Dr. Bethany N. Morrison
@bethanynmorrison.bsky.social
Teaching consultant, political scientist, & data nerd at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) at University of Michigan. Adjunct instructor at the Ford School of Public Policy.
This is the best comment ever! Thank you!
October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is the best comment ever! Thank you!
Thanks, Mirya! I'll check these out! (Incidentally, I just met Tyler at a new U-M faculty event and he first pointed me to civicsearch!)
September 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thanks, Mirya! I'll check these out! (Incidentally, I just met Tyler at a new U-M faculty event and he first pointed me to civicsearch!)
that help students 1. learn about how these races connect to issues they care about or 2. help them research the candidates in these low-information races. For example, civicsearch.org has this potential. TIA! ( @mirya.bsky.social @emayfarris.bsky.social ? - sheesh, I need to meet more S&L folks!)
CivicSearch
Search local government meetings and texts
civicsearch.org
September 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
that help students 1. learn about how these races connect to issues they care about or 2. help them research the candidates in these low-information races. For example, civicsearch.org has this potential. TIA! ( @mirya.bsky.social @emayfarris.bsky.social ? - sheesh, I need to meet more S&L folks!)
sigh. Thanks, ya’ll. I don’t see a
clear path for this, but I’ll try to be more attentive/open to possibility.
clear path for this, but I’ll try to be more attentive/open to possibility.
January 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
sigh. Thanks, ya’ll. I don’t see a
clear path for this, but I’ll try to be more attentive/open to possibility.
clear path for this, but I’ll try to be more attentive/open to possibility.
@michael-palmer.bsky.social IS @-able!
January 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@michael-palmer.bsky.social IS @-able!
It is important that we care about the quality of teaching in higher ed, but there are major limitations to only relying on SETs to assess it. check out Michael Palmer’s great new resource on alternatives (you know, for once you have that tenure!)
teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
Holistic Teaching Effectiveness Framework (UVA) — UVA Teaching Hub
<p>This collection highlights a range of teaching effectiveness frameworks developed for higher education contexts, primarily research-intensive institutions. These frameworks provide analytical appro...
teaching.virginia.edu
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It is important that we care about the quality of teaching in higher ed, but there are major limitations to only relying on SETs to assess it. check out Michael Palmer’s great new resource on alternatives (you know, for once you have that tenure!)
teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
teaching.virginia.edu/collections/...
Also @bschmidt.bsky.social 's interactive and easy-to-use chart on gendered language in teaching reviews. I think a lot about how instructors could ask undergraduates to engage with it.
benschmidt.org/profGender/#...
benschmidt.org/profGender/#...
Gendered Language in Teaching Evaluations
benschmidt.org
January 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Also @bschmidt.bsky.social 's interactive and easy-to-use chart on gendered language in teaching reviews. I think a lot about how instructors could ask undergraduates to engage with it.
benschmidt.org/profGender/#...
benschmidt.org/profGender/#...
Wait. There’s a keyboard shortcut for adding links??? This is huge!
January 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wait. There’s a keyboard shortcut for adding links??? This is huge!