Reposted by Eric FournierHolden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 11/02/2025My editorial on the indirect cuts. This is an opportunity for campuses to come together to make the case for higher education. Leaders need to step up and ask for support and lead. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgA direct hitLate last week, the Trump administration set off a frenzy in the US scientific community when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that indirect cost reimbursement for federally funded re... 12318136
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 17/01/2025New book alert! Thriving in an Academic Career. This one just arrived in the mail. I've got a chapter on course design (co-written with Meg Gregory). This should be a useful resource for early career faculty and Ph.D. students. 131
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 02/01/2025New book for early career faculty and grad students! Topics range from time management to grant writing to service expectations. I contributed a chapter on course design drawn from our CTL's Course Design Institute. Perfect for a new faculty seminar or reading group tinyurl.com/8cwae4bdtinyurl.comThriving in an Academic Career: An International and Interdisciplinary Guide for Early Career FacultyThis book provides an invaluable guide on how to achieve a successful and fulfilling academic career. Academics must balance multiple roles and responsibilities, between teaching, research, and offeri... 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 28/11/2024@liznorell.bsky.social interviewed me for this book and I’m proud to have my story included among so many amazing educators. 040
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Students value instructors who they perceive to be clear in their communication, supportive in their approach, proactive in implementing active learning strategies, and exhibit personal and professional attributes that positively influence their learning experience acue.org/wp-content/u...acue.org 010
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 14/11/2024We are looking for a new Assistant Director for Teaching Innovation to help us figure out “the whole AI thing” and whatever comes next wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant Director for Teaching Innovation - The Center for Teaching and LearningScheduled Hours 37.5 Position Summary The Assistant Director will focus on educational applications of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and other innovative technologies in higher education an... 033
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 29/10/2024Elina Salminen introducing the WashU CTL’s new mascot. The bear needs a name. 020
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 26/09/2024Overheard while walking across campus. Student 1: “I’m a visual learner”. Student 2: “”You know there is no empirical evidence that supports the idea of learning styles”. 040
Reposted by Eric FournierRick Moore @prairiedogking.bsky.social · 09/07/2024My colleague reflects on using GenAI in the humanities ctl.wustl.edu/a-humanists-...ctl.wustl.eduA Humanist’s Adventures with AI - Center for Teaching and LearningLike anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the past two years, I’ve been having an increasing number of conversations about generative AI. Because of the prominence of the topic in the world ... 011
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 22/05/2024Does posting cloud pictures violate Blue Sky policy? 010
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 20/04/2024I was delighted to help my dear friend and colleague Jennifer Speights-Binet accept an award for Outstanding Small Department at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Even though I’m not with Samford University anymore, I did hire Jennifer so I feel OK taking partial credit 010
Reposted by Eric FournierMarc Watkins @marcwatkins.bsky.social · 05/04/2024Newer AI systems like the free version of Claude 3 easily mimic writing to sound more human-like vs ChatGPT. What does it mean for writing, teaching, and learning if you can train a bot that sounds like you in mere moments? marcwatkins.substack.com/p/when-a-tex...marcwatkins.substack.comWhen A Text Generator Writes Like I DoBefore the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain and Europe, a peculiar profession existed—a knocker-upper. For a fee, knocker-uppers would rouse the public come morning and douse the lights each eve... 121
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 29/03/2024Getting ready for office hours under the cherry tree outside Eads Hall on the beautiful WashU campus. 010
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 06/03/2024Very posh setting for my “Writing a Faculty Teaching Statement” workshop. The Chancellor’s Room at WashU! 110
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 12/02/2024The Center for Teaching and Learning is delighted to announce this new series honoring some of WashU’s most distinguished teachers. 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 12/02/2024Irony! Right in the middle of a Super Bowl T-Mobile internet ad, our T-Mobile internet goes out. 010
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 06/02/2024I wrote a blog post on Why Students Drop Classes in the First Week of the Semester. Intended for early career faculty and a reminder that there is a hidden curriculum on both sides of the desk. ctl.wustl.edu/why-students... 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 23/01/2024@edufuturist.bsky.social Hi Bryan. I talked with one of your former students (now with Georgetown’s Red House) at the recent AAC&U meeting in DC and she said some very kind things about your engaged and enthusiastic teaching. 110
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 22/01/2024An icy, work-from-home day in St. Louis, but Archie the dog is being a supportive office mate. 030
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 14/01/2024I am loving my new camera bird feeder. I now know that cardinals don’t care for peanuts. 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 10/01/2024Over 200 WashU faculty have gathered for the revival of our bi-annual teaching conference. 20 concurrent sessions and 70 presenters! ITeach2024 020
Reposted by Eric FournierJosh Eyler @josheyler.bsky.social · 08/01/2024Important post from @youtoobio.bsky.social on @dccmath.bsky.social & @roberttalbert.bsky.social's substack. A question, though: if instructors work to address these issues & to confront biases that occur, can we turn that final conference into a driver of equity? gradingforgrowth.com/p/ungrading-...gradingforgrowth.comUngrading Has an Equity-Related Achilles HeelImplicit bias is unavoidable in ungraded courses 1105
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 08/01/2024Has anyone read this? It was just gifted to me. I love the image of a pizza brain on the cover. 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 18/12/2023www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...insidehighered.comHigher ed's top 10 developments of 2023“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” 000
Eric Fournier @efournier.bsky.social · 14/12/2023Final Exam week at WashU. The sidewalks are empty, but the library is full! 060