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Sophia Minnillo
@sophiaminnillo.bsky.social
Researcher-educator @ucdavis focused on multilingual writing, language & literacy education, and SLA | she/ella
I’m looking forward to this workshop on #citationaljustice this Friday @ UC Davis from the Writing Education, Love, and Liberation group!
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Looking forward to reading the whole book soon! Radical Inclusivity: Critical Language Awareness in the Language and Writing Classroom from @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social Check out my chapter “Toward Radical Inclusivity in First Year Composition” 😊
September 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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📣 The Call for Proposals for #CALICO2026 is open!

Join us at #MiamiUniversity July 7-11, 2026!

Find more details & submit your proposal 👉 calico.org/calico-2026/

#ComputerAssistedLanguageLearning #CALL
September 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Don’t miss these terrific podcasts if you care about ai and education
What happens when large language models meet public education?
We’re @calstate faculty. We recorded the fallout.
🎧 My Robot Teacher — Watch Episode 1 → www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Ta...
@OpenAI @CA_LearningLab #MyRobotTeacher #AI #CSU
How Professors Are Responding to AI: Resistance Is Futile (and Brief) | My Robot Teacher Episode 1
YouTube video by My Robot Teacher
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Rx for EDU prompts?

1️⃣ Iteratively develop prompts to build on educators’ expertise
2️⃣ Prompt bots to frame suggestions in terms of likely human responses
3️⃣ Prompt bots not to claim feelings or intentions
4️⃣ Prompt bots to expose their lack of wisdom or intention through contradiction and absurdity
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
New article in FLA: "Does order of instruction matter? A language program intervention for preterite-imperfect learning." TL;DR for Spanish teachers: changing the order of teaching the preterite-imperfect did NOT make a difference for students' mastery of the tenses. doi.org/10.1111/flan...
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Looking forward to the Bay Area Writing Project’s Fostering Connections conference on Aug 9! 🌁 I’ll be presenting in a panel on Community and Service Learning, particularly about curricular developments in a writing in the disciplines course. ✏️
July 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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The PAIRR project recently shared new findings on AI and peer feedback in writing at NWDSE 2025. Read more on the PAIRR Substack.
pairrfeedback.substack.com/p/pairr-at-n...
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PAIRR at NWDSE: Human-Centered AI in Writing Instruction
Exploring how AI and peer review can work together to enhance writing instruction while centering student voice and equity.
pairrfeedback.substack.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Happening in 2min!
July 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Curious about using AI in your writing classroom? Discover how the PAIRR Project blends AI and peer feedback to empower student writers. Join us for a free webinar, July 9!
open.substack.com/pub/pairrfee...
Free Webinar: Using AI to Support Student Writing
Explore how a human-centered, equity-driven approach to AI can transform writing instruction—without replacing the writer.
open.substack.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Happy to share that my article, “Large Language Models and the Problem of Rhetorical Debt," has been published in AI & Society. I hope it feels empowering to humanists!
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
Large language models and the problem of rhetorical debt - AI & SOCIETY
This article offers broadly useful guidance for society’s adaptation to the omnipresence of generative AI, with implications for every profession and academic discipline that involves writing or codin...
doi.org
June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Interested in inviting students to reflect on AI feedback alongside peer feedback? We’re sharing the open, adaptable materials of the Peer & AI Review + Reflection project.

Join us July 9 at 1 pm Pacific time/ UTC-7. Register at marin-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 1/3
June 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🚨 Staying on campus for the #CALICO2025 conference in San Diego
🗓️ Get your room by May 9!

Zura Hall (May 28–31), located on the east side of SDSU's main campus, is 15 min walk from all sessions at Storm Hall.

🔗 Check details & book now at calico.org/product/2025...

@caliconsortium.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
New paper out! 🎉 “Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment.” We offer a tested, human-centered approach to utilizing GenAI for feedback in writing classes. Check it out:
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.
authors.elsevier.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Looking forward to presenting on a panel about critical approaches to AI at @caliconsortium.bsky.social in San Diego this May!
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Looking forward to presenting some of my dissertation work at the Plurilingualism lab next week! www.mcgill.ca/plurilingual...
December 6, 2024 at 8:18 PM