Sign in

Dr. Bethany N. Morrison

@bethanynmorrison.bsky.social
617 followers 266 following 125 posts

Teaching consultant, political scientist, & data nerd at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at University of Michigan. Adjunct instructor at the Ford School of Public Policy.

PostsRepliesMedia
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
2) get students into resources that will help them identify which candidates and positions will represent their priorities. (man, that character limit is SHORT!). #Teaching #civics
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hey #highered, if you can carve out time for one activity, discussion, or minor assignment for democracy, here are ways to 1) motivate voting by helping students connect important issues in their disciplines to the ballot AND ... crlt.substack.com/p/supporting...
crlt.substack.com
Supporting Students as New Voters: Taking Issues to the Ballot
Guest post by Dr. Bethany Morrison
111
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I have barely been on Bluesky the last year because I need a little algorithm/organizing tools in my social media or I'll only see the folks who post 20 times a day. Has anything improved on this front?
001
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I wrote a thing! U-M faculty have integrated #democracy, elections & civic learning into their courses ACROSS the disciplines in really neat ways. Can't wait to see the ideas that come out of our 2026 retreat! #HigherEd #FacDev #Civics #BlueskyIsHard crlt.substack.com/p/integratin...
crlt.substack.com
Integrating Civic Learning and Democracy Across our Schools and Colleges: Examples from the PDTS Course Planning Retreat
U-M faculty across the disciplines contribute to the public purpose of higher education to prepare students for citizenship
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I wrote a thing! U-M faculty have integrated #democracy, elections & civic learning into their courses ACROSS the disciplines in really neat ways. I love supporting faculty in this work. #HigherEd #FacDev #Civics crlt.substack.com/p/integratin...
crlt.substack.com
Integrating Civic Learning and Democracy Across our Schools and Colleges: Examples from the PDTS Course Planning Retreat
U-M faculty across the disciplines contribute to the public purpose of higher education to prepare students for citizenship
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
U-M's John Keane wrote an incredibly thoughtful reflection about a major redesign of a large-enrollment introductory statistics course. Their two-pathway course model (and how they introduce it to students) was particularly useful to me. #HigherEd #FacDev crlt.substack.com/p/unstandard...
crlt.substack.com
(Un)standard Deviations: Active Learning in a UM Gateway Course
This post was authored by a winner of the 2026 U-M Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize (TIP), sponsored by the Provost’s Office, CRLT, and the University Library.
020
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This is the best comment ever! Thank you!
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
I've been wanting to write more—from my own voice—and the CRLT Substack made a small step possible. This piece is intended as a guided tour of some CRLT and Ginsberg resources supporting instructors building skills for better civil discourse #highered #teachlearnsky crlt.substack.com/p/promoting-...
crlt.substack.com
Promoting Democracy: Fostering Skills for Better Civil Discourse
Resources to support instructors preparing students for productive engagement with differing viewpoints, values, and experiences.
152
Reposted by Dr. Bethany N. Morrison
Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
How can you manage hot moments in the classroom when just about any topic can be a hot one? Today on the podcast I talk with @prairiedogking.bsky.social and @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social about navigating high-stakes discussions in the year 2025. www.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...
033
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Anyone else use Steve’s Lava Chicken to explain the concept of “bad” words to their kids?
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Ways my PhD training fundamentally altered my brain, part 51: I just thought to myself: potential meanings of "teaching statement" has a very narrow distribution, while "teaching portfolio" has quite a wide one. How do I communicate that like a normal person? Should I make a graph?
020
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Thanks, Mirya! I'll check these out! (Incidentally, I just met Tyler at a new U-M faculty event and he first pointed me to civicsearch!)
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
that help students 1. learn about how these races connect to issues they care about or 2. help them research the candidates in these low-information races. For example, civicsearch.org has this potential. TIA! ( @mirya.bsky.social @emayfarris.bsky.social ? - sheesh, I need to meet more S&L folks!)
civicsearch.org
CivicSearch
Search local government meetings and texts
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Hey #polisky, esp. folks who teach state & local politics, I'm working on a short piece on supporting students' engagement in down-ballot/local elections *across the disciplines.* I'm looking for resources/tools students could engage with as an in-class activity or homework...
civicsearch.org
CivicSearch
Search local government meetings and texts
120
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Ugh. Why’s it so hard to pick up a class to adjunct??? 😫Come on! I’m super qualified—My fulltime role is all pedagogy all the time. I have a PhD from a top 20 school. I don’t need much from you, local colleges! Just want to do the thing I love, so I can enjoy & be good at supporting others doing it.
it.my
240
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Does anyone else find themselves using an em-dash to avoid using too many exclamation points in email???? Gotta rein it in for #highered #academicsky
140
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Can you imagine if the record for holding the Senate floor was done in the spirit of John Lewis's "good trouble" and not held by a segregationist blocking civil rights? www.npr.org/2025/04/01/n...
npr.org
Cory Booker's anti-Trump speech on the Senate floor has lasted 19 hours and counting
The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and more since 7 p.m. Monday. Here's what to know about his marathon speech.
030
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Last fall, I shared a piece on selecting activities for engaging with politics, policy, & social issues in #highered classes. I created a graphic handout to compliment the piece. It’s nonpartisan, with lots of specific activities linked to civic skills students are developing. tiny.cc/PDTS_handout
tiny.cc
PDTS - Classroom Activities for Engaging with Politics, Policy, and Social Issues_Handout
Classroom Activities for Engaging with Politics, Policy, & Social Issues Across the disciplines, we have valuable opportunities to support our students’ civic learning and democratic engagement by fos...
020
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Resource share! I often get questions about teaching portfolios in my workshops on teaching statements. I've found this #highered job document hard to parse. @ckorpan.bsky.social demystifies it in this guide. I'm excited to start sharing it with our graduate students. #EdDev #FacDev tiny.cc/81r8001
teaching.virginia.edu
Crafting a Winning Teaching Dossier/Portfolio: Insider Secrets to Stand Out in the Academic Job Market — UVA Teaching Hub
<p>How do you successfully document your teaching? In this collection, you will explore self-study approaches that provide you with an authentic representation of your teaching based on evidence of wh...
031
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
sigh. Thanks, ya’ll. I don’t see a clear path for this, but I’ll try to be more attentive/open to possibility.
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Hey #EdDev / #FacDev community, last term I did public-facing writing for the first time in ages. It felt good. The pressure of the election cycle (this was the work on teaching during an election) helped me carve out the time. In the absence of that external force, how do you make it happen?
430
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
higheredpraxis.substack.com/p/tip-tame-t...
higheredpraxis.substack.com
Tip: Tame the Email Monster
Strategies for helping students find answers to their questions more quickly, without being "on call" 10 hours a day.
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Looking for resources for managing the deluge of student emails, particularly in large courses. Breana Bayraktar & @roberttalbert.bsky.social have great pieces on it from a few years ago (shared below), but wondering what else folks share with faculty. #facdev #eddev rtalbert.org/dealing-with...
rtalbert.org
Dealing with academic email
Either we profs are in charge of our email, or it's in charge of us.
100
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
In the morning, I'm all "Yes, I CAN carve out a role for myself, where I can teach, write about teaching, work on civic education across the curriculum, and facilitate impactful programming for faculty. In fact, I'm going to do X and Y and Z today." By the end of the day, I'm all
media.tenor.com
a stuffed animal with the words oh written on it
Alt: baby Fozzy the Bear sighs and looks crestfallen with the word "oh" overlaying it.
020
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
@michael-palmer.bsky.social IS @-able!
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
It is important that we care about the quality of teaching in higher ed, but there are major limitations to only relying on SETs to assess it. check out Michael Palmer’s great new resource on alternatives (you know, for once you have that tenure!) teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
teaching.virginia.edu
Holistic Teaching Effectiveness Framework (UVA) — UVA Teaching Hub
<p>This collection highlights a range of teaching effectiveness frameworks developed for higher education contexts, primarily research-intensive institutions. These frameworks provide analytical appro...
100
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Also @bschmidt.bsky.social 's interactive and easy-to-use chart on gendered language in teaching reviews. I think a lot about how instructors could ask undergraduates to engage with it. benschmidt.org/profGender/#...
benschmidt.org
Gendered Language in Teaching Evaluations
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Resource Share: At least once a semester, I reference or share @mirya.bsky.social, Ellen Key, and Rebecca Kreitzer's excellent annotated bibliography of research on bias in teaching evaluations. #favdev #eddev #AcademicSky rebeccakreitzer.com/summaries-of...
rebeccakreitzer.com
Summaries of Research Articles - Rebecca J. Kreitzer
Summaries of Research ArticlesThese summaries were crowdsourced and […]
1165
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Wait. There’s a keyboard shortcut for adding links??? This is huge!
100
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Resource share: Georgetown's CTL developed an Inquiry and Discourse Toolkit for instructors in higher ed. It's incredibly well-researched and very thoughtful about the role of belonging, equity, and inclusion in dialogue across difference and deep inquiry into beliefs & assumptions. tiny.cc/znv4001
tiny.cc
Cultivating Skills - Inquiry and Discourse Toolkit - CNDLS
031
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Loving a teenager has reduced me to arguing with an *artisan slime company's* customer support. If I buy $$$ artisan slime on 11/30 & you need 6 days (!!!) to process my order, then you should refund me when the USPS is still waiting on said slime on 12/17. Your ruining Christmas, Snoop Slimes.
030
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
ICYMI: Elizabeth Barre's academic background (and teaching experiences!) make this interview with @bonni208.bsky.social on instructor neutrality so rich and nuanced. teachinginhighered.com/podcast/hold...
teachinginhighered.com
Holding Class While Holding Our Breath, with Betsy Barre – Teaching in Higher Ed
Betsy Barre discusses the times when we are holding our breath while holding class on episode 548 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast
030
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
We talk about how #highered instructors, unlike K-12, receive little training in pedagogy. We develop another key skill ad hoc: how to effectively & equitably lead a team of Grad Student Instructors (TAs). Here's a helpful resource by my CRLT colleagues to support this work: tiny.cc/8k51001
tiny.cc
UMich_CRLT_Strategies for Effective Faculty-GSI Collaboration
Strategies for Effective Faculty-GSI Collaboration Invest in team development through regular contact and communication Learn about team member experiences in face to face and remote teaching contexts...
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Emily's reflection doesn’t gloss over the real challenges folks are facing with student reading/writing in #highered, but leaves space for hope. I love that she shared a specific practice that can encourage us & our students to take note of our learning progress. #academicSky #TeachLearnSky
192
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Resource share: When I first shared this infographic on policy writing from U-M Ford School's Writing Center, it was to encourage instructors to breakaway from the traditional academic paper—policy writing is a pleasure to grade! It's improved my own writing, though, that's a bonus! tiny.cc/dz3zzz
fordschool.umich.edu
Policy writing overview
032
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Still pretty sure I’m not doing Bluesky right.
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Apparently designer slime is a thing now. Kids these days. Grumble grumble. 😉
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
That happened to me with the sleep machine too. Kicked off the worst bout of insomnia of my life!
000
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Initial thouughts to the “babying” in the post-election piece in the @chronicle.com. I needed a few more characters than Bluesky will permit so... www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
linkedin.com
Bethany N. Morrison, PhD on LinkedIn: Yes, I did read the “babying” in the post-election piece in the The…
Yes, I did read the “babying” in the post-election piece in the The Chronicle of Higher Education. A few thoughts: 1. By saying that providing structures and…
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
#POD24 ICYMI, UVA's Adriana Streifer & Dorothe Bach's session on Values-Driven Consultation Moves provided a thoughtful approach & useful strategies to grapple with a common challenge to #facdev / #eddev —how/when do we bring up our concerns about practices/mindsets shared with us in consultations?
030
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
I can see the sea otters AND go to the #POD24 afternoon sessions. All I need to do is get on only double decker train going in the right direction of just two options. Easy peasy. 😳 😫
040
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Right??? Felt like I won the conference last night!
020
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
yikes! Did I say that? 🤦🏼‍♀️
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hey #POD24, Kate Flom Derrick & I have been talking with CTLs about the role “one-off” workshops play in their work. I’ve been particularly interested in the question, given the scuttlebutt about workshops relative to intensive programming. Come engage with our initial findings on Monday at 10:30!
081
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
ICYMI, Betsy Barre (WFU) wrote a piece on teaching this week. It's useful and rich. Shout-out to the discussion of whether to act neutral is to appear fair. Our students know that we have beliefs & opinions. If we pretend like we don't, they'll interpret the silence. cat.wfu.edu/2024/11/hold...
cat.wfu.edu
Holding Class While Holding Our Breath - Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Like many, I have vivid memories of my first presidential election. It was the year 2000, and I was voting in the crucial battleground state of Ohio. I was a conscientious student, but I was so distra...
010
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
The werewolf voting sticker is really capturing the energy this year.
120
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Thought I'd mention this piece one more time, just in case it's helpful to your work, #facdev #eddev #academicsky #highered tiny.cc/PDTS3
tiny.cc
Navigating the Post-Election Period With Your Students | CRLT
071
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
#facdev #eddev #academicsky #polisky #highered #doHashtagsEvenWorkHere
031
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
It’s challenging to plan for teaching next week with big unknowns and key differences in instructors'/students’ context & capacity. We share options for navigating this moment—small moves to support well-being, ideas to support civic learning and continued civic & community engagement. tiny.cc/PDTS3
tiny.cc
Navigating the Post-Election Period With Your Students | CRLT
120
Dr. Bethany N. Morrison @bethanynmorrison.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Hey #facdev, #eddev, folks headed to the #POD24 conference, is there a conference app yet? Oxford abstracts is not working for me as a means for planning my conference experience!
140