I really enjoyed Basil and Oregano and it has the same great art as SPIRIT

Wilson Wins Watkins Award from SPE

Congrats to Asif Wilson, assistant professor C&I, on receiving the Watkins Award from the Society of Professors in Education.

It recognizes individuals who are dedicated to curriculum studies, community engagement, socio-political and class issues, and cultural advocacy through their studies.

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More higher ed discourse like this please

Lane to Participate in Provost Panel on Navigating AI H. Chad Lane, professor of Educational Psychology and Curriculum & Instruction and director of the NSF-funded INVITE AI Institute, will participate in the upcoming forum hosted by the Office of the Provost.

H. Chad Lane, professor of C&I and EPSY, will participate in a panel “Navigating AI Together: Conversations on Teaching, Research, and Responsibility” on Wednesday, April 15. Please register today to attend.

More: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/474620007

I won’t be attending AERA in person, but I recommend the Friday 9:45 a.m. PST structured poster session, “How Data Science Education Can Enable Exploration of Real-World Phenomena.” My poster shares one piece of my dissertation on a humanistic approach to elementary data science through embodiment.

Hedrick-Shaw Recognized with AERA Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Curriculum & Instruction assistant professor Devon Hedrick-Shaw on receiving the Outstanding Dissertation Award, third place, from the Bilingual Education Research SIG of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

This is the most delightful thing I’ve ever read

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if there are categories of “tedium” in there? Many coders I know point to how ai is helping them get through the “slog” while they still need to drive the “visioning”? I imagine it’s all in that large yellow circle but am curious your take.

The Black Consumer Advisory

The NAACP published a Black Consumer Advisory mapping out companies that rolled back their DEI promises. naacp.org/campaigns/bl...

When I talk about the speculative, I always make sure to say that’s it’s not inherently equitable or just. White supremacy is speculative AF, creative AF. The current moment is a white supremacist dreamscape, a reimagining of a world where equity is even possible.

2026 ISLS Annual Meeting Registration Now Open! Join us in Irvine, California, USA from June 15–June 19, 2026 to celebrate our theme, “Partnering with Purpose.” Expanded workshop offerings featuring two off-site community partner workshops…

Registration for ISLS 2026 annual meeting is now open! Workshops, events, and virtual attendance are all options in the registration process. Take advantage of early bird rates by May 12!
www.isls.org/news/2026-is...

Nuñez Earns AERA BER SIG Early Career Award

Congratulations to @ciatillinois.bsky.social Idalia Nuñez on receiving the Early Career Researcher Award from the Bilingual Education Research SIG of AERA.

More: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/1113488487

Left: Minimal line art drawing of a cat that is enclosed in a pink rectangle. Label: Kitten is completely full of crimes Right: the same cat art but twice the size. The same size rectangle covers only the bottom of the cat. Label: Adult cat contains the same amount of crimes but it does not dominate all of their behaviors

For the last 3 years, I have co-organized an AI & Education Conference that brings together about 1000 educators to talk about the latest in K-12 education with AI. This year's focus is on educator/student/community led innovation with AI: centering community voice.

web.cvent.com/event/396882...

Image of a course flyer that explains what the course, storying as research methodology” is all about. It includes the questions the course will ask, the books students enrolled will read, and an account of the work students will do.

I meant to share here yesterday, but I forgot. I made a flyer for my storying-focused grad class that I’ll be teaching next fall, and I think it’s cute!!

An executive at a former company sent me and my team an irritating email. My colleague meant to forward it to me but accidentally responded to the sender with “asswipe.” Was a bit hard to explain that away!

The game looks great, and more importantly the jokes rolling in are amazing!

Sadly I am sure you are correct.

U of I College of Education providing mental health service to the community CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The benefits of therapy have been proven, but resources and a lack of therapists can get in the way of people receiving much needed help. But — the College of E…

The benefits of therapy have been proven, but resources and a lack of therapists can get in the way of people receiving much needed help. But — the College of Education at the University of Illinois has a solution.

Gah!!!

Graphic showing University of Illinois Education rankings in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report: #6 in Curriculum & Instruction, #6 for Veterans, and #9 in Educational/Instructional Media Design, on a navy blue background with an orange 'I' logo.

Our online master’s degree options are once again ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report.

#6 - Curriculum & Instruction
#6 - Best Online Master’s Programs for Veterans (New)
#9 - Educational/Instructional Media Design

Explore our online degree options: https://bit.ly/3ZAZoFf

Moton Named 2026 MLK Champion

Congratulations to teaching assistant professor Theopolies Moton III on receiving the honor of 2026 MLK Champion by the University of Illinois MLK Commemorative Planning Committee last night.

Read more: https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/1526/52701161

We also have aqara locks / video doorbell which are solid. I don’t have direct experience with their stand-alone cameras but some quick searching doesn’t suggest Amazon or google owns them though it’s hard to say…

Fair. I just avoid the subscription but totally get that. Following in the hopes you hear great suggestions!!

We’ve been happy with “blink” and are able to keep it all local

I’m personally offended and will include this anecdote in all of my future talks! 🤣

This also ignores that it’s possible to look toward the front of a classroom without being attentive and at one’s phone or peer for good reason…

We Reject the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Reflexive Qualitative Research - Tanisha Jowsey, Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Deborah Lupton, Michelle Fine, 2025 Four hundred and nineteen experienced qualitative researchers from 32 countries invite readers of Qualitative Inquiry to consider their position on use of gener...

I think this is an important methodological statement, rejecting the use of Gen AI in Reflexive Qualitative Research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Still accepting applications until Jan 20 for Wallace-supported ISLS attendance funding!