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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 17h

Raisins are always disappointing. “Oh look! Chocolate chip cookies!” No, those are raisins. 😔

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 20h

I’m optimistic. This is definitely Dan’s wheelhouse.

Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 20h

“Library-augmented generation.” Love it!

Responsible AI use that combines the strengths of AI with those of library catalogs. So smart.

Dan Cohen @dancohen.org · 4d

New issue of my newsletter: “The Library’s New Entryway” — An interface that combines the advantages of the traditional index with the power of LLMs is the path forward newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/the-...

The Library’s New Entryway

An interface that combines the advantages of the traditional index with the power of LLMs is the path forward

newsletter.dancohen.org

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 22h

They share how important that second R in PAIRR is. That's the step where students consider the feedback provided both by a peer and by AI and decide what feedback to incorporate in their next draft. That step builds student agency and AI literacy.

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 22h

What happens when you integrate AI-generated feedback into a peer review process in a writing course? You get PAIRR: Peer and AI Review and Reflection. On the podcast, I talk with @annamillsoer.bsky.social & Marit MacArthur about the PAIRR Project.

intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 4d

Birding in Mexico: Look it’s a mockingbird, but not our mockingbird! And a woodpecker, but not our woodpecker!

Here are two such lifers for me, a Tropical Mockingbird and a Brown Jay.

#birding

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 5d

Also, a few Royal Terns. I had seen them standing around near Galveston, Texas, but these were flying and fishing. They’re a little extra.

#Birding

Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 5d

The WiFi is strong for once so it’s time for birds.

At our first stop in Mexico was immediately greeted by multiple Magnificent Frigatebirds, which have wingspans bigger than pelicans! And they have “Magnificent” right in their name!

#Lifer #Birding

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 5d

Me swapping out an “and” for a “&” to make the character count like it’s 2012 Twitter.

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 10d

Yeah, this sounds like a statement of values but not a decision.

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 13d

I've been tracking how instructors are using custom AI chatbots, and since I love to put things in categories, here is my current taxonomy of teaching applications of custom AI bots: derekbruff.org/2025/10/01/f...