Patricia Xavier

Ingeniator Educator (she/her) @NMITE_ac #engineeringeducation #ethics #criticalreflection #peace #resistance #solidarity #art #dancing #joy #luisa. Views my own

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

I just tried to type 'I am a Civil Engineer' for an application and when I looked at the screen I had typed....

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@Obv_Bex @ucas_online @LJMU I'm so sorry, there are so many brilliant courses at 16-18 not A-levels, but they get dismissed by some unis. E.g. Engineering T-level, fab qualification, but many unis still require A-level maths for an engineering degree. Bonkers. Clearing through UCAS is the way to go

[Kate Raworth @KateRaworth]

Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you're interested in bringing concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've launching a treasure trove for you! 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities... Join us & @rethinkecon live on 6 Nov, 7-8pm (UK). Please RT! 1/2

[Caerphilly Rugby Football Club @caerphillyrugby]

Today we remember the 144 lives lost at #Aberfan tragedy that will never be forgotten by the people of Wales

[CARE International UK @careintuk]

CARE is devastated by the deaths of two of our colleagues from our valued partner organisation, @Juzoor, in Gaza - Dr. Ahmad Al-Najar and Ms. Laila Jneid, who were both killed by Israeli airstrikes.

Aid workers and civilians are NOT a target. We call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and for the UK Government to end all arms transfers to Israel.

Read our statement: https://t.co/fZqxtLJxMh

#CeasefireNOW #StopArmingIsrael

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

Here, the usually irreverent + hilarious @MarinaPurkiss & @jemmaforte embrace profound pain and I love them for it. In confronting horror + grief, not whataboutting or distancing, it's the most rational news podcast out there. Listen if you can. https://t.co/FNb4AjGZnV

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

NotebookLM AI podcast hosts realise they are not real & spiral @CielEducation

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@CielEducation @NathalieKakoun @Dr_Orb_II This one is played back at 1.2x or 1.5x speed, I'll do the normal paced one

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

NotebookLM generates a podcast based on source material + web links. Two voices discuss key concepts from papers from @NathalieKakoun & @Dr_Orb_II. There's even banter/ ums & ahs/ hesitations, it sounds natural enough to forget it's AI. Took about 3 mins to make. I have chills.

[ScientistsForXR @scientistsx.bsky.social @ScientistsX]

"With the climate catastrophe unfolding as we speak we need scientists to speak out, and we need juries to hear scientists expert advice" - Dr. @TristramWyatt

Speaking at a rally for the #WholeTruthFive, led by @DefendourJuries

[Louise Rees, SFHEA 🪩🎨 @louiserees.bsky.social @LJ_Rees]

In an era of compassionate assessment and feed forward, how prevalent are alternatives to the word 'fail'?

Standards or LO can be Met/not yet met or demonstrated/not yet demonstrated.

Thoughts?
@CarlessDavid @i_am_vikkic @LydiaJArnold @hintondm @joberryswansea

[LTHE Tweetchat @LTHEchat]

Join us next Wednesday at 8PM BST for #LTHEChat 299: "#Poetry and #Pedagogy in Higher Education" with @samillingworth and @Heijinxs Read the blog post at https://t.co/Np3lcJyKM0

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@Dunc76 Making dams and catching minnows was how I spent all my summers as a kid 🥰. That was a tiny tributary in Essex. Now we swim in the Tawe main river upstream of Swansea, the kids (and I) still try to dam the shallow section. The 30m width has so far defeated us. One day...

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@TorstenBell Help me see how the huge crises we face will get solved by surrendering to the exponentiality of growth. We have to grow ever faster just for quality of life to stay still, yet resources are finite. It doesn't compute. Why not lead the global challenge against this incongruity?

[Seeding our Future @seedingourfutur]

Joanna Macy's 'The Work That Reconnects' offers a powerful process to face future challenges with resilience. This four-step method helps individuals move from despair to constructive action, developing a sense of connection and empowerment. https://t.co/oCQVOi947T

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@DrPragyaAgarwal I recognised this avoidance in me, until I discovered that angry-making books are excellent as audiobooks during the no-mans land of commuting.

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@EmmaKEdDev It's the rollercoaster (and privilege) of being there for the rollercoaster of emotional lows and highs. Then knowing I'll be seeing some of these applicants smash it over the next few years and graduate beaming with pride. I'm a wreck after clearing. Stocking up on mini gems.

[HUMA - Institute for Humanities in Africa @huma_africa]

Disobedience Workshops convene researchers working with theory to learn from each other. These fall within HUMA’s objectives to generate and establish #newknowledge & #epistemiccommunities through networks, interdisciplinary conversations and intergenerational transmissions.

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@dawnbonfield @Chris4SN @iom3 @RAEngNews Sian Berry, Green Party Brighton Central is also an engineer 💚

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@AdvanceHE_chat A6 it's a basic point, but remembering that learners have diverse + complex lives. I try to anticipate the impacts of my decisions on students with self-doubt/ poor health/ caring/ working many hours/ ESL + ask myself if I am compounding any inequities #LTHEchat #AdvanceHE_chat

[Patricia Xavier @_PXavier]

@suebecks @AdvanceHE_chat Happiness Excellence Framework! No, that is an awful awful idea that would lead to incentives for fake smiling more #LTHEchat #AdvanceHE_chat