Biomechanics at USNA

There is not biomechanics at USNA because the @NavyRobotics WRCE department head is a creationist. PGP public key 0x7B041ED3188500E2

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

#tbt when Prof Jaramillo tried to delete the https://t.co/Kn91XH7pJw outreach pages. Why does LCDR Peltier think he is entitled to delete this account? #FirstAmendment #FourthAmendment

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute what happens when they decide the ai driven simulation fits the standard, so we need not strive to let students measure and observe science directly, we need not go to the real museum or the real field trip or do the real experiment, or code our own AI

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute what happens when a budget minded admin who knows nothing about math or science decides that what some ai told them is the next best standard, the next best way to ensure expertise among their staff

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute I see less reliance on subject matter expertise in science because of the low cost and allure of just hoping non experts can (blindly) "leverage" tech and fake it till they make it.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute I see an evaporation of safe spaces to think and innovate coming over the next 2 years certainly.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute I see a growing gulf between mere consumers of tech like dancing apps and quiz games, and students who know what goes on beneath; and now there is LESS interest in helping them have the power to make the tech

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute I see tech that could be used being blocked by admins who don't know good tech from bad tech and just fear tech.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute In today's climate I see an anti-education segment that will want to replace teachers with a controllable AI that will teach only what they want it to teach. I see tech used to dox, intimidate, harass teachers.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute #TeacherEd #EdTech We do not connect with families on x. We used to post stuff and show things people did that they were proud of but in the political climate 5 years ago people would weaponize that and attack students. for doing science.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute #TeacherEd #EdTech a challenge in using this technology is when educators get doxxed by trolls who don't want us to educate.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute #teachered #edtech we saw tenured instructors in social sciences driven out because of an "anti-woke" agenda among some segments on twitter, who are now back in power.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute #TeacherEd #EdTech we don't do it over twitter or any of these sites. we used to have a robust navy biomech crowd and creationists at the academy deleted it. these sites are not suitable. x is a maga cesspool.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute #TeacherEd #EdTech when we tried to have students learn about things lke deepfakes by trying to detect them, admins shut it down just because. we are creating a bunch of people who know how to use an app, and an inaccessible class of people who can make stuff and have real pwr

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute just in the time we've been back on 2 fake troll fake accoutns have followed us. #TeacherEd #EdTech this is not a safe space to be

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute like are ppl aware how much hate of say... history and english as an academic discipline is spewed on here. if this edtech chat doesn't get more useful i'd really like to sign off that is how triggering this entire experience is.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute finally, a barrier is creationists, anti-science on left and right, anti-education primarily from the right, etc. that use these things to attack academic freedom, manufacture outrage, and harass educators and students.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute more fundamentally things like network access and phones are blocked during the day (some for good reason) but it also takes out possibility of doing certain thigns with technology

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute we have been blocked from using certain tools like discord. district policy forbids interaction on social media with students. and trolls and others have used these to frame complaints, get people fired, etc. twitter is a cesspool now.

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute in fact this twitter account exists because of previous #scicomm outreach efforts on twitter that were resisted by a creationist department head; the deputy dept head tried to delete this account because they did not want it to exist

[Hemant Mehta @hemantmehta]

Last night, Christian scamvangelist Kenneth Copeland told his audience he defeated COVID by telling the virus, "I resist you in the name of Jesus, now GIT!"

[Biomechanics at USNA @USNABiomech]

@RutgersAltRoute also anti-science trolling, spam, stalkers, etc. it does not feel safe being back here.