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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh god it's homecoming weekend.

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Started the day by jumping through bureaucratic hoops to get my family protected against harmful illnesses. Then came to campus to be inundated by rage-baiting political demonstrators holding signs with disturbing images on them. Can't this just be a Friday?

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Does everyone find bands like Fleetwod Mac, America, and Steely Dan to be very cozy, or is it highly dependent on your dad?

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Hold the Line" by Toto just came on at our house and my daughter went over and said "Alexa, VOLUME UP!" so I'm feeling pretty good about that.

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Alt: An animated sword appears from the top of the image and the letters "TOTO" appear.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yep, she's got quite the vocabulary and wields it mightily.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

To be clear, she is the sweetest and we're proud of her too. But we didn't ask if it was "very good." 😂

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My daughter (w/o prompting) critiques dinner every night in a way that she truly believes is generous and kind. "To be honest, this salmon is not my favorite or very good. But I am proud of myself for trying it."

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I just wrote to my students that "I’m looking forward to what will certainly be a most turnt discussion on this topic." and I'm not sorry about it. Okay, I'm a little sorry.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Anyone else going to drink wine and watch an old mystery movie tonight? What a week.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A student just emailed me and signed it "Thanks Mr. Doppel. You the man." and I'll take that with me forever.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Those who aren't going to POD this year, where are you going instead? OR, if you are going to POD but you also wish you could go to another conference, what would you choose?

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The purists are beside themselves. WE USED TO BE A COUNTRY.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Probably not the right audience here, but I'm a fantasy football commissioner and our returning champ is choosing to keep Lamar Jackson. In the group chat, I wrote "Quoth the Raven, 'Let’s run it back' or something like that." and I can't believe nobody laughed. I don't get any funnier than that.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Would be cool if ETSU and App did the same.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is too early in the semester for my eye to be twitching.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

An emoji has a coded description that gets read aloud by screen readers. Putting emoji in between text could cause confusion or make content less clear. It's best to put emoji at the end of written content.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

App has a history of making even mediocre teams look great.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Maine comes to Boone Week 1. I hope they put everything they have on film.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The glee that I felt when @lucyrohden.bsky.social claimed App as her "other team". Underrated Week 1 matchup in Boone vs. Maine. Featuring the Marching Mountaineers Alumni Band! (ask me how I know)

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Bea Leiderman @bealeiderman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I’m raising funds for earthquake relief efforts in Colombia. I have some of my pix on RedBubble and all proceeds of all sales go to victims. If RedBubble is problematic, I’d love to know, too. Also, will add pix you like from here or from instagram. Same username everywhere.

White angled sulphur butterfly. Light green with veins like leaves. It has its proboscis extended and is standing on a bright orange xinia.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I had the realization today that I just don't think I'll ever take my son on an airplane. At any time. I'm just not sure he's airplane material.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Please read this whole thread. Then go touch grass.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Shoutout to all the educational developers out there who are ethically, morally, and practically motivated to discuss the impact of AI on education, despite their personal dislike or apathy toward the tools. Bonus shoutout to those who are being painted as "pushing AI" by faculty who don't like it.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I just deleted a thread because I like my job.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Idk. I don't need to be known deeply by colleagues that I (at least try to) support. But this incident leaves me thinking about the importance of trust, relationships, communication, and openness in education. Often our actual beef is not with each other, but with the systems in which we all reside.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So I replied, "You know, I worry that some faculty think that about me, and it couldn't be further from the truth." and the prof left it there and walked in to teach their class.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So, anyway, when I heard that prof say that about me in the hall, I kind of couldn't believe it. But I also kind of could. They laughed it off and said, "Only joking, only joking." but idk. That message came from somewhere. And this one prof didn't come up with it all on their own. People talk.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm not sure that any amount of wordsmithing or workshop redesign was going to change the temp of that room. Unless I came in and said "AI bad. Handwriting good." I was not going to win any favor with them. As someone who desires to connect with and support faculty, this has been hard for me.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

That's just not my style. What I was trying to do is make space for a discussion on the realities of this complex moment in teaching. But I was misunderstood. I take ownership of the language I used and the way I designed the workshop. Clearly I could have set things up differently. BUT

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

They hated it. They pushed back so hard at the thought of any student AI use in their courses and felt like I was pushing some sort of university AI agenda on them. This couldn't be farther from the truth. I have never, and would never, push any tool or pedagogical practice on any instructor.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I then discussed and strongly recommended writing an AI-use syllabus policy. I included guidance from the only university documents we have on the topic, which are a couple of years old, peppered in with some of my own experience, as well as guidance from the dept's own national organization.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The workshop is called "When is it Okay for Students to Use AI?" I customized it for this dept, as I had done for others before and since. I asked them to share situations in which students might use AI in their classes and then discuss whether or not that would be "okay".

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

For context, I was invited to do a workshop for a department on generative AI. I met with a faculty member ahead of time to show my plans for the workshop, which was a customized version of one I had done before. The prof told me they thought the session I planned would be great.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

For what it's worth, it doesn't appear that App (as an institution) is pushing for any sort of AI literacy, policies, or updated guidance. The literacy push is mostly coming from the UNC system office. Kudos to you for giving students an opt-out option. There are tons of reasons why they would.

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Okay, this sounds like it might work. I'm going to try it out and see what I can do. Might reach out for more help. Thank you!

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Have you tried looking at people around you incredulously and saying, "Please clap"?

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Hey #Canvas users. I want to grade each assignment on a 3-tier scale (Not Yet, Somewhat, and Yet) and provide written feedback for each assignment. When students go to see their grades, I want them to see the tier and additional feedback for each assignment. Is this possible?

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I got back behind the mic to record this Call for Takes for the Teaching Takes podcast! If you have thoughts, feelings, and ideas about any of the potential Season 2 topics, please call, text, or email the Hotline at 828-263-6846 or teachingtakes@gmail.com! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

A flyer titled "Teaching Takes Hotline." It includes text that says, "Call, text, or email" and "Stay anonymous if you wish! Share your experience and advice!" It also has a list of topics. They are: The Most Overrated Teaching Advice, Incorporating Student Feedback, Office Hours, AI-Resistant Teaching, When Things Go Wrong, Extra Credit, Where to Start with UDL, The Student That Got Away, Communicating with Students, What I Wish I Knew My First Year Teaching, Teaching Large Classes, Specifications Grading, Un/Collaborative Grading, Student Note-Taking, AI-Enhanced Learning, Assessing Students in an AI World, “Students These Days," Burnout & Boundaries, Asynchronous Online Student Engagement

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

App State faculty - If you're interested in having conversations about things like this, come join the Alternative Grading Learning Community. We're fun!

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Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The largest college at the University of Michigan (Literature, Science, and the Arts) has announced that they will pilot a new system this semester where they "cover" first-year students' grades with Pass/No Credit, similar to what MIT pioneered for their students. 1/x lsa.umich.edu/lsa/academic...

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LSA First-Semester Grade Covering Pilot Program | U-M LSA U-M College of LSA

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I mistakenly wrote "hurricane" instead of "earthquake" in my initial post. I thought about deleting the post and writing a new one, but I decided I'll just keep it up and add this note to it as an artifact of how #Helene is still fresh on our minds here in NC. Natural disasters are wild on the brain

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Bryan Doppel @bryandoppel.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A friend and former colleague lives in Colombia with her family. She shared this as a legitimate option for support in the wake of the hurricane. Please donate if you're able and share widely! presentes.co/colombiasele...

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