Viji
@vijisathy.bsky.social
Author: Inclusive Teaching | Professor | Speaker | Writer | she | “vidg-ee” | விஜி inclusifiEd.com vijisathy.com
Appreciated this distinction… AI literacy: learning how the tech works & understanding its impact on society (could be a part of nearly all classes) AI fluency: The working-with-AI-responsibly part (may be a part of some classes but not without AI literacy) www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Agentic AI Invading the LMS and Other Things We Should Know
A Q&A with Marc Watkins, director of the AI Institute for Teachers.
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Was sprinting across campus earlier in the week and this view stopped me in my tracks. Between the music and art buildings—pure gold. I almost missed this. What made you stop and smile this week? Here’s to finding more moments of lightness and joy (and maybe even gold!). 💛
My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons
Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.
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Great response by Chris to the question “What argument would you make to university leaders that continued investment in their CTLs is strategic and necessary?” www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
3 Questions for Springfield College’s Chris Hakala
A conversation with the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship.
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Really curious if schools will see a Selingo bump after his book comes out.
Really creative use of a flexible space classroom for a teaching workshop with new faculty. The concept of “sparkshops” with 15-min sessions in designated areas that are of interest to faculty. They could attend 3 in the time allotted. Excellent post lunch activity. #CFE #FacultyFoundations
At our Center for Faculty Excellence retreat today, Joanna Foland designed a fun and restorative ice breaker with the Rest Deck by #NapMinistry Tricia Hersey. In awe of the creativity of this team and kudos, Joanna!
I’m enjoying newly published book season!!! What’s on my desk now? It’s @geekypedagogy.bsky.social Snafu Edu. The book is rich with practical suggestions and skillful integration of teaching and learning scholarship. Congratulations, Jessamyn!
Great leadership insights by @jenheemstra.bsky.social in here. “Navigating turbulence requires constant course correction. We need people who can strategize, communicate and lead with empathy.” www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
The Leadership Skills Scientists Need Right Now
Jen Heemstra, chair of the chemistry department at Wash U. in St. Louis and author of a forthcoming book on leadership for scientists, has some advice for navigating the Trump administration’s sweepin...
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Excited to see this one out! I got to read an advance copy and it is a great read. Kudos @dgooblar.bsky.social!
Day 2 at the new job & someone I work with handed me this book that her whole team read and asked me to please read it because “it’s amazing!” @katiepryal.bsky.social you have huge fans here at the Center for Faculty Excellence! (I didn’t let on that we met in a CFE summer writing group years ago!)
In 1997 I was freshly admitted to graduate school and assigned to TA a course. I marched myself to Wilson Library to the Center for Teaching and Learning determined to use every resource I could to improve…
I had so much fun with this one! Thanks for the invite @derekbruff.bsky.social!
Derek Bruff@derekbruff.bsky.social · last yr.Today on the podcast, it's a Take It or Leave It panel with Stacey Johnson, @liznorell.bsky.social, and @vijisathy.bsky.social! We dig into higher ed's current political moment, bringing ourselves into the classroom, & authenticity in an age of AI. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...
I oscillate wildly between being incredibly worried about the state of world affairs and mundane things like being excited to be at my kid’s college orientation trying to imagine normalcy. Thanks for the reprieve today @utaustin.bsky.social
“America’s promise doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because throughout our history ordinary people have called out our country’s contradictions and called on the government to live up to the principles of equality established at our founding.”
Opinion | Senator Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid (Gift Article)
If this is how the administration treats a senator on camera, imagine what it could do to you.
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Teachers like me are the trained professionals & content specialists whose primary role at the university is to develop citizens, leaders, & human beings who can empathize…and imagine a better tomorrow. My question is: Has the university forgotten its purpose?
Opinion | My University Values Football More Than Education
At the University of Colorado at Boulder, athletics gets all the attention — and funding.
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Juneteenth is a day of celebration but is also sobering. Too often, we believe that the long arc of history bends towards justice itself. But WE bend the arc of history. It is up to us to recommit ourselves to fight inequality and ensure justice for all. Happy Juneteenth, North Carolina!
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina encourages people to observe Juneteenth as an opportunity to reflect, rejoice, and work together toward a brighter future as we continue to address racial injustices in our society today… @joshsteinnc.bsky.social
Minute 16. What delightful watch. “It is possible to move discomfort into joy.”
Danny El Paidin@danielpaden.bsky.social · last yr.Sandra Oh 2025 commencement speech at Dartmouth youtu.be/P7TYeFy0JtA?...
I know this is positioned for student success but I’ve been thinking, speaking and writing more about rekindling joy for faculty. Connections can cultivate that joy in a landscape of burnout. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Data Shows Attendance Improves Student Success
Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside pressures.
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We know connections are important. A survey “found that 35 percent of respondents think their academic success would be most improved by professors getting to know them better,” highlighting the importance of student-professor connections. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Data Shows Attendance Improves Student Success
Faculty say attendance is known to promote learning and improve student outcomes. Students say they want more flexibility to manage outside pressures.
insidehighered.com
Or, as @allisonpugh.bsky.social puts it, “being able to have a human attend to your needs has become a luxury good.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/o...
Opinion | Human Interaction Is Now a Luxury Good
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Really good advice here by @rcolesworthy.bsky.social, with a mention to @derekkrissoff.bsky.social: “universities should celebrate the success of their faculty’s books as much as any big research award or sports championship.” www.chronicle.com/article/how-...
Advice | How to Promote Your Scholarly Book
An acquisitions editor offers eight tips for marketing-shy academics.
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I'm a human rights lawyer. If you're exercising your human right to protest on June 14, here are 13 rules I recommend you follow. No paywall. Free access. Please do read and share: www.qasimrashid.com/p/13-rules-t...
13 Rules to Protect Yourself While Protesting
Read & Share if you're joining the No Kings protest on June 14, or know anyone who is
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Feeling sentimental about wrapping up my position UE, so I had Claude make a graphic summarizing my 10 yrs of work here. It’s of course a bit hokey but also pretty decent. I am so proud of the work I’ve been able to accomplish in undergrad ed supporting student success. New position reveal 7/1/25!
At an engineering conference last year, a colleague introduced me to water coloring. There’s a lot of trial and error but there is a lot of fun in the journey. Ahhh, summertime.
