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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 1h

Yes they were answering DISCUSSIONS with chat gpt last semester for me too. I grade discussion on participation (they don't even have to be right) yet they still refused to even try to answer without chat gpt

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 2h

I do in class essay exams, so I know how they write. And it's not an issue of identifying AI generated prose (in my opinion). That part is glaringly obvious

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 2h

It seems we are all dealing with the avalanche of labor associated with LLMs and no training, support, or compensation. Administors can't adopt AI tools fast enough. Soon all teaching and learning can be outsourced so college can focus on what REALLY MATTERS to them... the capitalism of it all

Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 17h

I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.

If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 2h

We are obligated to meet with students for academic integrity violations or they can contest them and win. I have to follow protocol or they will overturn my decision

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly my thought....

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 17h

I dread these meetings.

Also, it just makes me fatalistic. If a degree is just career preparation and courses are just about "getting through it" then why not outsource the learning?

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 17h

I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.

If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 3d

I recently acquired a sweater vest and I desperately want to wear it. But I am failing miserably to style it. Anyone have sweater vest styling tips?

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 4d

Throwback to my first dog, Paris, playing in snow for the first time! (We lived in SC at the time and I drove to Florida to adopt her). She was 10 and still frolicked in the snow.

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 10d

Saturdays are for long sunrise walks

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 10d

Saturdays are for long sunrise walks

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 12d

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Is this the bad place?

Live Updates: Supreme Court Appears Poised to Upend Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

www.nytimes.com

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 16d

Took my 5 year old nephew to a kids birthday party.

I thought I knew what "overstimulated" meant. I was wrong. This is next level.

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 21d

The academic's dilemma:

Use Fall break to catch up on the thousand things you have due this week .

Vs.

Use it for the break you actually need to survive the rest of these weeks of the semester.

Somehow ending up doing neither? Priceless

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 24d

Hunting season in PA means Moose has to suit up for walks in his orange gear. And sometimes we see those elusive deer...

Two deer in the fog with Moose hot on their heels

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · 26d

I worry that the hustle economy of "hacks" and "time saving" has really undervalued slow, methodical, and thoughtful work. My SMART. And CAPABLE students rush through tasks and make SILLY mistakes because they are told that faster is better.

I think they are smarter than the work they produce.

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 27

I wonder if these students,who were not in HS during COVID, had a more normal high school experience and got involved. Either way I will take any enthusiasm over the apathy of the last couple semesters....

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 24

My students this semester are making teaching fun again. For awhile, I was worried that maybe teaching was just becoming less novel and less fun. But I realized now how the classroom community can really make or break the experience.

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 21

He sure does. Adds a little je ne sais quoi to every walk... Especially the neighbors' flowers

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 21

Me: let's get a pic of the sunset

Moose: you mean a pic of me peeing?

Me: yeah, bud. Sure. Thanks for that

Dog peering in the foreground with a sunset in the background

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 17

How often do you get to paddle when it's 80 degrees but also the leaves are changing?

I had two hours between meeting and decided to book it out to the lake.

Paddle board on smooth lake with the leaves changing colors

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 10

'exerted extraordinary influence' has become a favorite euphemism for illegally subverted our constitution and the balance of powers. Journalists need to grow a backbone.

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 10

Teaching this past couple years has been a real roller coaster. But, I finally feel like I am hitting my groove again and figuring out how to have 130-170 students a semester. Also, I have a couple of good students that already have made it feel so rewarding!

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 3

Is this a Freudian slip? My student, in an email, called Early Modern to Contemporary World History "Early Contempt to Modern World".

We have only had one week of classes.... I guess that's why they called it early contempt

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Corinne Gressang @corinnegressang.bsky.social · Sep 1

I feel like we all need the dopamine hits where we can get them in these cursed times! I endorse this.

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