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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D.

@stzipf.bsky.social
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Avid knitter, sometimes swimmer, scholar of higher ed (personal thoughts and feelings)

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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Our new paper proposes the "AI-Use Ethics Matrix": 4 quadrants of student AI behavior. Spoiler alert 🚨 many students are just anxious and unsure of the rules. @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social joidat.scholasticahq.com/article/1649...
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Designing for Virtuous AI Use: The AI-Use Ethics Matrix in AI-Mediated Classrooms | Published in Journal of Instructional Design and Technology
By Tiffany Petricini, Sarah Zipf. Drawing on prior empirical studies and student interview data, we introduce the AI-Use Ethics Matrix, a practitioner-oriented framework that maps the interaction betw...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
#blackcatappreciationday Happy black cat appreciation day! Oso is not amused.
A sizable lump of a black cat is annoyed at having his photo taken.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@drtiffpetricini.bsky.social and I developed the AI-Use Ethics Matrix.The four quadrants help explain why some students might chose to use AI in certain ways and how instructional design can be used to support virtuous use of AI in the classroom. joidat.scholasticahq.com/article/1649...
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Designing for Virtuous AI Use: The AI-Use Ethics Matrix in AI-Mediated Classrooms | Published in Journal of Instructional Design and Technology
By Tiffany Petricini, Sarah Zipf. Drawing on prior empirical studies and student interview data, we introduce the AI-Use Ethics Matrix, a practitioner-oriented framework that maps the interaction betw...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It was fun to do! I'm excited to share the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report that spotlights the key trends and early signals across institutional strategy, instructional practice, and student success that will shape higher education over the next decade. #EDUCAUSE library.educause.edu/resources/20...
2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition, a digital sun, tree, and student walking toward college building
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Hot off the press! We interviewed students about their use of AI through narrative identity theory. @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social and Steve Borrelli and I make some good recommendations for academic libraries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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‘I shouldn't be saying this’: Library-based student confessions about AI, cheating, and academic integrity
Advancing technologies means academic misconduct has been reshaped, none more so than the widespread introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligenc…
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New pub: www.journalofplayinadulthood.org.uk/article/id/1... "Findings offer insight into how playful learning tools can generate meaningful peer interactions and reflective engagement [...] that promote empathy, inclusion, and critical thinking in technology-mediated contexts." It was a fun study!
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Making sure you're not a bot!
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
@drtiffpetricini.bsky.social and I were on the AI for Kids Podcast to talk about the AI as a friend (or foe). Check it out! www.buzzsprout.com/2345747/epis...
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Is AI Really Your Friend? What Kids (and Parents) Need to Know (Middle School +) - AI for Kids
AI can feel like a mind that knows you, agrees with you, and never gets tired, which is exactly why we need to talk about how it shows up in real life. I’m joined by Dr. Tiffany Petricini , who studie...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Fiber arts - slow and quiet acts of rebellion 🧶 www.psu.edu/news/harrisb...
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Q&A: What has women’s needlework meant throughout history? | Penn State University
Women’s needlework from the 19th and 20th centuries can offer a unique look into their political activism and what it meant to be a woman at different points in history, according to Mariah Kupfner, a...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I'm thinking about baking a (GF) lemon pound cake.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I can't help but think about the overuse of technology in their developmental years during COVID and the subsequent isolation that came with it. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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Is Student Loneliness the New Normal?
A new Trellis Strategies report finds that more than half of college students feel lonely, highlighting the need for community and peer-to-peer support.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I've listened the Clarks since I was in high school. I've seen them play a bazillion times, all over PA. Thrilled to hear them in the opening scene for The Pitt (S2, E1). Check them out www.clarksonline.com
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The Clarks Online - The Official Site of The Clarks
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
My 2025 according to ChatGPT
AI generated image of a scientist made from what looks like a white latex balloon, holding a beaker, and standing next to a stack of books and microscope.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
I presented our work @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social on Monster Theory and AI to a class of undergraduate students. They share a lot of the same fears as faculty around authenticity in education. www.igi-global.com/chapter/ai-m...
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AI Monsters: An Application to Student and Faculty Knowledge and Perceptions of Generative AI
Research into perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) by faculty and students outside of specific disciplines has been relatively sparse. With the recent release of ChatGPT in November 2022, there...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
We held a gathering of K-12 teachers and librarians, administrators, higher ed faculty, and policy makers in September to talk about #AI in #ruraleducation. The final report is now available here sites.psu.edu/fair/ @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
🎉 Happy to announce a new publication. The price of productivity: Burnout and technostress in academic library workers authors.elsevier.com/a/1lgagMYb6d...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Question for #Academicsky - what academic profiles are the best to build? Research Gate, Web of Science, ORCID, Google Scholar....? I feel like there's so many and not enough information about what is actually useful or meaningful.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
New pub - check it out! "Even though instructors’ responses show they are exhausted and have limited time to keep up with technology changes, they are seemingly immune to techno-insecurity and undeterred by techno-complexity." celt.miamioh.edu/index.php/JE...
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Technostress and Its Influence on Instructors’ Technology Use | Journal on Excellence in College Teaching
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Our new piece on Generative AI and Information Inequity, presented at iConference 2025 with @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social and Chuhao Wu publicera.kb.se/ir/article/v...
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Using the information inequity framework to study GenAI equity: analysis of educational perspectives | Information Research an international electronic journal
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
By your's truly, a publication - Examining Inclusivity in Flexible Learning Spaces: Expectations, Comfort, and Distractions doi.org/10.1007/s107...
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Examining Inclusivity in Flexible Learning Spaces: Expectations, Comfort, and Distractions - Innovative Higher Education
Historically, classrooms have utilized stationary furniture, facing front toward a centralized instructor position, and limiting student-to-student interactions. Such classrooms often stem from design...
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Stephanie Hall (she/her) @stephmhall.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"OPM agreements are not regulated...to protect students’ educational rights...this makes OPM contracts fundamentally different from other outsourced technical solutions" @stzipf.bsky.social et al starting the year off strong with an online students' bill of rights: ticas.org/wp-content/u...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
And our fourth paper published today: "Online Students' Bill of Rights" @ticas-org.bsky.social ticas.org/wp-content/u...
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Happy to share our third paper -"Financial Flows to Online Program Managers: Making 'Sense' of the Convoluted Arrangement" ticas.org/accountabili... @ticas-org.bsky.social
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Financial Flows to Online Program Managers: Making "Sense" of the Convoluted Arrangement - The Institute for College Access & Success
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"Our goal is to establish a dynamic community of practice that will challenge and positively shape the future of AI in education." aieou.web.ox.ac.uk/node/4111406
Announcement with white background, green line, navy footer, and my headshot stating "Pleased to be collaborating with AI In Education at the University of Oxford."
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Our piece "Perceptions About Generative AI and ChatGPT Use by Faculty and Students" was recently published in Transformative Dialogues @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social journals.psu.edu/td/article/v... While data for this study was collected in '23 findings from our '24 study show similar perceptions
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Tiff Petricini @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Attention educators (K-Higher Ed)! 📢 January 20th—The Three Rivers Education Technology Conference in Pittsburgh has amazing sessions! I’m excited to present my workshop: De-mystifying AI in Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #Teachers #LifelongLearning #EducationConference
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TRETC 2025: De-mystifying AI in Education: Practical...
View more about this event at TRETC 2025
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Tiff Petricini @drtiffpetricini.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Our findings align with those below: Faculty, staff, and librarians seem largely unconcerned about jobs, but students are extremely worried. How can we help them feel more secure for their AI-saturated futures? @stzipf.bsky.social #StudentVoices #edusky #aied #BlueskyThoughts #ResearchInsights
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
An interesting point about the difficulty students have navigating these tools under multiple policies. www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
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Is Grammarly AI? Notre Dame says yes
The rapid introduction of generative AI has created a wild west of policies at colleges, complicating the use of long-standing editing and writing tools.
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Sarah T. Zipf, Ph.D. @stzipf.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Please to share a new publication: The intersection of internationalization efforts and diversity, equity, and inclusion: The case of U.S.-based international branch campuses. psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-...
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