Recommended by Ben Williamson. Purpose: It may have some relevance for the project with Ben around chat bots and interviews.

Michael Otsuka [@MikeOtsuka]. (2022, January 21). 👀Orwellian red-underlined command from the govt’s latest HE guidance👇. Even if this is assessed as too risky, based on best evidence & analysis, we must pretend that everything is now as it was before the pandemic. Ignorance is strength. (@ucu) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1048605/180122_Higher_education_COVID-19_operational_guidance.pdf https://t.co/biDj1FN1Jm [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/MikeOtsuka/status/1484466338034864128

Trisha Greenhalgh #IStandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 [@trishgreenhalgh]. (2021, September 26). Big Thread coming on ‘returning to on-site teaching’. Intended mainly for universities (because I work in one), but may also be useful for schools. Mute thread if not interested. I’ll base it around real questions I’ve been asked. 1/ [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1442162256779821060

Alastair Grant. (2022, March 9). Based on the spike gene target data from TaqPath, BA.2 made up 82% of COVID cases in England on 6th March—It has now almost taken over We know that BA.2 has higher transmission than Omicron and there are a number of examples from Denmark of BA.2 reinfection shortly after BA.1 https://t.co/rEyud8osY1 [Tweet]. @AlastairGrant4. https://twitter.com/AlastairGrant4/status/1501606060033028099

Haseltine, W. A. (n.d.). Birth Of The Omicron Family: BA.1, BA.2, BA.3. Each As Different As Alpha Is From Delta. Forbes. Retrieved 30 March 2022, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2022/01/26/birth-of-the-omicron-family-ba1-ba2-ba3-each-as-different-as-alpha-is-from-delta/

Kinds of data-driven decision making in higher education.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/universities-say-they-want-more-diverse-faculties-so-why-is-academia-still-so-white/

Some good examples of senior and well-known people who have failed to get tenure, largely because of race.

Examples of how the system is set up to exclude diversity in terms of how the game is played.

Interesting that there is a focus here on advocacy from an active student body. Is it the expectation that change from some of the more stubborn areas of the campus would be driven by informed student push-back? This section on "Students, Faculty, and Staff" doesn't have the same advocacy role from the other portions of the campus community.

ReconfigBehSci. (2021, December 16). RT @AlastairGrant4: COVID rates are heading even higher—The last three days in Lambeth are equivalent to a weekly rate of 2.2% The kinds… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1471568730379493377

A list of books about how higher education has lost its soul.

Are these just complaining or do any of them work on a solution for making things better?

This helps me consider communities of practice, and unpacking the relational aspects - agency within a context, not autonomous, informed by the context and others. Is there a tension with "groupthink", how to value the diversity in a group, and build stronger not weaker, not defaulting or regressing to a mean?. How do we build a group to be more than the sum of the parts. how does the community work to enhance practice.

https://nscresearchcenter.org/stay-informed/

https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/nscblog/undergraduate-enrollment-drops-nearly-8-and-community-colleges-decline-15-since-fall-2019/

As much as I like the idea of putting your content out for free, I get that people need to make money if this is the business model. Schools and universities are probably under less pressure to do make a profit but still need to cover basic costs.

What Christine Ortiz is doing is legit tho (its the example she mentions next to Crow). I'm on the Admissions Committee for the uni she's building (currently only offers a summer fellowship program): https://www.station1.org/ -- might be worth looking into if you're exploring equitable innovations in higher ed

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“keeping students safe” means you must violate due process?

<small><cite class='h-cite via'>ᔥ <span class='p-author h-card'>Anne Applebaum</span> in Mob Justice Is Trampling Democratic Discourse - The Atlantic (<time class='dt-published'>11/07/2021 13:41:11</time>)</cite></small>

Anne Applebaum indicates that the secretive procedures being practiced at American colleges and universities to prosecute their community members is very similar to authoritarian governments like the Argentine junta, Franco's Spain, and Stalin's troikas.

Gutman, R. (2021, October 28). Is Moderna Really Better Than Pfizer—Or Is It Just a Higher Dose? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/10/pfizer-moderna-dose-which-vaccine-best/620501/

Klein, B., Generous, N., Chinazzi, M., Bhadricha, Z., Gunashekar, R., Kori, P., Li, B., McCabe, S., Green, J., Lazer, D., Marsicano, C. R., Scarpino, S. V., & Vespignani, A. (2021). Higher education responses to COVID-19 in the United States: Evidence for the impacts of university policy (p. 2021.10.07.21264419). https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.07.21264419

Wise, J. (2021). Winter is coming—But will the gloomiest forecasts come to pass? BMJ, 374, n2357. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2357

Rough translation: Outside of class time, students can contribute to written forums or videos. They can also use a collaborative annotation tool such as Hypothesis to share their reading notes.

Hoss, T., Ancina, A., & Kaspar, K. (2021). Forced Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: A Mixed-Methods Study on Students’ Positive and Negative Expectations. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 642616. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642616

Romeo, M., Yepes-Baldó, M., Soria, M. Á., & Jayme, M. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education: Characterizing the Psychosocial Context of the Positive and Negative Affective States Using Classification and Regression Trees. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 714397. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714397

Nate Holdren. (2021, August 26). This, at Iowa State, is bananas. Https://t.co/8CFPwfMqwe [Tweet]. @n_hold. https://twitter.com/n_hold/status/1430797840054358016

The first two really sound US-centric while the other two are common and longstanding. College athletics as one of "Higher Education's core pillars"? It sounds like American exceptionalism. Granted, athletics might become more important to Higher Education in other parts of the World. If so, that's very likely to come from US influence. The residential campus model is an interesting one. It's common and diverse. In my experience, it's not much of a consideration outside of the US.

Even tenure tends to vary quite a bit. In our context (Quebec's Cegep system), it doesn't really exist. A prof gets a permanent position after a while, as in a "regular job".

Which does make me think, yet again, about the specificity of Quebec's Higher Education. Universities in Quebec are rather typical among Canadian universities and differences with US universities & colleges can be quite subtle. Colleges in the Cegep system are very specific. They're a bit like two-year colleges in the US or like community colleges in both the US & other parts of Canada (NBCC, for instance). Yet our system remains hard to explain.

(This tate comes in the context of my reminiscing over my time in the US after monitoring posts from a number of US-based publications including IHE. Guess I should diversify my feeds.)

Very good Talk

Time in the US - Dropping out of school - higher education

Händel, M., Bedenlier, S., Kopp, B., Gläser-Zikuda, M., Kammerl, R., & Ziegler, A. (2021). Visual and Verbal Engagement of Higher Education Students in Videoconferencing. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/my4ze

Hazell, C. M., Niven, J., Chapman, L., Roberts, P., Cartwright-Hatton, S., Valeix, S., & Berry, C. (2021). Nationwide assessment of the mental health of UK Doctoral Researchers [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/cs73g

Colleges Turn Arenas Into Vaccination Centers. (2021, March 24). Bloomberg.Com. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-03-24/colleges-turn-arenas-into-vaccination-centers

Pownall, M., Harris, R., & Blundell-Birtill, P. (2021). Supporting students during the transition to university in COVID-19: 5 key considerations and recommendations. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4fykt

The Landscape of Digital Accessibility in Higher Education

Link to presentation

Charles Collick Jr, Rutgers

Pat Kogos, University of Chicago

Nate Evans, Michigan State University

Handling legacy applications

• Involve students! Paid or volunteer. They can edit captions, add alt text, etc, and have first-hand perspective on student needs & experience
• Use a priority-based approach to determine how you can make the biggest impact on faculty and students
• If anything can be sunset, retire it rather than allocating resources toward overhauling
• Anything that has high usage and directly impacts learning & research activities should be hi-pri

Securing budget for a11y & promoting culture

• Focus on storytelling and "sell" the need for a11y as much as possible. Start with the "why" before trying to secure cash
• Focus on the benefits rather than threatening with negative consequences
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion gaining traction in the higher ed world right now. Those are likely the ideal folks to partner with.
• Student experience also a more popular topic these days - tie to a11y.
• "Get in trouble" - call attention to things that aren't accessible, taking to Twitter/public forums when appropriate

Consortiums

• While the speakers on this panel don't participate in buying consortiums, lots of info sharing (if one school reviews a tool for a11y they might share the results of those audits across the consortium)
• To watch: Big 10 Alliance: Library E-Resource Accessibility

Tools used to evaluate a11y and share results back to content owners

• Enterprise tools allow for more robust reporting than free tools
• Using built-in a11y tools in Canvas, Blackboard Ally
• Axe & Deque are popular tools

Getting Faculty buy-in

• Teaching & Learning with Tech groups help with outreach
• Make a11y part of conversation about course design & pedagogy

What initiatives are you excited about for 2021? And If you could recommend ONE change to improve web a11y in higher ed, what would that be?

• Rutgers: Initiatives: New procurement process, Ally rollout, and mandatory training for IT. The one recommended change: awareness.
• U Chicago: Initiatives: Scaling up use of enterprise tool, training for IT staff & faculty. 1 Recommended change: integrating a11y into processes from beginning.
• U Mich: launching a11y audit team, including hiring students. 1 recommended change: don't think you have to be perfect to get started or make progress.

Barrat, A., de Arruda, G. F., Iacopini, I., & Moreno, Y. (2021). Social contagion on higher-order structures. ArXiv:2103.03709 [Physics]. http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.03709

Isaac Newton Institute: COVID-19 and universities, 13 January 2021. (n.d.). GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 February 2021, from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/isaac-newton-institute-covid-19-and-universities-13-january-2021

rare in computer science using category theory directly in computer science What other areas of math can be used / are rare to use directly in computer science?

There is a great deal of history of poor management of Canadian Academic Institutions. That would be a pretty cool area to include in research!

Bedenlier, S., Wunder, I., Gläser-Zikuda, M., Kammerl, R., Kopp, B., Ziegler, A., & Händel, M. (2020, October 6). “Generation invisible“. Higher education students’ (non)use of webcams in synchronous online learning. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7brp6

U of Vermont faculty members pledge to fight planned cuts to liberal arts. (n.d.). Retrieved December 9, 2020, from https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/12/07/u-vermont-faculty-members-pledge-fight-planned-cuts-liberal-arts

This is going to be awesome when it debuts in universities. I can't imagine that any academics will be concerned when a departmental chair or administrator asks you why you're not sending more emails.

A hospital in Uppsala saw 50% fewer cases of heart attacks during the peak COVID-19 period. The author posits that people might have been avoiding the emergency room out of fear or out of consideration. This might lead to more deaths later, however, as not getting treatment after a heart attack leads to higher chances of developing long-term complications.

Linked to from https://hyp.is/EDy9GBh-Eeuo-XvCAIpnjg/final-form.org/docs/react-final-form/faq

Schiermeier, Q., Else, H., Mega, E. R., Padma, T. V., & Gaind, N. (2020). What it’s really like to do science amid COVID-19. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02815-2

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Article explores technology usage among adult learners in higher education and how to optimize learning outcomes via tech tools in these settings. The author addresses educational/instructional design and the need for instructors to modify traditional approaches. Rating 6/10

Friedmann, M. (2020, September 21). City official: 2 Yale students tested positive for COVID after visiting professor’s lecture. New Haven Register. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/City-official-2-Yale-students-tested-positive-15584946.php

Survey, assessment, data and research analysis of OER use and impact in the global south

Effects and Use of OER in the global south. Survey, Statistics and data analysis presentation

Mance, H. (2020, September 18). The future of the university in the age of Covid. https://www.ft.com/content/9514643d-1433-408c-8464-cb4c0e09c822

It’s Hard to Keep a College Safe From Covid, Even With Mass Testing. (2020, September 11). Bloomberg.Com. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-11/how-coronavirus-rampaged-through-university-of-illinois-college-campus

FreeOurKnowledge/discussion. (n.d.). GitHub. Retrieved September 10, 2020, from https://github.com/FreeOurKnowledge/discussion

Barrett, L. F. (2020, July 8). Opinion | College Courses Online Are Disappointing. Here’s How to Fix Them. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/college-reopening-online-classes.html

Admin. (2020, June 8). Institutional Vandalism: The University & Covid-19. Critical Legal Thinking. https://criticallegalthinking.com/2020/06/08/institutional-vandalism-the-university-covid-19/

Nunes, L., & Writer, A. S. (2020). Working Around the Distance. APS Observer, 33(7). https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/covid-19-remote-learning-teaching-research

Sir Anthony Seldon on Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved September 2, 2020, from https://twitter.com/AnthonySeldon/status/1300355492783554561

Petersen, A. H. (n.d.). Between f**ked and a hard place. Retrieved August 30, 2020, from https://annehelen.substack.com/p/between-fked-and-a-hard-place

Lancet, T. (2020). Research and higher education in the time of COVID-19. The Lancet, 396(10251), 583. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31818-3

University_covid_dashboards. (n.d.). Google Docs. Retrieved August 29, 2020, from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1orYcRrRTQ6SiCJ7GXObZg1el70YeIHmjJEkrYFj40DA/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook

Tatiana Prowell, MD on Twitter: “#Coronavirus tracking from @UNC shows 31% of #SARSCoV2 tests run this week were positive, a dramatic increase from previous wks. Is anyone in #publichealth surprised by these outbreaks? I don’t think so. This higher ed experiment is a bad idea in states w/ uncontrolled #COVID19. https://t.co/pfiYlKEcSx” / Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved August 28, 2020, from https://twitter.com/reconfigbehsci/status/1298565943845621760, https://twitter.com/tmprowell/status/1298136038012002304

This is a good snapshot of the CMS / LMS in higher-ed in 2003.

Patrick De Oliveira on Twitter: “After planning to bring back half of its students to campus in the Fall, Princeton is now deciding to go fully remote. ‘We cannot provide a genuinely meaningful on-campus experience for our students this fall in a manner that is respectful of public health concerns’” / Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved August 10, 2020, from https://twitter.com/PLSOliveira/status/1291829645600579585

Gusso, H., Archer, A. B., Luiz, F. B., Sahão, F. T., de Luca, G. G., Henklain, M., Panosso, M. G., Kienen, N., Beltramello, O., & Gonçalves, V. M. (2020). Higher Education in the Times of Pandemic: University management guidelines [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/by5xj

Roll over each school to find out more information on their respective plans. (n.d.). Tableau Software. Retrieved August 2, 2020, from https://public.tableau.com/views/NESCACFallPlansMap/Dashboard1

MadhusoodananJul. 20, J., 2020, & Pm, 5:05. (2020, July 20). ‘Ethically troubling.’ University reopening plans put professors, students on edge. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2020/07/ethically-troubling-university-reopening-plans-put-professors-students-edge

Galloway, S. (n.d.). NYU professor Scott Galloway predicts hundreds of universities will shutter, possibly for good, if they reopen in the fall. Business Insider. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from https://www.businessinsider.com/scott-galloway-colleges-must-cut-costs-to-survive-covid-2020-7

Herper, M. (2020, July 1). Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech shows positive results. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/01/coronavirus-vaccine-from-pfizer-and-biontech-shows-positive-results-report-says.html

Wishart, A. E. (2020). Towards equitable evolution & ecology learning online: A perspective from a first-time instructor teaching evolution during COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8srv3

PEN America. (2020, May 14). [WEBINAR] What Higher Education Needs to Know About Disinformation and COVID 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqx7UpZgDPw

Mishra, S. V. (2020). COVID-19, online teaching, and deepening digital divide in India [Preprint]. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/wzrak

Jena, P. K. (2020). Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education in India [Preprint]. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/jg8fr

Shama, S., & Ikbal, J. (2020). EDUCATION DURING A PANDEMIC: A feasibility study of online classes in Bangladesh to counteract potential study gaps caused by COVID-19 related lockdowns [Preprint]. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/p6mws

Crawford, J., Butler-Henderson, K., Rudolph, J., Glowatz, M., & Al, E. (2020). COVID-19: 20 Countries’ Higher Education Intra-Period Digital Pedagogy Responses. Journal of Applied Teaching and Learning (JALT), 3(1). https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2020.3.1.7

There is some surprise from the general public about how intelligent and articulate members of the animal-style body mod community (and furry fandom) are, concerning their weirdness and animalistic tendencies. Stalking Cat has a degree in electronics engineering.

In addition, Stalking Cat's work is specialised enough that they have a solid position in their employment field, and isn't worried in that regard. Adding onto that, Stalking Cat is quite introverted, and in their day-to-day life, and Cat really doesn't give a shit, despite their empathy. It was something they had to do, and Cat knows you may feel some way about that, but it's irrelevant. (Without being so brash in words.)

Hubler, S. (2020, June 28). ‘We Could Be Feeling This for the Next Decade’: Virus Hits College Towns. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/us/coronavirus-college-towns.html

Händel, M., Bedenlier, S., Gläser-Zikuda, M., Kammerl, R., Kopp, B., & Ziegler, A. (2020). Do Students have the Means to Learn During the Coronavirus Pandemic? Student Demands for Distance Learning in a Suddenly Digital Landscape [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/5ngm9

Amy Perfors on Twitter: “I’ve been having a difficult time lately — partly because of [insert frantic gesturing at the state of the world], partly personal — but one thing has been a real bright light for me in the last few months. I think it has some broader lessons that might give some hope, so THREAD” / Twitter. (n.d.). Twitter. Retrieved June 26, 2020, from https://twitter.com/amyperfors/status/1275931919897595904