My kingdom for folks to actually read their emails before having AI respond asking for the exact information I already provided.
Elizabeth Cerkez
@zekrec.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Instruction @ Temple U. Chemistry and Chemistry Education Research. (Philly sports + Weather + Swiftie)
Primary and Secondary Ed: “ya know, maybe we pushed for too much tech in classrooms and we should change course.” Higher Ed at the literal same moment in time: “HERE SHOVE AI IN EVERYTHING”
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last mo.Los Angeles Unified School District, the country’s second-largest public school district, passes strict new screen time rules for students. This marks one of the most aggressive attempts to restrict the amount of time children spend on devices at school.
Redesigned my entire Gen Chem II class today....because I'm insane.
Super excited to share my book How and Why Soap Works came out today! Written for anyone interested in science and consumer products the book has 30 experiments you can do at home to explore the science of surfactants and recreate historic soap recipes. doi.org/10.1039/9781...
How and Why Soap Works: Thirty Home Experiments Exploring the Science of Surfactants
We wash with soap several times every day, but how does it get us clean? Soap has been used for centuries worldwide and is key to health and hygiene. But h
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Copying final exams, "Might as well do an extra 20 copies per room just in case some random people who aren't registered show up to the final."
check it out!!
Julian R. Silverman@manhattanscientist.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis is for anyone who has ever used soap before, or who ever will again: In just over a month, my book How and Why Soap Works hits the shelves! Join me online for a discussion and demos exploring a most magnificent material: surfactants. www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/how...
Grew up on the Chesapeake Bay...more than one field trip involved going out on a skipjack (sailing vessel) and dredging for oysters.
I’d like to petition for spring break to be two weeks. I’m now caught up on every thing, but there was no so called “break”
None of my exams stapled properly and now I need to hand staple 240 exams 🫠🫠🫠
We've done one group quiz in lecture; was one of the most amazing learning activities I've seen in such a large classroom. Students were fully engaged with one another and with the assignment for the full 50 mins. Today we're doing another round but with IF-AT cards....excited to see how it goes.
Elizabeth Cerkez@zekrec.bsky.social · 7mo agoLooking for some new ideas for formative feedback opportunities in large gen chem classes (>200). We've previously done low stakes (<2% of the overall grade) quizzes the week before exams in recitations, but we've had issues with cheating recently. Anyone doing something they really like? #ChemSky
Really disappointed in Phillies social media that I don't have video of the Phanatic pretending to be part of Bad Bunny's grass actors yet.
The amount of mental task switching I've done today has my brain feeling like a wrung out sponge 😮💨
Looking for some new ideas for formative feedback opportunities in large gen chem classes (>200). We've previously done low stakes (<2% of the overall grade) quizzes the week before exams in recitations, but we've had issues with cheating recently. Anyone doing something they really like? #ChemSky
Just ate a meal with zero cheese in it and my rot week brain is very disappointed.
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
Instrumental students took their DUCK exam today. Found this gem on someone’s scratch paper…. #ChemChat
Attended an all day accessibility training on WCAG. I am overwhelmed and there are not a lot of answers of how to deal with this in STEM classes.
Had to skip yoga tonight to finish writing an exam. The end of the semester is not my favorite part of the semester.
