POV: you need a break from your vacation so you attend a seminar about a cool new paper at your old university. 🤓
paper: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3776643
preprint: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05162
#AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon #ProfessorLife #LatourOnTour #ComputationalComplexity #Concurrency #ComputerScience
"🎉 The Call for Proposals for OEGlobal 2026 is now OPEN!
We invite proposals across five exciting tracks:
📣 Hacking the Open Ecosystem and Praxis for the Public Good
📣 Innovating Open Content to Democratize Knowledge
📣 Catalyzing Human Connection, Creativity, and Curiosity to Thrive
📣 (Re)Inventing our Shared Global Vision Together
📣 Exploring Emergent Technologies and the Future of Openness
@Lambo Hmmm... My understanding of the term 'librariancore' is somewhat different. 😆 For example the band BlöödHag:
"BlöödHag was accredited by the King County Library System as fitting the criteria for a literacy program. BlöödHag has embarked on several tours of libraries..." 🤘
Some Music: 🎸 https://bloodhag.bandcamp.com/album/the-dewey-decibel-system-remixed-mastered
#LibraryCore #TrueLibraryCore #GLAM #CdnLib #AcademicMastodon #LibrariansToot #Libraries #DIYEthics #NerdCore #Bookstodon #BookPunks
The schedule for the 2026 PhD course "Functional Programming and Climate Impact Research" (FPClimate) is now live!
We kick off on March 23, reading and discussing papers on the application of FP, DSLs, and dependent types to climate modeling, decision problems, and policy advice.
Remote participation is available! External participants are very welcome to join the seminars and discussions (though we cannot issue formal university credits for externals).
Details & reading list: https://github.com/DSLsofMath/FPClimate
Blog post: https://patrikja.owlstown.net/posts/5275
#FunctionalProgramming #ClimateScience #Haskell #Agda #FormalMethods #AcademicMastodon
Researchers, educators, students, staff—if open scholarship has ever crossed your mind, this one is for you. 🌱
The Open Science Community Victoria (a Kula seed-funded initiative) is hosting an inter-siciplinary panel on integrating open research practices into teaching:
- Tuesday, March 10 | 3:00–4:30 PM
- UVic McPherson Library (DSC) + online
- Featuring speakers Michael Paskevicius (UVic EdTech), Steve Lindsay (UVic Psychology), and Michelle Harrison (Instructional Designer, Thompson Rivers University).
Register here: 👇
https://libcal.uvic.ca/calendar/dsc/oscv_integrateos
This event offers a welcoming, inclusive space to connect, share, and learn. Everyone is welcome.
Refreshments included!
#OpenScience #OpenScholarship #AcademicMastodon #UVic #TRU #Kula #OSCV #CdnLib #HigherEd #GLAM #yyj
⚖️ KI, OER und Recht – Praxisfälle gemeinsam lösen
Wie lassen sich KI-Tools in der Lehre nutzen, ohne rechtliche Stolperfallen? In diesem Workshop geht es um Urheberrecht bei KI-generierten Lehrmaterialien und den rechtssicheren Umgang mit #OER. Nach einem kurzen Input werden praxisnahe Fälle gemeinsam diskutiert und gelöst.
🔗 https://www.twillo.de/veranstaltung/ki-oer-und-recht-17-03-2026/
#OERde #OpenEducation #FediCampus #FediLZ #CCLde #openscience #AcademiaEdu #AcademicMastodon #hochschuldidaktik
The Chronicle of Higher Education asked 11 scholars for short takes on what's next for higher ed.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/higher-ed-is-at-a-turning-point-11-scholars-predict-whats-next
(#paywalled)
Most talked about the turmoil of political repression, slashed funding, declining enrollments, diminishing public trust, and disruptive AI.
Adam Kissel of the #HeritageFoundation had other topics on his mind. "Unlawful funding of minority-serving institutions will cease. And, disappointingly, colleges will largely be negligent or lackluster about celebrating America’s 250th birthday."
#Academia #AcademicFreedom #AcademicMastodon #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
Wie steht es um OER und offene Bildung in Bella Italia? 🇮🇹
Pünktlich zur OE Week 2026 erklärt Fabio Nascimbeni in einem Interview, wie die Organisation Open Education Italia arbeitet und warum nationale Daten für die OER World Map entscheidend sind.
#OER #OERde #OEWeek #OpenEducation #Bildung #offeneBildung #Bildungsmaterialien #FediLZ #Fedicampus #AcademicMastodon #OERinItaly #OpenEducationItalia #OERWorldMap #OERinternational #OEP
Got something urgent to say about crisis, design, or the world we’re walking through?📣
For DDCon 2026 – By Design and By Disaster, we’re looking for 7 people, initiatives or small collaborations to share stories and practices that reclaim the future while co-creating it in the present.
7 minutes. Any format.
Talk. Performance. Song. Live act.
As long as it fits within 7 minutes.
We’re interested in bold, honest, unexpected contributions that can inspire action, strategy and research now.
📩 Send your application to designdisaster@unibz.it
🗓 Apply by March 30
Format:
→ 1 A4 page (text + supporting visuals)
Include: short intro, 3–5 keywords, and a brief abstract connecting your idea to this year’s focus.
This isn’t about polished presentations.
It’s about sharing something real.
#DDCon2026 #7x7Talks #ByDesignAndByDisaster #CallForContributions #DesignResearch #AcademicMastodon
📰 Fake News erkennen – am Beispiel Klimawandel
Dieses OER des Monats sensibilisiert für Mechanismen von Desinformation in sozialen Netzwerken und zeigt anhand realer Beispiele aus Telegram und TikTok, wie sich journalistische Sorgfalt von manipulativen Falschmeldungen unterscheiden lässt.
Mit Checkliste zur Quellenprüfung.
🔗 https://www.twillo.de/edu-sharing/components/render/3d48dd59-de4d-4a8d-88dd-59de4dba8d30
#OERde #OpenEducation #FediCampus #FediLZ #CCLde #openscience #AcademiaEdu #AcademicMastodon #hochschuldidaktik #OER
Workshop deadline extended ✨
The call for workshops for By Design and By Disaster 2026 (DDCon) now closes on 7 March 2026.
If you’ve been developing an experimental, critical or practice-based workshop around design & disaster this is your extra time.
Details here:
https://designdisaster.unibz.it/call-for-workshops-by-design-and-by-disaster-2026/
Please share within your networks.
Update. For a good history of US efforts to classify support for #Palestinians and criticism of #Israel as #antisemitism, see the Nov 2025 report from the Middle East Studies Association (#MESA) and the American Association of University Professors (#AAUP), "Discriminating Against Dissent: The Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine."
https://mesana.org/pdf/Discriminating_Against_Dissent_Report.pdf
There's a good (but #paywalled) summary of the report in this week's Chronicle of Higher Education.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-civil-rights-law-was-turned-against-civil-rights
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #Universities #USLaw #USPol #USPolitics
Who should join our next Enabling Value webinar? 👥
On 19 March, we're diving into the interoperability between The Lens and ORCID. This session is designed for:
✅ #Researchers: Bulk-sync publications & patents.
✅ #Institutions: Reduce the admin burden on faculty.
✅ #Librarians: Improve institutional data quality.
🔗 See you there: https://orcid-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/4217703043770/WN_coU_D57bRFOAIUvxqv68WA
#ORCID #ORCIDEvents #AcademicMastodon #OpenScholarship #ResearchManagement
My master thesis named "Journalism and decentralised SNS: the case of Mastodon" has been accepted and published in Greek.
You can find it here:
https://pandemos.panteion.gr/items/f19630cf-a2e8-47ec-9475-a73cdc276147
#fediverse #mastodon #journalism #journalists #media #academicmastodon
An excellent op-ed by #ArneDuncan and #DavidPressman: "Universities are sending #Trump a dangerous message."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/09/colleges-universities-trump-administration-political-interference/
(#paywalled)
"By conditioning federal research grants on ideological conformity — and threatening investigations, funding freezes and intrusive oversight — the Trump administration has turned money meant to cure disease and advance knowledge into political ransom. Yet with only a handful of notable exceptions, the academy’s leadership has responded with timidity, silence or preemptive concession."
They offer five important recommendations for institutions with courage.
#Academia #AcademicMastodon #DefendResearch #TrumpVResearch #Universities #USPol #USPolitics
✉️ Stimmen aus der Community
Offene Lehrmaterialien nutzen – und selbst wieder etwas zurückgeben: Dieses Prinzip trägt #OER.
Solche Rückmeldungen zeigen, wie Offenheit, Austausch und internationale Vernetzung in der Praxis wirken. 🌍
#OERde #OpenEducation #FediCampus #FediLZ #CCLde #openscience #AcademiaEdu #AcademicMastodon #hochschuldidaktik
RE: https://social.edu.nl/@greenoffice_rug/116131946671114283
#AcademicMastodon is growing :).
It's great to see more and more colleagues, units and departments from the @universityofgroningen making the move to #Mastodon.
Want to see who's already here?
Check out the University of #Groningen #StarterPack: https://fedidevs.com/s/ODc1
🌍 Open Education Week 2026
Im Rahmen der #OEWeek sind auch wir mit einem Beitrag vertreten und bringen unsere Perspektive auf offene Hochschullehre, #OER und aktuelle Entwicklungen rund um KI in die Diskussion ein.
Gemeinsam mit weiteren Akteur*innen geht es um Praxisbeispiele, strategische Fragen und die Weiterentwicklung offener Bildungsstrukturen.
🔗 https://www.twillo.de/veranstaltung/oe-week-2026-campus-luzern/
#OERde #OpenEducation #FediCampus #FediLZ #CCLde #openscience #AcademiaEdu #AcademicMastodon #hochschuldidaktik
👓️ Virtual Reality als OER?
Das Projekt VRiver zeigt, wie fachlich fundierte VR‑Szenarien offen bereitgestellt und durch Open Educational Practices in der Lehre genutzt werden können.
Das beispielhafte hydrologische Szenario läuft per VR‑Brille oder direkt im Browser 🐟️
Mehr Einblicke & Erfahrungen im Blog:
https://www.o-e-r.de/oer-und-oep-in-immersiven-lernsettings-das-projekt-vriver-rettet-die-fische
#OER #OpenEducation #VR #VirtualReality #offeneBildung #freieBildung #Bildungsmaterialien #OERde #Bildung #FediLZ #Fedicampus #AcademicMastodon
@wnd I normally do that whenever I walked out of the station! Despite having had a small collaboration with ProRail through work, I've never been inside that building.
This is clearly a grave injustice that must be rectified, so if anybody at ProRail is reading along: please reach out so we can explore collaborations!
