Chris Creighton
@chriscreighton.bsky.social
PhD (Math) & Instructional Designer (Faculty Development) | Tending Education, Teaching, and Learning | He/Him/His | Commentary my own.
Webpage: https://www.ccreighton.com
Webpage: https://www.ccreighton.com
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Since tomorrow is Labor Day and school is in session, I'd like to argue (again) that teaching about GenAI should include discussion of the extractive, exploitative labor conditions that make the technology possible. 🧵
September 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Since tomorrow is Labor Day and school is in session, I'd like to argue (again) that teaching about GenAI should include discussion of the extractive, exploitative labor conditions that make the technology possible. 🧵
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This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
August 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social hit me over the head like a mallet of truth. This is the thing. This is what I’ve been trying to warn people about perfectly crystallized. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
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I resonate with a lot in this thoughtful reflection from @tommullaney.bsky.social on his journey from self-proclaimed edtech fanboy to his "consideration of the gap between promises about technology and the often unpleasant reality." And I appreciate all the links to critical (ed)tech resources!
From Fanboying To Thinking - My Journey With EdTech — Civics of Technology
**OUR CONFERENCE IS THIS WEEK** Join Us on July 31 & Aug 1 Are you registered yet? If not, use this link . On Wednesday (July 30) you’ll receive instructions on how to access the conferenc...
www.civicsoftechnology.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I resonate with a lot in this thoughtful reflection from @tommullaney.bsky.social on his journey from self-proclaimed edtech fanboy to his "consideration of the gap between promises about technology and the often unpleasant reality." And I appreciate all the links to critical (ed)tech resources!
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Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
July 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Art is inefficient. Care is inefficient. Joy is inefficient. Humanity is inefficient. Don't let them take that away.
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Lovely to see this piece linking my work with that of Charles Taylor, Joseph Stiglitz, Elinor Ostrom and others who challenge our failing model of liberalism, one that enables the private enclosure of public goods and the resulting collapse of our civic virtues and capabilities for common life.
Thomas Meier and Kristina Khutsishvili contend that the challenge to democracy posed by concentrated digital power is not merely institutional, economic, or ethical, but a disruption of the very conditions for democratic citizenship.
Who Owns the Future? Ways to Understand Power, Technology, and the Moral Commons | TechPolicy.Press
Thomas Meier and Kristina Khutsishvili argue for a reorientation to revive the democratic lifeblood of shared meaning, moral cultivation, and civic agency.
www.techpolicy.press
June 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Lovely to see this piece linking my work with that of Charles Taylor, Joseph Stiglitz, Elinor Ostrom and others who challenge our failing model of liberalism, one that enables the private enclosure of public goods and the resulting collapse of our civic virtues and capabilities for common life.
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I'm excited to join @edufuturist.bsky.social on the Future Trends Forum this Thursday (May 8) at 2:00 pm ET to talk about my book, The Present Professor: Authenticty and Transformational Teaching. Please join us! (It'll also be available afterward on YouTube.) georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Future Trends Forum: The Present Professor. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
How can faculty be more fully present when teaching?
This week the Future Trends Forum is delighted to host the author of a new book on the topic, Liz Norell, Associate Director of Instructional Suppo...
georgetown.zoom.us
May 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I'm excited to join @edufuturist.bsky.social on the Future Trends Forum this Thursday (May 8) at 2:00 pm ET to talk about my book, The Present Professor: Authenticty and Transformational Teaching. Please join us! (It'll also be available afterward on YouTube.) georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Hey #HigherEd and #FacDev, @liznorell.bsky.social will be on the @edufuturist.bsky.social TV talk show this week!
georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Future Trends Forum: The Present Professor. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
How can faculty be more fully present when teaching?
This week the Future Trends Forum is delighted to host the author of a new book on the topic, Liz Norell, Associate Director of Instructional Suppo...
georgetown.zoom.us
May 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hey #HigherEd and #FacDev, @liznorell.bsky.social will be on the @edufuturist.bsky.social TV talk show this week!
georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We now have five books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series, edited by James Lang & @michellemillerphd.bsky.social!
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We now have five books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series, edited by James Lang & @michellemillerphd.bsky.social!
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
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the learning objective is that you get smarter and think hard about how you want to be in the world based on the new knowledge you’ve gained
April 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the learning objective is that you get smarter and think hard about how you want to be in the world based on the new knowledge you’ve gained
The disagreement is quite firm.
New from the Engaged Learning Collective: @chriscreighton.bsky.social and I defend the importance of belonging in #HigherEd, responding to a recent @chronicle.com piece suggesting that belonging "misses the point of education." We disagree. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-reminder...
A reminder: Classrooms are neither living rooms nor trains
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education essay suggests that classrooms are nonsocial spaces where facilitating belonging is not within educators' scope of practice. We forcefully disagree.
engagedlearningcollective.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The disagreement is quite firm.
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New from the Engaged Learning Collective: @chriscreighton.bsky.social and I defend the importance of belonging in #HigherEd, responding to a recent @chronicle.com piece suggesting that belonging "misses the point of education." We disagree. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-reminder...
A reminder: Classrooms are neither living rooms nor trains
A recent Chronicle of Higher Education essay suggests that classrooms are nonsocial spaces where facilitating belonging is not within educators' scope of practice. We forcefully disagree.
engagedlearningcollective.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New from the Engaged Learning Collective: @chriscreighton.bsky.social and I defend the importance of belonging in #HigherEd, responding to a recent @chronicle.com piece suggesting that belonging "misses the point of education." We disagree. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-reminder...
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Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
March 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
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Hi there! I work in research development at an R2. I'm posting to see if anyone has a guide or advice for reworking/rewording proposals to better fit new federal guidance, especially with NSF/NIH, without undermining the integrity of the work. Basically to say what needs to be said in so many words.
March 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Hi there! I work in research development at an R2. I'm posting to see if anyone has a guide or advice for reworking/rewording proposals to better fit new federal guidance, especially with NSF/NIH, without undermining the integrity of the work. Basically to say what needs to be said in so many words.
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Best news ever! Registration for the 2025 Grading Conference is OPEN! Please join us to promote grading practices focused on equity & authentic learning. Consider submitting an abstract or volunteering! We value your contributions! #gradingreform
Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...
Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...
The Grading Conference
www.centerforgradingreform.org
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Best news ever! Registration for the 2025 Grading Conference is OPEN! Please join us to promote grading practices focused on equity & authentic learning. Consider submitting an abstract or volunteering! We value your contributions! #gradingreform
Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...
Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...
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Happy (and more than a little nervous) to share this piece through the Engaged Learning Collective. Thanks to my colleagues for supporting this in our writing group! (And thanks to @jenlouden.bsky.social for the container to write this!) open.substack.com/pub/engagedl...
January 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Happy (and more than a little nervous) to share this piece through the Engaged Learning Collective. Thanks to my colleagues for supporting this in our writing group! (And thanks to @jenlouden.bsky.social for the container to write this!) open.substack.com/pub/engagedl...
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What do all of you use for creating accessible math equations? Of course #PreTeXt is the best answer, but what alternatives are there? Please share any good resources you have found and I'll collect them on MathTech.org.
#MathSky #iTeachMath.
#MathSky #iTeachMath.
MathTech.org
A community of mathematicians using and creating open-source technologies to innovate mathematics education.
MathTech.org
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What do all of you use for creating accessible math equations? Of course #PreTeXt is the best answer, but what alternatives are there? Please share any good resources you have found and I'll collect them on MathTech.org.
#MathSky #iTeachMath.
#MathSky #iTeachMath.
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Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
January 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against
Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for
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Tired of being bombarded by AI propaganda? Concerned about the outrageous & escalating environmental costs of these technologies?
Then register for this online talk by @apasek.bsky.social on Feb. 12 at 12:00 PM EST. #envhum @nichecanada.bsky.social
More info & registration at link below.
Then register for this online talk by @apasek.bsky.social on Feb. 12 at 12:00 PM EST. #envhum @nichecanada.bsky.social
More info & registration at link below.
AI is Trash: The Environmental Externalities of Machine Learning Tools with Dr. Anne Pasek
discuss the environmental costs of machine learning and deep learning technologies.
www.trentu.ca
January 5, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Tired of being bombarded by AI propaganda? Concerned about the outrageous & escalating environmental costs of these technologies?
Then register for this online talk by @apasek.bsky.social on Feb. 12 at 12:00 PM EST. #envhum @nichecanada.bsky.social
More info & registration at link below.
Then register for this online talk by @apasek.bsky.social on Feb. 12 at 12:00 PM EST. #envhum @nichecanada.bsky.social
More info & registration at link below.
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It’s Publication Day! 🎉
To celebrate the official release of Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet, and to thank the many wise and wonderful people whose work and support made this book possible, I’ve put some excerpts on my website. +
To celebrate the official release of Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet, and to thank the many wise and wonderful people whose work and support made this book possible, I’ve put some excerpts on my website. +
Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies — Jessica Zeller
It’s Publication Day! 🎉 I’m celebrating with a book overview and some acknowledgments.
www.jessicazeller.net
December 30, 2024 at 6:18 PM
It’s Publication Day! 🎉
To celebrate the official release of Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet, and to thank the many wise and wonderful people whose work and support made this book possible, I’ve put some excerpts on my website. +
To celebrate the official release of Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet, and to thank the many wise and wonderful people whose work and support made this book possible, I’ve put some excerpts on my website. +
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Repair is not a subject you’ll often find on the front page of a magazine. It doesn’t tend to make headlines because it can be uncomfortable — a distinct challenge to a culture obsessed with growth and consumption.
In 2024, Places made "repair" an editorial priority. (/4)
In 2024, Places made "repair" an editorial priority. (/4)
December 23, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Repair is not a subject you’ll often find on the front page of a magazine. It doesn’t tend to make headlines because it can be uncomfortable — a distinct challenge to a culture obsessed with growth and consumption.
In 2024, Places made "repair" an editorial priority. (/4)
In 2024, Places made "repair" an editorial priority. (/4)
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Thanks to @biblioracle.bsky.social for sharing lessons from my book, , in his @insidehighered.com column today! I hope others will find a supportive companion and purposeful encouragement in its pages. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
A professor’s presence is their biggest asset
The Present Professor may help you reflect on what you’re doing and why you’re doing it.
www.insidehighered.com
December 19, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Thanks to @biblioracle.bsky.social for sharing lessons from my book, , in his @insidehighered.com column today! I hope others will find a supportive companion and purposeful encouragement in its pages. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
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"Stunningly, however, those who had learned expecting to be tested had forgotten much more. Their superior rote memorization was no longer in evidence a few days later. Evidently, they memorized the material for the test, and when the test was over, they pulled the plug and let it drain out."
November 26, 2024 at 4:20 PM
"Stunningly, however, those who had learned expecting to be tested had forgotten much more. Their superior rote memorization was no longer in evidence a few days later. Evidently, they memorized the material for the test, and when the test was over, they pulled the plug and let it drain out."
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Please join me in appreciating @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social for their ongoing work on Tea for Teaching! Feel free to express your gratitude by listening to this new episode, out today, with me as a returning guest. 💜💜
In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, @liznorell.bsky.social discusses her new book, The Present Professor, which emphasizes the importance of instructor presence in creating transformational learning experiences for our students. teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/the-presen... @cyberthread.bsky.social
The Present Professor | Tea for Teaching
Faculty often have a teaching persona that they bring to the classroom. In this episode, Liz Norell joins us to discuss the benefits of sharing your authentic self with your students. Liz is a politic...
teaforteaching.podbean.com
November 27, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Please join me in appreciating @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social for their ongoing work on Tea for Teaching! Feel free to express your gratitude by listening to this new episode, out today, with me as a returning guest. 💜💜