Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦
@loleenberdahl.bsky.social
Political scientist. Policy school exec director. Cat lover. Author of Academia Made Easier Substack and Skills Agenda column. She/her.
A new column from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social in University Affairs, "Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom." https://bit.ly/4rviicf Loleen Berdahl is co-author of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: Reimagining Arts Graduate Programs in Canadian Universities. https://bit.ly/3R5Uo7H
Supporting human skill development in and beyond the classroom - University Affairs
AI heightens the need for the unique abilities of human beings.
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Academic work takes up half your waking life. It can drain you, or it can energize you. But joy at work can be something you design, via @loleenberdahl.bsky.social #AcademicSky
Just pour the scalding coffee into my cupped hands, please
Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
Dreaming of fewer running injuries? Start with better sleep
Recreational runners who do not get enough sleep - either quality or duration - are nearly twice as likely to sustain an injury, according to new research from the Netherlands.
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If you missed this great conversation, tune in now to hear host Shreya Urvashi interview @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, Jonathan Malloy, and Lisa Young, authors of FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD: REIMAGINING ARTS GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES. https://bit.ly/4mh79t6 @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
tl;dr: saying no truly did change my life. Everyone from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social to the latest trendy "productivity guru" has things to say about unrealistic to-do lists. (HT: Loleen's stuff is *awesome*!!) 1/
Forget the 'summer of everything': saying no changed my life
Tl;dr: You need a no buddy; I owe mine some of the biggest accomplishments of my life!
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New publication, from @loleenberdahl.bsky.social, Bianca Jamal and me - trying to make sense of recent events in Canadian federalism: Defiance: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Shifting Dynamics of Canadian Federalism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Defiance: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Shifting Dynamics of Canadian Federalism
This research notes focuses on the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments’ addition of defiance to their repertoire of conflictual inter-governmental behaviors. Between 2019 and 2024, the two provinc...
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"...humans are a university’s greatest asset in achieving its goals.... With flourishing, an institution uses the moment to step more fully into its purpose. We invite a flourishing mindset as we (en)counter the current, sector-wide challenges." @loleenberdahl.bsky.social https://bit.ly/46VPkKi
Human-centred teaching and learning in the age of AI - University Affairs
Humans make great universities — and humans make universities great.
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Are your students skipping the assigned readings? Here are some ideas to help. #highered #teaching #academicsky #academia universityaffairs.ca/career-advic...
Read it and (don’t) weep - University Affairs
How to help students tackle texts in a digital age.
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Preparing to watch the series finale of “And Just Like That…” with no sense of joy, but solely a grim determination to finish something I started.
In my most recent University Affairs column, I share strategies to help students retain knowledge in their post-secondary classes. Academic colleagues, please take a look and share with your networks! #academicsky #academia #teaching #highered #pse universityaffairs.ca/career-advic...
10 ways to boost memory - University Affairs
Try these classroom activities to help your students retain what they learn.
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“Every summer one child is selected from each of the other 9 provinces to be delivered as a sacrifice to the Petroleum Gods.”
The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · last yr.6. House of Commons to be elected on strict rep by population rules, and also cows count as 3 people
Sorry, not sorry. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trump thinks Canadians are ‘nasty’ to deal with for avoiding U.S. travel, banning booze, ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra told a conference audience that such steps ‘don’t send positive signals’ about Ottawa treating Washington well
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“graduates in computer science, computer engineering and graphic design all have unemployment rates at 7% or greater; young workers who hold a number of much-maligned humanities degrees—including English, history and philosophy—are all more hirable.” #academicsky
Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · last yr.I didn’t find any of the explanations for what’s going on with the bad job market for new college grads satisfying, so I spent a week trying to figure out what was up and what it means for the larger economy. Turns out it’s not AI! Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Doing a little 5K-to-couch training this weekend. (That’s where you run 5K in the morning and then sit on the couch exhausted for the rest of the day.)
since the new year, I've been doing a lot of thinking about values, and how they show up for me at work. Loleen is a great coach, and I appreciate the resources she's shared with us here. I'm going to work in more values work into my teaching next year, esp as a countermeasure to AI tools abuse.
Loleen Berdahl 🇨🇦@loleenberdahl.bsky.social · last yr.I have found that having clarity on my core values is incredibly helpful. My latest Academia Made Easier newsletter shares a simple process for identifying core values. #academia #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/loleen/p...
Hear me out: we buy a bunch of fentanyl, hire some actors to try to move it across the border, Carney leads a team on horseback that intercepts it. Get it all on camera, leak it to Fox. (It’s as good a plan as any other at this point).
Duane Bratt🇨🇦@duanebratt.bsky.social · last yr.Here we go. Trump has sent his tariff letter to Carney. 35%. Trump adds "if Canada works with me to stop the flow of Fentanyl, we will, perhaps, consider an adjustment to this letter."
I have found that having clarity on my core values is incredibly helpful. My latest Academia Made Easier newsletter shares a simple process for identifying core values. #academia #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/loleen/p...
How to work in alignment with your core values
Plus a new photo of Sammie, my canine buddy
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What a difference 6 months makes. In honour of the summer #solstice (8:42 pm tonight in Saskatoon), here’s a comparison of Dec 20 (sunrise 9:12am, set 4:56pm) and June 20 (sunrise 4:45am, set 9:31pm). Both pics at 8:30am. Happy #Solstice! #GoodMorningFromSaskatoon
Do you waste too much time in meetings? In my latest Academia Made Easier, I discuss how defining the purpose of meetings can improve the quality and reduce the number of meetings in our calendars. Please read and share with your networks! #academia #academicsky open.substack.com/pub/loleen/p...
How to waste less time in meetings
Plus a few digs at group word-smithing, one of my least favourite activities
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy. Details found here👇 www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.
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Saskatchewan is battling the worst wildfire it's seen in decades — including the 300,000-hectare Shoe Fire in northern Saskatchewan — and experts say it's largely caused by climate change. #SKwx #SKfires www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...
'This is classic climate change': Sask. faces worst wildfire season in decades - The Weather Network
There have been 207 wildfires this year as of Friday — 40 more than the same period last year
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