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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Friday is for the 25th annual John Burns conference on scholarship of teaching and learning.

Framed in the center of the picture is a projection displaying a slide, titled “Compassionate Pedagogy in Practice: Making Space for Connection, Mistakes, and Meaningful Learning” by Dr. Vicki K. Pitstick of Compassionate Connrction Consulting LLC”. Three people are visible—one on the left (director of TLPDC), middle (attendee), and right (presenter).

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Friday is for the kickoff/orientation event welcoming a new cohort of fellows to the Institute for Faculty Excellence.

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Tonight the adaptation of Hunger premieres on Lifetime. They call it Surviving the Silence. It’s directed by the very talented Asia Youngman and an amazing cast and crew worked on this project. You can watch it tonight at 8 pm and stream tomorrow. www.mylifetime.com/movies/survi...

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Watch Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story | Lifetime

Roxane's life is forever changed after a devastating act of sexual violence.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Saturday is for the first professional development event of the school year.

A slightly angular view towards the front of a lecture hall showing two rows of audience facing two big screens at the front of the lecture hall, reading “Welcome to the AI Literacy in Action Symposium!”

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'd love to write something about public media's graphic design history — including Herb Lubalin's work for PBS, Douglass Scott's work for WGBH... architecturalfoundation.org/2015/06/doug...

A poster for 89.7fm WGBH radio -- we see the words "On Air" in hot pink, the "Guidonian Hand," a tool for sight seeing; a sketch of D. H. Lawrence, advertising a new work on Masterpiece Radio Theater

A poster for NOVA - featuring the title in big red letters, a starry background, a row of round figures; a snowflake, a compass, the earth, a sunflower

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Book manuscript submitted. Coffee earned. Summer pending.

A digital file featured in the center of the frame—set against a computer desktop with a serene subset scene on a beach (Apple Mac OS template desktop art).

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Isabel Pedersen @isabel3.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I am glad to bring our research to the 2026 Networked Learning Conference in Brussels with @jasontham.bsky.social and others from Digital Life Institute and @ontariotechu.bsky.social. We are also glad to connect with FARI - AI for the Common Good Institute @faribrussels.bsky.social

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Learning from the ones who have “made it” at a faculty prodev session for those interested in full professor promotion, cleverly titled—Full Disclosure.

A panel of speakers seated at the front of the room facing several small round tables. Behind the speakers is a TV monitor showing session attendees who are online. A moderator is seated on the left side of the speakers. The accent wall in the back is striking in blue. The overall vibe is bright and energetic.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Closing out a rather busy week with a celebratory event honoring outstanding individuals who represent the excellence of the College of Arts & Sciences community.

A panoramic view of a room filled with people sitting at tables at an awards ceremony for Arts & Sciences staff and faculty members. On the interior, the warmly lit room features Texan farmhouse + barn style brick walls and open ceiling.

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Kyle Stedman @kstedman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I'm excited to announce a new publication! With Ben Lauren, I co-edited a collection called Can I Ask a Question? A Dialog About Sonic Rhetoric, Professional Writing, Creative-Critical Scholarship, and Process. It's online free at manifold.as.uky.edu/projects/can...

A hand holding an old-fashioned telephone is sticking out of a hole in a bright yellow wall. Over it, the text reads "Can I ask a question?" A Dialog about Sonic Rhetorics, Professional Writing, and Creative-Critical Scholarship, edited by Benjamin Lauren & Kyle D. Stedman

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Anna Mills @annamillsoer.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If you're curious what the Peer & AI Review + Reflection @pairrfeedback.bsky.social approach consists of, how we got started, what we've learned so far, and how you can view, try, and/or adapt our materials, check out the slides for our recent #4C26 session. Slides: pairr.short.gy/4C26

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Peer and AI Feedback as Ongoing Conversation.pptx

Intros – all 1 Peer and AI Feedback as Ongoing Conversation: Using PAIRR to Shape Students’ Revision Processes and Critical Engagement with Generative AI Hogan Hayes, Sacramento State Anna Mills, Coll...

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Thank you, Donnie and team, for this call for #4c27 participation.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Update: Miller thinks his current dataset isn’t reliable, hence an update is not viable. The talk focuses on thinking about ways to collecting, cleaning, and validating the data before analysis is possible.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

At my very last presentation session before leaving for the airport. Benjamin Miller shares an update to his analyses of dissertation research methods in rhetoric & composition studies, from 2015 to present. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Marie Pruitt shares examples of network analyses in writing studies “since the 1900s” that include social, organizational, and citational graphs. #4c26

A presenter talking next to her slideshow, which includes a heading that reads “Networks in Writing Studies” and 6 screen captured network graphs figures. Audiences are visible in the foreground.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Joe Moses demonstrates “collaborative prompting” as a co-learning activity in writing pedagogy. Team promoting uses a role-based, task-specific method to building information density in shared projects. #4c26

A speaker talking from behind a lectern. To his right is a slideshow with the visible heading that reads, “Guide to Collaborative Prompting: A Framework for Making Collaborative Thinking Visible”.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Meghalee Das introduces design thinking as a productive framework for teaching & facilitating teamwork in writing pedagogy. #4c26

A speaker talks behind a lectern. Next to her is a slideshow with a multi-colored design thinking diagram and a visible heading, “Design Thinking for Writing Teams”.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#4c26 Most of the learning that happens at CCCC is confined to people who attended the sessions. A collection of knowledge work should help mobilize our collective wisdom beyond the physical conference. Can we do something like this companion publication again? publicationsncte.org/content/CCCC...

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CCCC Convention Companion Publication | ncte.org

This Companion is imagined as a space for those members whose proposals were accepted for presentation at the 2024 CCCC Annual Convention but who were unable to attend. These are contributions that en...

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

The first “table discussion” at the all-attendee session asks, “What professional purposes can the CCCC conference fulfill?” #4c26

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Michelle Chen @michellechn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

“Far too many of us cannot listen because we have we have not learned how to be silent” — Prof Kofi Adisa on allyship, linguistic justice, etc #4C26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I like the in-person interactions and relational dynamics we may get at conferences, but let’s not overlook the needs of MANY members of our community who cannot afford to participate due to various factors—including funding, accessibility, citizenship/status, + other marginalizing forces. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#4c26 program chair Melissa Ianetta opens the all-attendee session with past CCCC program chairs regarding their lessons learned and the collective goals of our future. Panels include Doug Hesse, Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt, & Gwendolyn Pough.

Melissa Ianetta speaking behind a lectern giving the contexts for the session. On stage, she is joined by three other panelists (past CCCC program chairs) to her left and a sign language interpreter on her right. The ambience of the stage is cool with fading blue, purple, and white spotlight colors. The silhouette of the audience is in the foreground.

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Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhet & Comp @cfshrc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Tonight! Stitch & Spin will be from 7:30-9:30 in The Loft, Atrium 4th floor. Part record nite, part craft slam. Refreshments provided! Contribute to the music playlist at bit.ly/4C26playlist. Brought to you by: Handcrafted Rhetorics SIG, Sound Studies & Writing Collective, SJAC Committee, and LAC.

The flyer features knitting needs and yarn and a record and reads: "2nd Annual 4C26 Stitch & Spin. Fri, Mar. 6th 7:30-9:30 pm, The Loft, Atrium 4th Floor. Add a song to our collaborative playlist!"

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I echo this sentiment: Graduate students can start getting involved with the publishing/editorial process while still in their program. My editing experience started as a guest co-editor for a journal special issue during my 2nd year in PhD coursework.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I am skeeting from the Editing & Publishing roundtable now, and am loving the experience shared by the panel of editors here.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

LOVE the energy, passion, talent, resources, and sense of community shared here at the CCCC Asian/Asian American Caucus. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Dori Coblentz believes that framing “authentic” (pure) writing as most desirable can perpetuate ableism that marginalizes or even harms students who need assistive technologies to compose. There’s friction between responsibility and disability. Transparency and documentation aren’t neutral. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

What’s problematic about framing “the AI problem” as problems to be solved? Sean Dolan asks during the slow rhetoric panel and recounts the entanglements in writing-as-thinking and thinking about AI writing. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Moinak Choudhury observes a “systemic shock” brought about by the rapid introduction of AI to higher education and the largely distributed approach to policymaking (instructor-driven policies) about AI use in teaching & learning. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Luke Rodewald asks an important question—how can instructors value and encourage slowness that holds the potential to yield benefits in a labor-intensive teaching & learning condition? #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Kathleen Dillon poses excellent respondent questions that challenge us to consider capitalist practices that we enforce in our pedagogy and what we might do differently to be more caring toward our students. In the face of fast tech & productivity demands, how might we slow down thoughtfully? #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Olivia Rowland reminds us that race and racism can be manipulated as technologies of capitalism, and such manipulation finds its way into our pedagogies when we reproduce capitalist practices of mainstreaming languages and ranking and sorting student performance. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Márcia Rego compares capitalist mindsets and effects on value & transactions with the commodification of research (its speed, impact) in the name of productivity. Slow is not anti-fast or anti-new. Slow can be resistance. Ethnography, though not unproblematic, can be used to study slowness. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Angela Glotfelter draws from the Marxist tradition, combined with racial-cultural, feminist, and intersectional critiques/augmentations to create a heuristic for studying capitalist technologies and creating anticapitalist technology design. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Adam Phillips argues that generative AI “redistributes” agency across assemblages of people, tools, interfaces, and institutions. #4c26

A speaker talking next to a slideshow with a network graph diagram and a few lines of texts that read, “GenAI does not replace the rhetorical process; instead, it can redistribute it across assemblages of people, tools, interfaces, and institutions”.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Cara Haderlie finds (preliminarily) that a trauma-informed approach to online pedagogy helps foster community and a sense of belonging, which cultivates academic confidence. #4c26

A presenter speaking next to a slideshow with the heading “Preliminary Findings & Conclusions” and the main text that reads, “Practicing trauma informed pedagogical principles with online, statewide students in higher education fosters community and a sense of belonging that cultivates academic confidence”.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Ju-A Hwang shares the rationale and sample learning assignment for teaching students to synthesize information through AI prompting and revising AI output. #4c26

A presenter points to her slideshow with the heading, “Implementation of the Infographic Project”.

A presenting showing a slideshow on steps in deploying a synthesis assignment, with the headings on the slide reading “GenAI integrated infographic project”.

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CCCC Queer Caucus @ccccqueercaucus.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Queer sessions tomorrow! #4C26 1. Risky Click: The Rhetorical Closeting of Queer Desire at 1:45, Room 307 B 2. Queer Archival Approaches to Comp/Rhetoric Scholarship at 1:45, Room 205 A 3. What Do We Value (and Love)? Redesigning the Introduction to the English and Writing Major" at 2:30, Room 17

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Kyle Stedman @kstedman.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I'm noticing that during the opening session at #4c26, my emotions and thoughts are being enlarged already, as I'm called to attend to the broader world of our field, beyond my little world on campus. In writing, that doesn't sound very profound. But in my chest, my belly, it feels more so.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Daocheng Lin makes the argument that aesthetics aren’t just a concern for the usability of data, but also intercultural engagement/critique/exchange through design. #4c26

A speaker presents a slideshow during a conference session. The slide is displayed on a screen to the right of the speaker, with a main heading that reads “Can aesthetics increase usability?” and a visual example (a famous Edward Tufte reference) that shows complex but delicately designed data visualization.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Re-upping this post because Andrea Lunsford has just charged our field with some action items re: collaborative writing: - more case studies on team collaborations - longitudinal studies on team processes - theories for collaborating with machines The CWP series has relevant insights & tips! #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Letizia Guglielmo & Lynee Gaillet share a “framework for mindful looking” to support intergenerational collaboration: - Look back: re-engage with a collaborator for a new goal - Look around: foster new connections through grounded in current work - Look forward: extend collab in new directions #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Andrea Lunsford shares via video her sentiments about collaborative writing at the (Still) Writing Together panel, noting how Lisa Ede still writes with her in spirit. Lunsford urges us to confront conflicts as productive frictions that can enhance collaborative outcomes. #4c26

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

A big conference like CCCC can be overwhelming for folks. It is fine to follow your own pace to sync your mind-body-spiritual perception of the surroundings with your own needs. Slow down. Take breaks. Hydrate. We are here, together. #4c26

A panoramic view of the ceiling-to-floor windows featured at the atrium area of the Huntington Conference Center, with silhouettes of CCCC conference attendees in the foreground.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It is profound what attending conferences can do to your mind. — Kofi Adisa in responding to the theme of #4c26 and the authentic lessons learned from other expert teachers sharing their stories at our gatherings.

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Composition Studies @compstudiesjrnl.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Getting a sticker never stops being fun. We don't make the rules. We're at #4C26—find our editors Jacob Babb or Zach Beare, say hello, and one is yours. No subscription required. Best bet: Editor's Table in the Action Hub. Also spotted near coffee. #CompositionStudies #RhetComp #CCCC2026

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

CCCC Chair Kofi Adisa reminds us of the stories each of us hold dear, and how they make up the rhythm, beats, and steps—the hearts and souls of our writing voices, the soundtracks of our lives. #4c26

Kofi Adisa gives the CCCC Chair’s Address at the 2026 convention. He spotlighted behind a podium, his image is projected on two large screens sandwiching the stage.

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CCCC Queer Caucus @ccccqueercaucus.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

And finally, congratulations to Morgan C. Banville and Gavin P. Johnson, winners of the Lavender Rhetorics Award for their Peitho Cluster Conversation “Talking Back Through Rhetorical Surveillance Studies: Intersectional Feminist and Queer Approaches” #4C26

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