E book (free) launched yesterday. Hard copy available for purchase as well. Looking forward to hearing about its impacts on your teaching. seagull.wwnorton.com/equityguide

A few things not to ask for as a teacher: * A doctor’s note for a student who spent the night in the ER. * Proof of a positive COVID test. * A funeral notice for a student who’s had a death in the family. * [Insert every other personal thing that we shouldn’t be policing.]

Our Research Grant Prgm has $14,000 in funding available - apply now! We do this each year to promote evidence-based research that can contribute new knowledge to #eddev New/existing initiatives welcome, particularly from members of minoritized groups. buff.ly/3lhSB2S

Sharing this posting for an Assistant Director, Strategic Priorities in Iowa's Academic Support unit. The person in this position will work across academic units (including Center for Teaching!) and colleges to support gateway course transformation work. uiowa.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/assistant…

Many thanks to the insightful folks who turned out for this conversation and to organizers Kate Hamilton, Chris Kilgore, and Heather Dwyer for the chance to revisit this piece!

Get your #POD23 proposals ready! Our 48th Annual Conference will be held Nov 16-19 in Pittsburgh & Nov 14-17 online. Theme: Envisioning the Future: Developing Equitable Opportunities for Success. Submissions open Apr 10 & are due Apr 24. More info: buff.ly/3TSNTpd

To Improve the Academy is dedicated to diversifying the voices in #eddev scholarship. That's why our signature publication has launched the Academic Writing Scholars pilot - to support up to eight writers from underrepresented groups/institutions. More: buff.ly/3M2POFF

Teachers need not HAVE to do SOTL to have their extensive work preparing, designing, conducting, assessing, inspiring, student learning be valued. SoTL certainly captures intentional, systematic, changes to instruction and resulting changes in learning but takes some knowhow.

LAST CALL to apply for Academic Writing Scholars, by To Improve the Academy & our Scholarship Committee. This pilot aims to diversify the voices in #eddev scholarship by supporting up to eight writers from underrepresented groups/institutions. Due May 1: buff.ly/3M2POFF

I am begging folks: If a workshop is providing and asking folks to use a mic, please do not refuse to use the mic and ask "can everyone hear me without this?" Just use the mic. Being heard is not just about the volume but also about the clarity of being able to hear the words.

Job posting: TWO HHMI-funded postdocs University of Iowa! Contribute (w/Renee Cole, @uicft, & more) to a study of institutional capacity to support inclusive first-year STEM experiences & promote dissemination of effective inclusive teaching models & practices. jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/post…

IJAD Article of the year 2022! By Laura Cruz, @ElizDickens, Anna L. Bostwick Flaming & Lindsay B. Wheeler! doi.org/10.1080/136014… More info about shortlisted articles at tandfonline.com/journals/rija2…

This semester my capstone students had a rich conversation about ChatGPT, citation, and problematic practices like not acknowledging writing center tutors, librarians, etc who help shape our ideas. Bookmarking Ann Gagné, PhD's thoughtful essay for next time.

I'm thrilled that "Connections are Everything" is free online/open access to all. Please read and share! Thanks to co-authors @LeoMLambert, Isis Artze-Vega, & Oscar Miranda Tapia, and to Hopkins Press and Gardner Institute. Official pub date July 23, but why wait? muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/oa_monog…

AI-Detectors Biased Against Non-Native English Writers (More reason not to use detectors, more inequalities in AI-related stuff) #AIinEducation hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-detect…

Job Opportunity: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa is hiring a new Academic Assessment Coordinator who will work closely with Center for Teaching. uiowa.referrals.selectminds.com/jobs/academic-…

Interesting point re: describing “return on investment” for #EdDev (though of course framing in terms of grades may be reductive). It’s one of the themes solicited in our current call for POD Speaks papers: podnetwork.org/publications/p… - submit a proposal by Aug 1st! POD Network

POD Speaks Call: What do you wish your institutional leaders knew about the scope and value of #EdDev work? Submit a short proposal by Aug1; details at: tinyurl.com/PODspeaks2023 The editorial board looks forward to receiving your ideas! Anna Santucci podnetwork.org/publications/p…

"You can’t ungrade away a broken assignment. You can’t ungrade away a lack of care for your students. You can’t ungrade away pedagogy that is rooted in wielding power over students." ~ Martha Burtis colab.plymouthcreate.net/2023/08/16/for…