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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The "productive struggle" of writing is just part of the learning process. So what happens when AI removes that struggle? teachingci.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-teaching-writing-with

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Thoughts on Teaching Writing With AI in the Room

Exploring the real learning that happens in the struggle to write—and whether AI changes that

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

What's the best teaching book you've read recently? Faculty Chair Jenny Baumgartner shares her summer TBR, tackling topics like classroom snafus, learning myths, skeptical students, AI & assessment. Full list → teachingci.substack.com/p/my-summer-reading-list-for-teachers What should she add?

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My Summer Reading List for Teachers (And Why Each Book Made the Cut)

Six books on teaching, learning, and classroom challenges worth adding to your TBR pile

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Our team's Special Topics Book and Podcast Club proved to be an excellent starting point for our conversations about AI and teaching. Here are a few of our reflections: teachingci.substack.com/p/what-we-le...

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What we learned from John Warner's "More than Words"

Lessons from our team's Special Topics Book and Podcast Club

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Check out this project led by a team of LSU faculty, including C-I professors Arup Bhattacharya and Chris Kees in the College of Engineering and Soo Jeong Jo in the College of Art & Design.

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Follow the process of teaching a communication-intensive course with Communication Studies professor Dr. Naomi Bennett and her Performance Composition course. In this week's installment, we look at some initial planning and the first few weeks of the course: teachingci.substack.com/p/finding-vo...

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Finding Voice, Form, and Feedback: Teaching Performance Composition as a Communication-Intensive Course

This is the second installment in our C-I in Action series where we follow along through the process of teaching a communication-intensive course.

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

This spring, our FLC gathered to focus on strengthening Communication-Intensive (C-I) teaching through small, research-based changes. Check out some of our reflections, and let us know some of your big #teaching takeaways from the Spring semester! teachingci.substack.com/p/small-chan...

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Small Changes, Big Impact: Reflections from a Spring C-I Faculty Learning Community

“No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship.”

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

One word transformed this classroom: "Why?" Professor Scott Madere generated 150 student topics in 2 periods using this simple question, proving that the best teaching tools might be the simplest. When students ask "Why?" they investigate, not just listen. teachingci.substack.com/p/asking-why...

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Asking Why: How One Faculty Member Sparked 150 Writing Topics in 10 Minutes

Explore one C-I assignment from an International Studies professor that encourages students to keep asking questions.

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Let’s be honest—communication is everywhere. It’s happening constantly in our classes, often without us even thinking about it. What if we took a more intentional approach to developing communication skills? Enter Communication-Intensive Teaching. teachingci.substack.com/p/intro-to-c...

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Did you know that incorporating communication-intensive (C-I) teaching methods into just one single course can significantly impact graduation rates? Delve into research on #TeachingCI and discover how C-I pedagogy can be a powerful tool for student success. teachingci.substack.com/p/the-resear...

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thanks to support from @laregents.bsky.social, CxC Faculty Learning Communities are gaining teaching insight from the latest edition of James M. Lang's Small Teaching. Have you read it? What are some of the takeaways you want to apply to your teaching?

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Evaluations at the end of a semester are important, but how often do you ask students to provide feedback at midterms? In the latest #TeachingCI post, we share a model for engaging students in a mid-semester pulse check to inform teaching and enhance success. teachingci.substack.com/p/collect-mi...

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Why collecting mid-semester feedback is worth your time and a few tips on how to do it effectively

Evaluations at the end of a semester are important, but how often do you ask students to provide feedback at midterms?

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LSU Communication Across the Curriculum @lsucxc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

For 20 years, LSU CxC has embedded communication skills training and learning into university coursework through Communication-Intensive (C-I) teaching. We've learned so much from faculty and students who work alongside us to think deeply about the intersection of communication and content learning.

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