Michael Ralph
@michaelcralph.bsky.social
PhD Ed Psych
Director of Research for Multistudio, lecturer at Univ of Kansas, & co-founder of CAUSE. Co-host edu research podcast Two Pint PLC.
Studies learning in space to guide inclusive, effective teaching practice & school design.
Director of Research for Multistudio, lecturer at Univ of Kansas, & co-founder of CAUSE. Co-host edu research podcast Two Pint PLC.
Studies learning in space to guide inclusive, effective teaching practice & school design.
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Michael Ralph
@michaelcralph.bsky.social
· Sep 13
The first version of CAUSE's public, freely-available guide to evaluating learning environments is now available!
Read about the measures and see how you can integrate them into your surveys. #AcademicSky #EduSky
www.causecoalition.org/user-guide
Read about the measures and see how you can integrate them into your surveys. #AcademicSky #EduSky
www.causecoalition.org/user-guide
That's bad red zone work, Kansas City.
Not effective.
Not effective.
November 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's bad red zone work, Kansas City.
Not effective.
Not effective.
I got friends, in low places...
Where the whiskey drowns, and the beer chases, my blues away...
Where the whiskey drowns, and the beer chases, my blues away...
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I got friends, in low places...
Where the whiskey drowns, and the beer chases, my blues away...
Where the whiskey drowns, and the beer chases, my blues away...
If the control condition is "business as usual" and span of studies covers 31 years... I struggle to understand how you do not look at the age of the research as a potential explanatory variable.
Business as usual 30 years ago is pretty obviously different than last year.
Business as usual 30 years ago is pretty obviously different than last year.
November 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If the control condition is "business as usual" and span of studies covers 31 years... I struggle to understand how you do not look at the age of the research as a potential explanatory variable.
Business as usual 30 years ago is pretty obviously different than last year.
Business as usual 30 years ago is pretty obviously different than last year.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Having trouble donning your suit of plate armor before the big jousting tournament? Problematic page gap.
Bacteria keep running amok? Problematic phage gap.
Actors keep falling into the orchestra pit? Problematic stage gap.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Having trouble donning your suit of plate armor before the big jousting tournament? Problematic page gap.
And yes, readers... that is a Taylor Swift allusion in this thread. I am a metal head living in a house full of Swifties. People have layers.
It's precious that academia can still surprise me. Of all the reactions I was prepared for... I did not expect full, stone-cold ignoring from everyone involved.
Not the author.
Not the associate editors.
Not the editor in chief.
Full court silence.
Not the author.
Not the associate editors.
Not the editor in chief.
Full court silence.
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
And yes, readers... that is a Taylor Swift allusion in this thread. I am a metal head living in a house full of Swifties. People have layers.
It is rare that we do negative segments on my podcast, Two Pint PLC. Our philosophy is the strongest critique is to be ignored (and we have cut whole papers/segments in the past).
I also send author notices for every segment, good or bad... and I expected fireworks from this month's spicy segment.
I also send author notices for every segment, good or bad... and I expected fireworks from this month's spicy segment.
November 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It is rare that we do negative segments on my podcast, Two Pint PLC. Our philosophy is the strongest critique is to be ignored (and we have cut whole papers/segments in the past).
I also send author notices for every segment, good or bad... and I expected fireworks from this month's spicy segment.
I also send author notices for every segment, good or bad... and I expected fireworks from this month's spicy segment.
Teaching is a "public commitment."
Now you go tell two friends.
Now you go tell two friends.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Teaching is a "public commitment."
Now you go tell two friends.
Now you go tell two friends.
I have, more than once, attempted to dialogue a youth wearing a Nirvana T-shirt:
Me: Oh I love that band!
Them: What band?
Me: On your shirt.
Them: They're a band?
Me: 💀
Me: Oh I love that band!
Them: What band?
Me: On your shirt.
Them: They're a band?
Me: 💀
Just turned on a “classic rock” station to clean and the first song was Smells Like Teen Spirit and my god…
How did I get so old so quickly?
How did I get so old so quickly?
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I have, more than once, attempted to dialogue a youth wearing a Nirvana T-shirt:
Me: Oh I love that band!
Them: What band?
Me: On your shirt.
Them: They're a band?
Me: 💀
Me: Oh I love that band!
Them: What band?
Me: On your shirt.
Them: They're a band?
Me: 💀
This month's episode starts with a disappointing read of a paper that led us to a discussion of how AI-generated text differs from human-generated text.
The dangers of AI-writing include wholly inappropriate recommendations for teachers. This got spicy. #EduSky
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
The dangers of AI-writing include wholly inappropriate recommendations for teachers. This got spicy. #EduSky
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
105 Technology Applications & Feedback Structure - Podcast Episodes - Two Pint PLC
We discuss the implications of inappropriate technology use and differences in response to evaluation & feedback.
twopintplc.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This month's episode starts with a disappointing read of a paper that led us to a discussion of how AI-generated text differs from human-generated text.
The dangers of AI-writing include wholly inappropriate recommendations for teachers. This got spicy. #EduSky
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
The dangers of AI-writing include wholly inappropriate recommendations for teachers. This got spicy. #EduSky
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
What is the deal? So many penalties. Unreal.
The number of penalties in this DEN/KC game is bananas.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What is the deal? So many penalties. Unreal.
The number of penalties in this DEN/KC game is bananas.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The number of penalties in this DEN/KC game is bananas.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
They are mostly good calls... It's the teams that can't play by the rules, apparently.
What's that video from not that long ago where the reporter guy came home and started talking at his wife while she's trying to read her book... And he goes on for like 3 minutes...
That's me and @megmralph.bsky.social right now.
That's me and @megmralph.bsky.social right now.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
What's that video from not that long ago where the reporter guy came home and started talking at his wife while she's trying to read her book... And he goes on for like 3 minutes...
That's me and @megmralph.bsky.social right now.
That's me and @megmralph.bsky.social right now.
I produce and co-host an education research podcast that posts on the 12th of each month.
It was a wild ride as we sorted through the implications of poor writing... We also discussed how different perceptions of feedback shape its impact.
Spill some tea with us!
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
It was a wild ride as we sorted through the implications of poor writing... We also discussed how different perceptions of feedback shape its impact.
Spill some tea with us!
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
105 Technology Applications & Feedback Structure - Podcast Episodes - Two Pint PLC
We discuss the implications of inappropriate technology use and differences in response to evaluation & feedback.
twopintplc.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I produce and co-host an education research podcast that posts on the 12th of each month.
It was a wild ride as we sorted through the implications of poor writing... We also discussed how different perceptions of feedback shape its impact.
Spill some tea with us!
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
It was a wild ride as we sorted through the implications of poor writing... We also discussed how different perceptions of feedback shape its impact.
Spill some tea with us!
twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...
I'll post more descriptive content in a few days, but let it be known on podcast release day today that I do not enjoy posting negative reviews of papers.
While it may be entertaining listening... it was a bummer for me.
While it may be entertaining listening... it was a bummer for me.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I'll post more descriptive content in a few days, but let it be known on podcast release day today that I do not enjoy posting negative reviews of papers.
While it may be entertaining listening... it was a bummer for me.
While it may be entertaining listening... it was a bummer for me.
This is bad football. Not doing their jobs well at all.
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
This is bad football. Not doing their jobs well at all.
Reposted by Michael Ralph
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
Forthcoming in the AER: "“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap" by Alan Benson, Danielle Li, and Kelly Shue. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
(Forthcoming Article) - We show that subjective assessments of employee “potential” contribute to gender gaps
in promotion and pay. Using data on 29,809 management-track employees from a
large retail ...
www.aeaweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
*Women receive substantially lower "potential" ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
*Differences in potential ratings account for half of the gender promotion gap
*Women’s lower potential ratings do not reflect future performance: women subsequently outperform male colleagues
I just accidentally did a Reply All to a full-office email.
I am in an absolute shame spiral right now.
I am in an absolute shame spiral right now.
November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I just accidentally did a Reply All to a full-office email.
I am in an absolute shame spiral right now.
I am in an absolute shame spiral right now.
Post a photo of your pet being themselves turned up to 11.
Benny was born to lay in the sun.
Benny was born to lay in the sun.
November 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Post a photo of your pet being themselves turned up to 11.
Benny was born to lay in the sun.
Benny was born to lay in the sun.
This chapter of my memoir "So I Married a Journalist"
We spent our Sunday morning debating the virtues of different style guides (Associated Press v. 8th Ed Scientific Style and Formatting).
How do you spend your weekends?
How do you spend your weekends?
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This chapter of my memoir "So I Married a Journalist"
We spent our Sunday morning debating the virtues of different style guides (Associated Press v. 8th Ed Scientific Style and Formatting).
How do you spend your weekends?
How do you spend your weekends?
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We spent our Sunday morning debating the virtues of different style guides (Associated Press v. 8th Ed Scientific Style and Formatting).
How do you spend your weekends?
How do you spend your weekends?
As I say regularly to students, a fundamental marker of expertise is clear understanding of its boundaries.
If you are an "expert" in a field, you know where your expertise ends. The glory of the Nobel Prize makes many people forget that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_d...
If you are an "expert" in a field, you know where your expertise ends. The glory of the Nobel Prize makes many people forget that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_d...
November 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As I say regularly to students, a fundamental marker of expertise is clear understanding of its boundaries.
If you are an "expert" in a field, you know where your expertise ends. The glory of the Nobel Prize makes many people forget that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_d...
If you are an "expert" in a field, you know where your expertise ends. The glory of the Nobel Prize makes many people forget that.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_d...
With news of our recent loss and having started my career as a biologist, I'd like to take a moment to remember one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. Uncovering the structure of DNA was truly an achievement.
With gratitude, rest easy Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
With gratitude, rest easy Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
With news of our recent loss and having started my career as a biologist, I'd like to take a moment to remember one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. Uncovering the structure of DNA was truly an achievement.
With gratitude, rest easy Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
With gratitude, rest easy Dr. Rosalind Franklin.
I would like to talk with a colleague I can trust who works in academia about the tension I feel in making recommendations. Two things are currently true:
1) I have deep critiques of the system's obsession with "ranking" people, and an associated sense of responsibility to advocate for my students.
1) I have deep critiques of the system's obsession with "ranking" people, and an associated sense of responsibility to advocate for my students.
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I would like to talk with a colleague I can trust who works in academia about the tension I feel in making recommendations. Two things are currently true:
1) I have deep critiques of the system's obsession with "ranking" people, and an associated sense of responsibility to advocate for my students.
1) I have deep critiques of the system's obsession with "ranking" people, and an associated sense of responsibility to advocate for my students.
Wow, ESPN is having a field day with the Dallas Cowboys, and I love it so much I watched the whole cycle twice.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving franchise. They are a bad football team and Troy Aikman says so on national television.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving franchise. They are a bad football team and Troy Aikman says so on national television.
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wow, ESPN is having a field day with the Dallas Cowboys, and I love it so much I watched the whole cycle twice.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving franchise. They are a bad football team and Troy Aikman says so on national television.
Couldn't happen to a more deserving franchise. They are a bad football team and Troy Aikman says so on national television.