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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This is today! I'm honored to be giving this lecture and greatly looking forward to it!

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I can't decide whose head in early modern England would explode the most watching this video.

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Dr. Jamie LH Goodall @lhistorienne.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🗓️ As we near the end of 2025, I am preparing my calendar for the upcoming year. Do you need a guest speaker for your class or organization? Book me now before my 2026 schedule fills up! You can DM me, email me (jamielhgoodall@gmail.com), or find more info on my website: jamiegoodall.com/speaking

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Speaking • Jamie L.H. Goodall

I am an expert on golden age piracy from the Caribbean and Latin America to New England and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada, modern piracy (including the Gulf of Mexico and Somalia), early modern tav...

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Shelby Balik @shelbymbalik.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

"One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds." Teaching is only possible with positive and trusting relationships. So AI is f*cking that up, along with everything else.

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Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Why yes, there are 4 bottles of sparkling grape juice in the departmental refrigerator for me. We're getting ready to write and perform toasts based on Am Revolution sources in one of my classes!

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Karen Graubart @kbgraubart.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Fantastic essay on historical erasures and an amazing portrait of an enslaved man.

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Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Knowing when you’re getting bullshitted by an LLM requires content knowledge our students don’t have yet.

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Jason Schultz @jason.parkendium.com · 06/08/2025

As a trained historian: do not use AI to help you do anything.

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Robert Paulett @robertpaulett.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Automated teaching generating automated student work being evaluated by automated grading in service of higher ed leadership’s ideal scenario: Charging people $40k/year to stay at their kinda boring resorts in lame places and watch semi-pro sports.

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Tom Cutterham @tomcutterham.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

"How can we expect [students] to grasp what education means when we, as educators, haven’t begun to undo the years of cognitive and spiritual damage inflicted by a society that treats schooling as a means to a high-paying job, maybe some social status, but nothing more?" thewalrus.ca/i-used-to-te...

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I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats | The Walrus

I once believed university was a shared intellectual pursuit. That faith has been obliterated

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Has anyone ever made pamphlets or zines in classes? If so, what materials have you used? I'm thinking about using regular computer paper alongside cover paper, needles, and waxed thread. Also looking at some marbled paper for fun. Anything I'm missing?

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

From a student: "Martha Ballard has taught me that there is beauty to find in the mundane."

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Robbie Richardson @londonmikmaq.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Took my students to special collections and one of the items we looked at was this probably Algonquin birchbark box from the early 19th century. Such a perfect little thing.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A student stopped by office hours the other day to introduce herself. She had taken my Honors seminar on Zoom in Spring 2021, so this was first time we'd met in person! She told me how much she had enjoyed the class, which was a consoling thought considering what a difficult time that was!

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch. This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service. Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

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Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video

PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I received two letters in the mail today, two actual letters. Correspondence makes the mail so much better. This is what it must have felt like in the eighteenth century!

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

My dissertation advisor emailed me to say he'd sent a letter by post with remarks on my recent article. I couldn't love this more. I now feel so 18c (with a 21c twist) waiting in anticipation of that letter!

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Had a great discussion with my first-year Honors seminar today about adapting to university life. I used the three articles linked in the comments in case anyone is interested. This combination of readings worked very well!

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Christopher Rose @khowaga.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

#academicsky: I forgot that last year I wrote a guide for undergraduates on how to read an academic article or monograph (not monetized): christophersrose.com/2024/01/26/u... Feel free to use if it's helpful - that's why I wrote it! #academia #university

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Undergraduate Survival Guide: How to Read an Academic Article or Book

This post takes its inspiration from something I’m working on in one of my upper division courses this semester, which is guiding a group of History majors (and a couple of willing History mi…

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Melody Cooper @melodyc.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Thought I’d drop this here as the last 16 oz of AI water I use today since at the press conference in LA this morning, authorities begged residents to use less water so more is available for fighting fires. May the mayor, the gov. and fire dept. chief call on AI facilities to do their part as well!

Information that AI servers use about 16 ounces of water per AI prompt

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

First Day of Classes! Among other things, I'm excited to be teaching my early republic class this semester.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Final grades submitted. Fall 2024 survived. With all my personal upheavals this last year, I felt sure at the start of the fall that I didn't want to be a historian any longer. But the semester turned out surprisingly well, and I realized I'm pretty good at what I do.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

My Atlantic history class ended up being phenomenal. I had wanted to develop this class for so long. My only issue is I ended the class in the 1790s (go figure!) and I would have liked to draw out some of the threads of the course into the 19th century. Hopefully there will be a next time!

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Amy Pistone @apistone.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Hi friends, quick question for secondary teachers -- is there a critical mass of HS Latin teachers on here? I'm part of a committee that wants to be sure that we're reaching all levels of classicists (and we're not thinking FB is doing that). How much would being on here help?

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deborahhamer.bsky.social @deborahhamer.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Applications for the New Netherland Institute's Research Fellowships are due on February 15th!. For more information, visit www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/.../research.... Feel free to email with questions. Image: Francois Stuerhelt, Portrait of Jacob's Arminius. From the Rijksmuseum.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

You can now buy a craft chocolate bar named after my University.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I took part of the day off from grading for a spa day. Now I feel much less stressed and I'm not wanting to grade!

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 27/10/2024

🍵 NEW MUGS ARE OUT 🍵 for the medieval rages - beautifully modelled on the rages of Thomas from @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social, @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse @fakehistoryhunt.bsky.social Want these in your collection then buy at www.zazzle.co.uk/historyrage

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Final grades submitted for 3/4 classes! A lot of essays left to grade for last class, but getting there!

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

This may be the best use of this meme ever.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Final grades submitted in 2 out of 4 classes. Lots left to grade, but getting there!

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Nathaniel C. Green @nathanielcgreen.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

For history teachers (and teachers overall): I will reiterate that requiring students to critique A.I., using quoted and properly cited evidence from the document A.I. is attempting to talk about, appears to be an effective approach in the classroom. Happy to share details. 🗃️

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Journal of Southern History @joursouhist.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

This is just a portion of the publications we consult to compile the annual bibliography of articles in southern history. We regularly check 300+ different journal titles! But also, if you've had an article out in 2024 related to the history of the U.S. South, let us know so we can check it out.

tall stack of print journals of various titles (owl stuffed animal sitting on top)

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I just finished reading a student essay that was so good, filled with such insights and making connections between topics we studied that I hadn't even pondered. Exciting day!

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Which is why the idea that AI is good for brainstorming is ridiculous. It is taking the brain out of brainstorming.

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Elizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers) @lizlehfeldt.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I've just come across a new-to-me category of #earlymodern convent employee. It's women who are entrusted w/carrying letters to and from the convent. They seem to be well-compensated. Wondering if any of you have ever come across something similar. #nuntastic #conventhouseholds #archives

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

So many problems here, but fundamentally I'm not sure why an AI-generated textbook would be so attractive from a pedagogical standpoint. Would students actually prefer reading it over listening to a professor's lectures? Would they find it engaging?

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Happy that my Honors first-year American history course has reached the minimum enrollment for it to proceed. I love teaching a small group of students, mostly non-majors, through discussion. Always a nice dynamic in that class.

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Michelle Orihel @michelleorihel.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Christmas-mongers is my new favorite phrase! And I confess to being one of them.😂

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Ana Lucia Araujo @araujohistorian.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Brazil has been ignored in books about slavery in the Americas, which is why I wrote Humans in Shackles. The book puts Brazil at the center while also engaging the rest of the Americas and the African continent, and for this reason I encourage you to read it! #slaveryarchive

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Readex @readex.com · 10/12/2024

Only 7 of Emily Dickinson's poems were published in her lifetime. Her first book of poetry, Poems by Emily Dickinson, appeared in 1890. The Springfield (MA) Republican reviewed the volume concluding "Those who are fit will read and know themselves divined."

Newspaper article from the Springfield Republican dated November 16, 1890, titled 'The Literary Wayside.' The article discusses Emily Dickinson's poetry, including commentary on her style, themes, and reclusive life. It features quotes from her works, as well as excerpts from other poets for comparison. The text is arranged in long columns, characteristic of 19th-century newspapers, with references to Emerson and other literary figures. The article is densely packed with critical analysis and reflections on Dickinson's unique contributions to literature

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