@gandersocial.ca I was a beta tester, but now I can’t download the app because I live outside Canada… do we have to be a resident to get it? I’m a citizen but living in Ireland.
Allison McBain Hudson 🇨🇦
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Canadian in Ireland, LM Montgomery and children's lit scholar, will pet all the dogs
New UN report on the environmental cost of LLMs. Key points include: inference (use) causes 90% of energy cost; web search with AI summary costs 10 times a regular search, and video generation is extremely energy intensive. Also, land and water use must be tracked too. unu.edu/inweh/collec...
Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water, and Land Footprints
AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.
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LEGO here are my next 3 reasons you need to approve the Anne Of Green Gables Ideas submission by designer Iyan Ha Feel free to like, share, repost … or just giggle at my expense! Happy to be back in PEI for the LMMI conference at UPEI. #lmmi #upei #lmmontgomery #annewithane #anneofgreengables
We started with 96 Fiction and 96 Non-Fiction Books and over the course of the voting rounds and over 100,000 votes, we have our winner! Canada's Favourite Book is....Anne of Green Gables! Thank you to everyone who voted. Canadian polls will return after my summer trip.
Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature ✨ The LMMI is thrilled to welcome a very special guest: Megan Follows! On Saturday, June 27, Megan will present her keynote: "Anne of Everywhere: How A Redheaded Girl from PEI Became Canada's Greatest Cultural Ambassador and Changed my Life Forever."
🚨🕐 Countdown to the Conference: Keynote Feature!! The LMMI's current Visiting Scholar, Dr. Allison McBain Hudson will share her keynote address, "Maud, Pat, and Me: The Materiality of Change" at the conference on Thursday, June 25.
As we face an increasingly complex world, exploring mental health and its many dimensions is more vital than ever. The L.M. Montgomery Institute has curated a collection exploring how Montgomery’s life and works have supported mental well-being in times of turbulence and calm, crisis and peace.
The new hobby I didn’t need: pottery! Such a fun day at James Stanley Watson’s new studio south of Belfast.
Applications are now open for the 2027-2028 L.M. Montgomery Institute’s Visiting Scholar Program! The next Visiting Scholar will participate in Institute Management Committee meetings and help plan the next biennial conference in 2028, where they will also present a keynote address.
Registration is open!! Do come to PEI this June! lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con...
2026 – L.M. Montgomery and Change – L. M. Montgomery Institute
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Join us on April 2nd @dculibrary.bsky.social to celebrate the launch of our IBBY Hans Christian Andersen Collection exhibition curated by DCU MA students. @ibbyuk.bsky.social Sign up via Eventbrite to register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/launch-of-...
What makes a good children’s book? Do good children’s books have to ‘do’ good? What is the best children’s book? What would you choose? Great discussion with Adjunct Prof. Peter Hunt! See what he chose & why! Apply now for 26/27 share.google/CKciWKHdN4ZS5Y…
Hey LEGO here are my 3 reasons you need to make the Anne Of Green Gables submission by Iyan Ha into a LEGO Ideas set! #anneofgreengables #annewithane #lego #legofan #afol #legoideas
Join us for our first Postgrad Coffee Morning of 2026! ☕📚 We'll focus on 'Conferences and Publications', which will be especially helpful for MA and PhD students at the start of their conference and publishing journeys. Open to non-ISSCL members! Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/isscl-post...
🔎 Keep an eye on our Conference page for updates on sessions, special events, and lodging: lmmontgomery.ca/upcoming-con... We look forward to seeing you in 2026! 📚🎉 - #lmmontgomery #maud151 #lucymaudmontgomery #anneofgreengables #canadianliterature #lmmi #lmmandchange #princeedwardisland #authors
2026 – L.M. Montgomery and Change – L. M. Montgomery Institute
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🎂💐 November 30th marks the 151st birthday of L. M. Montgomery! We’re pleased to announce the three keynote speakers for our 2026 Biennial Conference, “L. M. Montgomery and Change.” 📲 Learn more about who will be leading the conversations at our upcoming conference: lmmontgomery.ca/special-anno...
Thinking about an MA? Interested in children's and YA literature? Press GO! to start your MA journey: expertise and specialist insight into picturebooks, collections, YA fiction, and much more! Sign up for our DCU Postgraduate Open Day! share.google/ZV7z2jZbpRvc...
Our next posgraduate coffee morning is in person and focuses on the transition from MA to PhD! We'll discuss applying for PhDs, writing proposals, finding supervisors, and PhD life itself. For more information and to register, visit our Eventbrite link: www.eventbrite.com/e/isscl-post...
And the final step on this year’s milestones: graduation. So grateful to my DCU mentors and colleagues as well as my supportive family and friends.
New posts on DCU MA in Children’s and YA Lit Blog by our graduates 🎓: share.google/QKVEJEZM4pcp... ‘The Accidental Academic’ by @drmcbainhudson.bsky.social & the first in a 3part series on Children’s Lit & GenAI
The DCU MA in Children’s and YA Lit Blog
Welcome to our MA in Children's and Young Adult Literature Blog - we hope you enjoy reading about our research and events, and all things children’s literature related here.
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☕️ Our first online postgraduate coffee morning is next Friday at 11am! A great opportunity to meet, catch-up, and discuss your research with fellow researchers of children's and YA literature. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isscl-post...
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