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chriscreighton.bsky.social
PhD (Math) & Instructional Designer (Faculty Development) | Tending Education, Teaching, and Learning | He/Him/His | Commentary my own. Webpage: https://www.ccreighton.com
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I'm excited to join @edufuturist.bsky.social on the Future Trends Forum this Thursday (May 8) at 2:00 pm ET to talk about my book, The Present Professor: Authenticty and Transformational Teaching. Please join us! (It'll also be available afterward on YouTube.) georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Hey #HigherEd and #FacDev, @liznorell.bsky.social will be on the @edufuturist.bsky.social TV talk show this week! georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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We now have five books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series, edited by James Lang & @michellemillerphd.bsky.social! Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...

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the learning objective is that you get smarter and think hard about how you want to be in the world based on the new knowledge you’ve gained

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The disagreement is quite firm.

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New from the Engaged Learning Collective: @chriscreighton.bsky.social and I defend the importance of belonging in #HigherEd, responding to a recent @chronicle.com piece suggesting that belonging "misses the point of education." We disagree. engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/a-reminder...

submitted 82 days ago • 1 comment

Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI. No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.

submitted 100 days ago • 37 comments

Hi there! I work in research development at an R2. I'm posting to see if anyone has a guide or advice for reworking/rewording proposals to better fit new federal guidance, especially with NSF/NIH, without undermining the integrity of the work. Basically to say what needs to be said in so many words.

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Best news ever! Registration for the 2025 Grading Conference is OPEN! Please join us to promote grading practices focused on equity & authentic learning. Consider submitting an abstract or volunteering! We value your contributions! #gradingreform Link: www.centerforgradingreform.org/grading-conf...

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Happy (and more than a little nervous) to share this piece through the Engaged Learning Collective. Thanks to my colleagues for supporting this in our writing group! (And thanks to @jenlouden.bsky.social for the container to write this!) open.substack.com/pub/engagedl...

submitted 134 days ago • 6 comments

What do all of you use for creating accessible math equations? Of course #PreTeXt is the best answer, but what alternatives are there? Please share any good resources you have found and I'll collect them on MathTech.org. #MathSky #iTeachMath.

submitted 142 days ago • 3 comments

Remember to keep your eyes on the prize: the future world you want to build Don’t drown thinking only of the things you are against Remember to dream of and work to create what you’re for

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Tired of being bombarded by AI propaganda? Concerned about the outrageous & escalating environmental costs of these technologies? Then register for this online talk by @apasek.bsky.social on Feb. 12 at 12:00 PM EST. #envhum @nichecanada.bsky.social More info & registration at link below.

submitted 159 days ago • 4 comments

It’s Publication Day! 🎉 To celebrate the official release of Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet, and to thank the many wise and wonderful people whose work and support made this book possible, I’ve put some excerpts on my website. +

submitted 166 days ago • 9 comments

Repair is not a subject you’ll often find on the front page of a magazine. It doesn’t tend to make headlines because it can be uncomfortable — a distinct challenge to a culture obsessed with growth and consumption. In 2024, Places made "repair" an editorial priority. (/4)

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Thanks to @biblioracle.bsky.social for sharing lessons from my book, <The Present Professor>, in his @insidehighered.com column today! I hope others will find a supportive companion and purposeful encouragement in its pages. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...

submitted 177 days ago • 3 comments

Who wants to see the worst pie chart of the year #dataviz

submitted 183 days ago • 93 comments

"Stunningly, however, those who had learned expecting to be tested had forgotten much more. Their superior rote memorization was no longer in evidence a few days later. Evidently, they memorized the material for the test, and when the test was over, they pulled the plug and let it drain out."

submitted 200 days ago • 6 comments

Please join me in appreciating @johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social for their ongoing work on Tea for Teaching! Feel free to express your gratitude by listening to this new episode, out today, with me as a returning guest. 💜💜

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Dear assessment geeks/friends: anyone know of validated instruments to explore students' sense of belonging?

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