Call for Chapter Proposals flyer for a forthcoming book, Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education in Research Universities. All information is on the book call for chapters website, tinyurl.com/transforming-stem-ed.

Co-editor @traciemaddy.bsky.social and I are excited about this book and the opportunity to work w/ you! Chapter proposals (<500-word abstract + info) for "Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education in Research Universities" due April 6, 2026 . Details: tinyurl.com/transforming.... #STEMed #HigherEd

6 educational developers with varying heights, skin tones, ages, genders, and clothing choices pose as action figures.

This group of facilitators for the #POD25 "Getting Started: Workshop for New Educational Developers" pre-conference workshop--they are amazing! (Shown here in action figure poses).

The audience of educational developers at #POD25 cheered at @edufuturist.bsky.social ‘s comment that the only known solution to “the cheating problem” with AI is to “rethink assessment top to bottom.” Apparently, that’s not the usual response. 😂

Well, that explains a lot. Except I’d delete “sometimes.”

@edufuturist.bsky.social speaking at #POD25.

Slide with text:
tl;dr -
Things are getting weirder.
And, sometimes, harder.

Wow, somehow I missed the survey entirely. Thank you. I worked on the current (2018-23) version (imperfect as it was). I’m reading more about the proposed changes.

Yes! I’ve been enjoying a writing group that starts with embodiment and mindfulness and explores memoir-adjacent writing. It’s wonderful and I have a long list of themes to explore, along with disorienting, fascinating uncertainty about what the heck I’m doing

Library of examples, showing filter categories on the left (How is AI Used in the resource? What type of resource? What disciplinary area?) and examples in the main part of the page. 6 example thumbnails are shown, with graphics in red for AI-Prohibited, yellow for AI-Limited, and green for AI-Assigned, with additional icons for the type of resource (e.g., an iPad with a course policy document, a target with a dart for course learning goals, books with a pencil for assignments).

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Making some things about AI lately - a library of examples of assignments, course policies, in-class activities, etc., and a synthesis of emerging practices: ctl.stanford.edu/aimes/aimes-...

Section from an essay by Eric LeMay, with illustrated gift and stars following the text: "Right now, our rights are being taken from us. Right now, our children are being taken from us. Right now, our lives are being taken from us. And so right now, in the midst of this violence and knowing the violence still to come, I want you to know what know in my soul: you are a gift."

I'm catching up on the work of a truly gifted writer with whom I've lost touch in recent years. This essay is still deeply, sadly relevant now. "On Being a Parent Amid this Latest Anti-trans Violence" by Eric LeMay. ericlemay.org/On-Being-A-P...

This worked for me! I have been looking for this fix. Thanks @lizneeley.bsky.social.

Wow wow wow - cannot wait to read this! Gratitude to you and the whole writing / editing / publishing team for bringing this into being!

After a wonderful intro to #linocut with @thewonderstruck.bsky.social earlier this year, I’ve been enjoying this form of making. Postcard press from openpressproject.com.

Helpful ideas for classes, meetings, and other settings with people

At least this and also this one www.acenet.edu/Policy-Advoc...

Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching

Here's a new and important consensus study from @nationalacademies.org: Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education: Supporting Equitable and Effective Teaching. #STEMEd #Undergrad #HigherEd #Postsecondary #Teaching #Learning nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/282...

Calibration verification for stochastic agent-based disease spread models Accurate disease spread modeling is crucial for identifying the severity of outbreaks and planning effective mitigation efforts. To be reliable when applied to new outbreaks, model calibration techniq...

Yay for someone I ♥️ publishing this paper! #ProudMama #altmetric doi.org/10.1371/jour...

There’s also @sarosecav.bsky.social ‘s higher Ed teaching and learning starter pack.

Yes, I believe @edtechdev.bsky.social has one!

In “A Model for Driving Institutional Change through Equity-Minded Inquiry Teams” at #POD24 w/ Amit Savkar, Milagros Castillo-Montoya, Jillian Ives: faculty in cross-functional teams away a focus on “what’s going on with our practices” not just “what’s going on with our students” 👏 #STEMEd

Equity-Based Teaching in Higher Education - Digitally Enabled Teaching & Learning The Levers that Institutions Can Use for Scaling Improvement Summary In this report, we describe what we mean by equity-based teaching (EBT)–an approach that can support the academic success of Black,...

Tues lunch at #POD24, Equity-Based Teaching Collective Lunch Meet-up! Authors shared: this will be a chance to dive into new resource, transformlearning.everylearnereverywhere.org/equity-teach... & discuss actions + ideas.
After getting a box lunch, go to Jackson Park A! 12:00-2:00pm, 12 Nov 2024

What’s it called?

To all conference attendees everywhere, please never decline a mic. The loudness of a voice is not the only thing that makes it intelligible and so some of us cannot hear you regardless of how well you project.

This is my 11th year of tweeting this plea at various conference

#POD24

What is the Important Work? And will AI really free us up to do it?

Oops here’s the actual link! theimportantwork.substack.com/p/what-is-th...

New Substack from @janerosenzweig.bsky.social - The Important Work - seeking writers & readers on teaching writing in the presence of generative AI. #POD24 folks & others take note!
#genAI #HigherEd #EdDev #Writing#Pedagogy

Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free “What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to ...

Ten Free Ebooks for Getting Free. Thank you, @haymarketbooks.bsky.social. www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

Inside Out 2 movie poster showing emotion characters, the the heading “make room for new emotions”

Finally watched #InsideOut2 on the plane to #POD24. Love! Pitch for Inside Out 3 — Menopause! New characters include Hot Flash, Brain Fog, Unapologetically Present, Zero F****, Self Care, and What Is My Body Doing Now. Who’s got a Pixar connection?

I think I made this feed to pick up all posts tagged with #POD24 from the last seven day: bsky.app/profile/did:....

I used Skyfeed, which is what @lindsaymasland.bsky.social used last year.

Worst timeline. I very much look forward to seeing you in a few days. Sending support in the meantime.

POD24 W1: Getting Started: Workshop for New Educational Developers <h6>A POD NETWORK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SESSION</h6> <h5>Sunday, November 10, 2024; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm</h5> This interactive workshop orients new educational developers to the field. Participants ...

New to the field of educational development, working in a center for teaching & learning (including as a "center of one" person!)? This workshop at the upcoming POD Network conference is for you! podnetwork.org/product/pod2...
#HigherEducation
#EducationalDevelopment
#ProfessionalDevelopment

Stanford instructors explore teaching excellence at the Course Design Institute Forty Stanford instructors focused on enhancing the student learning experience at the annual Course Design Institute facilitated by CTL

News about the #StanfordUniversity Course Design Institute! ctl.stanford.edu/news/course-... Many places have these & I'm excited about the 2025 book by Jordan Troisi, @michael-palmer.bsky.social, Mary Wright, Lori Hostetler, & Carol Hurney: Developing High-Impact Course Design Institutes