Hal Plotkin
@HalPlotkin
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Senior Scholar, ISKME, Senior Open Policy Fellow, Creative Commons USA (2014-2017), Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Dept of Ed (2009-2014).
Palo Alto, California
Joined September 2010
Why gender equality is key to achieving peace in the Middle East. Toxic masculinity is toxic - and never more so than when men say their oppressive behavior is ordained by God. To lift the world to nonviolence we must first move boots off the necks of women. #GenderEquityNow
🎙️ PODCAST Discover #IPEVLIVE conversation n°2 : "Listening to Women in the MENA Region Before and After the Arab Spring" focused on gender-based oppression and violence directed toward women, on the #fmsh #SoundCloud channel @ExitingViolence ▶️ https://t.co/tcFc3egu0G
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Hey @StateDept! I've been trying *for more than a month* to make an appt for a NEW PASSPORT APPLICATION. Nothing avail w/in 100 miles even checking at midnight. More than a month! Can you please help? #passport #basicgovservices #EpicFail @ZoeLofgren @RoKhanna @RepAnnaEshoo
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I don't think I can continue to use this platform. Comments like this are beyond reprehensible.
My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci
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This is so despicable. Folks, I love my union made GM Chevy Bolt EV. It's a great car! Added bonus: buying one undermines a pernicious and odious billionaire who is spewing poison into public spaces.
@neontaster Vindman is both puppet & puppeteer. Question is who pulls his strings … ?
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THREAD: CROWD SIZE: Okay look. For years now, Donald and the GOP have been lying about crowd size. They’ve been lying about how many people call them and tell them they love them. They’ve been lying about the size of their fan base. There’s a reason for this. 1/
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For millions of students, transportation is a significant barrier. With the infrastructure legislation, communities and states can improve public transit.Thanks to the Haring-Smith Foundation for leading the way forward on transit solutions for college.
chronicle.com
When public transit is limited, students can be “one flat tire away from dropping out.” An unusual program is chipping away at the problem.
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Missouri OER hub is here! Open Education Resources- curated by your peers, aligned to standards! Read more on our blog. https://t.co/APmdUOmPpn or learn more in-person at #MOREnet22
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Actually @elonmusk in California the transportation authorities are rolling out a different approach. The rich go fast while everyone else waits in the slow lane. They call it "dynamic pricing" & it's taking over our "freeways" turning them into "payways." #WaronThePoor #Fastrak
“It’s either traffic forever or tunnels.” @elonmusk
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Seen today's front page news about the US restricting certain military-related semiconductor sales to China? I wrote a similar story *33 years ago*! The more things change the more they stay the same. Including, I fear, the results (or lack therof).
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An entrepreneur dramatizes his business in novels and uses the royalties as capital for his next start-up.
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President Obama's famous line still moves people. But if not us, then who? #Hope #EducationForAll #FiredUp
Thank you @HalPlotkin for your very inspiring presentation today @Sorbonne_Univ_ “LLL is about the struggle to preserve freedom and democracy”; “we are the people we are waiting for” 👏 Looking forward to see you again.
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From saving students over $1m in textbook costs in one semester to improving the quality of instructional materials, @ChooseCRC's #ZTC program is creating a more accessible & equitable future with over 40% of faculty participating! #OER @CalCommColleges
https://t.co/3SGV5OS1xt
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Today, @WHOSTP released the #AIBillofRights, five core protections and call to action to protect the American public’s rights in an automated world: https://t.co/8plZLqHha7
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🔨 Calling all public servants! On Oct 12, join a discussion for YOU about San Francisco's Digital Services Team journey with @cydharrell, @carriebish & @Mthias. A collaborative event of @USDResponse & @BeeckCenter. See ya there!👋
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"The most used repositories and platforms are: OER Commons (37.5%), COL Commons (36.2%), OpenLearn (29.8%), the Directory of Open Access Journals (27.8%) and MIT OpenCourseWare (25.9%)." Looking forward to digging deep into this survey into #OER in 38 #Commonwealth countries!
This new @COL4D report is the outcome of a survey of 38 #Commonwealth countries conducted in late 2021. https://t.co/dXxLXbmWKF
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The U.S./European alliance is critical to the preservation of freedom and democracy. I'm grateful to Sorbonne University for this invitation to help renew those ties in Paris next week. Our task: to prove that free societies remain the best hope for economic security. #freedom
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Zero textbook cost degrees and open textbooks are a game changer for ALL college students, especially those struggling financially. @CalCommColleges have an incredibly opportunity before them.
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The Time on Task feature is now live on ADAPT. Soon to be integrated into the Learning Analytics dashboard (along with #OER textbook student activity). More about that later.
In the grade book you'll now see a Time Spent toggle in the gradebook. Toggling this switch will show you how much time a student has spent on an assignment (a similar view was recently introduced at the assignment level).
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It's magic when at risk (low $) students enroll in a #ZTC class (w/free textbooks). They enter an anti-humiliation zone - where they know they'll have the same learning materials as wealthier students. They are seen. I'm so proud of @CalCommColleges & the brilliant @GavinNewsom!
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A survey found that 43% of college students faced food insecurity, 48% faced housing insecurity and 16% faced homelessness. If you want to change this, consider applying to be our #StudentBasicNeeds Program Manager https://t.co/TKKw4C97nP
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Truly great reporting! Thank you @ronlieber for "The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish."
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Want to know how few students pay full price, or the odds of getting merit aid? The so-called Common Data Set can help, but some schools don’t post it.
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