My editorial on the indirect cuts. This is an opportunity for campuses to come together to make the case for higher education. Leaders need to step up and ask for support and lead. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New book alert! Thriving in an Academic Career. This one just arrived in the mail. I've got a chapter on course design (co-written with Meg Gregory). This should be a useful resource for early career faculty and Ph.D. students.

New book for early career faculty and grad students! Topics range from time management to grant writing to service expectations. I contributed a chapter on course design drawn from our CTL's Course Design Institute. Perfect for a new faculty seminar or reading group tinyurl.com/8cwae4bd

@liznorell.bsky.social interviewed me for this book and I’m proud to have my story included among so many amazing educators.

Gingko sunshine on a rainy day.

Students value instructors who they perceive to be clear in their communication, supportive in their approach, proactive in implementing active learning strategies, and exhibit personal and professional attributes that positively influence their learning experience acue.org/wp-content/u...

We are looking for a new Assistant Director for Teaching Innovation to help us figure out “the whole AI thing” and whatever comes next wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Elina Salminen introducing the WashU CTL’s new mascot. The bear needs a name.

Overheard while walking across campus. Student 1: “I’m a visual learner”. Student 2:  “”You know there is no empirical evidence that supports the idea of learning styles”.

My colleague reflects on using GenAI in the humanities ctl.wustl.edu/a-humanists-...

Does posting cloud pictures violate Blue Sky policy?

I was delighted to help my dear friend and colleague Jennifer Speights-Binet accept an award for Outstanding Small Department at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Even though I’m not with Samford University anymore, I did hire Jennifer so I feel OK taking partial credit

Newer AI systems like the free version of Claude 3 easily mimic writing to sound more human-like vs ChatGPT. What does it mean for writing, teaching, and learning if you can train a bot that sounds like you in mere moments? marcwatkins.substack.com/p/when-a-tex...

Getting ready for office hours under the cherry tree outside Eads Hall on the beautiful WashU campus.

Very posh setting for my “Writing a Faculty Teaching Statement” workshop. The Chancellor’s Room at WashU!

The Center for Teaching and Learning is delighted to announce this new series honoring some of WashU’s most distinguished teachers.

Irony! Right in the middle of a Super Bowl T-Mobile internet ad, our T-Mobile internet goes out.

I wrote a blog post on Why Students Drop Classes in the First Week of the Semester. Intended for early career faculty and a reminder that there is a hidden curriculum on both sides of the desk. ctl.wustl.edu/why-students...

@edufuturist.bsky.social Hi Bryan. I talked with one of your former students (now with Georgetown’s Red House) at the recent AAC&U meeting in DC and she said some very kind things about your engaged and enthusiastic teaching.

An icy, work-from-home day in St. Louis, but Archie the dog is being a supportive office mate.

I am loving my new camera bird feeder. I now know that cardinals don’t care for peanuts.

Over 200 WashU faculty have gathered for the revival of our bi-annual teaching conference. 20 concurrent sessions and 70 presenters! ITeach2024

Important post from @youtoobio.bsky.social on @dccmath.bsky.social & @roberttalbert.bsky.social's substack. A question, though: if instructors work to address these issues & to confront biases that occur, can we turn that final conference into a driver of equity? gradingforgrowth.com/p/ungrading-...

Has anyone read this? It was just gifted to me. I love the image of a pizza brain on the cover.

Final Exam week at WashU. The sidewalks are empty, but the library is full!