Jim McGrath
@jimmcgrath.bsky.social
Instructional Designer and college educator. PhD in English. Interested in course design, digital pedagogy, and digital literacy. also digital humanities, public humanities/history, poetry, horror, comics, aesthetics.
https://linktr.ee/jimmc_grath
https://linktr.ee/jimmc_grath
i feel like we could be making a bigger deal out of this, fellow Celtics fans
November 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
i feel like we could be making a bigger deal out of this, fellow Celtics fans
another new Frankenstein adaptation has dropped this year, courtesy of The Onion
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
another new Frankenstein adaptation has dropped this year, courtesy of The Onion
Bravo, @realgdt.bsky.social and Company. Frankenstein is absolutely stunning. So glad I got to see this on the big screen @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
October 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bravo, @realgdt.bsky.social and Company. Frankenstein is absolutely stunning. So glad I got to see this on the big screen @thecoolidge.bsky.social.
new collage I worked on this weekend
October 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
new collage I worked on this weekend
not a Sox fan but it was cool to see them win and make the playoffs last night. @jtkantor.bsky.social playing “Gold Soundz” was also cool.
September 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
not a Sox fan but it was cool to see them win and make the playoffs last night. @jtkantor.bsky.social playing “Gold Soundz” was also cool.
why would I guess “donut” after confirming the first two letters are “BL”, you chaotic and likely AI-augmented Wordle bot
September 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
why would I guess “donut” after confirming the first two letters are “BL”, you chaotic and likely AI-augmented Wordle bot
search engines have entered the “self checkout” era apparently. what are we doing here folks
August 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
search engines have entered the “self checkout” era apparently. what are we doing here folks
Charles does not care about the start of the fall semester or how busy today has been, he just wants some damn dinner
August 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Charles does not care about the start of the fall semester or how busy today has been, he just wants some damn dinner
The 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report flagged "Critical Digital Literacy" as "relevant for all higher ed stakeholders and contexts." I try to draw a lot on the positive experiences and models I have seen from historians of technology in my instructional design work. library.educause.edu/resources/20...
August 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report flagged "Critical Digital Literacy" as "relevant for all higher ed stakeholders and contexts." I try to draw a lot on the positive experiences and models I have seen from historians of technology in my instructional design work. library.educause.edu/resources/20...
is it like a thought experiment from Descartes or is it like when Wile E Coyote paints a tunnel on a wall and then convinces himself it’s a real tunnel
July 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
is it like a thought experiment from Descartes or is it like when Wile E Coyote paints a tunnel on a wall and then convinces himself it’s a real tunnel
I am particularly grateful for the project documentation of the role AI played in search functionality and the creation of relevant data. And I love the inclusion of an environmental impact disclosure; should be a model for AI usage on similar projects! digitaldocumerica.org?r=about#sear...
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am particularly grateful for the project documentation of the role AI played in search functionality and the creation of relevant data. And I love the inclusion of an environmental impact disclosure; should be a model for AI usage on similar projects! digitaldocumerica.org?r=about#sear...
thank SCORM it’s Friday
June 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
thank SCORM it’s Friday
Went to The Coolidge today to see The Phoenician Scheme (fun movie!) and was pleasantly surprised to find some zines for sale at the ticket counter. Very cool, @alexxkittle.bsky.social!
June 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Went to The Coolidge today to see The Phoenician Scheme (fun movie!) and was pleasantly surprised to find some zines for sale at the ticket counter. Very cool, @alexxkittle.bsky.social!
new work headshot just dropped. grateful to my colleagues who suggested we hire student photographers to do them at our recent faculty symposium!
June 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
new work headshot just dropped. grateful to my colleagues who suggested we hire student photographers to do them at our recent faculty symposium!
Enjoyed the Van Gogh exhibition at the MFA. Nice focus on the social and cultural and spatial contexts informing the work. The motion sensor audio stuff was a bit odd but I could appreciate the accessibility perspective there if that was a motivating factor. Need to revisit on a quieter day.
May 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Enjoyed the Van Gogh exhibition at the MFA. Nice focus on the social and cultural and spatial contexts informing the work. The motion sensor audio stuff was a bit odd but I could appreciate the accessibility perspective there if that was a motivating factor. Need to revisit on a quieter day.
For example, they look forward to a "positive AI-infused world" but leave it "up to us" to make that a reality. And noting that "Governments and corporations are trying to create effective regulations and guidelines to govern AI" and "have much more work to do" is quite the understatement
May 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
For example, they look forward to a "positive AI-infused world" but leave it "up to us" to make that a reality. And noting that "Governments and corporations are trying to create effective regulations and guidelines to govern AI" and "have much more work to do" is quite the understatement
I was curious about the report's section on "the growing demand for tech skills." It cites a World Economic Forum report that received "1,043 unique responses" across the globe. Not sure how representative that data sample might be, to be honest: reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Fut...
May 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I was curious about the report's section on "the growing demand for tech skills." It cites a World Economic Forum report that received "1,043 unique responses" across the globe. Not sure how representative that data sample might be, to be honest: reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Fut...
Reading AAC&U's latest Student Guide to AI and early in the doc they are encouraging students to use free versions of AI tools beyond what is offered by their institutions which seems extremely unhelpful for a bunch of reasons: studentguidetoai.org
May 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reading AAC&U's latest Student Guide to AI and early in the doc they are encouraging students to use free versions of AI tools beyond what is offered by their institutions which seems extremely unhelpful for a bunch of reasons: studentguidetoai.org
I went digging around the Anthropic website and I could only find one brief reference to "environmental benefits" in its "Transparency Hub." Maybe I am missing something though! www.anthropic.com/transparency...
April 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I went digging around the Anthropic website and I could only find one brief reference to "environmental benefits" in its "Transparency Hub." Maybe I am missing something though! www.anthropic.com/transparency...
inside me there are two wolves. RIP to a New York legend
March 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
inside me there are two wolves. RIP to a New York legend
I’ve been getting very into Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer) this year. You Dreamed of Empires is one of the best books I’ve read in a while.
February 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’ve been getting very into Álvaro Enrigue (translated by Natasha Wimmer) this year. You Dreamed of Empires is one of the best books I’ve read in a while.
the word "just" is doing a lot in this section to be honest (this is more a critique of the Chronicle framing here). "Just" 69% of schools having policies? 44% of schools having AI classes? "Just one-fifth offer majors and minors in AI"? that seems like a pretty fast adoption rate (almost too fast!)
January 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
the word "just" is doing a lot in this section to be honest (this is more a critique of the Chronicle framing here). "Just" 69% of schools having policies? 44% of schools having AI classes? "Just one-fifth offer majors and minors in AI"? that seems like a pretty fast adoption rate (almost too fast!)
The authors of this survey default to "higher ed must move at the pace of AI companies," which is disappointing. If we are truly going to assess AI's impact on higher ed, maybe we should take our time here.
January 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The authors of this survey default to "higher ed must move at the pace of AI companies," which is disappointing. If we are truly going to assess AI's impact on higher ed, maybe we should take our time here.
Weirdly never came across the Walter Street Burial Ground in the Arnold Arboretum until today. Nice to come across a sign with a QR code explaining what the deal is here! expeditions.stqry.app/en/story/171...
January 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Weirdly never came across the Walter Street Burial Ground in the Arnold Arboretum until today. Nice to come across a sign with a QR code explaining what the deal is here! expeditions.stqry.app/en/story/171...
holy relic acquired
December 13, 2024 at 2:36 PM
holy relic acquired