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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Nick cost us this game with bonehead decision not to kick the field goal.

Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Today's episode shows the power of connecting one's interests with their academic skill set to benefit the larger community. Dr. Laura Pyott discusses her experiential learning survey project that supports the Jewish Relief Agency. open.spotify.com/episode/70mT...

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A Statistics Experiential Learning Project with Dr. Laura Pyott

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The third episode following the same faculty cohort as they move through the tenure track has arrived with Dr. Laura Brown and Dr. Jordin Clark both of the Department of Communication and Media reflecting on their successes and challenges of their first three years. open.spotify.com/episode/4C1J...

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Third Year of Tenure Track with Dr. Laura Brown & Dr. Jordin Clark

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I agree with Ted. Just read the report this morning and it is really well done. Worth a read.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Episode 90, the first in season 9 of ODLI on Air explores a long running study abroad program at the Gishwati Forest in Rwanda with guests Dr. Jordan Schugar, Dr. Rebecca Chancellor and Dr. Aaron Rundus. open.spotify.com/episode/2fep...

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Experiential Learning in Rwanda with Dr.'s Schugar, Chancellor, & Rundus

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Kids wanted to get up and fish in 57 degree weather at 6 am on a Saturday. At least the view is nice….

Front of red kayak in middle of lake with steam rising and forest in background

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

ODLI on Air July summer episode dropped yesterday introducing two of our newest TLC staffers, one of whom will be a new podcast cohost. open.spotify.com/episode/3W9k...

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The Newest Members of the TLC - Laurie Hays and Dr. MB Henry

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Sean Legnini @sean.pexelab.org · 16/06/2026

An ongoing theme of this season has been weighing the gains and losses - cognitively, environmentally, pedagogically, ontologically - of AI. The conversations have reminded us of the importance of nuance and that we are still in the deciding phases of what this means for humanity.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This was such a fun interview. Cannot wait for folks to get a chance to listen next week. Thanks to @sean.pexelab.org and Matthew for having me as a guest.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The TLC staff review the Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching in the first of three summer ODLI on Air episodes. open.spotify.com/episode/5yii...

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TLC Book Club Review: Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Last WCUPA RECAP with Ola Kopacz on "Whitewater Teaching: Designing Authentic Online Learning in the Age of AI"

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Next up at WCUPA RECAP is Dan Forbes with "AI, Academic Integrity and Alternative Grading"

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I am attending the WCUPA RECAP conference today and will be posting my notes. First up, is "Overcomplicated: A Choice, Design, or Accident?" with Kristin Austin

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The last episode of this ODLI on Air season is about how WCU's First Year Experience common content was created and built. Check it out - open.spotify.com/episode/6e2g...

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Do the flyers have a win in them against this carolina team?

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

That montreal win was bonkers

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Reflecting on their experiences completing the ACUE Certification in Effective Teaching, professors Nancy Barker, Merry Perry, & Ola Kopacz share what they learned from the year long program in our latest ODLI on Air episode: open.spotify.com/episode/2wP8...

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ACUE Teaching Certification Program with Drs. Barker, Perry, & Kopacz

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Poetry in Public Health Education - you bet! Dr. Nancy Pearson and Dr. Rebecca Rich describe how they partnered to incorporate found poetry techniques into their English and Public Health courses. open.spotify.com/episode/0Czb...

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Found Poetry Activities with Dr. Nancy Pearson & Dr. Rebecca Rich

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Next session is Doing the Work: Scaling AI Literacy and Communication as Prerequisites for Student Agency is almost here

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I am attending some LOPE Conference virtual sessions today. First up is Will It See What We See? Examining Bias in AI-Assisted Qualitative Research with Dr. Schugar and Dr. Kruger-Ross

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

This week's episode of ODLI on Air focused on what it is like to be a dean with College of Arts & Humanities Dean Jen Bacon joining us to talk about her career at WCU. open.spotify.com/episode/6FjT...

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Solving Problems in the Carpool: 26 Years at WCU with Dean Jen Bacon

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The family is celebrating America's 250th birthday by creating a podcast about different American topics. Episode 11 is American Sports open.spotify.com/episode/0SBk...

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Episode 11: American Sports

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We use a faculty learning community type called a Teaching Circle. It is a 10 hour commitment by faculty to explore a teaching topic of interest in community in a way that leads to a product. We discussed how it works on this ODLI on Air episode open.spotify.com/episode/7ly9...

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The latest ODLI on Air podcast episode has me talking with Dyan Neary about her work creating the Preventionist podcast for Serial Productions. open.spotify.com/episode/426m...

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Creating the Preventionist Podcast with Dr. Dyan Neary

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Starbucks just sent me an email with the subject “Your birthday is almost here” and it says “redeem your birthday reward on 2/29” and “this offer is only valid on your birthday” Last time I checked, I still have two years to go……

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Dr. Holik brought the industrial kitchen to his students using ThingLink and VR headsets. He explains how in our latest ODLI on Air episode open.spotify.com/episode/4D0n...

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Creating an Immersive Virtual Kitchen Experience in ThingLink with Dr. Holik

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

One thing I appreciate about being a sports fan is that it forces one to deal with change on a regular basis. (Yes this is a reaction to Stoutland stepping away from being the Eagles line coach)

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Dr. Gatchet shares how he moved to an alternative grading system in his courses after hearing from @roberttalbert.bsky.social at our Celebration of Teaching event last May. open.spotify.com/episode/3dqN...

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Transitioning to Alternative Grading with Dr. Roger Gatchet

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Really appreciate @profrads.bsky.social thoughts on writing, critical thinking, and AI's place in all of that at WCU. wcu-tlc.org/course-activ...

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Writing, AI, and General Education Goals for Our Students – Teaching & Learning Center

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A little late with sharing this but we talked with one Dr. Ervin on how she builds trust with students in a writing course in this AI era open.spotify.com/episode/1RHO...

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Trusting Students and their Writing in the AI Era with Dr. Margaret Ervin

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Not a great off-season for William & Mary trained NFL head coaches

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Sitting in on an ennegram session through 1st Pres of West Chester and going to share my notes / thoughts here.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Crazy to think we are 75 episodes deep into our ODLI on Air Podcast at this point. We had our first guest back to talk about how podcasting has changed in the last three years. open.spotify.com/episode/7CWt...

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Celebrating 75 Episodes of ODLI on Air with Dr. Jeremy McCool

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I found some of the ideas around better recognizing the myriad impacts that influence our thinking in this piece helpful. Also, the idea of "what am I taking care of here and with whom?" a fascinating way of thinking about the teaching and learning in the AI age. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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After Enclosure: Rethinking Writing in Networked Classrooms

Why AI anxiety reveals deeper tensions about ownership, cognition, and academic integrity

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

This is a really good write up of AI abilities as it relates to learning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social. It includes some good strategies. marcwatkins.substack.com/p/if-ai-cant...

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If AI Can't Stop a Student From Cheating, How Can It Ever Be Safe?

Taking stock of AI in 2025 has been exhausting.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Enjoyed hearing how Biochem professor Tom Kwiatkowski uses Nanome and Alpha Fold to help prepare his students. Listen to our conversation on the latest ODLI on Air episode - open.spotify.com/episode/6cg5...

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Using Novel Technologies to Teach BioChemistry with Dr. Tom Kwiatkowski

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Comment in the chat about assessment for online courses - "real-time conversation with a student is the gold standard of assessment now"

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social says "I cannot fix AI, but I can care for my students"

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Comment from the audience - model disclosure of AI including saying none used. If you are hesitant to disclose use, that bit of friction should prompt a reflection on why. Good conversation opportunities with that as well.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social moving discussion away from highly prescriptive discussions (not performing as well) to these more open discussions: What did you know about X before this week? What did you want to know about X? What did you learn about X? What reading (our text) stood out to you and why?

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social third tip is related to Friction. The struggle that helps us learn. AI is the anti to this. Karen trusts her students but does not expect purity. Karen is contemplating requiring Google Doc history next semester to add just enough friction.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social asks us to check on our own awesomely named consume:create:chill ratio to make sure those things stay in balance. Karen also does a daily morning pages routine where she free writes three pages each morning (with the first two being grumbles) along with touching grass.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social also reminds us to be intentional of noticing the good student work too. The ones genuinely engaging in the course. Not just the ones that frustrate.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social approach to handling AI: 1. organize your AI strategy - keep key resources in one place for easy access (Karen uses a Notion page) in order to respond to AI issues with students. This includes outreach language, and language to respond to student submissions.

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

@karencosta.bsky.social speaking on a webinar today and I am paraphrasing her so I hope I got it right - What if the critical skill of this era is resisting AI?

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Tom Pantazes @tompantazes.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Listening to @drkevinrmcclure.com present on the Caring University as part of the PASSHE conference post-summit. Kevin lists 1. campus strategy 2. equity & belonging 3. rights & voices 4. caring leadership 5. growth & pay, and 6. humanizing policies as steps HE leaders can take to improve.

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