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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 2d

Not to be outdone, another class currently has 16/21 AI papers (that are all but identical), and I still have 2 left to read/grade.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 4d

9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.

I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 4d

9/18 papers in one class were AI. It was so bad & easy to catch because they all used the same (incorrectly quoted) examples and the same phrasing. And they all matched the paper I got when I ran my own prompt.

I’m moving to predominantly exams/quizzes/in class writing next semester.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 4d

They had a pop quiz today because no one had read. They were not happy. I'm hoping it made an impression, especially as my parting comment was "I know most of you have been flaking on reading for this class all semester, but there's still time to turn it around - but that's on you" so, who knows.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 4d

I'm thinking the same about the reading in-class. They're just not doing it outside of class because they see no value in reading - especially if it's "hard."

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

They're getting a full on "I'm disappointed" email and I'm moving the quiz that I usually have them take online over the weekend to Friday in class - there's going to be 0% chance of cheating AND I'm not planning another activity for that day after this.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

Class turned into a "read the graphic novel study hall" today and I am not pleased. But I'm also not wasting my time with them bs'ing the activity I had planned for today.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

This outage is wild. The students are like zombies (and many of the professors too). They don't know what to do without Canvas. And it’s only the SCHOOL part of the INTERNET that’s out. Can you imagine if we had a full outage?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

Two of the biggest things my students, across multiple classes (with different content), have learned are:

- Who Karl Marx and what Marxism is (they'd never heard of him before)
- That the US had a capital city before DC

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

If I assign a graphic novel and no one reads it, is there any hope for the future of reading?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

Just got asked by another faculty member if I was a student.

a woman in a plaid coat and hat says some of us manage to retain more of our girlish youth netflix

ALT: a woman in a plaid coat and hat says some of us manage to retain more of our girlish youth netflix

media.tenor.com

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

This outage is wild. The students are like zombies (and many of the professors too). They don't know what to do without Canvas. And it’s only the SCHOOL part of the INTERNET that’s out. Can you imagine if we had a full outage?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 5d

No big deal, just out here teaching Aristotle in a FYS like I understand philosophy at all.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 9d

I somehow ended up with two courses (adjunct) in the spring that have 45 person caps.

Help. How do I survive this (I have 3-4 other classes elsewhere too)

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 9d

It’s insane. I’ve unsubscribed. Sent to junk. Nothing.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 9d

I somehow ended up with two courses (adjunct) in the spring that have 45 person caps.

Help. How do I survive this (I have 3-4 other classes elsewhere too)

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11d

There should be a “the wedding is over” thing that stops all marketing from sending me “how to generate the best invitations!” emails.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11d

Oh wow! I want them all!

Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11d

Same. There should be options!

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12d

I would love this sort of backing up - I have it at a few places I am currently working, and most place the onus on the students to prove they didn’t but the time it takes to reach out to the student, collect the evidence for the report, and ultimately file is UGH.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12d

I need ONE strand of orange Halloween lights that are not LED bright. The warm orange glow. I’ve been to every store. This is gonna drive me mad.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 14d

How are y’all handling students who adamantly deny that they’re cheating/using AI when it’s all but, if not entirely, crystal clear?

And in terms of “clear” I mean not just AI checkers, but fabricated quotes, wrong citation page #s, off topic rants, etc.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 14d

Same. & the admission of using AI by virtue of accepting the offer to rewrite. I told you what the issues were the first time, & this one has those SAME issues.
They also don’t want to come in & talk about their papers. I offer it, I don’t WANT to assume you’re cheating, come show me how you’re not.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 14d

They REALLY don’t believe me when I tell them they need to (a) have these skills for a future job (even just for writing emails!) &/or (b) read what the AI spits out bc it’s almost always wrong somewhere.

They don’t think I know what I’m talking about because, apparently, I don’t have a “real” job.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 14d

If you know me, you know I’m not 100% opposed to AI, but I don’t allow it in my classes bc (as I tell my students) THEY need to learn these skills before they can outsource it to AI as a tool to help - if they don’t have those skills, they can’t double check what AI spits out.

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