leslinds
@leslinds.bsky.social
All things instructional design: learning sciences, educational psychology, critical pedagogy, technology, belonging, evaluation and assessment. Currently nonprofit, recovering higher ed. Voracious reader. GIF enthusiast. Texpat. She/her.
Judith Butler’s “What Is Critique? An Essay on Foucault’s Virtue,” Stuart Hall’s “The Work of Representation,” Donna Haraway’s “Situated Knowledges,” or Clifford Geertz’s “Thick Description” could work? Maybe Michel de Certeau’s “Walking in the City” too!
October 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Judith Butler’s “What Is Critique? An Essay on Foucault’s Virtue,” Stuart Hall’s “The Work of Representation,” Donna Haraway’s “Situated Knowledges,” or Clifford Geertz’s “Thick Description” could work? Maybe Michel de Certeau’s “Walking in the City” too!
I was just wondering the same thing.
June 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I was just wondering the same thing.
A week might be depressing. But a month, there’s bound to be some glimmer of good news or a bright spot that could be excavated and included so things feel less hopeless?
February 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A week might be depressing. But a month, there’s bound to be some glimmer of good news or a bright spot that could be excavated and included so things feel less hopeless?
Makes sense. I’m also trying to solve for it being a group project-based course with a mix of individual and group writing and what that looks like given each project is custom to the group (so accounting for differentiation within and between groups). I’m probably trying to do too much, as usual. 😏
February 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Makes sense. I’m also trying to solve for it being a group project-based course with a mix of individual and group writing and what that looks like given each project is custom to the group (so accounting for differentiation within and between groups). I’m probably trying to do too much, as usual. 😏
Was scrolling the #ungrading feed to solve for a similar challenge — thank you!
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Was scrolling the #ungrading feed to solve for a similar challenge — thank you!
Admittedly, I prefer non-fiction audiobooks, especially biography, memoir, and essays. Some recent ones I liked: Class Dismissed by Anthony Abraham Jack; The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates; The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio; and A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney. 🎧
January 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Admittedly, I prefer non-fiction audiobooks, especially biography, memoir, and essays. Some recent ones I liked: Class Dismissed by Anthony Abraham Jack; The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates; The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio; and A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney. 🎧
Haha, I call this my dad’s party trick: the man can walk into any room and always finds somebody with some connection to his small town in the middle of nowhere. It really is a smaller world than we imagine!
January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Haha, I call this my dad’s party trick: the man can walk into any room and always finds somebody with some connection to his small town in the middle of nowhere. It really is a smaller world than we imagine!
Apparently car windows that manually crank down are a novelty these days, too — made the gesture while talking and got a bewildered look from someone who has known nothing but automatic buttons.
a woman is sitting in a chair and says it is what it is .
Alt: The character Dorothy from the Golden Girls tv show is sitting in a chair and says it is what it is
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January 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Apparently car windows that manually crank down are a novelty these days, too — made the gesture while talking and got a bewildered look from someone who has known nothing but automatic buttons.
Thank you for these questions! Really good to stop and reflect for a minute.
January 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Thank you for these questions! Really good to stop and reflect for a minute.
My God, I didn’t know those stats. Explains so much! #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My God, I didn’t know those stats. Explains so much! #BuildHopeEdu
That this generation will pull together. They are so brilliant, funny, inclusive, and generous when we give them a safe place to be seen, they are valued, and they can be in community with each other. I can see how much kids have changed since I was their age, and it makes me hopeful. #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
That this generation will pull together. They are so brilliant, funny, inclusive, and generous when we give them a safe place to be seen, they are valued, and they can be in community with each other. I can see how much kids have changed since I was their age, and it makes me hopeful. #BuildHopeEdu
This celebrate part is such a good reminder! And building in moments for them to reflect on their growth so they can build more resilience when they face the next challenge — reminding them they *can* do hard things because they *have* already. #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This celebrate part is such a good reminder! And building in moments for them to reflect on their growth so they can build more resilience when they face the next challenge — reminding them they *can* do hard things because they *have* already. #BuildHopeEdu
Not gonna lie, this feels harder every year given the state of things in the world. It feels like we can’t keep the promises we make to them about their future if they “do well in school.” But focus on what we can and trust other people are doing the work to change things, too. 🤷♀️ #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Not gonna lie, this feels harder every year given the state of things in the world. It feels like we can’t keep the promises we make to them about their future if they “do well in school.” But focus on what we can and trust other people are doing the work to change things, too. 🤷♀️ #BuildHopeEdu
I wish I was better at journaling — do you free write, or do you have something to guide your reflection or brainstorming at all? #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I wish I was better at journaling — do you free write, or do you have something to guide your reflection or brainstorming at all? #BuildHopeEdu
+ something I started early in my career is keeping a “wall of awesome.” I would literally print out complimentary emails, work I was proud of, evals, anything representing a win and tack it up behind my computer. It’s now a folder I keep, but revisiting it on hard days is always good. #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
+ something I started early in my career is keeping a “wall of awesome.” I would literally print out complimentary emails, work I was proud of, evals, anything representing a win and tack it up behind my computer. It’s now a folder I keep, but revisiting it on hard days is always good. #BuildHopeEdu
My friend’s dad has this great saying: “Your health is important, as it is the foundation upon which your ability to serve others is set.” Stepping back to rest and reset (often just a disco nap!) taking care of my human being-ness is really necessary for for me to keep perspective. #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
My friend’s dad has this great saying: “Your health is important, as it is the foundation upon which your ability to serve others is set.” Stepping back to rest and reset (often just a disco nap!) taking care of my human being-ness is really necessary for for me to keep perspective. #BuildHopeEdu
I love this shout out to integrity! #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I love this shout out to integrity! #BuildHopeEdu
Supporting students to think critically, ask (and find answers to) hard questions, understand themselves and their identities in the context of power structures and their communities, develop agency in their decision-making, and create the lives they imagine for themselves and others. #BuildHopeEdu
January 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Supporting students to think critically, ask (and find answers to) hard questions, understand themselves and their identities in the context of power structures and their communities, develop agency in their decision-making, and create the lives they imagine for themselves and others. #BuildHopeEdu
Thank you for sharing these! I’m trying to put together a similar unit embedded in a project they’ll be working on (hopefully to reach the same conclusion your students have), and these are a great jumping off point. This is really heartening.
January 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Thank you for sharing these! I’m trying to put together a similar unit embedded in a project they’ll be working on (hopefully to reach the same conclusion your students have), and these are a great jumping off point. This is really heartening.
Ooh, I could see this as a really interesting tool for students working on their college application essays. They’re used to consuming narrative storytelling on podcasts, so hearing their own story in that format could be eye-opening. I’m excited to think more about this! #EduSkyAI
January 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Ooh, I could see this as a really interesting tool for students working on their college application essays. They’re used to consuming narrative storytelling on podcasts, so hearing their own story in that format could be eye-opening. I’m excited to think more about this! #EduSkyAI
Brilliant! And definitely cheat-proof. I’m gonna think hard about what review for those activities can look like at scale — but this also could invite/encourage video feedback by instructors in response (a good thing). 🤔 #EduSkyAI
January 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Brilliant! And definitely cheat-proof. I’m gonna think hard about what review for those activities can look like at scale — but this also could invite/encourage video feedback by instructors in response (a good thing). 🤔 #EduSkyAI
Same. I was really resistant, but currently in an org where I’m the only one in my role, I started using it as a brainstorming buddy when drafting scenarios for assessments. I had to start eating some crow, but I stand firm that AI backgrounds on Zoom still give me the creeps! #EduSkyAI
January 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Same. I was really resistant, but currently in an org where I’m the only one in my role, I started using it as a brainstorming buddy when drafting scenarios for assessments. I had to start eating some crow, but I stand firm that AI backgrounds on Zoom still give me the creeps! #EduSkyAI