Flower Darby (she/her)🌷

Hey wow!! This book looks like exactly what we need now. Thanks @geekypedagogy.bsky.social for bringing your wisdom to bear on the inevitable problems we face in college teaching!!

Workshop graphic: The Three Es of Teaching with AI: Ethics, Equity, and Empowerment with Flower Darby on March 24th at 3pm EDT/12pm PDT

Join us Monday the 24th for a teaching workshop on AI with the esteemed @flowerdarby.bsky.social! You won't want to miss this one :)
📌 REGISTER HERE: lnkd.in/eAFH3Fqr

#AI #HigherEd #psych #teachingpsych

What if the antidote to academic dishonesty isn’t stricter policies or plagiarism checkers, but getting students to care more about what they’re learning?

We are so delighted to start Season 2 of Higher Listenings by speaking with renowned educator and author, @flowerdarby.bsky.social! 🎧💜

Join us if you can!

All things worth celebrating and enjoying!

I made good progress on my current project today! What good news do you have today?

We need once again to "redefine the purpose of general education as preparation for democratic citizenship" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I’m on a learning journey related to supporting autistic people. This article is very helpful and accurate, according to my autistic daughter ☺️

Flower Darby - Improving Online Teaching: Small Changes, Outsized Impact. Episode 33 of the Online Learning (in the second half) Podcast. www.onlinelearningpodcast.com

I am thrilled to share EP 33 of the Online Learning Podcast with @flowerdarby.bsky.social ! @jnash.bsky.social and I talk with Flower about small steps that can help create more inclusive, equitable, and humanized online learning.

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Apple Podcasts: lnkd.in/embjJGvd

Photo of college students sitting in a medium-sized lecture hall. In the front of the room is a table loaded with rubber ducks of varying colors and sizes, plus stickers and pencils.

Close up photo of a table with colorful rubber ducks, stickers, and pencils.

Just finished teaching my last day of class. We had daily Darby Ducks to create a fun atmosphere & thank students for contributing in discussion. Got a lovely affirming comment: “you didn’t teach as many details about content but what we learned is more important for everyday *life*.” That’s a win!🎉

I’m so excited that I left out a whole word whoops! I’m excited that this BOOK arrived today!

(Where’s the edit post option? Am I missing something?☺️)

Photo of a paperback book titled The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching by Elizabeth A. Norell displayed standing on a shelf next to two metal art pieces of potted plants.

So excited that my copy of @liznorell.bsky.social’s arrived today! As soon as I’ve submitted grades for this semester I’m going to jump right in!

Photo of two women academics smiling at the camera in front of a sign with a message about research at University College London

It was my genuine pleasure to present for @ctale.bsky.social at University College London, having been invited by @paramachaudhury.bsky.social to talk about how teaching based on what we know from the science of learning can help us advance equity in every class. Thank you for having me!

@dipurple.bsky.social thank you so much for your interest in my work! I’m thrilled to be here in community with you.

Hope to see you there!

Sounds like it was a good day! Thanks for popping in to our session!

Advice | 5 Small Steps for AI Skeptics Getting academics to teach with tools like ChatGPT is proving to be a tough nut to crack.

I'm happy and grateful to share my latest essay on teaching with AI. Let me know what you think, and feel free to share pushback and concerns. We need to hear from all voices regarding this challenging issue. www.chronicle.com/article/5-sm...

Love it!

#POD24 I’ll be there! Come and join us!

Photo of white puppy with black spots sitting on autumn-leaf covered grass next to a college student (only the legs of the student are pictured) inside an orange flexible fence enclosure.

Photo of puppy with black, brown and gray fur standing on autumn-leaf covered grass next to a kennel inside an orange flexible fence enclosure.

Mental health puppies on campus today! It’s great to see such joy among the college students getting some gratuitous playtime and cuddles 🤩

And @flowerdarby.bsky.social's second argument is a civics one. We already have a nightmarish landscape re: politics and such, and that was before AI-powered misinformation hit the scene. We need to prepare our communities to deal with that. #NHETC24

In this session, @flowerdarby.bsky.social is making a couple of strong arguments for teaching AI. One is that employers are paying a premium for AI-savvy employees, and some of our students don't have the time and resources to learn AI on their own. That's an equity argument. #NHETC24

Regarding the elephant-bot in the room, students will cheat, yes, but some realize that's not useful. @flowerdarby.bsky.social shares the metaphor of a track runner deciding whether to use an electric scooter during training. Who would do that if they're serious about their track meet? #NHETC24

via @flowerdarby.bsky.social: A recent Inside Higher Ed survey of provosts indicated that just 20% of institutions are working on or have completed AI policies. And just 14% are engaged in a curriculum review looking at what's needed re: AI literacy.

#NHETC24

I hadn’t heard it put like Jeremiah did, but I wholeheartedly agree. Teaching online is hard. Those who get it and who do it well are passionate and therefore excellent teachers in person too.

Thank you @lydiamong.bsky.social for your support! I’m thrilled that this piece on joy-filled online teaching resonates with you❤️

Thanks Jessamyn!!

Advice | We Still Think Online Teaching Isn’t Real Teaching How to find meaning, purpose, and even a little joy in your asynchronous courses.

Is online teaching actually teaching? Or is only in-person teaching real teaching? www.chronicle.com/article/we-s...

I'd love to know -- do you agree or disagree?

The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching W. W. NORTON & COMPANY

Link to the free eBook: seagull.wwnorton.com/equityguide
I’m so humbled and proud to have been on this amazing author team with Isis, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad!

How to Get Started with Equity-Minded Teaching: Interview with Isis Artze-Vega - OneHE In this video James M Lang talks to Isis Artze-Vega about what equity-minded teaching means and how to implement it into your teaching.

I’m super excited about this 12-minute video on getting started with equity-minded teaching featuring lead author of our new book, Isis Artze-Vega. Great stuff, and so accessible! Plus, the book is freely available in eBook form to college educators. onehe.org/resources/ho...