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Todd Zakrajsek

@toddzakrajsek.bsky.social
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At UNC Med School; Assoc Prof, fac developer, author, anything related to student success through better teaching. To find my books search Amazon under my name. I'm the only Todd Zakrajsek in the world. Posts reflect me, not UNC. He/him

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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I read another post from a faculty member saying AI won’t be allowed in their class. That works if all assignments are purely opinion. But as soon as students search the web, they’re using AI in some form. This begs the question: Will there be units on using card catalogs and interlibrary loans?
Woman looking in card catalog
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Looking through old posts and saw this. Let's do another session with the wheel. It was scary, but so much fun. 😀
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The Interview was a lot of fun. John and Rebecca are very good interviewers.
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Rebecca Mushtare @cyberthread.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Come teach with us at SUNY Oswego! We’re hiring an Assistant Professor of Interaction Design and have new facilities opening in time for the new academic year. It is an exciting time to join us. oswego.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
oswego.interviewexchange.com
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
@johnkane.bsky.social and @cyberthread.bsky.social always deliver. Excellent conversation once again. I do my best when I listen to actually make a cup of tea. Reminds me to slow down once in a while.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Congratulations, Sarah! Love your perspective and what you choose to write about.
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Jessamyn Neuhaus @geekypedagogy.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
#SnafuEdu draws on work by these awesome educator-scholars, among many others: @cjdenial.bsky.social @edifiedlistener.bsky.social @roberttalbert.bsky.social @drtnt3.bsky.social @thomasjtobin.bsky.social @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social @dccmath.bsky.social amzn.to/4bYxZCq
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Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom (Volume 6) (Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed)
Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom (Volume 6) (Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed) [Neuhaus, Jessamyn] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Snafu Edu: Teaching and Learning When Things Go Wrong in the College Classroom (Volume 6) (Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed)
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Regardless of who is the host, it would be an amazing conversation between the two of you in this topic.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thank you for your work in developing this. It was a lot of fun and I could see so many ways it could be used when teaching. I will admit that it was a little scary, which made the interview even more fun.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I have always liked any movie based on real life events with positive and uplifting outcomes. At this time, I find myself preferring those more and more.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I am in Northern Michigan visiting family near where I grew up. I have confirmation that after 16 years in North Carolina that all my Yankee blood is officially been replaced.
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TheGratefulDeadpool @gratefuldeadpool.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I just read a study noting it is easier to read an emotion correctly from a human face as compared to emojis. With partial face blindness, that explains a lot and why some emojis stress me out. Nuances are particularly tough. 😞😔😟😕🙁☹️??? Now, a well structured Likert scale, that makes sense. 😎
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I decided that today I would see what it was like to have just 1 full day with little/no external cog stimulation, to get a glimpse of a life without constantly learning new things supported by evidence. At 9:45 I opened BlueSky by habit and quickly realized my quest must wait for another day. 😊
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thanks, Derek. I encourage everyone to take a minute and check out the Teaching Hub resource. With many amazing contributors there are already over 60 collections. I also suspect if you have expertise in an area not currently included, you might be able to become a contributor.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Great group for my session at the Lilly Conference in Ohio. This one is titled: The Ones Too Often Left Behind. I am so grateful for the provost at Southern Oregon University for suggesting I attend a Lilly Conference in 1996.
Participants sitting in a conference session.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
That is fantastic news. You did amazing work at Vandy that helped so many. Over the years I have referred scores of faculty to the materials you and your team developed there.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
So excited to be headed today to the 43rd Annual Lilly Conference at Miami University. This conference started when interdisciplinary conferences were not yet a “thing” and well before the internet. Over the next 3 days I will learn from many disciplines and bump colleagues toward bluer skies 😁
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Tom is so knowledgeable about so much.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
That is hilarious. I used this book when I was a newish faculty member. So honored to be part of this edition.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Thank you. I think it came out well. Tom is a genius.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Thanks for creating this. Because of your efforts I just found some cool people I may have never found on my own.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
www.lillyconferences-ca.com A Lilly Conference in San Diego in January. It is worth thinking about 😁. The program is looking solid. There is still an opportunity to present but going to conference and learning from colleagues without any concerns about giving a presentation is a great feeling.
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Lilly Conference-San Diego | Teaching for Active and Engaged Learning
For 36 years, Lilly Conferences have provided opportunities for the presentation of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Looks like we are finally moving on from Lecture v. Active learning 😁
Cover of article about AI versus active learning.
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Kelly Hogan @kellyhogan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Please share w folks that want full time teaching career: Teaching Assistant Professor for Biochem at UNC Chapel Innovative teaching spanning the biochemistry curriculum, including capstone biochemistry lab course. Review of applications begins Dec. 10, 2024 unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/290...
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Teaching Assistant Professor-Biological Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor. Primary responsibilities include innovative teaching in courses ...
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Just in case you haven’t heard, the new edition is out. 2nd edition was 1993, so a bit of new stuff 😁
Cover of Classroom Assessment Techniques by Angelo & Zakrajsek
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The time that slips by fastest is between picking up my POD namebadge and heading back to the airport to fly home from Chicago. What a fantastic event this year. Thank you conference team and all my POD friends, both old and new. .
The lights of Chicago at night from the Hyatt
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Congrats, Michelle. I have already stared to read it.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
This one is also good. issotl.com/issotl24/
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ISSOTL24 – International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL)
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
The IUT conference has been around about as long as POD. It is smallish (200 people or so) but a good event. 2025 will be in London. iutconference.com
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Improving University Teaching – Annual Global Education Conference for University Teaching
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
On my way to Chicago. So excited to get to the POD confernce!!!
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
I was just looking through the program, saw your name, and smiled. In addition to learning a lot, it is fun to see fac dev friends.
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Regular registration rates end today, Nov 30...although the registration form may not be updated until the end of the day tomorrow (Friday). Just in case you check your social media just before the weekend :) lillyconferences-ca.com/registration
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 30/11/2023
Congratulations and I look forward to reading it. I will need to get my copy signed at some point :)
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Looking forward to chatting with @bonni208.bsky.social today about The Ones Too Often Left Behind in Higher Ed and a few things faculty can do to give some of these individuals a fair chance at just getting through (inspired by watching how hard my daughter worked to graduate with a 2.0001 GPA...).
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Todd Zakrajsek @toddzakrajsek.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
I kind of dropped off social media for a while because of the craziness. Plus, I saw you were here and I want to be where the cool kids are 😀
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