Ian O'Byrne

@wiobyrne.com

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I am // a Father / a Husband / an Educator / a Researcher / Digitally Literate. https://wiobyrne.com/ https://digitallyliterate.net/

Not a podcast. Not a performance. Just a private voice note or message. Received by a real human, with consent and care. 👉 https://initiativeforliteracy.org/how-to-leave-a-voice-note-or-message/ #SignpostSessions #init4eachother
This week in #SignpostSessions, we’re inviting voice notes, not performances. Think: witnessing, not content. Pauses welcome. Anonymity welcome. Writing welcome. A real human listens. Nothing is shared without consent. 👉 https://initiativeforliteracy.org/bearing-witness-together/ #init4eachother
What are you carrying right now? We’re starting with seeing — not fixing. Chapter 1 of the Signpost Sessions is live. https://initiativeforliteracy.org/c1p1/ #init4eachother #signpostsessions
We’re opening a new chapter of InitiatED. This isn’t a course or a platform. It’s a cooperative community with a single, shared goal. Building community capacity for digital autonomy. We’re starting with Signpost Sessions—slow, privacy-first community practice for people doing hard work in schools, nonprofits, community orgs, and beyond. Come when you can. Lurk if you want. Leave when you need to. 🔗 https://initiativeforliteracy.org/how-to-join/ #SignpostSessions #init4eachother
Removing grades ≠ student agency. Freedom without structure just creates anxiety. This semester, I’m trying #Ungrading 2.0: From performance → process From compliance → authorship Ungrading 1.0 removed obstacles. Ungrading 2.0 builds better roads. https://wiobyrne.com/ungrading-and-labor-agency/
Calling all Black Women Educators! 📣 Did you complete teacher prep at a PWI and have 1-5 years of K-12 experience? Your story matters. Join this IRB-approved study to help shape the future of teacher education. 💛 Sign up: https://bit.ly/4rJ6HYz #Education #BlackEducators #PhDRestart
Text graphic with gradient background transitioning from deep red through purple and blue to teal green. Large serif text reads 'STRONG SPINE, SOFT HEART' in white. Below in smaller text: 'Not toxic positivity. Not despair.' followed by 'Just honest witnessing and compassionate action.' Bottom shows website URL: https://initiativeforliteracy.org/