Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Philosophy prof: "What if Writing Isn't Central to Thinking?" Writing prof (me): that's the wrong question. Writing is central to LEARNING, and offloading the writing process to LLMs is demonstrably hurting the learning process. 042
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026For the folks claiming that quilting is apolitical... 031
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today's quick snap of #floralphotography courtesy of the Purdue groundskeepers. 000
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Back to school! I enjoy seeing the white boards filled with study notes on everything from Spanish to Nursing to Engineering out in the halls of Wilmeth Active Learning Center at #Purdue. #artofstudying 020
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 05/07/2026As I wrestle with AI creeping into higher ed, this is pretty interesting; 030
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Ok, I did find one feed, looks like it's raining there 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026All the live feeds at the Kennedy Center have gone dark. 120
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 14/05/2026"The demands of one's life and the ways one has been taught to deal with them interfere again and again with writing." Mike Rose, "When a Writer Can't Write" #writingishard #writersblock 020
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I expect that reading Bluesky will introduce me to depressing news stories, but I did not expect to be told that daylilies are invasive. Truly invasive or is this a snobby gardening trend? 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 30/04/2026I can't say enough bad things about the Brightspace learning management system. #Brightspacesucks 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Yesterday a student got my attention by saying "Professor?" and I was disappointed when he didn't ask me for a synonym for pirate treasure. #BeastieBoys 040
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026In spite of my rage, I'm still just a sage on a stage 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I ack in 1995, I wonder if academia embraced the Internet as swiftly and strongly as it has #genai. Were departments of the Internet started back then? Was there a rush to start Internet literacy requirements? 130
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser Leewhet moser @whetmoser.com · 17/11/2025today’s don’t build the torment nexus comes to us from the classic horror story don’t build the evil sentient toy 48821
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser Leejon christian @jonchristian.net · 13/11/2025toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'" futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comAI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With MatchesAI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children. 401390552
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 12/11/2025A leaf hanging out on campus. #leafytheanswerwewantedwasleafy #autumnleaves #naturephotograhy 020
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser Leepublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run 83510974
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeGabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷 • she/elle/ella/cis⚔️ • AOC 4USpresident @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt! 13766831757
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeTed McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 09/10/2025A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason. 251749560
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeTanner Johnson @tannertrue.bsky.social · 09/08/2025media.tenor.coma man is holding a microphone and making a funny face .ALT: a man is holding a microphone and making a funny face . 61129336
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I'm super excited to be returning to my old program, and a tiny bit nervous, tbh. But there's a lot of resources and support. #Purduerhetoricandcomp 000
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I'll be splitting time between CHI and W Lafayette. It's about a 2 hour drive one way, plus a time zone. (For those of you keeping track, my previous commute wound up being about 1.5 hours one way.) 000
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I am happy to report I will be teaching at Purdue as a full-time Lecturer for the Professional Writing program starting this fall. That's where I earned my PhD in rhetoric. So, a little like "Welcome Back, Kotter." 100
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeDom Evans @domevans.electricmarshmallow.com · 09/08/2025Reminder that AI harms marginalized communities!noemamag.comThe Exploited Labor Behind Artificial Intelligence | NOEMASupporting transnational worker organizing should be at the center of the fight for “ethical AI.” 084
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This whole thread - yes. I am so concerned about generative AI and am alarmed at how it's being crammed down our digital throats. 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 07/08/2025And finishing up this quilt made of fabric from the " Prospect Park" collection by Kitty Yoshida. #quiltsky 1100
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Finished this Eye-Spy quilt for my nephew recently. #quiltsky 2150
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeLinotype Pilgrim @symbo1ics.bsky.social · 01/08/2025We don't need more data centers, this addiction to computer solutionism is psychotic and does not work. It literally makes every problem we face dramatically worse. 12511
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Really misread the embroidery pattern's source. It's Needles 'N Hoops! 😳 000
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025I'm pausing this project. I have archival framing tape but no archival cardboard to wrap the embroidery in. Leaving it in the frame, I'll see if the piece needs to be washed. Hope it won't. You can see damage to the fabric from the cellophane tape used in the original framing. 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025The vintage embroidery was custom framed by a company called Madigan. The cross stitch itself appears to be a copyrighted design by Stitches N Loops. The typeface on the framing paper looks almost Art Deco to me, it could be a logo designed in the 30s or 40s & used up into the 50s. 120
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 28/07/2025My amateur attempt at vintage embroidery preservation. Found this cute piece of vintage cross stitch in a frame that makes my hands feel dirty whenever I handle it. 080
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Close-up. Maybe too close! I bought the fabric online and was pleased how well the cream fabric coordinated with the prints. #quiltsky 0120
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Time to start lesson planning for fall. Here's my most recent quilt top! Pattern is called "Four Square" by Cath Derksema and Kristen Junior from the book "Easy Quilt Projects." Directions called for 4.5" squares, I used 5", because I love the print so much. #quiltsky 0130
Reposted by Karrie Kaiser LeeDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025*Biden tries to forgive student loans* SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it. *Trump revokes part of the constitution* SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one. 8076692736
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 25/06/2025And one more shot of the Kaffe Fassett Collective color wash quilt top. These blocks were just sitting around waiting for me to add to it but I decided not to. I spaced and did not square the 9 patch blocks and it needs a good pressing - too hot to iron tho. 290
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Thanks for the love on my previous post! Here's a better picture. I assembled this in 9 patch squares on a design wall a few years ago. The intent was to add to it but I realized that was not going to happen. So it's 6 rows of 4, all Kaffe Fassett Collective designs in a colorwash effect. #quiltsky 080
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 25/06/2025The quilt top barely hit the bed before Bitsy the Gray Cat arrived to "help." Better pictures to follow. quiltsky 3363
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Here's a blast from my quilt past. In grad school, I didn't have any time for quilting. One day, a quilting mag caught my eye and I was back in! I made this throw feeling guilty I wasn't dissertating the whole time. Fabric line is Woodland Delight by Paula Prass. #quiltsky 1140
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Here's a very busy quilt made at the height of the pandemic. The fabric is all from Kitty Yoshida's "Prospect Park" line. #quiltsky 0120
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 03/06/2025When I found out about #bigstitchquilting, I started using it to apply binding to my quilts. My hand stitching will never be perfect, so this is my way of confronting my crippling perfectionism. It's surprisingly sturdy stitching. 060
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Had this label custom printed for me, because I have Quilt Gifting Anxiety. I should be able to ship this one this week, if the intended recipient still wants it 😬 #slowquilting 1172
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 23/05/2025According to my research, I'm the only one in Chicago enjoying the temps in the 50s and clouds this week. #Chicagoweather 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Gonna start collecting these ChatGPT fails for use in my writing courses #ChatGPTsux 010
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Finished applying the binding on this quilt last night! Binding was entirely applied by machine; not thrilled with the outcome of that, but #finishedisbetterthanperfect #quilt 1130
Karrie Kaiser Lee @karrielee.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Spring 25 grades submitted last night! I taught 2 online sections of Tech Writing at NIU. Great bunch of students. Am rethinking my instructions project because A) students can struggle to come up w/tasks B) Gen AI is creeping in. 020