Courtney (Dr. Version)
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• medieval historian • history of medicine • unapologetic cat gal • quick with a gif • “she probably deserves a raise” - student eval • Tar Heel • feels WAY too much • thoughts are mine and mine alone •
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Okay #AcademicSky, #HistorySky, etc:
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
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Okay #AcademicSky, #HistorySky, etc:
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Okay #AcademicSky, #HistorySky, etc:
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
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One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
Very tempted to stop putting due dates into the learning systems (Blackboard, Canvas, etc) because students only look to those and not the syllabus meaning they "don't know when readings are due" or miss assignments that aren't submitted via the system & then get mad at ME that they got a 0%.
December 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Very tempted to stop putting due dates into the learning systems (Blackboard, Canvas, etc) because students only look to those and not the syllabus meaning they "don't know when readings are due" or miss assignments that aren't submitted via the system & then get mad at ME that they got a 0%.
Okay #AcademicSky, #HistorySky, etc:
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Okay #AcademicSky, #HistorySky, etc:
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
There's a lot of chatter abt how we're moving forward with assignments in the "Age of AI." Especially for those of us in writing disciplines.
I also want to hear what YOU'RE doing. Let's create a master resource thread-list here!
A problem with adjuncting is not having a real office. This is amplified during exam periods when my usual space in the library becomes over full with students who want to then corner me to ask last minute questions about the exam.
I am happy to answer, but pls let me enjoy my coffee first?
I am happy to answer, but pls let me enjoy my coffee first?
December 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A problem with adjuncting is not having a real office. This is amplified during exam periods when my usual space in the library becomes over full with students who want to then corner me to ask last minute questions about the exam.
I am happy to answer, but pls let me enjoy my coffee first?
I am happy to answer, but pls let me enjoy my coffee first?
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One interesting statistic from the article followed by two equally interesting statistics about U Nebraska:
December 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
One interesting statistic from the article followed by two equally interesting statistics about U Nebraska:
I had a student tell me that one of the reasons they think that less people are majoring in history is because "people find our future too depressing to learn about what has led to the current state of things" and, that's one explanation I've not heard before.
December 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I had a student tell me that one of the reasons they think that less people are majoring in history is because "people find our future too depressing to learn about what has led to the current state of things" and, that's one explanation I've not heard before.
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An Apache girl comes of age in a traditional ceremony.
The Post followed 11-year-old Lozen through her Sunrise Dance ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat in Arizona before the area is reopened to copper mining.
The Post followed 11-year-old Lozen through her Sunrise Dance ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat in Arizona before the area is reopened to copper mining.
A land fight pits a sacred Apache tradition against a copper mine
An Apache girl comes of age in a traditional ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat before copper mining threatens to transform the sacred site in Arizona.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An Apache girl comes of age in a traditional ceremony.
The Post followed 11-year-old Lozen through her Sunrise Dance ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat in Arizona before the area is reopened to copper mining.
The Post followed 11-year-old Lozen through her Sunrise Dance ceremony, possibly the last at Oak Flat in Arizona before the area is reopened to copper mining.
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As a little treat for you, here's an #ArabicBible Advent calendar 🧵. Every day I'll post a verse from the Christmas story from one of the oldest Arabic Gospel lectionaries, Sinai ar. 72, dated 897 CE (and a few other texts in between). [2nd attempt, I won't be offended if you point out my nonsense.]
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As a little treat for you, here's an #ArabicBible Advent calendar 🧵. Every day I'll post a verse from the Christmas story from one of the oldest Arabic Gospel lectionaries, Sinai ar. 72, dated 897 CE (and a few other texts in between). [2nd attempt, I won't be offended if you point out my nonsense.]
How do y’all deal with the end of semester “I’m really disappointed with my [grade on X assignment/overall grade/etc]… can I rewrite or do extra credit?” guilt-inducing emails?
I can’t let just one student rewrite something, but …
I can’t let just one student rewrite something, but …
December 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How do y’all deal with the end of semester “I’m really disappointed with my [grade on X assignment/overall grade/etc]… can I rewrite or do extra credit?” guilt-inducing emails?
I can’t let just one student rewrite something, but …
I can’t let just one student rewrite something, but …
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It's December 5th, the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas.
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
December 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's December 5th, the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas.
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
Happy Krampus Nacht for those who celebrate. Where St Nicholas will be out rewarding all the good children, Krampus will be whipping the naughty ones or stuffing them in his sack....
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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
December 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
One assignment style I've discovered that AI cannot (yet) deal with is the "Four Sentence Essay." It has students essentially distill a whole paper into four sentences of argument between two opponents about whatever topic. It boggles the students' minds & AI just can't do the logic piece of it.
Yesterday was my last day of classes. Today I legitimately can’t do anything but nap.
If that’s not a solid metaphor for what this semester has been like….
If that’s not a solid metaphor for what this semester has been like….
a cartoon of a teddy bear sleeping with a phone in its mouth
ALT: a cartoon of a teddy bear sleeping with a phone in its mouth
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yesterday was my last day of classes. Today I legitimately can’t do anything but nap.
If that’s not a solid metaphor for what this semester has been like….
If that’s not a solid metaphor for what this semester has been like….
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Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
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AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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🔎 Searching for an opportunity to hone your technical writing skills?
Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations.
🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog
📩 Send us your proposal by 15 February 2026
#CallForPapers #DigitalHumanities
Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations.
🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog
📩 Send us your proposal by 15 February 2026
#CallForPapers #DigitalHumanities
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🔎 Searching for an opportunity to hone your technical writing skills?
Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations.
🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog
📩 Send us your proposal by 15 February 2026
#CallForPapers #DigitalHumanities
Our English edition invites proposals for new original lessons or translations.
🔗 tinyurl.com/open-call-2025-blog
📩 Send us your proposal by 15 February 2026
#CallForPapers #DigitalHumanities
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While writing her cookbook, Khushbu Shah became convinced that a spinach lasagna could be greatly improved by swapping in the flavors of saag paneer for the filling. It’s a dish she jokingly refers to as “lasaagna.” nyti.ms/4ixPNHR
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
While writing her cookbook, Khushbu Shah became convinced that a spinach lasagna could be greatly improved by swapping in the flavors of saag paneer for the filling. It’s a dish she jokingly refers to as “lasaagna.” nyti.ms/4ixPNHR
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Fav thing to do in the last class is to have the students pick their top 3 readings that I *must* include the next time I teach the class. Then they get into small groups and have to produce a new top 3 list. Solidifies all that they got from the readings (and gives me some ideas for the future).
December 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fav thing to do in the last class is to have the students pick their top 3 readings that I *must* include the next time I teach the class. Then they get into small groups and have to produce a new top 3 list. Solidifies all that they got from the readings (and gives me some ideas for the future).
It’s legitimately the worst. 1/3-1/2 of students present, no one wants to talk, they’re all mad they have to take a final, and are all begging for extra credit despite not completing the majority of the actual assigned work.
I am once again, annoyed by the terrible system of having one week of class after Thanksgiving break. Is there a more ridiculous system?
December 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It’s legitimately the worst. 1/3-1/2 of students present, no one wants to talk, they’re all mad they have to take a final, and are all begging for extra credit despite not completing the majority of the actual assigned work.
Two of the schools I adjunct at have already emailed, texted, and called to solicit a donation for giving Tuesday. Yall know how much you pay me, right?
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Two of the schools I adjunct at have already emailed, texted, and called to solicit a donation for giving Tuesday. Yall know how much you pay me, right?
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Trying to explain to non-academic friends how legitimately terrifying it actually is to be in academia right now is hard.
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Trying to explain to non-academic friends how legitimately terrifying it actually is to be in academia right now is hard.
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