Casey Wayne Patterson
@cwp.bsky.social
UMD—>Stanford—>Assistant Prof of Black literary studies at LSU. 5 times winner of witch weekly’s most charming smile award
Does anyone else think that students’ tech skills are noticeably depreciating?
For all of my time in school, we students had the edge on our professors with tech savvy. Now it seems like my students are less able to navigate web platforms, convert word documents to PDFs, etc…
Any thoughts on why?
For all of my time in school, we students had the edge on our professors with tech savvy. Now it seems like my students are less able to navigate web platforms, convert word documents to PDFs, etc…
Any thoughts on why?
March 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Does anyone else think that students’ tech skills are noticeably depreciating?
For all of my time in school, we students had the edge on our professors with tech savvy. Now it seems like my students are less able to navigate web platforms, convert word documents to PDFs, etc…
Any thoughts on why?
For all of my time in school, we students had the edge on our professors with tech savvy. Now it seems like my students are less able to navigate web platforms, convert word documents to PDFs, etc…
Any thoughts on why?
RIP Nikki Giovanni
December 10, 2024 at 5:27 AM
RIP Nikki Giovanni
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Hi folks, let me know if you'd like to be in this pack. This is an academic/scholarly pack. Adding people slowly! If you asked to be added and do not see yourself, let me know - Bsky has been glitchy.
Hi all, I created a Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Studies starter pack. This is for the academic study of SFFH :) The list is still tiny as I don't know who is here. Please let me know if you'd like to be added!
go.bsky.app/TDrfKpu
go.bsky.app/TDrfKpu
November 15, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Hi folks, let me know if you'd like to be in this pack. This is an academic/scholarly pack. Adding people slowly! If you asked to be added and do not see yourself, let me know - Bsky has been glitchy.
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Stuart Hall is, to my mind, among the sharpest observers of the everyday inadequacy, and yet the utter indispensability of the university as a site for critical intellectual work: “I commend the vocation of the intellectual life in this sense to you. … 1/5
November 14, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Stuart Hall is, to my mind, among the sharpest observers of the everyday inadequacy, and yet the utter indispensability of the university as a site for critical intellectual work: “I commend the vocation of the intellectual life in this sense to you. … 1/5
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An easy media literacy trick: if the headline features a passive voice about violence, the ones responsible for the violence were the police
A pro-Palestinian protest at Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, D.C. that turned violent is sending a jolt through political circles in Chicago, which plans to host the party’s presidential nominating convention this summer.
Violent clash at DNC headquarters sparks concern over convention security
Officials emphasize that local police will be trained in de-escalation tactics.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2023 at 6:59 PM
An easy media literacy trick: if the headline features a passive voice about violence, the ones responsible for the violence were the police
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This letter by a large group Harvard faculty is very good.
We'll likely need some version of this at many institutions around the country in the weeks to come.
medium.com/@acfreedomfa...
We'll likely need some version of this at many institutions around the country in the weeks to come.
medium.com/@acfreedomfa...
November 14, 2023 at 5:11 PM
This letter by a large group Harvard faculty is very good.
We'll likely need some version of this at many institutions around the country in the weeks to come.
medium.com/@acfreedomfa...
We'll likely need some version of this at many institutions around the country in the weeks to come.
medium.com/@acfreedomfa...
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Who do you follow here that studies/posts about African politics?
October 31, 2023 at 1:30 AM
Who do you follow here that studies/posts about African politics?