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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Hey wow!! This book looks like exactly what we need now. Thanks @geekypedagogy.bsky.social for bringing your wisdom to bear on the inevitable problems we face in college teaching!!

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Norton Psychology @nortonpsych.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Join us Monday the 24th for a teaching workshop on AI with the esteemed @flowerdarby.bsky.social! You won't want to miss this one :) 📌 REGISTER HERE: lnkd.in/eAFH3Fqr #AI #HigherEd #psych #teachingpsych

Workshop graphic: The Three Es of Teaching with AI: Ethics, Equity, and Empowerment with Flower Darby on March 24th at 3pm EDT/12pm PDT

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Top Hat @tophathq.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

What if the antidote to academic dishonesty isn’t stricter policies or plagiarism checkers, but getting students to care more about what they’re learning? We are so delighted to start Season 2 of Higher Listenings by speaking with renowned educator and author, @flowerdarby.bsky.social! 🎧💜

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

I’m on a learning journey related to supporting autistic people. This article is very helpful and accurate, according to my autistic daughter ☺️

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Jason Johnston @jasonjohnston.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I am thrilled to share EP 33 of the Online Learning Podcast with @flowerdarby.bsky.social ! @jnash.bsky.social and I talk with Flower about small steps that can help create more inclusive, equitable, and humanized online learning. Website: lnkd.in/e8N49bU5 Apple Podcasts: lnkd.in/embjJGvd

Flower Darby - Improving Online Teaching: Small Changes, Outsized Impact. Episode 33 of the Online Learning (in the second half) Podcast. www.onlinelearningpodcast.com

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Just finished teaching my last day of class. We had daily Darby Ducks to create a fun atmosphere & thank students for contributing in discussion. Got a lovely affirming comment: “you didn’t teach as many details about content but what we learned is more important for everyday *life*.” That’s a win!🎉

Photo of college students sitting in a medium-sized lecture hall. In the front of the room is a table loaded with rubber ducks of varying colors and sizes, plus stickers and pencils.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

So excited that my copy of @liznorell.bsky.social’s arrived today! As soon as I’ve submitted grades for this semester I’m going to jump right in!

Photo of a paperback book titled The Present Professor: Authenticity and Transformational Teaching by Elizabeth A. Norell displayed standing on a shelf next to two metal art pieces of potted plants.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

It was my genuine pleasure to present for @ctale.bsky.social at University College London, having been invited by @paramachaudhury.bsky.social to talk about how teaching based on what we know from the science of learning can help us advance equity in every class. Thank you for having me!

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 01/11/2024

I'm happy and grateful to share my latest essay on teaching with AI. Let me know what you think, and feel free to share pushback and concerns. We need to hear from all voices regarding this challenging issue. www.chronicle.com/article/5-sm...

chronicle.com

Advice | 5 Small Steps for AI Skeptics

Getting academics to teach with tools like ChatGPT is proving to be a tough nut to crack.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 23/09/2024

Mental health puppies on campus today! It’s great to see such joy among the college students getting some gratuitous playtime and cuddles 🤩

Photo of white puppy with black spots sitting on autumn-leaf covered grass next to a college student (only the legs of the student are pictured) inside an orange flexible fence enclosure.

Photo of puppy with black, brown and gray fur standing on autumn-leaf covered grass next to a kennel inside an orange flexible fence enclosure.

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

And @flowerdarby.bsky.social's second argument is a civics one. We already have a nightmarish landscape re: politics and such, and that was before AI-powered misinformation hit the scene. We need to prepare our communities to deal with that. #NHETC24

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

In this session, @flowerdarby.bsky.social is making a couple of strong arguments for teaching AI. One is that employers are paying a premium for AI-savvy employees, and some of our students don't have the time and resources to learn AI on their own. That's an equity argument. #NHETC24

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

Regarding the elephant-bot in the room, students will cheat, yes, but some realize that's not useful. @flowerdarby.bsky.social shares the metaphor of a track runner deciding whether to use an electric scooter during training. Who would do that if they're serious about their track meet? #NHETC24

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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · 14/06/2024

via @flowerdarby.bsky.social: A recent Inside Higher Ed survey of provosts indicated that just 20% of institutions are working on or have completed AI policies. And just 14% are engaged in a curriculum review looking at what's needed re: AI literacy. #NHETC24

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

I hadn’t heard it put like Jeremiah did, but I wholeheartedly agree. Teaching online is hard. Those who get it and who do it well are passionate and therefore excellent teachers in person too.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Thank you @lydiamong.bsky.social for your support! I’m thrilled that this piece on joy-filled online teaching resonates with you❤️

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

Is online teaching actually teaching? Or is only in-person teaching real teaching? www.chronicle.com/article/we-s... I'd love to know -- do you agree or disagree?

chronicle.com

Advice | We Still Think Online Teaching Isn’t Real Teaching

How to find meaning, purpose, and even a little joy in your asynchronous courses.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

I’m super excited about this 12-minute video on getting started with equity-minded teaching featuring lead author of our new book, Isis Artze-Vega. Great stuff, and so accessible! Plus, the book is freely available in eBook form to college educators. onehe.org/resources/ho...

onehe.org

How to Get Started with Equity-Minded Teaching: Interview with Isis Artze-Vega - OneHE

In this video James M Lang talks to Isis Artze-Vega about what equity-minded teaching means and how to implement it into your teaching.

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Kelvin Thompson @kthompso.bsky.social · 03/02/2024

Our keynote speaker @flowerdarby.bsky.social shares this key equity-minded strategy: "Invite your students to connect with you as a person. If you don't leave with anything else, remember to make an effort to connect with them as real people." UofL Celebration of Teaching and Learning

Flower Darby on-stage addressing room full of faculty

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

Does ungrading perpetuate inequities among historically underrepresented students? @youtoobio.bsky.social ‘s post on Grading for Growth raises some interesting questions. And @josheyler.bsky.social asks a thoughtful question too. Worth a read. Please share your thoughts—I’d like to learn from you!

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Chris Conzen @chrisconzen.bsky.social · 20/12/2023

“College graduates are more likely to have jobs, become wealthy, be healthy, get married, stay married, and be on the right side of virtually any measure of prosperity and stability one can name.”

theatlantic.com

The Myth of the Unemployed College Grad

A bachelor’s degree continues to be a great investment. Why do the media keep suggesting otherwise?

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

I’ve always loved the idea of Thank-a-Prof programs to help faculty realize how much they are appreciated by their students. Here at Mizzou we do this — imagine my surprise when I got a Thank You! (Not currently teaching college students) Does it count if it came from my daughter, a sophomore here?🤣

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Photo of the inside of a Thank You card with a message regarding appreciation from Mizzou students and a personalized printed message from Emerald Darby to Flower Darby, expressing appreciation for being a “favorite cool cat”

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

@annasantucci.bsky.social hosted a wonderful session today with the authors of The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching: Isis Artze-Vega, Mays Imad, Bryan Dewsbury, & me. As always, I learned from my amazing colleagues as we discussed equity related to societal issues, emotion regulation, & more.❤️

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

@lindsaymasland.bsky.social I don’t know if I’m connected with your lovely colleague Tracy but you gotta tell her I reached out to her wild animal vet friend Ally!! Is Lillian Nave here? We gotta let her know too!

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Dr. Liz Norell @liznorell.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

I love the notion of relentless welcome -- ongoing and warm engagement with students (and colleagues), from Peter Felten and Isis Artze-Vega. #POD23

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Congratulations to my amazing friend and colleague Isis Artze-Vega for a wonderful closing session about the importance of relationships, trust, and belonging for student, faculty, and educational developers. We missed you, Peter Felten! Thank you for your work and we’re holding you in our hearts ❤️

Isis Artze-Vega standing on stage holding a mic giving a closing plenary session

A slide showing a professor interacting with students. The text emphasizes the centrality of relationships and belonging for student learning.

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Flower Darby (she/her)🌷 @flowerdarby.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

Hello, Bluesky-academia friends! I’m glad to finally be here and can’t wait to see many of you In Pittsburgh soon. For today, I’m grateful to have a new piece on teaching with AI even if we have valid concerns about doing so. It’s an equity issue for me. www.chronicle.com/article/why-...

chronicle.com

Advice | Why You Should Rethink Your Resistance to ChatGPT

How to teach with AI tools in ways that meet faculty concerns about ethics and equity.

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