Elizabeth Cerkez
@zekrec.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Instruction @ Temple U. Chemistry and Chemistry Education Research.
(Philly sports + Weather + Swiftie)
(Philly sports + Weather + Swiftie)
I’ve been attacked.
January 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I’ve been attacked.
The amount of mental task switching I've done today has my brain feeling like a wrung out sponge 😮💨
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The amount of mental task switching I've done today has my brain feeling like a wrung out sponge 😮💨
Looking for some new ideas for formative feedback opportunities in large gen chem classes (>200). We've previously done low stakes (<2% of the overall grade) quizzes the week before exams in recitations, but we've had issues with cheating recently. Anyone doing something they really like? #ChemSky
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Looking for some new ideas for formative feedback opportunities in large gen chem classes (>200). We've previously done low stakes (<2% of the overall grade) quizzes the week before exams in recitations, but we've had issues with cheating recently. Anyone doing something they really like? #ChemSky
Me, a West Wing fan, thinking only of one man. #puthimonthebench
The top seven picks in the 2026 NFL Draft:
1️⃣ Las Vegas Raiders
2️⃣ New York Jets
3️⃣ Arizona Cardinals
4️⃣ Tennessee Titans
5️⃣ New York Giants
6️⃣ Cleveland Browns
7️⃣ Washington Commanders
1️⃣ Las Vegas Raiders
2️⃣ New York Jets
3️⃣ Arizona Cardinals
4️⃣ Tennessee Titans
5️⃣ New York Giants
6️⃣ Cleveland Browns
7️⃣ Washington Commanders
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Me, a West Wing fan, thinking only of one man. #puthimonthebench
Just ate a meal with zero cheese in it and my rot week brain is very disappointed.
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just ate a meal with zero cheese in it and my rot week brain is very disappointed.
Reposted by Elizabeth Cerkez
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
Reposted by Elizabeth Cerkez
phillies said “the people of philadelphia have been through enough watching that dogshit eagles team, sign kyle TODAY” and i thank them for it
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
phillies said “the people of philadelphia have been through enough watching that dogshit eagles team, sign kyle TODAY” and i thank them for it
I want to go to bed, you idiots.
December 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I want to go to bed, you idiots.
Attended an all day accessibility training on WCAG. I am overwhelmed and there are not a lot of answers of how to deal with this in STEM classes.
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Attended an all day accessibility training on WCAG. I am overwhelmed and there are not a lot of answers of how to deal with this in STEM classes.
Had to skip yoga tonight to finish writing an exam. The end of the semester is not my favorite part of the semester.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Had to skip yoga tonight to finish writing an exam. The end of the semester is not my favorite part of the semester.
Context isn’t needed. Always true.
PATRICK! DO NOT EVEN JOKE ABOUT THIS! YOU'LL JUST ENCOURAGE THE BIOLOGISTS
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Context isn’t needed. Always true.
Oh man, gonna miss @chemjobber.bsky.social but good for him.
I did not have ‘Rubber duck museum moves to Canada because of tariffs and trade war’ on my 2025 bingo card. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This American rubber duck museum is moving to B.C. due to tariffs, drop in tourism | CBC News
Quirky Point Roberts-based Rubber Duck Museum is coming to Tsawwassen Mills mall in B.C. after increasing tariffs and decreasing tourism have made business in the U.S. exclave unsustainable.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Oh man, gonna miss @chemjobber.bsky.social but good for him.
Last sentence from the discussion: “In this sense, one might view learning through LLMs rather than traditional web search as, at times, analogous to being shown the solution to a math problem rather than trying to solve it oneself.”
Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning
Abstract. The effects of using large language models (LLMs) versus traditional web search on depth of learning are explored. A theory is proposed that when
academic.oup.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Last sentence from the discussion: “In this sense, one might view learning through LLMs rather than traditional web search as, at times, analogous to being shown the solution to a math problem rather than trying to solve it oneself.”
.....I haven't even gotten through a single one 😫
I need to give detailed feedback on six, 20-page papers today. The chances this takes all day is 99.999999%
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
.....I haven't even gotten through a single one 😫
I need to give detailed feedback on six, 20-page papers today. The chances this takes all day is 99.999999%
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I need to give detailed feedback on six, 20-page papers today. The chances this takes all day is 99.999999%
An absolute insult to philadelphia culture that one cannot buy a soft pretzel on campus at 3 pm.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
An absolute insult to philadelphia culture that one cannot buy a soft pretzel on campus at 3 pm.
Simultaneously doing electrochemistry in Gen Chem II and instrumental (at different levels) this week, so currently everyone is getting a mini-rant about Ben Franklin.
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Simultaneously doing electrochemistry in Gen Chem II and instrumental (at different levels) this week, so currently everyone is getting a mini-rant about Ben Franklin.
Could see the Northern Lights from my roof in Philly!!!
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Could see the Northern Lights from my roof in Philly!!!
We’re regulars at author events at the Free Library. Tonight we’re seeing Ray Didinger in conversation with Merrill Reese.
Let’s just say the vibe of the crowd is very different tonight.
Let’s just say the vibe of the crowd is very different tonight.
November 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
We’re regulars at author events at the Free Library. Tonight we’re seeing Ray Didinger in conversation with Merrill Reese.
Let’s just say the vibe of the crowd is very different tonight.
Let’s just say the vibe of the crowd is very different tonight.