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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love the: "Thinking just got a big upgrade" one, @annamillsoer.bsky.social. Cracking me up.

Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Crucial Track for September 16, 2026: "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!" by RAYE Today's prompt: Share a song that makes you want to dance every time. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

To be clear, I know that I'm a dork, sometimes. I was excited to receive 1/50 zines @dougbelshaw.com released + decided to record a quick unboxing video. It came with a sticker which posits: "We all need productive friction." Here's a look at my unboxing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJex...

UNBOXING: Field Notes on Productive Friction

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Crucial Track for July 21, 2026: "The Circle Game" by Joni Mitchell Today's prompt: What song do you turn to when you need to cry? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Crucial Track for July 17, 2026: "Glad to Have a Friend Like You" by Marlo Thomas Today's prompt: What's your favorite song about friendship? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Crucial Track for July 2, 2026: "Roar" by Katy Perry Today's prompt: Share a song that makes you feel invincible. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Crucial Track for July 3, 2026: "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes Today's prompt: What's your favorite song to sing in the car? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Crucial Track for June 12, 2026: "Dissect the Bird (Live)" by John Craigie Today's prompt: Your favorite live version of a song. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Crucial Track for June 13, 2026: "For All We Know" by Billie Holiday Today's prompt: What song reminds you of your first heartbreak? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I reflect on a recent post by @mahabali.bsky.social and really dig deep into the hammer metaphor. Plus a song about hammers and the flowers Dave and I planted in the front yard, recently. Hammering My Way into AI-Related Metaphors and a Familiar Song: teachinginhighered.com/2026/06/07/h...

Hammer sits on a workbench with a lot of nails surrounding it (some of them bent)

Small purple flowers with a background of soil and other foliage

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

My next Field Journal: Notes from the Week in Learning and Teaching" is coming on Tuesday. Subscribe to receive it and take a walk down memory lane with me regarding what came before laptops. / 1 of 2 pages.teachinginhighered.com

Grid of photos from the upcoming Field Journal: iPhone shortcuts; woman stands behind beautiful orchids; Doobie Brothers album cover with a jukebox; The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching

Computer from the early 1990s that weighed 15 lbs and had a keyboard that attached with a coiled cord

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My next Field Journal: Notes from the Week in Learning and Teaching is coming out tomorrow. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop with what I listened to, read, wondered, and noted this week. pages.teachinginhighered.com

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Crucial Track for May 30, 2026: "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" by James Taylor Today's prompt: A song from the 1970s that you like or means something to you. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Crucial Track for May 31, 2026: "Stay Up Late" by Talking Heads Today's prompt: A song from the 1980s that you like or means something to you. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

On the latest edition of Teaching in Higher Ed‘s Between the Lines, I share about David M. Perry’s The Public Scholar: A Practical Handbook. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCli... #publicscholarship #highered #highereducation cc: @lollardfish.bsky.social

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Between the Lines: The Public Scholar by David Perry

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Crucial Track for May 13, 2026: "Isn't This a Lovely Day? (feat. Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Buddy Rich)" by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite weather-related songs. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Crucial Track for May 14, 2026: "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite soul oldies. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Crucial Track for May 7, 2026: "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite blues songs. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Crucial Track for May 8, 2026: "Build Me Up Buttercup (Mono)" by The Foundations Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite soul oldies. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 25, 2026: "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone Today's prompt: Post a track by a solo artist you haven't yet posted. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 27, 2026: "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite songs about rain. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 18, 2026: "I'm Glad There Is You" by Ella Fitzgerald & Ellis Larkins Today's prompt: What’s your favorite love song, and why? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 20, 2026: "Chan Chan" by Buena Vista Social Club Today's prompt: A song in a language that you don't know. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 21, 2026: "AOK" by Tai Verdes Today's prompt: Did you sing along to anything today? Describe the moment. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 11, 2026: "Higher Love" by Ndlovu Youth Choir Today's prompt: What song is your current obsession? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 12, 2026: "Getting Better (2017 Mix)" by The Beatles Today's prompt: What would you put on for a long brisk walk? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 8, 2026: "Fireball (feat. John Ryan)" by Pitbull Today's prompt: What's your favorite song to listen to while cooking? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 9, 2026: "The Joke" by Brandi Carlile Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite sad songs. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Crucial Track for April 6, 2026: "Don't Lose Sight (Acoustic)" by Lawrence Today's prompt: A song by a band that you haven't yet posted anything by #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 30, 2026: "Orange Colored Sky" by Natalie Cole Today's prompt: Post one of your favorite songs that has the name of a color in the title. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 23, 2026: "Kothbiro" by Ayub Ogada Today's prompt: What’s the last song you discovered and loved instantly? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 28, 2026: "Kindness" by David Wilcox Today's prompt: A song that reminds you of a particular friend. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 29, 2026: "All My Days" by Alexi Murdoch Today's prompt: A song that you discovered on a film soundtrack. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 27, 2026: "The Lady Is A Tramp" by Ella Fitzgerald Today's prompt: Share a track by your favorite vocalist of all-time. #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 26, 2026: "Tall Fiddler" by Tommy Emmanuel Today's prompt: What's your favorite instrumental song? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 25, 2026: "Still Water (feat. Abby Siler)" by Rend Collective Today's prompt: Share a song with some of your favorite vocal harmonies. www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Crucial Track for March 20, 2026: "Our Liberation (feat. Carami Hilaire)" by The Peace Poets Today's prompt: What's your favorite protest song? #CrucialTracks www.crucialtracks.org/profile/bonni…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I keep practicing my new #Procreate / drawing skills. Getting a bit more muscle memory with layers, clipping masks, and alpha lock. This time, on a cool spot we stayed at in #JoshuaTree I even made a custom brush with a “stamp” of the plants on the hillside.

Drawing of a white house with a black room and a bright orange door. In the background is the blue sky and desert mountains.

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I enjoyed listening to @anngagne.bsky.social's latest Accessagogy episode this morning: (De)Radicalizing Accessibility. She shares how the word radical comes from a word meaning root or foundation, as drawn from the works of bell hooks and @thetattooedprof.bsky.social. anngagne.ca/podcast/epis...

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Episode 51- (De)Radicalizing Accessibility

In this episode we discuss how accessibility is seen as radical in terms of outlier, instead of radical as foundational, which is what it means etymologically. I provide 3 areas where we can reflec…

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I fact-checked a claim I heard on The Ezra Klein Show about gig nurses, credit scores, and wage discrimination. I tested it two ways, using approaches fr @mikecaulfield.bsky.social: • SIFT • AI critical-thinking (and doing) #InfoLiteracy #FactCheck teachinginhighered.com/2026/02/08/s...

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Mike Caulfield’s SIFT + AI: Fact-Checking Nursing Pay

I test a claim made on The Ezra Klein Show about nurses + wage discrimination using Mike Caulfield’s SIFT framework and his AI fact-checking tools.

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I kept thinking about you and your #LearningOutLoud today, Karen. So grateful to know you and to keep learning from and with you. ❤️

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Karen Caldwell @karencaldwell.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

All humans learn the same way. Cooney Horvath's book & @bonni208.bsky.social's modeling inspire me to #learnoutloud. This video youtu.be/eiu_NAWQRCs?... is in my How Learning Happens course at @sunypotsdam.bsky.social. Share your thoughts! @olicav.bsky.social #extendedmind #cognitiveloadtheory

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All humans learn in the same way

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Thanks for this kind encouragement, @polarisdotca.bsky.social. I continue to be blown away by how generous people like you have been with sharing your expertise and ideas through these conversations. So grateful.

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Tomorrow feels really special. I’ll be airing episode 600 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcasts. That translates to Producing an episode every single week since June of 2014. 😮‍💨 Feeling grateful and so full of joy.

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Bonni Stachowiak @bonni208.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Honored to speak at the University System of Georgia eCampus conference today. We talked about teaching presence in a time of isolation: turning the wheel toward connection. Also: the cheese puns were legendary. 🧀💛 teachinginhighered.com/uga25

Teaching Presence in a Time of Isolation: Turning the Wheel Toward Connection

Cheese wheels of various shapes and sizes.

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