Tanya Joosten
@tanyajoosten.bsky.social
human behavior, complex systems, strategy, social theory, logic, AI, purposeful innovation, thoughtful implementation, interconnectedness, structuration, research, ethics, culture, process
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Tanya Joosten
Jessica Taggart, Andrew Kennedy, and I have a new piece out that's about UVA's Faculty AI Guides program, but it's really about how centers for teaching and learning can be key players in an institution's response to disruption. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Responding to Disruption? Consult a Center for Teaching and Learning
A guest post by Derek Bruff, Andrew Kennedy and Jess Taggart.
www.insidehighered.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Jessica Taggart, Andrew Kennedy, and I have a new piece out that's about UVA's Faculty AI Guides program, but it's really about how centers for teaching and learning can be key players in an institution's response to disruption. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Reposted by Tanya Joosten
Younger adults are far more likely than older adults to report using YouTube and TikTok daily. www.pewresearch.org/...
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Younger adults are far more likely than older adults to report using YouTube and TikTok daily. www.pewresearch.org/...
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling
Policy drops “paylines” based on peer-review scores and requires geography and other factors to guide approvals
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NIH shake-up to grant decision-making draws concerns of political meddling | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Tell me about Microsoft Azure AI Video Indexer
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Tell me about Microsoft Azure AI Video Indexer
Reposted by Tanya Joosten
happy bday artist Georgia O’Keeffe, b.1887, Sun Prairie, WI.
“My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me."
“My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me."
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
happy bday artist Georgia O’Keeffe, b.1887, Sun Prairie, WI.
“My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me."
“My painting is what I have to give back to the world for what the world gives to me."
Does AI save time or cost/waste time?
Can it do something but not well? Or not well without, extra work on your part?
Is it doing tasks you could do, but you're trying to save on efficiency?
Or is it doing tasks you can't do or can't do well?
For your students?
#detaai
Can it do something but not well? Or not well without, extra work on your part?
Is it doing tasks you could do, but you're trying to save on efficiency?
Or is it doing tasks you can't do or can't do well?
For your students?
#detaai
November 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Does AI save time or cost/waste time?
Can it do something but not well? Or not well without, extra work on your part?
Is it doing tasks you could do, but you're trying to save on efficiency?
Or is it doing tasks you can't do or can't do well?
For your students?
#detaai
Can it do something but not well? Or not well without, extra work on your part?
Is it doing tasks you could do, but you're trying to save on efficiency?
Or is it doing tasks you can't do or can't do well?
For your students?
#detaai
The 4.0 GPA scale (thanks Yale?) and the letter grade system (Mount Holyoke?) together or separately as a Standardized Measurement has to go. And, don't get me started on the IB 7 points scale or the American use of an IB 5 point scale.
We all know that grades don't necessarily measure much.
We all know that grades don't necessarily measure much.
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The 4.0 GPA scale (thanks Yale?) and the letter grade system (Mount Holyoke?) together or separately as a Standardized Measurement has to go. And, don't get me started on the IB 7 points scale or the American use of an IB 5 point scale.
We all know that grades don't necessarily measure much.
We all know that grades don't necessarily measure much.
Charging for AI Pro on your phone? "Google AI Pro for a year on us ($239 value)." Interesting.
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Charging for AI Pro on your phone? "Google AI Pro for a year on us ($239 value)." Interesting.
Having problems finding a descent video screen capture. Might be my laptop.
What are you all using these days?
What are you all using these days?
November 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Having problems finding a descent video screen capture. Might be my laptop.
What are you all using these days?
What are you all using these days?
WCAG Compliance - Web Accessibility
What's up at your university or organization?
Any efforts? What tech is the focus?
Delaying until 2027 deadline?
Legal leading it or who?
What else should I be asking?
What's up at your university or organization?
Any efforts? What tech is the focus?
Delaying until 2027 deadline?
Legal leading it or who?
What else should I be asking?
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
WCAG Compliance - Web Accessibility
What's up at your university or organization?
Any efforts? What tech is the focus?
Delaying until 2027 deadline?
Legal leading it or who?
What else should I be asking?
What's up at your university or organization?
Any efforts? What tech is the focus?
Delaying until 2027 deadline?
Legal leading it or who?
What else should I be asking?
What AI tool enters into government forms? lol. seriously...
Like grants dot gov forms?
Like grants dot gov forms?
grays.gov
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What AI tool enters into government forms? lol. seriously...
Like grants dot gov forms?
Like grants dot gov forms?
You know that tipping point with a support unit. They should be supporting you to accomplish your goals and in return positively influence the institutional goals. Yet, you start to feel like they are making your life more difficult rather than providing support. Feels like a barrier than a lift.
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You know that tipping point with a support unit. They should be supporting you to accomplish your goals and in return positively influence the institutional goals. Yet, you start to feel like they are making your life more difficult rather than providing support. Feels like a barrier than a lift.
So it appears generative AI doesn't read excel files really. Any else having experience with this? Having AI read the data and format it in a Word table for a report? Could read the excel file unless .txt. #DETAAI
November 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
So it appears generative AI doesn't read excel files really. Any else having experience with this? Having AI read the data and format it in a Word table for a report? Could read the excel file unless .txt. #DETAAI
And now my thoughts about college admissions.
I appreciate how much they have streamlined it. Common app is sort of great.
I do like the "holistic" idea even though I am not sure how holistic some elite schools are.
But...
I appreciate how much they have streamlined it. Common app is sort of great.
I do like the "holistic" idea even though I am not sure how holistic some elite schools are.
But...
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
And now my thoughts about college admissions.
I appreciate how much they have streamlined it. Common app is sort of great.
I do like the "holistic" idea even though I am not sure how holistic some elite schools are.
But...
I appreciate how much they have streamlined it. Common app is sort of great.
I do like the "holistic" idea even though I am not sure how holistic some elite schools are.
But...
Really need college admissions to rethink this November 1st date. Sports are still in process, halloween. November 15th or December 1st would work much better for my schedule. Take note.
Also appears that high schools believe that either you are going to state school or one in the common app.
Also appears that high schools believe that either you are going to state school or one in the common app.
November 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Really need college admissions to rethink this November 1st date. Sports are still in process, halloween. November 15th or December 1st would work much better for my schedule. Take note.
Also appears that high schools believe that either you are going to state school or one in the common app.
Also appears that high schools believe that either you are going to state school or one in the common app.
"What’s happening isn’t laziness or a “bug” in your sense of persistence — it’s that the model limits how long a single web retrieval phase can run before returning partial verified data..." #DETAAI
November 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"What’s happening isn’t laziness or a “bug” in your sense of persistence — it’s that the model limits how long a single web retrieval phase can run before returning partial verified data..." #DETAAI
Tell me about your university/systems tuition discounts for out of state students. Its college application day, so my teen and I decided now was the day to have a serious talk about college. She is very disappointed that I am not writing her a blank check for a quarter million.
November 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tell me about your university/systems tuition discounts for out of state students. Its college application day, so my teen and I decided now was the day to have a serious talk about college. She is very disappointed that I am not writing her a blank check for a quarter million.
The timeout feature on generative AI which stops it from finishing the job is killing me.
If I could pull this data from 100 websites in an efficient manner, I would. You used to, but now, you pull 2-3 at a time and ask if I want more and then don't give it to me. ffs.
If I could pull this data from 100 websites in an efficient manner, I would. You used to, but now, you pull 2-3 at a time and ask if I want more and then don't give it to me. ffs.
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The timeout feature on generative AI which stops it from finishing the job is killing me.
If I could pull this data from 100 websites in an efficient manner, I would. You used to, but now, you pull 2-3 at a time and ask if I want more and then don't give it to me. ffs.
If I could pull this data from 100 websites in an efficient manner, I would. You used to, but now, you pull 2-3 at a time and ask if I want more and then don't give it to me. ffs.
I feel like all the universities need to get rid of their out of state, non-resident tuition rate.
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I feel like all the universities need to get rid of their out of state, non-resident tuition rate.
Is anyone at the NSF these days? Anyone there to accept grants due next week?
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Is anyone at the NSF these days? Anyone there to accept grants due next week?
I love that I have benefits. They are not as awesome as when I started and part of the reason I took this job, but still great.
But, the amount of time and effort to figure out public university benefits is a lot.
Hope my kid gets a lot of life and health insurance, retirement, etc., but...
But, the amount of time and effort to figure out public university benefits is a lot.
Hope my kid gets a lot of life and health insurance, retirement, etc., but...
October 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I love that I have benefits. They are not as awesome as when I started and part of the reason I took this job, but still great.
But, the amount of time and effort to figure out public university benefits is a lot.
Hope my kid gets a lot of life and health insurance, retirement, etc., but...
But, the amount of time and effort to figure out public university benefits is a lot.
Hope my kid gets a lot of life and health insurance, retirement, etc., but...
it is 2025, and I need everyone to realize there is a way to control how your web pages prints...and I need them to use it. No reason why when I try to print something that the printout isn't comprehendible.
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
it is 2025, and I need everyone to realize there is a way to control how your web pages prints...and I need them to use it. No reason why when I try to print something that the printout isn't comprehendible.
I wonder how much time I have saved in my life by not reading the terms and conditions for the last several decades.
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I wonder how much time I have saved in my life by not reading the terms and conditions for the last several decades.