David Coad, PhD
@dcoad.bsky.social
Asst Teaching Professor @ Santa Clara U | Mentoring the next gen thru digital culture | Classes I teach: FYC, Internet Culture, Engineering Comm, Rhet Theory
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David Coad, PhD
@dcoad.bsky.social
· Apr 7
GREAT NEWS: I've accepted a new position as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Santa Clara University!
Jesuit universities are known for excellent teaching and ethical critical thinking, so I'm proud to be a part of that!
Thanks to everyone who has supported me along the way!
Jesuit universities are known for excellent teaching and ethical critical thinking, so I'm proud to be a part of that!
Thanks to everyone who has supported me along the way!
Check out my latest substack blog post for a behind the scenes look at my qualitative interview research and why its a great opportunity to harness LISTENING for the greater good.
June 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Check out my latest substack blog post for a behind the scenes look at my qualitative interview research and why its a great opportunity to harness LISTENING for the greater good.
I get to present the mulitmodal award and honorable mentions at the English Department Award Ceremony tonight! Exciting! This year's winners were lit! What an honor to be encouraging and rewarding strong student work!
May 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I get to present the mulitmodal award and honorable mentions at the English Department Award Ceremony tonight! Exciting! This year's winners were lit! What an honor to be encouraging and rewarding strong student work!
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Part of the reason I have developed such a contempt for AIbros like this man and the ecology of techbros who uncritically push AI is the absolute arrogance—they have never set foot in a classroom, or studied pedagogy yet they claim to know better than teachers.
May 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Part of the reason I have developed such a contempt for AIbros like this man and the ecology of techbros who uncritically push AI is the absolute arrogance—they have never set foot in a classroom, or studied pedagogy yet they claim to know better than teachers.
Read my new substack!
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May 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Read my new substack!
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This is WILD.
Goodbye Apple, Hello OpenAI.
Goodbye privacy, Hello, seemless boundary crossing.
Goodbye Friends, Hello Machines? Hopefully not.
Goodbye Apple, Hello OpenAI.
Goodbye privacy, Hello, seemless boundary crossing.
Goodbye Friends, Hello Machines? Hopefully not.
OpenAI Unites With Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal to Create A.I. Devices
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is WILD.
Goodbye Apple, Hello OpenAI.
Goodbye privacy, Hello, seemless boundary crossing.
Goodbye Friends, Hello Machines? Hopefully not.
Goodbye Apple, Hello OpenAI.
Goodbye privacy, Hello, seemless boundary crossing.
Goodbye Friends, Hello Machines? Hopefully not.
I just read the #4C26 CFP...please note they are explcitly asking us to NOT write to the theme this year, but just to the rubric. So different!!!
May 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I just read the #4C26 CFP...please note they are explcitly asking us to NOT write to the theme this year, but just to the rubric. So different!!!
Through my 15 years of teaching college writing, students have always told me they are terrible writers. But now, Gen AI makes them think they're even worse. Read my reflections and what we can do about it here. davidcoad.substack.com/p/students-t...
Students Think They’re Terrible Writers—and Gen AI is Making It Worse
And What We Can Do About It
davidcoad.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Through my 15 years of teaching college writing, students have always told me they are terrible writers. But now, Gen AI makes them think they're even worse. Read my reflections and what we can do about it here. davidcoad.substack.com/p/students-t...
Peer Review is only useful for the person getting feedback? WRONG! Similarly, teaching observations benefit the observer as well. My new substack post explains what I took from a recent teaching observation, and gives my hot take on why the word "hearing" is better than "listening"!
David Coad | Substack
I'm a writing professor at Santa Clara University. I write about digital technologies in education, what it's like to teach writing, active/social/theatrical forms of learning, and about insights from...
davidcoad.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Peer Review is only useful for the person getting feedback? WRONG! Similarly, teaching observations benefit the observer as well. My new substack post explains what I took from a recent teaching observation, and gives my hot take on why the word "hearing" is better than "listening"!
Reposted by David Coad, PhD
OpenAI says it could adjust its AI safety policy if a rival ships a high-risk model without safeguards. Critics say it's backing off key commitments.
OpenAI just gave itself wiggle room on safety if rivals release 'high-risk' models
OpenAI says it could adjust its AI safety policy if a rival ships a high-risk model without safeguards. Critics say it's backing off key commitments.
www.businessinsider.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
OpenAI says it could adjust its AI safety policy if a rival ships a high-risk model without safeguards. Critics say it's backing off key commitments.
A person is more than their opinions. Love them, don’t hate.
April 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A person is more than their opinions. Love them, don’t hate.
Yo, folks, I can disagree with the idea of totally refusing GAI while also accepting many useful criticisms of it and respecting and valuing those who refuse.
April 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yo, folks, I can disagree with the idea of totally refusing GAI while also accepting many useful criticisms of it and respecting and valuing those who refuse.
Reposted by David Coad, PhD
I've had a bunch of people ask me for access to my #4C25 Chair's Address transcript, so after taking a bit of time to clean it up, I've made it available, here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #teamrhetoric #rhetcomp #techcomm @ncte.org
2025 CCCC Chair’s Address Transcript Sano-Franchini
Timely, (Un)Disciplinary, and Solutions-Oriented: Remembering and Enacting Abundance in These Times When We Just Have to Keep Going Jennifer Sano-Franchini West Virginia University [SLIDE] Part 1. T...
docs.google.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I've had a bunch of people ask me for access to my #4C25 Chair's Address transcript, so after taking a bit of time to clean it up, I've made it available, here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... #teamrhetoric #rhetcomp #techcomm @ncte.org
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Glad to be home from #4C25. Spending some time reflecting on what I learned during the conference and doing some research to spark new interests!
April 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Glad to be home from #4C25. Spending some time reflecting on what I learned during the conference and doing some research to spark new interests!
Finally made it back to California after #4C25! Thank you EVERYONE, especially @jsanofranchini.bsky.social , @ncte.org , and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make it happen! I’m *cheering* all of you on!!!
April 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Finally made it back to California after #4C25! Thank you EVERYONE, especially @jsanofranchini.bsky.social , @ncte.org , and everyone who worked behind the scenes to make it happen! I’m *cheering* all of you on!!!
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Interested content creators? Gossip about YouTube's algorithm? Academic articles with unnecessary long titles?
"Algorithmic Anthropomorphizing, Platform Gossip, and Backlashes: Aspirational Content Creators’ Narratives About YouTube’s Algorithm on Reddit"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
"Algorithmic Anthropomorphizing, Platform Gossip, and Backlashes: Aspirational Content Creators’ Narratives About YouTube’s Algorithm on Reddit"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Algorithmic Anthropomorphizing, Platform Gossip, and Backlashes: Aspirational Content Creators’ Narratives About YouTube’s Algorithm on Reddit - John R. Gallagher, Antonia Pecoraro Hernandez, 2025
This paper examines how aspirational content creators (ACCs) on the r/NewTubers subreddit forum understand and discuss YouTube’s algorithm. This study employs t...
journals.sagepub.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Interested content creators? Gossip about YouTube's algorithm? Academic articles with unnecessary long titles?
"Algorithmic Anthropomorphizing, Platform Gossip, and Backlashes: Aspirational Content Creators’ Narratives About YouTube’s Algorithm on Reddit"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
"Algorithmic Anthropomorphizing, Platform Gossip, and Backlashes: Aspirational Content Creators’ Narratives About YouTube’s Algorithm on Reddit"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
As you leave #4C25: try (try) to take time in the next few days or week to sit down and reflect on what you’re taking away. What are you DOING with what you learned? Or just collapse from fatigue. That’s good too.
April 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
As you leave #4C25: try (try) to take time in the next few days or week to sit down and reflect on what you’re taking away. What are you DOING with what you learned? Or just collapse from fatigue. That’s good too.
@annamillsoer.bsky.social I’d love to meet you in person at some point here at the conference! I’ve only followed you online and through stories of friends!
April 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
@annamillsoer.bsky.social I’d love to meet you in person at some point here at the conference! I’ve only followed you online and through stories of friends!
#Collaboration is a changemaker in post-graduate writing according to Karen Lunsford in the Wayfinder project #4C25
April 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
#Collaboration is a changemaker in post-graduate writing according to Karen Lunsford in the Wayfinder project #4C25
The Wayfinding Project includes 19 focus groups / 30 participants!!!!!! exploring UC graduates' orientation toward writing 3-10 years after graduation. What a great project!
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social, Karen Lunsford, and Jonathan Alexander #4C25
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social, Karen Lunsford, and Jonathan Alexander #4C25
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Wayfinding Project includes 19 focus groups / 30 participants!!!!!! exploring UC graduates' orientation toward writing 3-10 years after graduation. What a great project!
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social, Karen Lunsford, and Jonathan Alexander #4C25
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social, Karen Lunsford, and Jonathan Alexander #4C25
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social and Karen Lunsford do a great job giving background and framing fo the Wayfinding Project, not assuming too much prior knowledge on the topic. Really interesting project! #4C25
April 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
@carlwhithaus.bsky.social and Karen Lunsford do a great job giving background and framing fo the Wayfinding Project, not assuming too much prior knowledge on the topic. Really interesting project! #4C25