Darin Jensen and Brett Griffiths receiving the #4C25 #OutstandingBookAward for their book that defends "just teaching"! #TYCA25 showing up with their message that in our moment, colleagues at 4-year schools need to stand with their 2-year peers for so of our students.
April 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Darin Jensen and Brett Griffiths receiving the #4C25 #OutstandingBookAward for their book that defends "just teaching"! #TYCA25 showing up with their message that in our moment, colleagues at 4-year schools need to stand with their 2-year peers for so of our students.
Now it's time for MY session! "Performing Politics: Navigating Life as a TYC English Instructor" w/ Jessica Nastal and Anicca Cox! #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Now it's time for MY session! "Performing Politics: Navigating Life as a TYC English Instructor" w/ Jessica Nastal and Anicca Cox! #TYCA25
Not saying that anybody has been rude or interrupted! Folks have raised their hands when thoughts occurred to them and the presenters paused to respond then continued after. It just struck me funny! #TYCA25/#4C25
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Not saying that anybody has been rude or interrupted! Folks have raised their hands when thoughts occurred to them and the presenters paused to respond then continued after. It just struck me funny! #TYCA25/#4C25
Second panel of the day where the audience seems to have started Q&A before the panelists have finished? Um. Am I just old fashioned? #TYCA25/#4C25
April 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Second panel of the day where the audience seems to have started Q&A before the panelists have finished? Um. Am I just old fashioned? #TYCA25/#4C25
(Which also kind of highlights the precarity/issues with two-year college research too, doesn't it? We need a quantitative study abt the issue of attendance because of life gettng in the way and what that means for higher ed generally.) #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
(Which also kind of highlights the precarity/issues with two-year college research too, doesn't it? We need a quantitative study abt the issue of attendance because of life gettng in the way and what that means for higher ed generally.) #TYCA25
The researchers talk abt issues with doing the study--longevity/sustainability due to students' busy lives--which generally is the issue wth classes, not just with social/enrichment events. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The researchers talk abt issues with doing the study--longevity/sustainability due to students' busy lives--which generally is the issue wth classes, not just with social/enrichment events. #TYCA25
(I really dig how the presenters have a slideshw that's just pictures of the club particpants going to events while they do their storytellng.) #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
(I really dig how the presenters have a slideshw that's just pictures of the club particpants going to events while they do their storytellng.) #TYCA25
McFadden wanted to get the diversity of the student body to be reflected in credit-level Englsh, not just developmental classes. So, qual research time! #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
McFadden wanted to get the diversity of the student body to be reflected in credit-level Englsh, not just developmental classes. So, qual research time! #TYCA25
Time for the next session: "Moving Students from the Margins: How One Campus Is Using Qualitative, Collaborative Research to Create Community, Leverage Literacies, and Support Success" with Jenny McFadden, Lynn Franks, and Wajiha Fatima! #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Time for the next session: "Moving Students from the Margins: How One Campus Is Using Qualitative, Collaborative Research to Create Community, Leverage Literacies, and Support Success" with Jenny McFadden, Lynn Franks, and Wajiha Fatima! #TYCA25
When asked what thoughts she had about the various concepts/words many folks aren't supposed to be covering in class, Evans notes that it's kind of powerful to mention to students in an aside, "I was told I wasn't allowed to teach you this." Heh. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When asked what thoughts she had about the various concepts/words many folks aren't supposed to be covering in class, Evans notes that it's kind of powerful to mention to students in an aside, "I was told I wasn't allowed to teach you this." Heh. #TYCA25
About students using generative AI: Students don't know what the technology is and what we're looking for! She's found value in telling students that what they tell her in one-on-one conversation is waaaaay more interesting than any random paper a machine can spit out about their readings. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
About students using generative AI: Students don't know what the technology is and what we're looking for! She's found value in telling students that what they tell her in one-on-one conversation is waaaaay more interesting than any random paper a machine can spit out about their readings. #TYCA25
Someone asked Evans for writing advice for folks, and she talked about the importance of keeping a regular routine and being generous about what counts as a "writing day." Though she confesses that when she pretended going to museums counted for her writing days, "that was fake." LOL. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Someone asked Evans for writing advice for folks, and she talked about the importance of keeping a regular routine and being generous about what counts as a "writing day." Though she confesses that when she pretended going to museums counted for her writing days, "that was fake." LOL. #TYCA25
"The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is exclusion." We have varying levels of institutional power, Evans acknowledges, but we need to exert what we do have, where we have it. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"The opposite of diversity, equity, and inclusion is exclusion." We have varying levels of institutional power, Evans acknowledges, but we need to exert what we do have, where we have it. #TYCA25
Evans talks about a book she teaches, early spec fiction, and how people might think it's negative commentary on current times but, like, it's just critiquing literal historical slavery. When we say something like that is "controversial," well. Let us reflect.
#TYCA25
#TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Evans talks about a book she teaches, early spec fiction, and how people might think it's negative commentary on current times but, like, it's just critiquing literal historical slavery. When we say something like that is "controversial," well. Let us reflect.
#TYCA25
#TYCA25
Evans talks about how weird it is that her dystopian story collection now feels...like reality, oof. But also, what's coming up reflecting on that: Where does knowledge come from? How do we have conversations when not everybody can agree on what "real" is? #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Evans talks about how weird it is that her dystopian story collection now feels...like reality, oof. But also, what's coming up reflecting on that: Where does knowledge come from? How do we have conversations when not everybody can agree on what "real" is? #TYCA25
I love the way Evans talks about short story collections--the first story is usually "an assemblage of the questions that are going to occur." Treat a collection like an album, but you'll get the feel for the meanings at the start. (Kinda like a thesis in an essay intro, too, right?) #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I love the way Evans talks about short story collections--the first story is usually "an assemblage of the questions that are going to occur." Treat a collection like an album, but you'll get the feel for the meanings at the start. (Kinda like a thesis in an essay intro, too, right?) #TYCA25
The conference keynote is with Danielle Evans, who wrote "The Office of Historical Corrections," which is AWESOME. The keynote is an interviewy conversation, rather than a speech, which is neat.
daniellevevans.com
#TYCA25
daniellevevans.com
#TYCA25
Danielle Valore Evans
Visit the post for more.
daniellevevans.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The conference keynote is with Danielle Evans, who wrote "The Office of Historical Corrections," which is AWESOME. The keynote is an interviewy conversation, rather than a speech, which is neat.
daniellevevans.com
#TYCA25
daniellevevans.com
#TYCA25
Nw it's time for the #TYCA25 roundtables and also the keynote and the awards and I am SO HUNGRY friends, I am eating every snack thing in my bag right now.
April 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nw it's time for the #TYCA25 roundtables and also the keynote and the awards and I am SO HUNGRY friends, I am eating every snack thing in my bag right now.
If you're interested in contributing to their anthology of spec fic, check it out here: humutah.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#TYCA25
#TYCA25
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
humutah.co1.qualtrics.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
If you're interested in contributing to their anthology of spec fic, check it out here: humutah.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
#TYCA25
#TYCA25
Great discussion about what we were envisioning--even though we did get caught up in educational barriers, we ended up in a very "wouldn't it be great if" conversation. #TYCA25
April 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great discussion about what we were envisioning--even though we did get caught up in educational barriers, we ended up in a very "wouldn't it be great if" conversation. #TYCA25