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impactology

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Independent interface design researcher. Writing a book on designing novel interactive visual abstractions (novel ui concepts) for new ways of learning, teaching, explaining, discovering, inventing things online

Same handle name at bluesky

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impactology, to random
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Oh this is like miro and notion (a less bloated one) in one

"Scrintal is an easy-to-use digital canvas to convert your creative ideas into structured knowledge"

Direct manipulation arrow interaction for linking notes instead of markdown for backlinking
https://scrintal.com

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smallcircles,
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@impactology one does not exclude the other. I consider "Sustainable FOSS" to be where devs can earn a decent living as well, if they desire to. Yes, the code can be "libre and gratis", but also paid in some form or other.

smallcircles,
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@impactology

Very often you see that these federations of cooperatives / commmunities / other organizations when they intend to form collaborations, they create this partnership network. But in practice it mostly ends up that each of them shows a "logo wall" of whom they partner with, yet this only goes skin deep and often isn't even mutually indicated.

impactology, (edited ) to random
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Manifesto on the Teaching of Mathematics – Intellectual Mathematics by Viktor Blåsjö @viktorblasjo
https://intellectualmathematics.com/manifesto/

Intellectual Mathematics is written for the intellectual fulfilment of the reader.

Gosh this was the most relatable rant of math education, specifically math textbooks I've come across

He maintains a blog, has a podcast and also has written free textbook on calculus (that follows his unique pedagogy) and history of math

https://intellectualmathematics.com

impactology,
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"Traditional curriculum designers butcher mathematics the way colonialists used to divide conquered continents: with crude and clinical cuts that are profoundly insensitive to any and all organic connections between the constituent parts"

"Such an approach makes sense for those who take their own authority for granted. Intellectual Mathematics does not use such totalitarian techniques. Borders are not drawn where they do not belong and organic connections are respected"

In traditional mathematics, when facing a new concept, the goal is to reach the requisite results without making any technical errors. Crossing the t's and dotting the i’s are the alpha and omega of traditional mathematics. Traditional mathematics is anti-human. It fetishises robotic manipulation of symbols and involves no emotions except a crippling fear of genuine and free human thought. In traditional mathematics, the character and bulk of any given proof usually has next to nothing to do with why that particular theorem is true and every- thing to do with incidental technicalities. Students soon get the hint that mathematics is not about actually thinking and trying to figure stuff out; rather it is clearly a formal game completely divorced from common sense. Indeed, formal proofs are sometimes accompanied by an informal heuristic argument, only to be followed immediately by the admonition that “of course this is not a proof!” Much more than giving the student some shred of intu- itive insight, such passages convey more than anything that honest thinking is futile and impermissible in mathematics because a proof only counts if it is packed with technical jargon that has nothing whatsoever to do with the specific matter at hand.

impactology,
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"Conversely, topics that do lend themselves to endless drill problems will often be taught for this reason alone, despite being utterly pointless & contrived"

"In Intellectual Mathematics, presenting topics in an inherently interesting and meaningful way is the first and foremost consideration"

"The purpose of the problems at the end of the section is not to force students through a repetitive obstacle course, but to convince the students of the value and importance of what they are studying"

impactology,
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"In traditional mathematics, things are taught because they are replicable and testable. The teacher is so dependent on the drillmaster paradigm that only topics that fit it can be taught"

"If a topic doesn’t allow for fifty-eight near-identical drill problems at the end of the section, then that topic is unteachable in traditional mathematics. It will not be taught no matter how important or crucial for understanding the true purpose of the entire subject"

impactology,
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"This is the opposite of traditional mathematics teaching, which treats students like circus animals who need to be taught to jump through hoops by means of mindless drill training"

"The traditional approach fosters robotic, unthinking students. It selects for obedience and punishes independent and critical thought. Intellectual Mathematics does the opposite"

"Traditional mathematics is written for robots and nitpickers. It is obsessed with being technically correct at the expense of all else"

impactology, to random
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So interesting, segmenting video via mindmaps instead of timestamps
https://akomaps.com/

"Ako Maps is a suite of learning tools that links visual diagrams to video lessons.. Ako Maps can be 'linked' to lessons. Browse the map, then click a topic to navigate directly to that topic in the video"

stephenpa,
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@impactology nice! In a similar vein, check out https://flowchart.bettercatastrophe.com/

smallcircles,
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@impactology @stephenpa @uclab_potsdam

Agreed!

I just created a post at movement on what I called temporarily "Storytelling UI":

https://discuss.coding.social/t/radifedi-storybook-of-radically-innovative-federated-ux/323/4

For designs that have:

The is process-oriented, focuses on the interactions between people.

It is a dream, I know, but a nice one to dream about 😅

smallcircles,
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@impactology @stephenpa

..who are on the fedi at @uclab_potsdam

I agree that this is a great visualisation, and wonderful work in general done at Urban Complexity Lab.

The flowchart app is made with Vue + Js and available at: https://github.com/uclab-potsdam/interactive-flowchart

smallcircles,
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@impactology @stephenpa @uclab_potsdam

Oh, this is very interesting. I will put this on the pile of stuff to give further thought, thank you!

Btw, you may be interested in #MalleableSystems collective at https://malleable.systems

Who have a forum at https://forum.malleable.systems and a matrix chatroom.

People there, like @khinsen are using #GlamorousToolkit which is also a nice idea to make highly interactive #UX. Though I find the #UI a bit overwhelming (can be better?)

https://gtoolkit.com

impactology, to random
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Physics Concept Extractor

https://curriculumredesign.org/physicsconceptextractor/

"Is there an automated or semi-automated way to extract the Core Concepts of a given Discipline? Using Physics as an example, here we present the results of our preliminary investigations"

Motivation for the project

https://curriculumredesign.org/wp-content/uploads/Physics-Concept-Extractor--Methodology_and_Results--CCR_2019.pdf

"Evidence suggests that students forget forget academic content at a rate of 50% every two years, meaning most of what they've learned in K-12 is completely forgotten by the time they graduate"

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guncelawits,
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@impactology The domain of knowledge I know best is music, and I tend not to forget it because I put it to practical use every day. I would want all knowledge to be that practically-useful, collaboration-focused and joyful.

impactology, to random
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Design Patterns for Creative Learning Environments

https://fieldingintl.com/design-patterns/

Architectural sketches for school design!

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stephenpa,
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@impactology yes, and…

https://montessori-architecture.org/patterns/

DrALJONES, to random
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Analysis

Original definition of genocide

"Israel’s actions likely met Lemkin’s original definition long before the war on Gaza. Starting in 1947, roughly 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled by Israel & barred from returning."

Lemkin wrote about how his original definition of genocide had been undermined in its codification:

"They want non­enforceable laws with many loopholes in them, so that they can manage life like currency in a bank.”

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/israel-palestine-gaza-genocide-war-crimes-icj-south-africa-raphael-lemkin/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-06-04-2024

#Genocide #Gaza ..

dmayhood, to politics
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The new president of Mexico is an accomplished climate scientist. Here are a few of her papers.

https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Claudia+Sheinbaum&btnG=

impactology, (edited ) to random
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What happens when toxicity in workplaces, educational institutions is the norm, or rather the cultural default and not exception

What happens if you live in a place where no matter where you apply you are bound to get bullies, scummy people

(indian job market and workplace culture feels like that)

Ever feel like so much of our lives is just spent around mitigating assholes around us?

Whoever has managed to find a workplace with kind people has hit jackpot in life

Theorem_Poem,
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@impactology Yeah, because bullying is normalized. Parents and teachers bully and berate children - it's supposed to "toughen them up" for the "real world". The "real world" looks like that because if you've been controlled and abused your whole life, you'll misuse power the instant you are given one scrap of it. The cycle continues.

impactology, to random
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What would it take to build a world with systems for coordinating resources where politicians, political parties, bureaucrats are simply not needed.

https://mastodon.social/@impactology/112546281361055161

JohnMacgregor,

@impactology I just wrote a book about that.

missmythreyi, to random
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we are lady parts is so back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

peter, to science
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BIOLOGY. The geometry and make-up of surface layers on (prokaryotic) cells. Interesting to think of the natural geometric patterning of proteins as layered system boundaries that are necessary for life.

sushubh, to random
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Why farmers in Punjab and Haryana disallowed the BJP and others from campaigning | The Caravan

https://caravanmagazine.in/politics/why-farmers-in-punjab-and-haryana-disallowed-the-bjp-and-others-from-campaigning

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"Over Memorial Day weekend the IDF dropped 60 2000-pound bombs on a displaced persons camp in Rafah, burning tents and the refugees sheltering inside.

This does not make anyone safer – neither Palestinians nor Jews. I know what it means to fear the rising surge of antisemitism. I am terrified– I feel it every day. [but] making Jews the face of an unrelenting, genocidal campaign only puts us at risk even more."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/28/biden-israel-gaza-policy

Patricia, to random
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Israel is just becoming unhinged.

“Knesset to hold preliminary vote designating UNRWA a terror organization”

That is the UN organization “United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)”.

I’m struggling to comprehend this. How does Israel imagine the aftermath of this conflict? Its relationships with other countries, with any country?

These are rhetorical questions, I’m not sure I want to know tbh.

impactology, to random
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The fact that millions of people apply for an exam to gain access to education and only few hundred or thousand get the access will never cease to horrify me

I don't understand how in 21st century, post-internet people can still defend the notion of gatekeeping access to education via entrance exams

The way gatekeeping for access to education has been normalized and desensitised folks in accepting it as a way of life since centuries is astonishing

CIT,
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@impactology learning how compassion, love and patience feel like from early childhood on, instead of competition

impactology, to random
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As a culture we need to get over with association of prestige for "cracking exams"

Exam toughness and periodic test-taking is not a marker of creative, inventive skillset needed to build original technology.

We need to get over this obsession of marks, ranks, exam toughness, percentages as symbolic to inventiveness in a profession/domain/research.

An exam based pedagogy don't teach you to invent and discover. Just recreate.

https://mastodon.social/@impactology/112434325863622305

rzeta0,
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@impactology

I sometimes listen to NN Taleb who is fervently against large institutions because they squish good culture. He suggests people who make progress do so despite their employer (academia, govt, corporate).

He gives many examples of historical inventors and discoverers who were lucky enough to have the time and resources to play and tinker.

For me this ties into the idea of UBI to free people up to follow their own instincts and not spend 100% of their time surviving.

CIT,
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@impactology Richard Sennett speaks in his book craftsmenship about permeable borders, through which exchange of foreign parts take place and so enables innovation

Thoth_metadata, to random
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We have a new website - and our colleague Hannah has made a video 📼 about it 😀

Together with our developer Javi, Hannah provides an overview of the website's many features, including our beautiful, advanced collective catalogue 😍 📚 Did we already say that we love ?

Next to a walkthrough of the website, there's also a more in-depth overview of what Thoth's backend can do for publishers to help them with creating and managing their metadata ... come over and have a look!

https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/launch-of-new-thoth-open-metadata-website/release/1

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