#Students

Dr Ben Britton

BMatB

This view was held up in a meeting at my University too.It's clearly exploitative (as many takes have shared).Yet it is widespread.https://twitter.com/jenniferdoleac/status/1350147987490672644 Argument presented was: "But the stude

Mark Schroeder

Philosophy_Mark

A thread. When I was interviewing for an academic job in January 2004, I made the tactical mistake of admitting without much thought that I was skeptical about rights on

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

This report, on student behaviour during COVID, is very important: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/educationandchildcare/articles/coronavirusandtheimpactonstudentsinhighereducationinenglandseptembertodecember2020/2020-12

Claire Major

ClaireHMajor

A student recently commented that they don’t love it when professors read the slides to the class during a lecture. The comment has really stuck with me. In part because

Disabled Academic Collective

DisabledAcadem

If you have gotten into PhD programs and are debating btw various ones PLEASE make sure to reach out to current students with questions. Some important questions: what support did

Abbie Jones

abbiejones86

I'm not a lecturer, I'm a final year PhD student but I can see the incredible amount of work that lecturers have done/are doing to support UG and taught PG

Buddy the Lumberjack

BuddyLumberjack

I know my following here is small, but I'm seeking out some semblance of love and support because I'm going to need it for the next two weeks. (THREAD) As

Dr. Sarah Parcak

indyfromspace

I’m rethinking my uni classes for fall (I’m predicting 100% online across US, just wait). Here’s what I’m thinking:1) More short response to prompt/article assignments2) Creative output assignments: Making Tiktoks3)

Alec Stapp

AlecStapp

This chart should be setting off alarm bells!A collapse in foreign students coming to the US is a disaster for long-run innovation and American hegemony. More from @foxjust here:https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-09-10/covid-19

Jarred Amato

jarredamato

And we wonder why so many high schoolers stop reading... (And no, I didn’t buy any of these. I Sparknoted my way through this book once and that was enough.)

Hakeem Jefferson

hakeemjefferson

I say this from a place of privilege but this is a hill I’m willing to die on: undergrad RAs, like all workers, deserve at least a $15 min wage.

David Areyzaga

davidareyzaga

As part of the Training the Trainer strand at #BCLT2020, I learned a lot about what makes great workshop leaders: They create a safe communication environment for students. This is

Jim Dickinson

jim_dickinson

It's not so much that the guidance about Christmas is a problem, it's the wider operating environment in which it operates. An example. Plenty of students need part time work.

Alicia Mendez

alicitadelfina

Social work profs! A lot of you have been asking me how to support SW students as we push our field to be better. Here's a . 1) Academia is

gracie mae bradley

graciemaybe

two thoughts on this v welcome #UTurn1 - we know that algorithms magnify and entrench existing patterns of discrimination. getting rid of the algorithm is v welcome, but not enough.

Priya Kunjan

PriyaKunjan

For #IDPWD, I'm reflecting on some things I've learned about making teaching and learning more accessible- please feel free to add, query or correct! Thread Wherever possible, send course

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