impactology

impactology, 17 hours ago to random

Imagination in Educational Theory and Practice: A Many-sided Vision by Robert Fitzgerald, Thomas William Nielsen, Mark Fettes

https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-4438-2142-1

"This book connects a cross-section of educators, researchers and administrators in a dialogue and exploration of imaginative and creative ways of teaching, learning and conducting educational inquiry"

impactology, 1 day ago to random

I'm looking for a department program that is at the intersection of philosophy of science, philosophy of education, philosophy of mind and graphic design

Has anyone come across something like that?

#philosophyofscience

TheodoreKim, 3 days ago to random

Hey Graphics Folks, ever wonder who the “Phong” was that invented Phong shading?

Turns out his last name wasn’t Phong, that online picture of him isn't even him, and his death is connected to the U.S. military’s use of chemical weapons during the Vietnam War.

Dr. Oh, Dr. Tran, and I wrote about it here:
https://time.com/6974656/toy-story-vietnam-war/

raph, 3 days ago to Israel

Full text of the resignation letter of Lily Greenberg Call, the first Jewish Biden appointee to resign over war in Gaza:

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Dear Secretary Haaland,

I joined the Biden Administration because I believe in fighting for a better America, for a future where Americans can thrive: one with economic prosperity, a healthy planet, and equal rights for all people. I have dedicated my career to candidates who I believed would further this vision.

1/13

raph, 5 days ago to Israel

Israeli children, likely belonging to communities of settlers and religious-messianic Jews, having fun destroying aid supplies meant for Gaza.

Useful context is that one of the most common one-liners I hear from Israelis, to this day, is: "the conflict will end when they stop teaching their children to hate us".

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

Children, some holding Israeli flags, stomping on supply

BegoniaArizona, 5 days ago to random

Biden administration is sending $1 billion more in weapons, ammo to Israel, congressional aides say
https://apnews.com/article/us-israel-arms-gaza-ebe971ca8878ff430ce6458c04151585

raph, 5 days ago to privacy

Not my comfort zone to be the subject of a mini documentary like this, but here we are! Grateful to @mozilla for uplifting @horizontal's work and supporting our fight for a more open, safe, and private internet.

And always grateful to be building with a team of talented people who put care into both what we make and how we make it together 💙

#Privacy #Security #DigitalSecurity #CyberSecurity #HumanRights

https://youtu.be/9qGamM_z_fg?si=-o7GfbN871Z9AKRj

mondoweiss, 5 days ago to Palestine

Israeli university presidents condemnation of the Gaza solidarity protests in the U.S. is revealing Israeli universities' complicity in occupation, apartheid, and genocide.

https://mondoweiss.net/2024/05/how-israeli-university-presidents-are-proving-the-case-for-boycott/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza
@palestine @israel

impactology, 5 days ago to random

Is there any legal system in the world where inside courtrooms there is an official who is simply there to observe judicial conduct of judges?

Who tracks the quality of their judgements in accordance to the constitutional values and legal standards, to check abuse of authority

bhasic, 5 days ago to workersrights

#poverty #work #capitalism #workingclass

Bibliothecaris, 5 days ago to workersrights

Highlight from our digital collection:

"Maintaining a #Sustainable Work–Life Balance. An #Interdisciplinary Path to a Better Future"

🔗 https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-oa/book/9781803922348/9781803922348.xml

This book offers an exploration of #work-life balance, focusing on #parents, #academics, the self-employed, and #migrants. It examines self-care, #childcare, and informal care dynamics.

#OpenAccess

raph, 6 days ago to Israel

Israelis destroy critical aid meant for Gaza.

What is important here is that even though those doing the destruction are civilians, this is happening because the Israeli government and military are letting it happen. Israel has, of course, more than enough resources to make sure aid convoys are protected and make their way into Gaza safely. But instead, Israel seeks to collectively punish Palestinians and Gaza and use hunger as a weapon of war.

#Israel #Palestine #Gaza

People grabbing supplies from trucks and destroying them

ttpphd, 6 days ago to academicchatter

If we collectively stopped writing letters of recommendation, what would change? What new things would be created in the fresh space?

@academicchatter

realtegan, 8 days ago to random

For Americans looking at people posting in Celsius temperatures: don't try to convert, just remember this...

Zero is freezing,
Ten is not.
Twenty is warm and
Thirty is hot
(And forty is DAMNED hot)

skinnylatte, 8 days ago to random

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about the racist incident I experienced in San Francisco this time last year, which has made me feel more meh about being there, but also mostly brought up some feelings of fear and anxiety about being an immigrant

https://popagandhi.com/posts/the-one-about-scallion-pancakes/

Glastomichelle, 9 days ago to random

To say I am blown away is an understatement, What a night! Glastonbury Tor and the Aurora...incredible.

FluentInFinance, 9 days ago to random

My credit score dropped when I paid off my car.

My credit score dropped when I paid off my student loans.

The system punishes you for not owing any money.

They told me: "You should get more loans to increase your credit score."

The system is predatory and wants you to be in debt.

Credit scores are one of the biggest scams.

internetfreedom, 9 days ago to random

Recently, we wrote to multiple political parties on the growing concern over the rampant circulation of manipulated/misleading media during election time, urging them to oppose any such content that may pose a serious threat to electoral integrity & the right to vote. 1/7

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RzRQ9DQw8lSR6wogrE2om_KKip-Oz-rq

raph, 11 days ago to Israel

Student protestors are portrayed as anywhere between naive and brainwashed. Now listen to this. Nothing naive here.

#Israel #Gaza #Chicago #Palestine #StudentProtests

Interview of a student in the University of Chicago confrontation with the police. The student shares very clearly why the students are protesting and why he doesn't fear disciplinary retaliation by the university.

paninid, 11 days ago to random

Gritty is not wrong.

swiftcraft, 11 days ago to programming

🌐Join us at #SwiftCraft for "Experimenting in a Sociotechnical System" by @jessitron

🚀Explore innovative ways to conduct experiments in complex systems, beyond traditional methods.

https://youtu.be/Z06HJ7qLpHE

Don't miss out! https://swiftcraft.uk/register

#swiftlang #coding #programming #softwareengineering #software

ChrisMayLA6, 11 days ago to Energy

In some ways the green transition is already happening: it now looks like last year the world overall managed to supply around 30% of electricity through renewable energy (primarily wind & solar).

And solar continues to be the fastest growing renewable energy source, now (for the second year) being the most used source across the world.

This does offer some hope that (albeit late in the day) we are seeing a shift in energy generation!

#energy #renewables #solar

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/renewable-energy-passes-30-of-worlds-electricity-supply

paninid, 11 days ago to random

All you need to know.

#TomPeters

richard, 12 days ago to random

I have an idea for a new research project. I am strongly considering posting it all online. I wrote enough book proposals after my master's I never want to deal with publishers again. And I am a strong believer in am open and interesting internet. However, this project will require the fusion of personally old knowledge and new knowledge, and the thesis is not quite crystalized in my mind just yet, but I think it has potential. If successful it will certainly put me on the CIA watch-list, lol.

impactology, 24 days ago to random

Brazillian government came up with an open-source model for scholarly publishing in 1997 via SciELO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SciELO

"SciELO is a bibliographic database, digital library, and cooperative electronic publishing model of open access journals"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SciELO

"SciELO was created to meet the scientific communication needs of developing countries and provides an efficient way to increase visibility and access to scientific literature"