Staci Willis
@sewnandsea.bsky.social
Archaeologist. Boat Person. PhD. Happy CC Prof. Sewn boats rock.
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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Anthropology and archaeology colleagues will know her racist schtick well - best for us all to collectively block her and let other folks know.
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Anthropology and archaeology colleagues will know her racist schtick well - best for us all to collectively block her and let other folks know.
Made some treats for tomorrow's on campus class. They have been a joy all semester so this is my little way of giving back.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Made some treats for tomorrow's on campus class. They have been a joy all semester so this is my little way of giving back.
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One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
One of the most upsetting articles I've read in a long time www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
UCSD report senate.ucsd.edu/media/740347...
We are failing a generation of kids.
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I wrote something about the 25th anniversary of ISS habitation and the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station Archaeological Project
theconversation.com/25-years-of-...
theconversation.com/25-years-of-...
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I wrote something about the 25th anniversary of ISS habitation and the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station Archaeological Project
theconversation.com/25-years-of-...
theconversation.com/25-years-of-...
IME there is absolutely no will to enact this within upper administration. Though it is desperately needed. They have bought the idea, hook line and sinker, that depriving students of AI will ruin their futures. I believe it is the exact opposite.
“Higher education aims to create cognitively mature adults, which..requires us to ensure students learn to read, think and write all on their own. It is easier than we think: Creating tech-free spaces and incentivizing students to spend time in them requires no new resources. All it takes is will.”
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
IME there is absolutely no will to enact this within upper administration. Though it is desperately needed. They have bought the idea, hook line and sinker, that depriving students of AI will ruin their futures. I believe it is the exact opposite.
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“Higher education aims to create cognitively mature adults, which..requires us to ensure students learn to read, think and write all on their own. It is easier than we think: Creating tech-free spaces and incentivizing students to spend time in them requires no new resources. All it takes is will.”
October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
“Higher education aims to create cognitively mature adults, which..requires us to ensure students learn to read, think and write all on their own. It is easier than we think: Creating tech-free spaces and incentivizing students to spend time in them requires no new resources. All it takes is will.”
For all my fellow District 18 (Houston) peeps, let's get out there and elect ourselves a representative!
houston: as you may know, there's an important election going on *right now* to fill a seat in congress. this is a big deal. if you live in district 18, the governor has deliberately denied you representation in congress since march. now is your chance to vote. here's some info🧵
October 29, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For all my fellow District 18 (Houston) peeps, let's get out there and elect ourselves a representative!
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houston: as you may know, there's an important election going on *right now* to fill a seat in congress. this is a big deal. if you live in district 18, the governor has deliberately denied you representation in congress since march. now is your chance to vote. here's some info🧵
October 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
houston: as you may know, there's an important election going on *right now* to fill a seat in congress. this is a big deal. if you live in district 18, the governor has deliberately denied you representation in congress since march. now is your chance to vote. here's some info🧵
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I am once again telling you that taking money from Musk makes you complicit in his instrumentalization of cultural heritage to support his beliefs. Taking funding from amoral entities is, in my opinion, not ethical and it is in fact harmful. www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/elon...
Elon Musk donates $1 million for archaeological sites in Rome
Through the Musk Foundation, the foundation established in 2021 to support international humanitarian and scientific projects, Elon Musk, has chosen to fund a program dedicated to Rome's archaeologica...
www.finestresullarte.info
October 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I am once again telling you that taking money from Musk makes you complicit in his instrumentalization of cultural heritage to support his beliefs. Taking funding from amoral entities is, in my opinion, not ethical and it is in fact harmful. www.finestresullarte.info/en/news/elon...
Someone in upper admin told me, a faculty member teaching multiple sections of classes every semester, to "consider alternative assessments that aren't as vulnerable to AI". Like we haven't all been doing that nonstop for years. Like that isn't my entire existence right now 🤬
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Someone in upper admin told me, a faculty member teaching multiple sections of classes every semester, to "consider alternative assessments that aren't as vulnerable to AI". Like we haven't all been doing that nonstop for years. Like that isn't my entire existence right now 🤬
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Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments
ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...
docs.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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An LLM-produced essay is tangible proof that a student doesn’t care, and yet responding to it properly requires hour upon hour of careful work. It’s asymmetrical and overwhelming.
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
An LLM-produced essay is tangible proof that a student doesn’t care, and yet responding to it properly requires hour upon hour of careful work. It’s asymmetrical and overwhelming.
THIS!
Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
THIS!
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Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
I had 9 meetings about students using Chat GPT/LLMs on their papers today.
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
If you want to know why professors burn out, ask anyone trying to teach critical thinking and writing skills to Freshmen....
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Cheating with an LLM is the easiest thing in the world for a student to do, but it creates a massive, laborious headache for a prof, if you intend to take it seriously. There’s meetings, emails, discussions, moral dilemmas. It’s just incredibly burdensome, on top of everything else right now.
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
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I'd love for you to read my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book during the Halloween season.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I'd love for you to read my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book during the Halloween season.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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I apparently follow a lot of Phillies fans. And absolutely no (vocal) Yankees fans. Feeling pretty good about my feed curation!
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I apparently follow a lot of Phillies fans. And absolutely no (vocal) Yankees fans. Feeling pretty good about my feed curation!
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Happy Yankees Elimination Day to all who celebrate
October 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Happy Yankees Elimination Day to all who celebrate
This is so cool! The Osberg is such a beautiful ship and seeing it in its new home is on my bucket list as a nautical archaeologist.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
The Oseberg Ship Has Finally Come Home! - Museum of the Viking Age
After 99 years in the old Viking Ship Museum, the Oseberg Ship is finally home at it's new location. In the Museum of the Viking Age it will be preserved and showcased for future generations.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
October 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is so cool! The Osberg is such a beautiful ship and seeing it in its new home is on my bucket list as a nautical archaeologist.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
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Here’s the full video, which is amazing www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...
The Oseberg Ship Has Finally Come Home! - Museum of the Viking Age
After 99 years in the old Viking Ship Museum, the Oseberg Ship is finally home at it's new location. In the Museum of the Viking Age it will be preserved and showcased for future generations.
www.vikingtidsmuseet.no
October 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here’s the full video, which is amazing www.vikingtidsmuseet.no/english/relo...