Field Journal 013: Notes from the Week in Learning and Teaching


This week, I revisited my conversation with Anna Mills about feedback, voice, and AI in the writing classroom. Dave Eggers reminds us all how important it is to protect our voices and I shared a favorite tool for cataloging my book collection. Reply to let me know where a unique place is that you have taught or facilitated.





Listened

Episode 630

Feedback, Voice, and AI in the Writing Classroom with Anna Mills

Anna Mills shares Peer and AI Review and Reflection, plus a layered approach to writing feedback on episode 630 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. She described so well the feelings many of us can have when reading student work today:

There’s the fear that there’s not a human connection, like the fear on the part of the instructor as we’re reading. Is this really the student, or is my life energy being demanded for something that is not coming from a human?

Watched

Dave Eggers Gives a Stark Warning

Silencing our voices

When asked what he wishes young people would know, Dave Eggers wants them to recognize that there's only one of them in the world. He cautions them not to let a machine tell their story. He urges them to remember that:

Your voice is essential. The human chorus is incomplete without your voice.

Dave Eggers on NPR's Wild Card

Tried

Continuing to Catalog my Books

libib is a great tool for this

I have continued enjoying using libib to catalog my books at home. Their free, basic plan is perfect to meet my needs. I can scan books via their bar codes and easily manually add others that are too old or obscure to be imported that way. If you have a need for keeping track of who you have loaned your books to, or to have an interactive, published site, the libib Pro subscription might be of interest to you, instead.

libib

Wondered

What has Your Attention These Days

It was great to hear from you

Last week, I wondered what has your attention right now. Thanks for the replies.

Marie van Staveren

The sweet brief feeling of summer possibility, time with my child, time to think big thoughts, time to reconnect with friends.

Susan Bramlett Epps

...[frustrating] politics aside, what has had my attention this week is the celebrations other countries have had in honor of America250! I'm fortunate to work with the student athletes at my institution, many of whom are international students, and it was great to see countries they are from lighting up with red, white, and blue in honor of our 250! It was a nice reminder that diplomacy and friendship may still exist! 🙂

This week, I'm wondering:

What is a unique place (or context) where you've taught or facilitated?

Hit reply to let me know. I'll choose a few to include in the next Field Journal. Let me know in your reply if you prefer to remain anonymous, as otherwise, I'll assume it is ok to include your name.

Noted

Zeynep Tufekci's Advice

Start preparing for the real ways AI will change our world

In this piece, Zeynep argues that we're worrying about the wrong things when it comes to AI. We shouldn't be worried about artificial intelligence taking our jobs, she tells us. Instead, there are ways that it will destabilize society that should concern us enough that we take action.

Opinion | Why AI Won't Steal Our Jobs

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