Literature professor, broadly construed. Teaching composition and having OPINIONS about uses of "AI." Scholar of literature and science. Trying to feel hope and practice usefulness in these present times. She/her.
I've been thinking about this recently (last month the movers tallied my stuff at 5500 pounds). So...much...stuff.
Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton)Student is moving today, rather than working, and lamented how much crap they have accumulated in a mere year. I have introduced them to the Antarctic Lifestyle Challenge. I anticpate a purge in their future.
(1) four per semester (2) planning on 6 hours per week, (3) in blocks around teaching (4) service, reporting/documentation, and institutional failure to value research (🤞for the last to be a past problem!) (5) benchmarks + defined next steps work better for me than word count target dates
Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦Academics who write during term (i.e. while teaching): 1. How many classes do you teach per term? 2. How often do you write (e.g. once/wk, when you can, etc.)? 3. When do you write (e.g. weekend, morning, at night, etc.)? 4. What's the biggest barrier(s) to you writing? 5. Do you have any tips?
Baseball pitcher's name: grandfather's first name and last thing you bought Mine is Henry Floor Runner
kimyour baseball pitcher name is your grandfather’s first name and the last thing you bought i’ll go first mine’s Dominic Sandals
Join me in being charmed by this totally friend-shaped, grill-curious being, here.
Dom Ervolina"Okay, your first mistake here is not letting the fire die out before putting the meat on the grill, but I honestly think your main issue is that you put a bear in charge of making the food."
I'm also on Mastodon at Halpin.zirk.us If this "experiment" goes where I'd imagine, I'll be there instead of here.
Like Cherie, I have opted out. In my case, the idea that my freshman composition students, using a tool I have told them to avoid in order to build their own skills, might encounter advice or review purporting to be from me...well, let's just say this was a sickening thought for the start of my day.
High Priestess, Low PatienceIf you're a writing professional who'd rather *not* have random AI-generated articles attributed to you without your knowledge or approval, here's the opt-out email: expertoptout@superhuman.com It's insufficient and tacky af, but it's a start. Go ye thereforth, etc. etc. etc.