Tiffany Knoell, Ph.D.
@tlknoell.bsky.social
Professional nerd. Occasional time traveler. Co-host of Silent Film Fridays on Stream.place. Associate Teaching Professor, Dept. of Popular Culture, School of Cultural and Critical Studies, BGSU. Views are my own, not those of my employer.
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Silent Film Fridays is a streaming co-production with my daughter, Alex. As she and I are history nerds as well as film nerds, SFF is a labor of love as well as a tribute to a dear and absent friend. We feature silent films in the public domain, although (1/x thread)
Tonight on Silent Film Friday, we're celebrating the end of finals week with a Mystery Animation Bag. All silent, all black & white, and starting at 8 PM Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
December 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Tonight on Silent Film Friday, we're celebrating the end of finals week with a Mystery Animation Bag. All silent, all black & white, and starting at 8 PM Eastern over at stream.place/atk42games.b... . Join us, won't you?
Shirley Walker gave the world quite a gift with her scores for Batman: The Animated Series. Gotham City Overture is getting me through the professionalism evals.
Gotham City Overture, Music of the Bat 101 & The Batman Theme - Shirley Walker
YouTube video by psychokitty444
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December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Shirley Walker gave the world quite a gift with her scores for Batman: The Animated Series. Gotham City Overture is getting me through the professionalism evals.
Thanks to @seanferrick.bsky.social and his Star Trek Toys We Love video, I pulled out my TNG Type-2 phaser to check on whether or not I left batteries in it...and I had. My sweet partner is cleaning out all of the corrosion and reconnecting any loose wires. If that's not love, I don't know what is.
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Thanks to @seanferrick.bsky.social and his Star Trek Toys We Love video, I pulled out my TNG Type-2 phaser to check on whether or not I left batteries in it...and I had. My sweet partner is cleaning out all of the corrosion and reconnecting any loose wires. If that's not love, I don't know what is.
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This Fall, I taught a 400-level comics course at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, under our Major Authors rubric, on the comics Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. I posted a recap of each week using #comicteaching. This thread contains all of those posts, as well as a link to our syllabus.
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This Fall, I taught a 400-level comics course at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, under our Major Authors rubric, on the comics Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. I posted a recap of each week using #comicteaching. This thread contains all of those posts, as well as a link to our syllabus.
This is one of the prettiest pieces of tech I've seen in quite some time. Their crowdfunding site is now open.
www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/dipty...
www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/dipty...
Diptyx E-Reader
An open-source, dual-screen e-reader
www.crowdsupply.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is one of the prettiest pieces of tech I've seen in quite some time. Their crowdfunding site is now open.
www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/dipty...
www.crowdsupply.com/diptyx/dipty...
I have witnessed a whoopin'.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I have witnessed a whoopin'.
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This is excellent. Kudos to all involved.
“Tech… interventions, especially those offered as one-size-fits-all solutions for educational problems, do not improve student, faculty, institutional, or research outcomes. In many instances, their use harms students as well as faculty members and staff.”
“Tech… interventions, especially those offered as one-size-fits-all solutions for educational problems, do not improve student, faculty, institutional, or research outcomes. In many instances, their use harms students as well as faculty members and staff.”
This is one of the most important documents produced this year.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
At a time when many of our professional organizations are punting, @aaup.org has been leading on EdTech, AI, academic freedom & faculty governance.
I'm humbled to be joining the team that authored this report.
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is excellent. Kudos to all involved.
“Tech… interventions, especially those offered as one-size-fits-all solutions for educational problems, do not improve student, faculty, institutional, or research outcomes. In many instances, their use harms students as well as faculty members and staff.”
“Tech… interventions, especially those offered as one-size-fits-all solutions for educational problems, do not improve student, faculty, institutional, or research outcomes. In many instances, their use harms students as well as faculty members and staff.”
Reposted by Tiffany Knoell, Ph.D.
Reposted by Tiffany Knoell, Ph.D.
Lavinia (chicken) and Igor (turkey) sharing lunch. 🥰
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Lavinia (chicken) and Igor (turkey) sharing lunch. 🥰
This is absolutely where I'm at: no one is owed my time.
tonight while recording a guest spot on a podcast i experienced an unacceptable level of disrespect from one of the hosts. so i decided to do what felt right for me and i left. i didn’t need to stick around to show i’m “tough” or “thick skinned.” i reminded myself that no one is owed my time.
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is absolutely where I'm at: no one is owed my time.
It looks like it's official: I have my first student-given nickname. I should say this is the first of which I've been made aware, so there may be other ways my name is used in vain.
In this case, I'm learning to answer to Dr. K.
In this case, I'm learning to answer to Dr. K.
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
It looks like it's official: I have my first student-given nickname. I should say this is the first of which I've been made aware, so there may be other ways my name is used in vain.
In this case, I'm learning to answer to Dr. K.
In this case, I'm learning to answer to Dr. K.
I am so looking forward to having one pair of single vision glasses again. No computer glasses, no reading glasses, no wearing reading glasses over my already multi-focal lenses because I just can't see to read.
It all starts next Monday for me.
It all starts next Monday for me.
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I am so looking forward to having one pair of single vision glasses again. No computer glasses, no reading glasses, no wearing reading glasses over my already multi-focal lenses because I just can't see to read.
It all starts next Monday for me.
It all starts next Monday for me.
Hello there, new interest rabbit hole.
The Little-Known Story Of The ‘Year Without A Summer’ That Saw Worldwide Famine And Widespread Snowfall In June
By Austin Harvey
allthatsinteresting.com/year-without...
#climate #history
By Austin Harvey
allthatsinteresting.com/year-without...
#climate #history
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Hello there, new interest rabbit hole.
An end of term reflection from a student that specifically called out learning about the concept of movies as a form of Bahktin's carnival. It was memorable enough she commented on it. This really is a teaching euphoria moment, particularly because this term was the first time I've taught this.
December 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
An end of term reflection from a student that specifically called out learning about the concept of movies as a form of Bahktin's carnival. It was memorable enough she commented on it. This really is a teaching euphoria moment, particularly because this term was the first time I've taught this.
Utterly devoid of ethics or basic decency.
"Soon, CNN will run live odds on world events where its viewers can gamble on them in real time on their smartphones."
CNN Partners With a Gambling App That Lets You Wager on Starvation in Gaza
The app company’s two biggest investors are also heavily invested in the Israeli military.
truthout.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Utterly devoid of ethics or basic decency.
Silent Film Fridays is off tonight, pre-empted by Alex's work holiday party. I'll be hanging out with the good Reverend instead, watching random animation and having a delightful time. Join us, won't you?
Today, from 4-6 PM (Pacific): come celebrate Fuschal Day! Every week, we sit down for #Discordian church services — that is, we'll get loaded and comment on old cartoons from @pubtoons.com. All are welcome!
About:
www.fsofcabal.com/holydays/fus...
About:
www.fsofcabal.com/holydays/fus...
FSoF Cabal - Fuschal Day
Join us at church.fsofcabal.com for traditional "weed and cartoons" mass!
We start at 4PM Pacific Time, 11PM GMT, or 7:50 (7:91 during the winter) Discordian Planetary Time, and services last two hou...
www.fsofcabal.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Silent Film Fridays is off tonight, pre-empted by Alex's work holiday party. I'll be hanging out with the good Reverend instead, watching random animation and having a delightful time. Join us, won't you?
I've never owned a baseball-style jersey, but I might think about it with this one.
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👕 1 Trillion Web Pages Baseball Jersey (LIMITED EDITION)
🧢 1 Trillion Web Pages Baseball Hat (LIMITED EDITION)
🧦 Socks, tote bags, and more!
💛 All proceeds benefit the #InternetArchive.
Shop here ➡️ store.archive.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I've never owned a baseball-style jersey, but I might think about it with this one.
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Squirrel tongue!
A squirrel eating snow and sticking out its tongue. Slow-motion video.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Squirrel tongue!
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I like to talk about this with students so they get it! Not using AI will help them more than it will help someone who'll be on the planet less long than they will!
I like to talk about this with students so they get it! Not using AI will help them more than it will help someone who'll be on the planet less long than they will!
Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I like to talk about this with students so they get it! Not using AI will help them more than it will help someone who'll be on the planet less long than they will!
I like to talk about this with students so they get it! Not using AI will help them more than it will help someone who'll be on the planet less long than they will!
Does anyone else find the "year in review" creepy? It just reminds me how much data a company has gathered about me and makes me want to use them less.
December 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Does anyone else find the "year in review" creepy? It just reminds me how much data a company has gathered about me and makes me want to use them less.
Same, Pete.
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Same, Pete.
Have a timeline cleanse.
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Have a timeline cleanse.
I don't have much of a track record when it comes to Legos, but I'm willing to start one with this beautiful, beautiful kit.
It's here! For the record, this was ordered by my wife, @kumuthal.bsky.social, who is supposed to be the responsible one in the family.
December 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I don't have much of a track record when it comes to Legos, but I'm willing to start one with this beautiful, beautiful kit.
You never know what a kindness might do to lift up someone who needs it.
In light of today’s conversation on academic accommodations, I’m going to revive a thread lost to time when I deleted my Twitter profile.
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
It’s about a bunch of academic accommodations that instructors can offer in lieu of an extension on an assignment. 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
You never know what a kindness might do to lift up someone who needs it.
I'm evaluating a paper where the header includes "Professor [Instructor’s Name] Film Studies 101." That's not my class.
Author? "python-docx" Two AI screens: 100% AI.
Student admits use of Grammerly, but no more than that.
What am I looking at? AI overuse or student honesty?
Author? "python-docx" Two AI screens: 100% AI.
Student admits use of Grammerly, but no more than that.
What am I looking at? AI overuse or student honesty?
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'm evaluating a paper where the header includes "Professor [Instructor’s Name] Film Studies 101." That's not my class.
Author? "python-docx" Two AI screens: 100% AI.
Student admits use of Grammerly, but no more than that.
What am I looking at? AI overuse or student honesty?
Author? "python-docx" Two AI screens: 100% AI.
Student admits use of Grammerly, but no more than that.
What am I looking at? AI overuse or student honesty?