Peter Felten

Connections are everything, or so I'm told.

Copy of One classroom at a time on my desk in my office

Excited to see this one out! I got to read an advance copy and it is a great read. Kudos @dgooblar.bsky.social!

Learning and Teaching with AI Published in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning (Vol. 57, No. 3, 2025)

I'm excited to see this article with @peterfelten.bsky.social published in Change: "Learning and Teaching with AI". We draw on three 'big' books on AI and link them to, among other things, discussion of Kapur's ideas of productive & unproductive failure & success www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It

I've started explicitly addressing some of what's described in this article as I go on my merry way, institution to institution insisting that we can and must continue to teach writing. There's two main risks. Both are real. 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.

Highly recommend this piece by D. Graham Burnett that really grapples with the fact that LLMs can produce an incredibly convincing simulation of human thought, but also why we can't treat the simulation as the same was what happens when humans think. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Relationship-building IS evidence-based practice. - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design Recently, I finished a book called The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World, by Allison Pugh. In it, Pugh focuses on what she calls ‘connective labor’ (the work of helping ot...

In response to my read of @allisonpugh.bsky.social 's 'The Last Human Job,' I land on a campaign slogan: relationship-building is evidence-based practice. A reminder of @peterfelten.bsky.social's relationship-rich education, that teaching and learning is inherently social.
pcad.edu/ctl/relation...

Not all students want to fit in, but every student wants to matter Making students feel they matter can dramatically improve lecture attendance. Here are ways to do it

I love this - confronting low attendance and disengement by making students feel like they matter rather than jumping to the-lecture-is-dead or banning recordings.

#AcademicSky

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Or this?

New exhibit on campus about US & UK propaganda posters from world wars, curated by a fab Elon University student. Which of these seems most appropriate for today?

A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Call for Proposals. Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit

Have you heard about the virtual gathering for #EducationalDevelopers #EdDevs? We are especially interested in platforming presenters who are not typically lead presenter. This is your time to shine #InCommunity #SoTL #SoED! #Gather2Resist25

bit.ly/VirtualGathe...

Take It or Leave It with Liz Norell, Betsy Barre, and Bryan Dewsbury - Intentional Teaching We’re back with another Take It or Leave It panel. I invited three colleagues whose work and thinking I admire very much to come on the show and to compress their complex and nuanced thoughts on teach...

Today on the podcast, another Take It or Leave It panel! Three amazing guests -- @liznorell.bsky.social, @bbarre.bsky.social, and Bryan Dewsbury -- discuss recent hot takes on teaching and learning. It's artificial binaries and deep discussion! intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Kindness in the Academy with Catherine Denial Podcast Episode · Professors Talk Pedagogy · 02/19/2025 · 42m

I had the best time chatting with Christopher Richmann for the Professors Talk Pedagogy podcast. You can listen in at this link! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...

@mirjamglessmer.bsky.social I think this links well to our work on what makes students trust teachers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If we are to truly serve our students regardless of race, and if—as the department’s letter states—we have to put an end to even the subtle ways racial preferences and privileges are attached to seemingly race-blind policies, then watch out. Most campuses have a lot of work to do, and much of it is not going to be to the liking of those who believe that it is DEI programs that make an otherwise level playing field an unfair one.

For over 20 years, I've been at schools affiliated w the Council of Independent Colleges; in my experience, CIC has been an unflinching advocate for higher education. So I'm unsurprised, but still heartened, to see this from CIC president Marjorie Hass today. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

My new book is here! In this book I draw upon my research with students and educators to examine how we might find meaningful ways to be critical in contemporary times. The book considers some ways we might enact a relational critical practice

Changing the Quality and Status of Teaching in Higher Education Published in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning (Vol. 57, No. 1, 2025)

Can we change the quality and status of teaching in higher education? @joniuzzini.bsky.social and I explore that with insights from books by @xueliwang.bsky.social, Mary Wright, & Corbin Campbell. Our answer: only if we do this together. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QZXTN...

Self-Study for Teaching Documentation — UVA Teaching Hub <p>How do you successfully document your teaching? In this collection, you will explore self-study approaches that provide you with an authentic representation of your teaching based on evidence of wh...

New on the UVA Teaching Hub: A collection of resources on the use of self-study to reflect on and document one's teaching, curated by Cynthia Korpan from the U. of Victoria. teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...

These will be excellent -- Michael Reder, Bryan Dewsbury, and Mays Imad are amazing individually and together.

I remain convinced that we’ve “solved” teaching and learning, broadly construed, but continue to exist in crisis because people don’t like the fact that the solution is labor intensive and therefore expensive.

Relationship-Rich Education at Scale, with Peter Felten + Kassidy Puckett – Teaching in Higher Ed Peter Felten + Kassidy Puckett share about relationship-rich education at scale on episode 551 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

So much fun to talk with @bonni208.bsky.social & Kassidy Puckett about relationship-rich education at scale. 1-on-1 interactions are great, but what about teaching dozens or hundreds of students? We talk new research on Teaching in Higher Ed @tihe.bsky.social: teachinginhighered.com/podcast/rela...

my 75+ text OER Annotated Bibliography on Belonging in Education is live! it's the academic foundation underpinning my sabbatical Belonging Project: bonstewart.com/belonging/th...

if you know of a book/paper on belonging that would enrich this collection, let me know :)

Counterstory Pedagogy Counterstory Pedagogy showcases the richness of experiences and self-reflection that result from engaging students in counterstory letter writing.

Powerful, inspiring new book by Adriana Aldana, Counterstory Pedagogy: Student Letters of Resilience, Healing, and Resistance. This (open access/free) book (to quote book site) introduces "a tool to challenge dominant cultural narratives & amplify marginalized voices in HE" doi.org/10.36284/cel...

Join @kiftsally.bsky.social and many, many other brilliant colleagues at this online conference in June!

“What Works” When Building Educational Relationships? Faculty mentioned empathy, collaboration, individual interactions with students, and sharing personal stories helps build relationships.

Kassidy Puckett & I analyzed ~2000 faculty responses about 'what works' to build classroom relationships with/among HE students. We find 4 main categories: (1) empathy, (2) collaboration/group work, (3) individual interactions, (4) personal stories. www.centerforengagedlearning.org/what-works-w...

Learning is, at root, a social activity. For it to be most meaningful, learning has to be done in community. Content delivery is not learning. Plug-and-chug autograded virtual worksheets are not learning.

Higher ed. book of the day: Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College —the classic by @peterfelten.bsky.social and Leo Lambert. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... @hopkinspress.bsky.social #StudentSuccess #HigherEd

Advice | How to Procrastinate Productively Self-subterfuge is a key aspect of academic motivation.

Thank you @pankisseskafka.bsky.social for this gift: "(Keep in mind: You do not need hours and hours of uninterrupted bliss to commune with Lady Intellect. That is a myth invented by male scholars in the 1950s so they could neglect their families.)" www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

A Long View of Undergraduate Research, with Kristine Johnson + J. Michael Rifenburg – Teaching in Higher Ed Kristine Johnson + J. Michael Rifenburg share about A Long View of Undergraduate Research on episode 546 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Smart conversation about the long-term outcomes of undergraduate research - with implications for how we think about inquiry, belonging, and vocation in higher education. Give this a listen! teachinginhighered.com/546 Thanks to @bonni208.bsky.social for the podcast.

This is a fantastic paper for anyone interested in students and well-being in higher education.