Linkblog - 2026-03-08

Week of Mar 2 - Mar 8, 2026

Dyson WashG1™ (Matte Black/Ultra Blue) | Owner’s page for Dyson WashG1™ wet cleaner | Dyson

Tags: Dyson, manual

Added: 2026-03-08 11:39

Four Transformations to Lean into as We Navigate GenAI in Higher Education | News | University of Calgary

This blog entry explores how Generative AI is reshaping postsecondary education, and encouraging educators to centre relationships in learning, assessment and collaboration.

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Students are co-creators of learning, not recipients of it. When we respond to GenAI with restriction, we model exactly the opposite of what students need: how to use powerful tools wisely, ethically, and in community. 

Tags: person:Natasha Kenny, person:Lorelei Anselmo, UCalgary, GenAI, assessment

Added: 2026-03-06 11:03

Five Strategies to Enhance Online and Hybrid Learning through Faculty Development - Online Learning Consortium

Online and hybrid learning are now standard, not exceptions. However, many educators still feel unprepared, overwhelmed, or resistant when teaching online. They might have access to strong platforms and tools, but without proper guidance, those tools often go unused or are misapplied. That’s where faculty development truly makes a difference. When institutions support their educators, […]

Tags: faculty development, online learning, hybrid learning, Online Learning Consortium

Added: 2026-03-05 16:25

World Monitor - Real-Time Global Intelligence Dashboard

Real-time global intelligence dashboard with live news, markets, military tracking, infrastructure monitoring, and geopolitical data. OSINT in one view.

Tags: global, dashboard, via:Jason Kottke

Added: 2026-03-05 15:30

AI Fatigue and Vocational Awe in Academic Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen

Today’s guest blogger says academic librarians don’t need another class on how to use AI, but an institutional reflection on the emotional and mental cost of rushing innovations.

Tags: AI, library, career, stress, via:Robin DeRosa

Added: 2026-03-05 10:48

Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. I argue that the concept of vocational awe directly correlates to problems within librarianship like burnout and low salary. This article aims to describe the phenomenon and its effects on library philosophies and practices so that they may be recognized and deconstructed.

Tags: library, career, stress, values

Added: 2026-03-05 10:47

Stop Burning Your Context Window — We Built Context Mode | Mert Köseoğlu

MCP server that reduces Claude Code context consumption by 98%. 315 KB becomes 5.4 KB.

(but giving some random dev project that level of access to my computer sounds a little iffy…)

Tags: via:Cody Baxter, Claude, MCP, AI

Added: 2026-03-05 10:30

SDI Assessment | Crucial Learning

Discover the Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI), a powerful personality assessment to improve team dynamics, leadership, and conflict resolution. Unlock your team’s potential with personalized insights.

Tags: leadership, learning, workplace, via:Natasha Kenny

Added: 2026-03-04 15:09

Agentic Engineering Patterns - Simon Willison’s Weblog

Patterns for getting the best results out of coding agents like Claude Code and OpenAI Codex.

Tags: person:Simon Willison, AI, vibecoding, design

Added: 2026-03-04 11:45

CAIELI AI Literacy Course Modules - Overview | Rise 360

This course is offered by the Centre for Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Literacy and Integrity at Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary.

As Artificial Intelligence transforms how

Tags: CAIELI, UCalgary, AI, Articulate, course

Added: 2026-03-04 10:57

AI-cademy Canada Summit for Post-Secondary Education

UBC, Nov. 9-10, 2026

This year’s conference reflects a shift in the national conversation. AI is no longer a speculative or future-facing topic. Institutions across Canada are experimenting, building governance frameworks, supporting faculty adoption, and rethinking academic and operational systems. The question is no longer whether AI will shape higher education, but how. We’re especially proud to be hosting AI-cademy in partnership with the University of British Columbia to support these conversations, share best practices and collectively advance the ethical adoption and advancement of AI.

Tags: UBC, HESA, AI, conference

Added: 2026-03-03 13:52

HyperCard Changed Everything

Before the web, there was HyperCard. It gave ordinary people the power to create, to explore – and even led to the best-selling computer game of all time. So, what happened to it?

What a great overview of the history of Hypercard.

Tags: via:Jason Kottke, Hypercard, multimedia, video,

Added: 2026-03-03 13:27

Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

CIP is designed to classify ‘instructional programs’, which are defined as:

A combination of courses and experiences that is designed to accomplish a predetermined objective or set of allied objectives such as preparation for advanced study, qualification for an occupation or range of occupations or simply the increase of knowledge and understanding (Chismore and Hill, A Classification of Educational Subject Matter, 1978, NCES, p. 165).

Tags: Stats Canada, classification, programs, microcredentials

Added: 2026-03-03 13:07

HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer™ for Productivity on Mac

Turn distractions down and focus on your current task. HazeOver automatically highlights the front window by dimming background windows.

Fixes the stupid thing in recent macOS versions where you have no idea which window is active and where keyboard input will go until you start typing and NOPE NOT THAT ONE.

Tags: via:John Gruber, macOS, software

Added: 2026-03-03 09:36

Copilot Learning Coach

A Copilot AI agent based on the prompt from my Course Coach LMS AI application.

Tags: AI, Copilot

Added: 2026-03-02 10:57

Why using ‘UX/UI’ in your job title is destroying your professional brand

User Experience is not a job function. It is an outcome—”experience” is defined as the emotional reaction to a moment in time that comes at the intersection of our memories of the past and our expectations of the future. In other words, it’s how we feel. It is shaped by the three lenses of the human emotional system, those being Reflective, Visceral, and Behavioral.

Tags: UX, design, via:davidicus

Added: 2026-03-02 09:08