions from the Edinburgh Open Research Conference 2025. This year focusing on the question:

“What’s stopping us?” Asking what barriers we face, the challenges slowing progress, and searching for strategies to overcome them.

#OER #OpenResearch
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Following the conclusion of #OER25 this week, we are pleased to invite submissions for our upcoming online conference, “Speaking Truth to Power: Open Education and AI in the Age of Populism”, continuing the critical conversations sparked at the Conference. Learn more: buff.ly/nwHNPHY #altc #OER

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“You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page.”
― Jodi Picoult

#WritingSky #AcademicSky

Snoopy at typewriter: has it ever occurred to you that you might be wrong?

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Submitting this as my next review:

A screenshot of the cover of the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspecitives. The cover is red with a black band on the edge. In the picture, the word ’perspectives’ is crossed out and replaced with the term ‘conversations’.

New TiHE podcast is out! 📢

In this episode, Jialei Jiang talks about how Qi onto-epistemology, rooted in Chinese philosophical and aesthetic traditions, can decolonise critique in higher education

On Spotify:
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On Apple:
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A screenshot of the first page of the article from the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives titled: Bildung, Didaktik, and the pedagogy of higher education by Johannes Rytzler and Gunnlaugur Magnússon. The screenshot includes the abstract of the article (available via the link).

A screenshot of the cover of the journal Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspecitives. The cover is red with a black band on the edge.

New publication alert! 🚨

Bildung, Didaktik, and the pedagogy of higher education

By Johannes Rytzler and Gunnlaugur Magnússon

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#HigherEd #Bildung #Didaktik