𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩

EAP Lecturer & Course Leader. MA @mcgillu 🇨🇦Currently teaching @unibirmingham🇬🇧 Here to watch the good/bad/ugly on our planet.

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

@bagagwaa Nothing “sick” about this. Romanian elders are not afraid of hard work as they respect their land too much to leave it unattended. And while they might admire an electric lawnmower, they wouldn’t use it on their own land.

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

A warning about what totalitarian regimes can do to people!
Not a reading for the faint-hearted!

[Daily Romania @daily_romania]

🇷🇴 The Pitești Experiment: The Eastern Bloc's Most Brutal Prison

The experiment carried out in the Pitești Prison in Romania, aimed to torture and brainwash prisoners into absolute loyalty towards Romania's communist party

A thread ↓

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Riddle me this @RoyalMail: Five Christmas cards sent to Canada and four European countries and NONE of them arrived. Same for two birthday cards sent in February. Tell me why I should use your “reliable” services ever again!

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Neil Harris shares with us “the promises of AI” for language teachers @englishuk conference.
How many of these do you use regularly to prep teaching materials? #UKELT

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Steve Copeland from @BritishCouncil gives an interesting presentation on the future of English. Day 2 of the #UKelt conference in London @englishuk. Glad to hear AI is not replacing teachers (yet!)

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

@JenniferJJacobs @nat_droz @PeterMartin_PCM A: Where can we read the “notification”?
B: If the job is only symbolic, @KlausIohannis might be 👏. He has a poor track record of any notable achievements on behalf of Romania.
Check his infamous one-word reply: “ghinion” (tough luck). Is that what @NATO wants to hear next?

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

🤩 Stunning views 🤩

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

Romanian castles are something straight out of a fairytale.

These are the greatest of all... (thread) 🧵

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

A clear and thought-provoking presentation on #openscience at the #BAALTEASIG event this morning. Thank you, @mengliuveronica!

[Open University UCU @oubucu]

Provocative and probably uncomfortable for many of us. A must-read 👇

Lorna Finlayson, The Sycophant https://t.co/hrvEFxXZkY via @newleftreview

[President of Ireland @PresidentIRL]

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the death of Sinéad O’Connor https://t.co/4gAf2AC3Tb

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Insightful presentation on student engagement and educational resilience from @twitthaus #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

A brilliant presentation!
And I find out about a French philosopher and his theory on the politics of speed. #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Intriguing question from @JonWolfMueller
Could “cheating” be incorporated in teaching? #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Interesting to find out about other amazing things our uni is exploring and sharing with - basically - the entire world via virtual tours 👏👏@BIFoRUoB #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

I love the idea of viva exams. We need this in the new landscape where ChatGPT has made and appearance 😉 #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

I feel that the govts and SMTs think a lot about ROI… #HEFi2

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Widen access but not lower standards. This is a lofty goal indeed! #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Lots of instruments to measure educational gain. How useful/ accurate are they? #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

Registered and ready for a full day of presentations and discussions on education #HEFi23

[𝑨𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝑩𝒍𝒖𝒆 🇹🇩 @Adina_Blue]

In a session on changes in the assessment landscape and I see this quote 👏 @CarlessDavid