Claire Major

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Painting of a grey cat with yellow eyes. It gazes out from the page of a book, looking past us, ears erect. Despite a serious demeanor, it wears a red bowtie with white spots. The page is printed in French and washed in shades of gold.

'Books have souls,’ repeated the cat softly. ‘A cherished book will always have a soul. It will come to its reader’s aid in times of crisis.'

Sōsuke Natsukawa, The Cat Who Saved Books

#BookWormSat 💙📚
🎨 Eva Fialka

Take the rest!

(she said, looking at her "to-do" list)...

If I’m overwhelmed, please don’t add more whelms.

Gray floof!!!

Cat on a staircase with tongue stuck out

This goofball says hi!

#Caturday
#CatsOfBluesky

Meme with a woman saying: I haven't been this excited for Friday since last Friday

Have a lovely weekend, friends!

#TGIF

“I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.”

― Arthur Schopenhauer

It's Friday, right? Right?
(I feel strongly that it should be Friday)

I am pretty well convinced that I would have to do email full time just to break even.

Where do I opt out?

#unsustainable

Am writing. Or at least making prolonged eye contact with the blinking cursor.
#Amwriting

fly you fool

Sorry about the day. Hope it has gotten better. Here's a fuzz butt:

Instructor presence is contagious. Be fully there, and students are more likely to be too.

Photo of sea serpent sculpture Naga in Golden Gate Park - lit up at night

I love that I can say hello to this magnificent creature multiple times a week day and night. This time coming from teaching and with kiddo on the bike from soccer practice (she took the photo). A good familiar face to greet you #Naga

a tree with stars hanging from it and the words good night written on it ALT: a tree with stars hanging from it and the words good night written on it

Good night, friends. ⭐️

Tiny cat blocking a large dog from walking up the stairs.

You shall not pass!

Her heart was a secret garden,
and the walls were very high.

~ William Goldman
The Princess Bride

I have a system. For every compliance training email reminder, I do exactly one of their trainings.

I figure I'll get done way ahead of deadline this way.

Monday morning. My weekend evaporated. Where do I file a complaint?

Sunday: the comma between two long sentences that thinks it’s a full stop.

#Sunday

A-pear-antly

And orange and apple with google eyes and cuts for mouths saying "orange you glad it's Friday?"

#TGIF #FRIDAY

Thanks for sharing!

Do you have tips on deeply personalizing assignments so that it's hard to outsource to AI? Students seem to be using it for seemingly personalized stuff (like sharing experiences or reflecting).

Thank you, Dan. A direct approach!

Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.

My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂

Ok, so does anyone out there have good suggestions for discouraging student AI use?

I'm looking for any strategies at all, from simple to more innovative/ elaborate.

Anyone? Anyone?

#teaching #highered

I was the kid who got in trouble for reading past my bedtime.

It was nice.