Thanks!

Kudos to @josheyler.bsky.social for providing ideas about how high-structure classroom design can be implemented in humanities courses. Sometimes, high-structure classroom design materials seem to assume "problem-solving" is the main in-class activity. For humanities courses, often there are others.

Pros and cons to all approaches and yes to more research!

Anyway, I’m sure many thinkers smarter than I have been talking about such models for a long time. But my hope does not lay with individuals. It resides with the power of community.

But you hold that note as a group and it continues only by virtue of working together and knowing that the courage of the group can ultimately withstand the ebbs and flows of individual voices.

Instead, I’ve begun to think a lot about community and collective courage. A community organizer I really respect uses the metaphor of a choir for making change as a community. You all try to hold a note and some people are able to sing louder for a time, some need to take a breath, etc.

I left this session thinking about courage. I’m always telling my colleagues that much that we wish would happen at this moment depends on individual, privileged people having courage. And while that has sometimes happened in history, it is not something you can ever *count* on.

Attended a great session at the Leadership in Higher Ed conferece today facilitated by @nimishabarton.bsky.social on the past, present, and future of DEI work in higher ed. She did a great job getting us to share our experiences so that we could find community.

I enjoyed the opportunity to have this conversation with Emily and Marc, facilitated by John and Rebecca. I'm guessing my perspective won't be a surprise to anyone who has seen my posts about the ethical and pedagogical reasons to resist the use of AI in education.

Seems wise.

(Hi back atcha Ian!)

I definitely make sure to highlight this! (And I’m absolutely seeing this effect with my students too.)

A talking point to add — Alternative grading approaches de-incentivize students’ use/dependence on AI slop way better than horrible, unreliable surveillance software which only create a culture of suspicion. When we reform traditional grading, we open ourselves to human trust & learning potential.

Just landed in Philadelphia for the Leadership in Higher Ed conference, where I’ve been invited to give a pre-conference workshop and a regular session on alternative grading & grading reform. Attendees are mostly provosts and deans. Let’s spread the good word and make some change happen!

In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @josheyler.bsky.social, @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social , and @marcwatkins.bsky.social join us for a lively discussion of issues related to the use of AI in higher education. @cyberthread.bsky.social teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/faculty-pe...

"BS Testing has warped schooling itself.

We waste soooo much time on the test.

If we're looking for things to reform, axing the BS Test would be a great place to start."

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Except Plato was Aristotle's teacher, not his pupil, so the "correct" answer isn't correct at all. 😂

Which, as I understand from scholars on the issue, is typically how authoritarianism works.

Excellent piece, my friend! Badly needed.

My latest for @chronicle.com.

Wherein George Orwell and I share some thoughts on nurturing academic well-being in a time of so many threats to our mission and really, the world at large. And also get cranky about AI.

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Thank you for sharing.

A new semester begins at @olemiss.bsky.social! Here's to a term filled with meaningful learning, intriguing discoveries, critical thinking, and kindness. And, as is my tradition, in the words of Nel Nodding: "The student is infinitely more important than the subject matter."

This is terrible! I hope to still communicate with you all here. If not, I’m on LinkedIn and FB.

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Love this!

Engaging in the work of designing meaningful curricula and assignments is more holistic, challening work, but I'm sorry... I'm convinced that this is the only long-term path out of the higher-ed downward spiral. Making educational meaningful (again?): @biblioracle.bsky.social @josheyler.bsky.social