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Mid-summer must-read from @geekypedagogy.bsky.social

PAIRR Releases Public Feedback Prompts to Support Reflective and Equitable Writing Instruction New templates from the PAIRR Project help educators foster equity, reflection, and rhetorical agency through peer and AI feedback

PAIRR just released two free AI feedback prompts to support equity, reflection, and student voice. Use them in your classroom today!
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BS is baked in to classical rhetoric. That’s why I’m struggling with my chosen profession lately.

It’s hard to take the UNC system seriously anymore, and I’m an alum.

A step-by-step visual representation of the PEER AND AI REVIEW + REFLECTION (PAIRR) process. The graphic consists of five staggered steps, each in a hexagonal shape with a number and description: 1. Draft – Students create a rough draft. 2. Peer Feedback – Students provide and receive peer feedback. 3. AI Feedback – Students enter their prompt, draft, and the assignment rubric into an AI tool. 4. Reflect – Students complete a comparative reflection on AI and peer feedback. 5. Revise – Students revise.

Interested in inviting students to reflect on AI feedback alongside peer feedback? We’re sharing the open, adaptable materials of the Peer & AI Review + Reflection project.

Join us July 9 at 1 pm Pacific time/ UTC-7. Register at marin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 1/3

What did immigrants ever do for Los Angeles, besides settle it, name it and work to turn it into one of the world's great metropolises?

Announcing our Slow Academia Special Issue Our open access special issue is available! I am excited to share the newly published issue of Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education (Volume 7, Issue 1) on slow academia which I co-edited with …

Announcing our Slow Academia Special Issue theslowacademic.com/2025/06/07/a... Open access www.peterlang.com/journal/27/7-1

You meant to say “This is fucking awesome!”

The Welcome That Wasn’t His journey from Kenyan refugee camps to Greensboro was years in the making. Then the U.S. froze admissions.

For the staff and volunteers helping refugees rebuild their lives in the U.S., each arrival marked the end of a years-long journey through one of the world’s most intensive vetting systems.

www.theassemblync.com/immigration/...

Yes, that was me. I’m curious about the various fears that are underpinning conversations about GenAI.

I Salvaged $6,000 of Luxury Items Discarded by Duke Students. Why Did It Make Me Feel So Terrible? At the end of the school year, a lot gets tossed by Duke students at my downtown Durham apartment building. This year I decided to dive in.

At the end of the school year, a lot gets thrown away at my downtown Durham apartment building. This year, I decided to dive in.

I Salvaged $6,000 of Luxury Items Discarded by Duke Students. Why Did It Make Me Feel So Terrible? indyweek.com/culture/duke...

Congrats, Archie!

Rethinking modalities in teaching and learning The Educationalist. By Alexandra Mihai

Does everything need to happen in the classroom?
What can be done more effectively before class, asynchronously and how can we best scaffold that?
In my latest newsletter I reflect on how to use different modalities intentionally in our course design.
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The Stories (and Students) Forgotten in the AI Panic I'm preparing to host our fourth faculty institute on generative AI tomorrow at UM with 90+ colleagues attending. I've been thinking about how harmful the "us vs. them" narratives about AI can be, and...

“we're failing to develop a nuanced understanding of how this emerging technology intersects with long-standing educational challenges.” open.substack.com/pub/marcwatk...

It’s worth thinking about the layers of obligation faculty have regarding genAI use and practice: to self, to students, to institution, to discipline, and beyond. It’s inevitable that these will not align.

Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies Visit the post for more.

#cwcon25 morning keynote from MSU alum Jen Sano-Franchini, talking about AI, data centers, and critical interface analysis. Will be talking about refusal.blog which is a great resource for folks who take a critical stance toward genAI.

Educators should disclose to students when and how we use AI and also when and why we choose not to use it. Transparency is key to trust and respect.

But I think you can also achieve this by changing up the class setting (going outside, learning in a different kind of indoor space), too.

It’s difficult to do this in a traditional classroom setting, which primes students to think about learning as achievement and certainty. As the other commenter hints, experiential learning that puts learners in a setting not associated with school may be more conducive to tolerating uncertainty.

Rooted in the Land, Ready for the Future A new generation of tribal scientists and storytellers is rebuilding ties between the land and water, and preparing for what comes next.

A new generation of tribal scientists and storytellers is navigating the complexities of recognition and history, rebuilding ties to land and water, and preparing for what’s next.

www.theassemblync.com/environment/...

Exactly. Now excuse me while I get my uhl changed.

Arthur’s fist from the pbs kids show “Arthur”. His hand is brown and he’s wearing a yellow sweater and blue jeans.

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We won’t go down without a fight. Yet another attempt by this administration to silence voices that they disagree with. The CPB partly funds PBS, but the rest of the money needed to run PBS and its member stations comes from private foundations and viewers like us.

I don’t know whether the “adult men digging holes” trend is funny or sad. 😶

Haw River and Saxapahaw, where the Haw River Ballroom is, are very different parts of Alamance County.

Friends, many of us are finding it hard to feel hopeful. And that’s ok. When you can’t feel hope, do hope. Hope is getting out of bed. Hope is telling jokes, writing that paper, smiling at a stranger, permission to rest. Hope is a practice. What does hope in action look like for you?

Goodnight 💚

Narcissism as government. Narcissocracy?

I love North Carolina because we are home to friendly and good people and remarkable natural beauty. We are one of the best states for business in the nation – and home to the best BBQ and basketball in the country!

For those of you still at #4C25, convention center staff are trying their best to keep the cheer teams from disrupting Saturday sessions. They’ve cordoned off some hallways, but rooms are accessible with your name tag.

I’ve been a tenure-free faculty member for my entire 20-ish-year career. It is still jarring to move from the panels of tenured and tenure-seeking faculty to spaces just for untenured ones. #4C25