Eric Fournier

And corduroy jacket season!

@annacham.bsky.social

Pope 3-day-old Leftover Indian Food IV.

And chicken thighs—again with the chicken thighs!

New book alert! Thriving in an Academic Career. This one just arrived in the mail. I've got a chapter on course design (co-written with Meg Gregory). This should be a useful resource for early career faculty and Ph.D. students.

I wonder if the AI energy use critics apply the same level of scrutiny to other activities. Do you eat meat, commute from the suburbs, fly to conferences?

I sometimes think when people say “I don’t want to use AI tools because of environmental concerns”, what they are really saying is, “I don’t want to use AI tools”.

Thriving in an Academic Career: An International and Interdisciplinary Guide for Early Career Faculty This book provides an invaluable guide on how to achieve a successful and fulfilling academic career. Academics must balance multiple roles and responsibilities, between teaching, research, and offeri...

New book for early career faculty and grad students! Topics range from time management to grant writing to service expectations. I contributed a chapter on course design drawn from our CTL's Course Design Institute.
Perfect for a new faculty seminar or reading group

tinyurl.com/8cwae4bd

One of the sheep is upside down.

@liznorell.bsky.social interviewed me for this book and I’m proud to have my story included among so many amazing educators.

Gingko sunshine on a rainy day.

Students value instructors who they perceive to be clear in their communication, supportive in their approach, proactive in implementing active learning strategies, and exhibit personal and professional attributes that positively influence their learning experience acue.org/wp-content/u...

Assistant Director for Teaching Innovation - The Center for Teaching and Learning Scheduled Hours 37.5 Position Summary The Assistant Director will focus on educational applications of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and other innovative technologies in higher education an...

We are looking for a new Assistant Director for Teaching Innovation to help us figure out “the whole AI thing” and whatever comes next wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Elina Salminen introducing the WashU CTL’s new mascot. The bear needs a name.

Overheard while walking across campus. Student 1: “I’m a visual learner”. Student 2:  “”You know there is no empirical evidence that supports the idea of learning styles”.

The “what’s new” portion of our three Summer AI Institutes changed with each version—June, July, and August.

A Humanist’s Adventures with AI - Center for Teaching and Learning Like anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past two years, I’ve been having an increasing number of conversations about generative AI. Because of the prominence of the topic in the world ...

My colleague reflects on using GenAI in the humanities ctl.wustl.edu/a-humanists-...

I’d have changed “teaching” to “academic” in the WashU job title if that was the deal breaker 😀

Nope. That’s a violation of the CTL code. If no lunch of provided, it MUST be called a brown bag.

I am so glad to hear this news. Kennesaw has a great CTL and you’ll be an awesome addition!

Dramatic clouds in St. Louis MO USA

Mammatus clouds in St. Louis MO.

Does posting cloud pictures violate Blue Sky policy?

A big ego in the mix.

When an upper level administrator is mentioned by name in the ad.

WashU’s Learning Center (part of the CTL) has a terrific Peer-led Team Learning Program.

I was delighted to help my dear friend and colleague Jennifer Speights-Binet accept an award for Outstanding Small Department at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Even though I’m not with Samford University anymore, I did hire Jennifer so I feel OK taking partial credit

When A Text Generator Writes Like I Do Before the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and Europe, a peculiar profession existed—a knocker-upper. For a fee, knocker-uppers would rouse the public come morning and douse the lights each eve...

Newer AI systems like the free version of Claude 3 easily mimic writing to sound more human-like vs ChatGPT. What does it mean for writing, teaching, and learning if you can train a bot that sounds like you in mere moments? marcwatkins.substack.com/p/when-a-tex...

Getting ready for office hours under the cherry tree outside Eads Hall on the beautiful WashU campus.

Very posh setting for my “Writing a Faculty Teaching Statement” workshop. The Chancellor’s Room at WashU!

The Center for Teaching and Learning is delighted to announce this new series honoring some of WashU’s most distinguished teachers.