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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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

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

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

Anis Bawarshi receiving the 2026 CCCC Exemplar Award. Bawarshi talks about the functions of rhetorical “articulation” in creating shared worlds through meaning-making and relationships. #4c26

Anis Bawarshi featured on the stage, giving an award reception speech, as the 2026 CCCC Exemplar Award recipient. Bawarshi is flanked by Aja Martinez and sign language interpreter.

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

The official opening of #4c26 is underway. Huge thank you to the local arrangements committee who made all things logistical possible and enjoyable!

A panoramic view of the front stage in the grand ballroom where the opening session is held, featuring the Local Arrangments Committee chair, flanked by CCCC 2026 Program Chair and sing language interpreter.

Melissa Ianetta, CCCC 2026 Program Chair speaking behind a podium on the ballroom stage.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Unusual weather on Christmas Day calls for unusual activities.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Wednesday is for Faculty Mentor Orientation.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Today's bad UX writing example is brought to you by a job recommendation submission portal. Who doesn't love a double negative question?

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works." - Apple opened the 2025 event with a note from Steve Jobs, setting a tone for product experience from a functional perspective.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Wednesday is for serving as dean’s rep to a media and comm PhD candidate defense. Learning all the things!

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Book manuscript submitted. Cheers to official summertime!

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Sano-Franchini asks us what if we tell it like it is—AI systems (LLMs) don’t “think” or “read” but instead “process” data; they don’t “hallucinate” but produce “inaccuracy” in output.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Jennifer Sano-Franchini asks us to consider what we mean by “critical” in critical thinking, critical literacy, etc. #cwcon

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Friday morning is for learning with IBM.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Naomi Silver shared about the origin story of the Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative, the digital publishing space and scholarly network that is still going strong today. #4C25

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Love is something that takes time to learn what it isn’t, and even longer to learn to practice it. — Tracy K. Smith at the #4C25 keynote

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Implications of AI for writing programs • People stretched thin #deadlines • The benefits are accruing, and outweighing the cost • It's hard to stop using it #dependency • Workplace writers are concerned about those in the next generation: how are people going to learn this job in the future? #4C25

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Not gonna lie, seeing a fellow digital rhetorician, computers-and-writing scholar, and technical communication teacher at the helm of CCCC is inspiring as hell. Way to go, Jennifer! #4C25

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Meeting authors & contributors of groundbreaking work in our field was a highlight of those early conference experiences, in the 1970s! — Anne Ruggles Gere, recipient of the 2025 CCCC Exemplar Award #4C25

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Congratulations to all Scholars for the Dream award this year! #4C25

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

At the #4C25 opening session, Kofi Adisa calls writing teachers to lead amid chaos and tiredness.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Here is a curated playlist from the Feminist Caucus workshop today. Enjoy! open.spotify.com/playlist/5xs...

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Registration is open at 4C25 but the queue is getting long. Plan to arrive early if you have a session at 9am.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

#Moji of the day: Inspo by Artemis, sleepy prince of day and night, guardian of surprise tackles, manager of mischiefs.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

First professional development event of Fall 2024.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Academic editors say “Cs!” Thanks for organizing us, @TimothyOleksiak. I hope to see more convos like this other than the typical editors roundtable that covers only journal-specific info. Publishing (& peer reviewing) is a multi-layered activity w/ evolving challenges. #4C24

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

Tuesday is for leadership institute.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Wednesday is for lunch and learn, in the barn!

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

Brushing up on some neuropsychiatry at the leadership institute this morning. Mental health for the win!

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Over here contemplating whether to change my signature to include a new title/style bestowed to me by an earnest student.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Friday is for leadership institute.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Tuesday is for engaged scholarship lunch and learn.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Already a good start to #SIGDOC23. A happy 5K run by Lake Eola, right behind the conference hotel.

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Do you have students who are interested in our graduate programs in technical communication and rhetoric? We invite them to attend one of our virtual info sessions! Please share this on our behalf. Use this form to register for free: forms.office.com/r/YQxaEjrid2 Thanks!

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Jason Tham @jasontham.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Friday is also for cheering my student on.

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