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Dr. Cait S. Kirby

@caitskirby.bsky.social
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 25/04/2026
Join us for the Virtual & Accessible May Day Rally organized by Stand Up for Science on Friday, May 1 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM ET. Join the movement to fight for our science, defend our workers, and protect our future. Register at this link: zurl.co/a2h2h #MDVR #MayDayStrong #WorkersOverBillionaires
The graphic contains an image of a laptop and a fist held high in the air. The graphic reads: "MAY DAY VIRTUAL & ACCESSIBLE RALLY, ORGANIZED BY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE. Friday, May 1, 2026, @ 12 - 1:30PM ET. Link in bio for details. Fight for our Science. Defend our Workers. Protect our Future." The graphic also contains the Stand Up for Science and MAY Day Strong Logos.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
I need everyone to understand this is eugenics in action—not just “quackery.” Much like the “anti vax” movement as a whole.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
10 days left to get your proposals in for the 2026 Leading With Our Values virtual gathering! It's free. It's virtual. It's a welcoming community! This conference is for folks invested in higher education teaching and learning. All proposals received by April 20 will receive full consideration.
Looking for a higher education conference with values? Check out our values:
Community Care
Confidentiality & Consent
Accessibility
Partnership
Inclusivity
Join us for the 
3rd annual virtual gathering of educational developers and colleagues. July 8-10, 2026. Leading With 
Our Values

Cultivating Connection in a Time of Upheaval. Submit your proposal by 
April 20
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I love when people register for the virtual gathering and in the box for accommodations or preferences they say what we already do is sufficient for them. We built the conference around accessibility, doing what we know works and making changes to include as many as we can! #VirtuallyGather26
Flyer text reads: Are you an educational developer looking for values-driven community?  We lead with our values:
Community Care
Confidentiality & Consent
Accessibility
Partnership
Inclusivity. Join us for the 
3rd annual free virtual gathering of educational developers and colleagues. July 8-10, 2026. Leading With 
Our Values

Cultivating Connection   in a Time of Upheaval. Submit your proposal by  April 20. A grassroots conference with values at the center.
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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Gratitude to @standupforscience.net and @cdelawalla.bsky.social for pulling together an excellent inclusive online #NoKings rally. Inspiring speakers reminded participants of the importance of showing up and speaking up. Thank you!
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
I am so excited to be part of this incredible lineup of speakers advocating for defending our democracy. Can't make it to an on-site No Kings Rally? I can't either. Join me virtually.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🗓️ If you're interested in what I'm up to and want to chat, please feel free to get on my calendar via my Calendly link: calendly.com/caitskirby/c... ♨️ I am so happy to get together on Zoom over some tea.
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Chat with Cait - Cait Kirby
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Tomorrow from 12-1:30pm ET, I'll be leading a free session about using structure to promote student engagement. I've given this workshop before, and many participants have told me it's helped them understand things about themselves, too. I look forward to seeing you then!
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
This Friday, 10/10 from 12-1:30pm ET, I'll be hosting a virtual workshop. If you're interested in learning a little about the window of tolerance, supporting student engagement, or connecting with other educators, this free session is for you! westernuniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
This is happening this Friday! If you use group work or are considering using group work, this is a great session for you!
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
I led a session this week on the window of tolerance. While you absolutely should not try to be your students' therapist -- really, don't do that!! -- it can be so helpful to recognize that your students have nervous systems and those nervous systems are not doing well rn.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Making group work work can be hard... Using group work in your classes can be so effective. But, if you've ever worked in a group before, you know that it can also be a nightmare. Group work can be a nightmare when you're an adult with a degree and decades of emotional regulation practice... 1/5
A colorful advertisement that says: Making group work work, a virtual workshop for educators. If you’ve ever worked in a group, you likely know how difficult it can be to manage the work and distribute tasks equally or equitably. At the same time, assigning group work in classes can be meaningful and edifying, so you have good reason to continue incorporating group work in your courses. In this session, we’ll discuss challenges and solutions for making group work effective, and strategies to mitigate some of the excess cognitive load that students can experience when working in groups. AUG 1, 2025, 2-3:30pm ET, contingent or a grad student? Unstable or inadequate income? Use code “August25" for 50% off. Register: 
bit.ly/AW-2025. Workshops will have auto-captions. Participation in activities will be optional: you won’t be required to talk in breakout rooms or keep your camera on the whole time.  Sessions will not be recorded. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - educational developer."
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
I recently led a session on moral injury and the pandemic. If you're feeling like you're being forced to do things that violate your moral code or witness your moral code being violated, you might be experiencing moral injury. Educators, this applies to you, too. You are not alone.
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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
People are used to assuming that college-educated professionals will be able to find another job if they lose theirs. But when essentially all medical research in this country depends on federal funding, just at various levels of remove, there *are no other jobs* for everyone who just got fired.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
August is a fantastic time to get ready for the upcoming semester. Looking ahead, I've planned workshops all month. Topics include group work, window of tolerance, hidden curriculum, accommodations, and mentorship. Sessions are designed for connection. #EduSky #AcademicChatter bit.ly/AW-2025
Workshops for Educators. Virtual professional development that builds community and belonging.Virtual professional development you actually enjoy.

A color-coded calendar of the month of August, with dates shaded to match the events listed below. The colors themselves don’t mean anything. 
8/1/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Making group work work: Strategies for making groups work effectively.
8/5/25 - 2-3:30pm ET The window of tolerance & the classroom: Impacts of stress on student behavior.
8/13/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Revealing the hidden curriculum: Supporting students with clarity.
8/21/25 - 2-3:30pm ET The journey to an accommodation letter: A convoluted process and how to help.
8/25/25 - 2-3:30pm ET Mentoring for belonging: Leveraging psychology to mentor well.
If you are contingent faculty, a grad student, or have unstable or inadequate income, use coupon code “AUGUST25” for 50% off.

Register:
https://bit.ly/AW-2025
Workshops will have auto-captions. Participation in activities will be optional: you won’t be required to talk in breakout rooms or keep your camera on the whole time. Sessions will not be recorded.

Cait S. Kirby, PhD - educational developer

Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
July is a really good time to start honing your cover letter and teaching statement. For the month of July, I'm offering my 38-page how-to guide for just $10 to help you to start early. Next tweet for table of contents #AcademicChatter #PhD #EduSky www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade...
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Academic job search - how-to guide for written materials — Cait Kirby Consulting
This guide provides writing tips to help you develop engaging and compelling written materials for the academic job market.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Thank you, Tolu!! I definitely have plans to keep exploring and expanding this notion of ideal and never feeling like we're enough.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
There are SO MANY people registered for the virtual gathering. We're getting close to 600 people now. This is incredible. #Gather2Resist25 If you haven't registered yet, there is still time! Go here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Virtual Gathering June 2025
The Virtual Gathering team (made up of disabled educational developers and allies) is happy to announce that registration is now open for the June 23-25, 2025 Second Annual Virtual Gathering! Registra...
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Halfway through June?! This is a good time to start working on your academic job materials. Here's a resource to help you write your materials, with insight I've gained while supporting early career faculty land their next role. #HigherEd #EduSky www.consulting.caitkirby.com/shop/p/acade...
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Academic job search - how-to guide for written materials — Cait Kirby Consulting
This guide provides writing tips to help you develop engaging and compelling written materials for the academic job market.
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Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
TODAY’S THE BIG DAY! My book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality, is now available for preorder! To learn more about the book, bonus item, & launch party, visit:
www.tolunoah.com/workshop-boo... 
 #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev #EduSky #Facilitation #BookLaunch #TheWorkshopWheel
A promotional graphic that says “Preorder today!” at the top. Below is the cover of Tolu’s book, Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality: A Guide to Crafting Engaging Professional Learning Experiences in Higher Education.”
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
This Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. I'm here to support you in making requests, responding to denials, and documenting to protect yourself. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms
a colorful flyer, with squiggles and flowers in orange, blue, and pink on a pale beige background. The text says: "A virtual workshop for folks seeking accommodations. Requesting workplace accommodations. In this session, we will discuss the typical accommodations process, documentation, resources, and what to do if your request is denied or refused. Jun 7, 2025. 2-3pm EST on Zoom. $15 USD. Register: bit.ly/RequestAccomms. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - disability activist. Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com"
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Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
June 2025 professional learning opportunities for higher education instructors and educational developers: www.linkedin.com/pulse/june-2... #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev
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June 2025 Professional Learning Opportunities
Each month, I curate lists of professional learning opportunities and calls for proposals that may be of interest to higher education instructors and educational developers. You can access the lists b...
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Academic job search thread: 🌞June is the perfect time to start drafting up job search materials. While this year's academic job ads won't be out for a few months, the time when those job ads are released is busy. Start of the semester, mid-term season, when you're grading. 1/4
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I will be offering some pedagogy-related workshops this summer, which I'll post about soon. Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. My goal is to make this process less opaque. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms
a colorful flyer, with squiggles and flowers in orange, blue, and pink on a pale beige background. The text says: "A virtual workshop for folks seeking accommodations. Requesting workplace accommodations. In this session, we will discuss the typical accommodations process, documentation, resources, and what to do if your request is denied or refused. Jun 7, 2025. 2-3pm EST on Zoom. $15 USD. Register: bit.ly/RequestAccomms. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - disability activist. Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com"
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I will be offering some pedagogy-related workshops this summer, which I'll post about soon. Saturday, June 7th at 2pm ET I'm offering a workshop about requesting workplace accommodations. My goal is to make this process less opaque. #Disability #Disabled #Accommodations Link: bit.ly/RequestAccomms
a colorful flyer, with squiggles and flowers in orange, blue, and pink on a pale beige background. The text says: "A virtual workshop for folks seeking accommodations. Requesting workplace accommodations. In this session, we will discuss the typical accommodations process, documentation, resources, and what to do if your request is denied or refused. Jun 7, 2025. 2-3pm EST on Zoom. $15 USD. Register: bit.ly/RequestAccomms. Cait S. Kirby, PhD - disability activist. Follow me for more workshops: @caitskirby on Twitter/X, BlueSky, Instagram, caitkirby.com"
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
If you have not heard back about your Virtual Gathering proposal, Gmail glitched and although we sent lots of emails, a lot of them did not go through. I've been resending them, but please reach out to me and I'll help you figure things out. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
At one of the talks I was giving to college faculty last week I mused off the top of my head that the first handful of institutions that pivot AWAY from AI and promise a human/bespoke experience in their marketing will have a positioning advantage. Not everyone is looking for the AI-forward place.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I wrote a little tiny more about this, mostly providing a preview of a post about those among us who are lightning rods. Have you subscribed to my Substack, yet? Go check out this post and then read my article in Zeal. undaunted.caitkirby.com/p/zeal-invit...
A photo of lightning striking the ocean. The texts says, "Zeal invited me to write about pedagogical kindness. I was asked to respond to Cate Denial's beautiful and thoughtful book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. Now I'm talking about lightning."
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
The Virtual Gathering's proposal submission period is now closed. While we review proposals and put together a fantastic lineup of brilliant scholars, don't forget to register for the free, accessibility-first virtual gathering!
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. June 23-25, 2025 via Zoom. Free virtual gathering for educational developers and higher ed professionals. Community Building, Career Development, Lightning Talks. Register now!  bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-register
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
I wrote something! @cjdenial.bsky.social wrote such a lovely, thoughtful, warm book about kindness as a pedagogy. It was a delight to read her work, and an invitation to find myself in writing something back. Thank you, Cate for your words, and @robinfield.bsky.social for your editorial work.
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Drew Lewis @drew-lewis.com · 01/05/2025
And what better place to talk about alternative grading than at the Grading Conference, June 11--13? 😄
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The Grading Conference
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Why don't more people use their personal emails for stuff? The number of email bounce backs I get because people have changed jobs is astronomical. I use my personal Gmail for anything that is not literally from people who work at the same institution as I do. Email address longevity for the win!
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
What's a professional way to say, "I warned you that this was going to happen multiple times over multiple months and you didn't listen, so now we're here."?
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
One week until our proposal submission window closes for this fully virtual, accessibility-first conference, Leading With Our Values. #Gather2Resist25 Have questions? Want to bounce ideas? Reach out! I'm happy to chat. I look forward to being in community with you all in June!!
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Carly M Lesoski 🍉 @carlymlesoski.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Cait's commentary is absolutely what we need in this moment. Attacking one of us in the disabled community is attacking all of us. @caitskirby.bsky.social undaunted.caitkirby.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
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RFK Jr is wrong, but not for the reasons you think
Now is not the time to demonstrate your or your Autistic kid's worth to capitalism. That's just ableism in a trench coat.
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
if you're in the mood to read a strong affirmation about the worth of disabled lives in the face of a eugenicist administration.... so was i, so i wrote one: buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Disability, Eugenics, and the Value of Human Life
The eugenicists Your worth is not tied to what you can do. Your worth is not tied to your health. Your worth is not tied to all the things you can do...
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
RFK Jr is wrong, but not for the reasons you think. Now is not the time to demonstrate your or your Autistic kid's worth to capitalism. That's just ableism in a trench coat. undaunted.caitkirby.com/p/rfk-jr-is-...
undaunted.caitkirby.com
RFK Jr is wrong, but not for the reasons you think
Now is not the time to demonstrate your or your Autistic kid's worth to capitalism. That's just ableism in a trench coat.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Google Analytics tell me when a class of students is currently engaging with my Twine story. If you teach my Twine story, please, I'm begging you, funnel your student reactions back to me.
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Josh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
You can't accurately call something grade inflation if you don't know anything about how grades were determined in the past--the criteria used, the assessments given, the learning goals established--& if you are not still grading using these same metrics. www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2024/08/grad...
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Grade Inflation Is a Myth. Here’s Why. | The Saturday Evening Post
Are grades much higher now than they have been in the past, due to diminished academic standards? Josh Eyler argues that not only are grades an impossible standard to measure, but they’re also not an ...
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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
My friend and colleague @caitskirby.bsky.social just published the latest Engaged Learning Collective piece on the critical role of virtual professional development. Take a peek--then share with your networks! engagedlearningcollective.substack.com/p/we-need-vi...
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We need virtual professional development opportunities and we need them now
Virtual professional development opportunities have been pushed aside so that folks can regress to exclusionary practices of the past. Access to (virtual) conferences is the right thing to do.
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Priority proposal due date is today!! Get those proposals in so we can bask in your brilliance at the gathering in June!
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Call for proposals: free online gathering of educational developers. Our theme: Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. #Gather2Resist25 Less than a week til priority proposal review due date. Don't stress: extended due date April 29th. To submit, go to bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
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Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
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Erin Burrell says protect trans kids @erinkb.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Learning new things is inherently inefficient. Our brains need to process information sometimes through repetition to find ways to fit it into existing models of understanding. It takes time and energy and it is beautiful. All we are doing with degree farming is producing people who repeat info 1/2
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Dr. Tolulope (Tolu) Noah @drtolunoah.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I just posted my lists of upcoming professional learning opportunities & calls for proposals on LinkedIn (including a new list of opportunities for educational developers- thanks to @caitskirby.bsky.social for the nudge!) Check them out: www.linkedin.com/posts/tolu-n... #HigherEd #FacDev #EdDev
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#highered #facdev #eddev | Tolulope (Tolu) N.
April Professional Learning Opportunities Each month, I curate lists of professional learning opportunities and calls for proposals that may be of interest to…
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
A current faculty member who I worked with when they were a grad student reached out and told me that they use so many of my activities in their classes. 😭
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I've been thinking a lot about measuring educational development outcomes, and one I find so hard to capture is The Linger. How do you quantify how someone is so enthralled in the discussion that you have to pointedly remind them it's top of the hour? The Just One More Thing? #EdDev #HigherEd
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Is anyone keeping track of all the virtual #FacDev #EdDev #HigherEd offerings? I feel like this week alone I missed a half dozen sessions that I would have appreciated, on top of the ones I attended and loved. Should we get a hashtag going? A mega calendar?
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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Educational developers and others interested in #HigherEd -- take a peek at our second annual virtual gathering! The CfP is out and we hope to have you join us! bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Call for Proposals. Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
One way that we promote accessibility around this virtual gathering #Gather2Resist25, is by making the proposal submission process incredibly simple. We don't want prospective presenters agonizing over their submissions. It's as easy as: 1. Have an idea 2. Summarize the idea
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Dr. Cait S. Kirby @caitskirby.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Have you heard about the virtual gathering for #EducationalDevelopers #EdDevs? We are especially interested in platforming presenters who are not typically lead presenter. This is your time to shine #InCommunity #SoTL #SoED! #Gather2Resist25 bit.ly/VirtualGathe...
A colorblocked background of beige, light teal, and dark teal. The text says: Call for Proposals.
Leading With Our Values: Community as Resistance. The 2nd annual virtual gathering for educational developers is now accepting proposals! Free, accessibility-first gathering (on Zoom). Choose from a variety of session types. Supportive space for new and minoritized presenters. Community-building opportunities. Learn with colleagues around the world. April 15, 2025 is the Priority Deadline. Form closes April 29th. #Gather2Resist25 Submit a proposal. bit.ly/VirtualGathering25-submit
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