Paul Hanstedt
@curriculargeek.bsky.social
Taught some classes, wrote some books, administered some administering, cried some cries. Lover of black black licorice and fine fine Italian coffee. Has adopted irreverence as a leadership philosophy.
Gonna go on the record and say, yes, one of those professors is right. Hint: it's the one who meets students where they are and helps them achieve their dreams of learning and growing.
From the Archives: Some STEM professors see their role as sorting students. Others feel a responsibility to help all of them succeed. Is either right?
What Does It Mean When Students Can’t Pass Your Course?
The case of an NYU organic-chemistry professor centers on one of teaching’s thorny questions.
chroni.cl
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Gonna go on the record and say, yes, one of those professors is right. Hint: it's the one who meets students where they are and helps them achieve their dreams of learning and growing.
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At the moment, I'm regrettably not exploring a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
September 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
At the moment, I'm regrettably not exploring a quaint bookstore on a cobblestone street in Prague during a raging thunderstorm, so no, I'm afraid your email did not "find me well."
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"AI is CliffsNotes on crack." AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose theconversation.com/ai-is-making...
AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose
Even before generative AI went mainstream, fewer people were reading books.
theconversation.com
August 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"AI is CliffsNotes on crack." AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose theconversation.com/ai-is-making...
Received an email today with the subject line "Mannequin in nursing office."
And just like that, I have the name for my new band.
And just like that, I have the name for my new band.
July 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Received an email today with the subject line "Mannequin in nursing office."
And just like that, I have the name for my new band.
And just like that, I have the name for my new band.
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One major problem with "viewpoint diversity" is that it's only ever applied to predominantly left wing professions. No one is calling for politicians, judges, the military, the police, or the business world to be more ideologically diverse.
June 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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When your son knows that you love the accordion AND the movie FARGO, so lifts a poster from the background of a scene in the film and turns it into an ACTUAL poster for you. 😍
June 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
When your son knows that you love the accordion AND the movie FARGO, so lifts a poster from the background of a scene in the film and turns it into an ACTUAL poster for you. 😍
Said a professional goodbye yesterday to Virginia Wright-Peterson, one of the finest leaders I've ever met. It was deeply moving hearing faculty testify how this Vice Chancellor for FINANCE made them feel seen & heard & valued. This is how institutional finance should work.
May 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Said a professional goodbye yesterday to Virginia Wright-Peterson, one of the finest leaders I've ever met. It was deeply moving hearing faculty testify how this Vice Chancellor for FINANCE made them feel seen & heard & valued. This is how institutional finance should work.
I needed this.
Just a friendly reminder that your desire to pull a book from a bookshelf and find that it reveals a hidden door is valid.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
Don’t allow anyone to disrespect you by telling you otherwise.
May 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I needed this.
I went to grad school with this guy. He helped me keep a clear head back then. He still helps me. myfallsemester.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
The Year of Living Gratefully
Around 15 years ago, I made a promise to myself that I would not retire with sore feelings about my career choice. Heaven knows, in 35 years...
myfallsemester.blogspot.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I went to grad school with this guy. He helped me keep a clear head back then. He still helps me. myfallsemester.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...
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We now have five books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series, edited by James Lang & @michellemillerphd.bsky.social!
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We now have five books in the @oupress.bsky.social "Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed" series, edited by James Lang & @michellemillerphd.bsky.social!
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
Want to pitch a book idea? Reach out to press editor-at-large @derekkrissoff.bsky.social
More info: www.oupress.com/search-resul...
Met with my leadership coach today and learned that “waiting for people to eventually go away and/or die” is apparently NOT a valid leadership approach.
April 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Met with my leadership coach today and learned that “waiting for people to eventually go away and/or die” is apparently NOT a valid leadership approach.
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April 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Colleagues doing faculty development: I'm working on a project with collaborators examining faculty mindsets comparing strict content delivery vs. more flexible/adaptable classroom practices. Anyone know a good instrument for exploring this--or related--matters?
Thanks!
Thanks!
April 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Colleagues doing faculty development: I'm working on a project with collaborators examining faculty mindsets comparing strict content delivery vs. more flexible/adaptable classroom practices. Anyone know a good instrument for exploring this--or related--matters?
Thanks!
Thanks!
When one of your colleagues knows someone at the local popcorn shop and brings a bag the size of a small Volkswagen to campus to share with everyone.
April 4, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When one of your colleagues knows someone at the local popcorn shop and brings a bag the size of a small Volkswagen to campus to share with everyone.
Knowledge matters. Curiosity matters. Asking questions--and then follow-up questions--all of this matters.
In other words: education matters.
In other words: education matters.
Study: Modeling impact of misinformation during epidemic via @nature.com
"...result in an additional 14% of the population becoming infected—nearly 47 million Americans..."
Price tag of vaccine misinformation = $143B
"...an alarming bound on the harm of exposure to online vaccine misinformation."
"...result in an additional 14% of the population becoming infected—nearly 47 million Americans..."
Price tag of vaccine misinformation = $143B
"...an alarming bound on the harm of exposure to online vaccine misinformation."
April 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Knowledge matters. Curiosity matters. Asking questions--and then follow-up questions--all of this matters.
In other words: education matters.
In other words: education matters.
More weird Banksy. Wonder if he’s losing his touch.
March 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
More weird Banksy. Wonder if he’s losing his touch.
The graffiti around here is weird.
March 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The graffiti around here is weird.
Because life is just so much of all the stuff right now, here are some pictures of the turkeys who occupy my neighborhood.
March 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Because life is just so much of all the stuff right now, here are some pictures of the turkeys who occupy my neighborhood.
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but
March 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but
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I have a fancy title, I'm a 110 years old, I'm big and tall and male and loud . . . and a student just wrote me a note and called me "Paul" and I nearly cried. Yes please and thank you. God, I love this place. God, I love this job.
March 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I have a fancy title, I'm a 110 years old, I'm big and tall and male and loud . . . and a student just wrote me a note and called me "Paul" and I nearly cried. Yes please and thank you. God, I love this place. God, I love this job.
Serious question: is “Closer to Fine” by the Indigo Girls basically folksy, musical version of Forrest Gump?
March 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Serious question: is “Closer to Fine” by the Indigo Girls basically folksy, musical version of Forrest Gump?
This whole thread made this humanist just so damn happy.
I've collated some ideas for the @standupforscience.bsky.social signs!
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
Your favorites?
1. Science does not give a fuck what you believe
2. Got Polio? Me Neither, Thanks Science
3. Science: It's like Magic, but REAL
4. This is my EVIDENCE BASED OUTRAGE
5. Fund Science, Not Billionaires
March 6, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This whole thread made this humanist just so damn happy.
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We had a great discussion of the Dear Colleague letter to universities in class Thursday and I have all of you to thank for it. I promised I'd report back, so here goes.
Well, I guess this has to be addressed in my higher ed class on Tuesday. For folks navigating teaching current events right now, do you have strategies for setting up primary sources like this so they aren't just read as the propaganda they are?
From the new Dear Colleague Letter out of the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights on race and education:
“It would, for instance, be unlawful for an educational institution to eliminate standardized testing to achieve a desired racial balance or to increase racial diversity.”
“It would, for instance, be unlawful for an educational institution to eliminate standardized testing to achieve a desired racial balance or to increase racial diversity.”
February 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We had a great discussion of the Dear Colleague letter to universities in class Thursday and I have all of you to thank for it. I promised I'd report back, so here goes.
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Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Resource Center
What is "bird flu" and why is it in the news so much lately?Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as "bird flu," is circulating now in the United States and much of the world. This stra...
www.vet.cornell.edu
February 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu.
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...
www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...