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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11h

Of the 34 students in class today, 4 had “heard of” passive voice, but 0 could describe what it was or related to. That said, this was perhaps the most engaged this particular class has been this semester. So I’ll take that as a win?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I think I'm unwillingly turning my Intro to Humanities course into a "how to read and write in college" course. It's not what I wanted out of my "Our Monsters, Our Selves" exploration of the humanities (and it's definitely not something I'm trained to do), but it's what these kids need.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Last week we subtly explored thesis statements (how to make them analytic and not descriptive) while discussing mermaids as monsters/beasts, this week we're going to start with passive voice while discussing unicorns as monsters/beasts.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This notes column is for your eyes only. Need to leave notes to yourself about who is participating? Who has an extended deadline? Anything? Just for you? Here it is.

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(Shared from various people on FB) RIP Chris Wickham

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Olivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 09/10/2026

Now’s probably a good time to say that a couple years back I turned down a five-figure offer from HarperCollins because they refused to put in a clause prohibiting AI from touching any of my books at any point in the process. I was lucky to be able to walk away, and it was the right thing to do.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I just discovered the *NOTES* column option in Canvas's gradebook. WHY did I not know about this feature sooner!? #academicsky #medievalsky #skystorians

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I’ve tried to stop RateMyProf from emailing me every time a (disgruntled) student posts. There’s so much wrong with that site in terms of gender & race, but the lack of oversight is mind blowing (thank god the 🌶️ are gone at least) 1/2

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But, now they’re letting students post mid-semester to classes they’re not even registered for at unis they don’t attend? End of semester is bad enough, but earning a low grade (ie. not a 100%) & being able to talk trash in the first months of a class? wth.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Make it sound human, like a freshman in college”

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now that I've been thinking about this (and maybe I need to put a tinfoil hat on), is this the work of AI humanizers? I've never seen such slop turned in before this last year. Names of main figures in the paper misspelled throughout, in multiple different ways, random words capitalized, all of it.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Small, but consistent, errors I've noticed that have become commonplace in undergrad writing: - titles not in italics or quotation marks; they're just hanging out in the text - no capitalization; not of names, places, titles, etc. - so little punctuation

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Caught a student writing a paper with AI. They owned up to it and then noted in their email with the resubmission: "Everyone thinks they're slick until they actually get caught." He learned his lesson, it seems. The kids are gonna be alright.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Saw James Taylor in concert last night and plan to ride that calm high for a while.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I want to, but I unfortunately teach at a public institution in a 1 party recording state.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ve hit the “dgaf” phase apparently. Told my students today we were doing an activity that was NOT busywork, but is meant to help them with their journals bc “it’s absolutely clear to me that a lot of you are waiting until the due date to write weeks worth of journals” - lots of nervous laughter.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Unfortunately I do not. I’m just so ICK about them!

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So, friends of #Medievalsky and #Skystorians. What's our thoughts/policies/practices for smart glasses and class?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Also frustrated that I get students who are ANNOYED that I'm teaching how to read an article, but then can't actually read it /won't do the activities in class to help them read it. Like yes, you should know this already, but you don't. Let me help you help yourself and save yourself so much time.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

...or how to follow instructions? I have so many papers being turned in single-spaced, tiny font, etc. I guess I have to put "Meets Assignment Requirements (5pt)" back into my syllabus?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh awesome! I hadn't seen that one before!

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yes. And at the expense of content. And by a professor who is not trained to teach those things.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh, I haven't gotten there/that yet. Good to know.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Students are struggling with the difference between the thesis & the focus of the paper (ie. "disease history in Haiti" instead of "thesis about X disease history in Haiti"). So we had to take another step back to address (a) what even is the point of academic articles? (b) what is a thesis?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In this week's "how am I supposed to also teach that"?!" we have: Thesis Statements I've added in a "how do we read academic articles" portion to my intro class, using the general "three pass" method. Part of the first pass is finding the thesis.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It was their phone in their lap. I’ve gone analogue this semester. No laptops.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

tfw you watch a student asking AI for the answer to a question on a viewing guide for Nosferatu WHILE WE’RE WATCHING NOSFERATU IN CLASS.

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👻Calvinboo Congress👻 @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

the tech bros telling you LLMs are conscious don’t think women are people.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

tfw you watch a student asking AI for the answer to a question on a viewing guide for Nosferatu WHILE WE’RE WATCHING NOSFERATU IN CLASS.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Started my day int least favorite way possible. At the dentist. But, teeth health is important. And today can only get better.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yes time consuming & not effective in large lectures. I’m not sure I’d want to do it. But discussing strategies about how to ensure integrity (& fairness among students) is important. This is one strategy that’s been suggested, of many. It won’t be for everyone/every situation. But, performative?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

How is ensuring academic integrity performative?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This makes so much sense! I can’t imagine doing it for every assignment. But big, research focused ones? It makes absolute sense - both for AI checking AND the learning process.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Showed my students Nosferatu (1922) in class today. They started off twitchy with the silent film, but ended up loving it. Some even suggested that movies today should be made like this because “DUDE I ACTUALLY WATCHED A MOVIE”

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Other tricks & Trojan horses have gone viral, so they’re not useful anymore. Students know them. They have their own too. Unfortunately, that means to ensure integrity & fairness, that likely means more work for us. Yes, even in large classes. It sucks, but maybe the alternative sucks worse?

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

And to do that, yes, I check citations. Seems most of us do, fwiw. As far as I can tell, fabricated citations remain the easiest & most conclusive way to see if a paper was written by AI. It’s hard to argue that a paper that doesn’t exist does, or a quote is not written like that or on that page.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The debate, small as it is, has gotten interesting. No, I’m not here to police my students work. But I am here to ensure academic integrity & fairness for my students. As it turns out, my students want that fairness. They want to do their own work, but also hate seeing cheaters get better grades.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I hadn’t considered the anonymous grading that occurs some places. That does throw a wrench in this sort of system, but I think the workaround above could prove useful for certain assignments.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I’ve got plenty of colleagues who have told me they either do this in their courses and/or they were required to do this when they were in undergrad. So, yeah, people do actually do this.

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Courtney (Dr. Version) @cakrolik.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Friends, thoughts on this method: #academicsky #skystorians #medievalsky

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Codify Baseball @codifybaseball.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

the most unique strikeout you'll see today

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