Remi Kalir
@remikalir.bsky.social
Associate Director, Faculty Development and Applied Research, Duke University
Order “Re/Marks on Power” from MIT Press: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551038/remarks-on-power/
Keynote Speaker | Author | Researcher:
https://remikalir.com/
Order “Re/Marks on Power” from MIT Press: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551038/remarks-on-power/
Keynote Speaker | Author | Researcher:
https://remikalir.com/
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Remi Kalir
@remikalir.bsky.social
· Apr 15
Today, after years of research and writing, is the day.
A very happy birthday to "Re/Marks on Power: How Annotation Inscribes History, Literacy, and Justice" from @mitpress.bsky.social.
Please read, write in it, and request it from your local library and bookstore.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
A very happy birthday to "Re/Marks on Power: How Annotation Inscribes History, Literacy, and Justice" from @mitpress.bsky.social.
Please read, write in it, and request it from your local library and bookstore.
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Reposted by Remi Kalir
Roses are red
Violets are violet
Let's all opt out of
Microsoft Copilot
Violets are violet
Let's all opt out of
Microsoft Copilot
February 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Roses are red
Violets are violet
Let's all opt out of
Microsoft Copilot
Violets are violet
Let's all opt out of
Microsoft Copilot
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Don't let AI
Take the em dash from you
Violets are blue
Don't let AI
Take the em dash from you
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Don't let AI
Take the em dash from you
Violets are blue
Don't let AI
Take the em dash from you
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OK I made one too 😘
February 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
OK I made one too 😘
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
February 14, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Violets are blue
You can resist AI hype
Luddites were sexy, too
Ignorant parent curious about Boddle, my little one can’t stop talking about it, and if you’re a parent of a young kid who knows about this game, please help, thank you!
January 24, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Ignorant parent curious about Boddle, my little one can’t stop talking about it, and if you’re a parent of a young kid who knows about this game, please help, thank you!
Wouldn’t be Christmas morning without Jewish Holiday Origami, what else are you going to do with all that wrapping paper?
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Wouldn’t be Christmas morning without Jewish Holiday Origami, what else are you going to do with all that wrapping paper?
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It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Lego blocks > chatbots
(as I cook dinner and hear my six-year old son lost in imagination, play, and creatively shaped dinosaur builds)
(as I cook dinner and hear my six-year old son lost in imagination, play, and creatively shaped dinosaur builds)
December 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Lego blocks > chatbots
(as I cook dinner and hear my six-year old son lost in imagination, play, and creatively shaped dinosaur builds)
(as I cook dinner and hear my six-year old son lost in imagination, play, and creatively shaped dinosaur builds)
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I spoke with The Globe and Mail about the lawsuit being over and the concerns that caused me to speak out.
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
Former UBC employee and exam monitoring software company settle lawsuit
Ian Linkletter says he was trying to help students who felt ‘creeped out’ by software designed to monitor for signs of cheating
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I spoke with The Globe and Mail about the lawsuit being over and the concerns that caused me to speak out.
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4e12d7e...
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From classrooms to civic spaces, every note is a moment of meaning.
🎧 Listen to Re/Marks on Power: https://twp.ai/SACdKa
#OpenEducation #Annotation #CivicLiteracy #OpenAccess
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🎧 Listen to Re/Marks on Power: https://twp.ai/SACdKa
#OpenEducation #Annotation #CivicLiteracy #OpenAccess
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OEG Voices 090: Remi Kalir and Re/Marks On Power
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December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
From classrooms to civic spaces, every note is a moment of meaning.
🎧 Listen to Re/Marks on Power: https://twp.ai/SACdKa
#OpenEducation #Annotation #CivicLiteracy #OpenAccess
2/2
🎧 Listen to Re/Marks on Power: https://twp.ai/SACdKa
#OpenEducation #Annotation #CivicLiteracy #OpenAccess
2/2
It was a pleasure speaking with @cogdog.bsky.social about #annotation and my latest book "Re/Marks on Power" from @mitpress.bsky.social, have a listen!
What does it mean to leave a mark—on a page, a monument, a border? ✍️
In this episode of #OEGlobalVoices, @remikalir.bsky.social talks to @cogdog.bsky.social about his exploration of annotation as a form of literacy & activism.
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In this episode of #OEGlobalVoices, @remikalir.bsky.social talks to @cogdog.bsky.social about his exploration of annotation as a form of literacy & activism.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It was a pleasure speaking with @cogdog.bsky.social about #annotation and my latest book "Re/Marks on Power" from @mitpress.bsky.social, have a listen!
As visual summaries of primary sources, Google NotebookLM infographics are AI slop akin to ultraprocessed food manufactured in a lab to maximize consumption at the expense of nourishment. As a scholar and educator I’ll pass on this ultraprocessed facsimile of knowledge:
remikalir.com/blog/noteboo...
remikalir.com/blog/noteboo...
NotebookLM Infographics: Ultraprocessed, Biased Slop
Ok, I’ll bite: First take with the new NotebookLM infographic feature: Surprising? Sure. Slop? Yes. Biased and mostly useless? Definitely. First, context: I have a Notebook called “Remi’…
remikalir.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:42 AM
As visual summaries of primary sources, Google NotebookLM infographics are AI slop akin to ultraprocessed food manufactured in a lab to maximize consumption at the expense of nourishment. As a scholar and educator I’ll pass on this ultraprocessed facsimile of knowledge:
remikalir.com/blog/noteboo...
remikalir.com/blog/noteboo...
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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It’s 6:38 AM and I can report with confidence that any benefit from this lovely Sunday morning sunrise is negated by a six-year old who demanded cereal an hour ago, has crashed two sets of Lego down the stairs, and is now eating Halloween candy because why not, who can parent after Daylight Savings!
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 AM
It’s 6:38 AM and I can report with confidence that any benefit from this lovely Sunday morning sunrise is negated by a six-year old who demanded cereal an hour ago, has crashed two sets of Lego down the stairs, and is now eating Halloween candy because why not, who can parent after Daylight Savings!
threw my back out washing dishes this morning because age
October 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
threw my back out washing dishes this morning because age
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Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that @writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 at 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@dontworryteach.bsky.social @remikalir.bsky.social @srtoliver.bsky.social @anterobot.bsky.social @sarahlw.bsky.social
@dontworryteach.bsky.social @remikalir.bsky.social @srtoliver.bsky.social @anterobot.bsky.social @sarahlw.bsky.social
We encourage you to repost this RSVP if you're coming to our #literacies Homecoming!
October 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Friends! I wanted to make sure you saw that @writinglit.bsky.social is having a #Literacies Chat Homecoming on 10/28 at 7PM ET. I hope you can come! *Black tie optional
@dontworryteach.bsky.social @remikalir.bsky.social @srtoliver.bsky.social @anterobot.bsky.social @sarahlw.bsky.social
@dontworryteach.bsky.social @remikalir.bsky.social @srtoliver.bsky.social @anterobot.bsky.social @sarahlw.bsky.social
❤️ 📚 🌈
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
❤️ 📚 🌈
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Talk about public re/marks of resistance! @remikalir.bsky.social
Yeah, everyone hates the AI subway ads as much as you do nygroove.nyc/ai-subway-ads/
September 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Talk about public re/marks of resistance! @remikalir.bsky.social
Awesome! #annotation
We're trying out a new format on the UVA Teaching Hub! CTE director @michael-palmer.bsky.social has contributed an annotated assignment for the site. The collection explores a digital media project he's used successfully in his general chemistry course. teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Awesome! #annotation
“Inviting commentary turns a static course document into a living conversation. Students ask clarifying questions, highlight confusions, and voice what matters to them—all while signaling that learning will sometimes be a co-constructed endeavor.”
#AnnotatedSyllabus
#AnnotatedSyllabus
WDYN is back for 2025–26 with @remikalir.bsky.social on syllabus #annotation (plus a LS classroom pivot), a nod to the value of sports psychology in the classroom (h/t @jeffgreene.bsky.social), and a look at the info landscape in the age of generative AI.
We've never been more back!
We've never been more back!
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“Inviting commentary turns a static course document into a living conversation. Students ask clarifying questions, highlight confusions, and voice what matters to them—all while signaling that learning will sometimes be a co-constructed endeavor.”
#AnnotatedSyllabus
#AnnotatedSyllabus
Hey yall, lots of new followers (huh? ok!), a few links if you’d like to connect.
I recently wrote a book about annotation and power, it’s open-access, read it here:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
Subscribe to my newsletter:
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And learn more about my work at: remikalir.com
I recently wrote a book about annotation and power, it’s open-access, read it here:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
Subscribe to my newsletter:
www.readingremarks.com
And learn more about my work at: remikalir.com
Re/Marks on Power
Annotation—the seemingly simple act of marking a text—is often diminished as a marginal practice. It is prohibited in physical objects and considered irr...
mitpress.mit.edu
August 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Hey yall, lots of new followers (huh? ok!), a few links if you’d like to connect.
I recently wrote a book about annotation and power, it’s open-access, read it here:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
Subscribe to my newsletter:
www.readingremarks.com
And learn more about my work at: remikalir.com
I recently wrote a book about annotation and power, it’s open-access, read it here:
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255103...
Subscribe to my newsletter:
www.readingremarks.com
And learn more about my work at: remikalir.com
Zuckerberg farted out some nonsense today, and since most media outlets refuse to report critically any time a tech CEO offers them some a pseudoserious press release, I've decided to do it for them.
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/7/30/how-to-read-an-ai-press-release
sonjadrimmer.com/blog-1/2025/7/30/how-to-read-an-ai-press-release
How to Read an "AI" Press Release — Sonja Drimmer
Every so often someone like Mark Zuckerberg or Sam Altman will dribble out some unadorned text in Times New Roman font, announcing with stentorian certitude the advent of a new world that their latest...
sonjadrimmer.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM