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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Apr 17

Two years ago I ran some exercises on translating the NT with ChatGPT. I thought I'd see what had changed, and I was fascinated by the result: cressidaryan.wordpress.com/2025/04/17/c...

ChatGPT and translating the New Testament: two years on

Two years on, how has ChatGPT changed? I went back through the process of my last post, and these are the results and my responses. I first asked ChatGPT to translate the text of 1 John 2:1-6 into …

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Mthr Sian Clare Parker @sianclare.bsky.social · Apr 17

It's not typical Maundy Thursday matter but, given that today we are invited to reflect on our propensity to choose betrayal, fear, and self-interest over the love and selfless service offered to us all in Christ, this thread feels rather timely.

Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · Apr 16

In the year ending June 2024, UK police recorded 69,184 rapes. (It’s likely this represents c. 1 in 6 of the rapes actually committed.) In 2023/24 there were 2,283 prosecutions for rape, and 1,220 convictions. And c. 11,900 rape cases are currently waiting to go to court, many for more than 2 years.

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Apr 17

Finding out a chapter I had submitted a proposal for really is going ahead, when I knew I'd had a particularly creative idea for it and was really hoping I'd get to write it. Hurrah! Yes I have a book and two other articles to finish first. It's okay. #TinyJoys

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Apr 15

I've spent the last week in Dubai, which prompted some reflections on Palm Sunday and landscape, so I've written my first theological blogpost. Feedback welcome... cressidaryan.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/o...

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Apr 14

Something I've been trying to sort out for a while and think is important for supporting and crediting our wonderful contributors. Very glad to see it happen. Please do get in touch with any article ideas.

CUCD Bulletin @cucdbulletin.bsky.social · Apr 14

The CUCD Bulletin editors are delighted to announce that the Bulletin now has an ISSN! Former contributors are welcome to contact us to help update their personal publication profiles. New contributors and contributions are welcome as ever, do get in touch!

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Apr 2

Content and Trigger warnings... some perspectives from Classicists. I'm well aware this is a "hot" topic, and encourage cordial debate around a collection of pieces I commissioned for @cucdbulletin.bsky.social on the topic: cucd.blogs.sas.ac.uk/files/2025/0... @cucd.bsky.social

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 9

I've added another half dozen summer schools to my blog. There's so much going on! It's wonderful: cressidaryan.wordpress.com/summer-schoo...

Summer Schools in Latin, Greek, and related subjects

Back in July 2020 I put up a blogpost on Summer Schools 2020. This page rounds up the available summer schools on an ongoing basis. Inclusion here is not an endorsement. 26th January 2025: the next…

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 5

Braille music transcription... I'm writing up a report on music score accessibility. Does anyone know anyone who can do Braille music transcription? Yes I have ABRSM and RNIB guidance on stuff too. I'll blog what I can of it (minus the specific stuff for work!).

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 2

1300 words written explaining why the pedagogical and metacognitive tools I've set up and investigated for early modern Latin make a difference to 21st century teachers / translators. A risk, but let's hope the right one!

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 2

Thanks Ellie. The book's inspired by my work with the History of Language Learning and Teaching Network, who very much take this long view approach. I think I'm going to see what happens if I write up what I really think... then let the reviewers do their worst!

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 1

I have a strong desire to end my book concl as "so here's a summary of why I think Sophocles (&Plato) matter to understanding the New Testament and indeed the difference between Jerome, Erasmus, and Luther... but you know what? The tragectory continues & here's how it affects your teaching too."

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Mar 1

trying to finish my book. Remembered I'd done a podcast about it: religionoffthebeatentrack.substack.com/p/translatio... (I got the date wrong, 1529). If anyone fancies sending feedback, it would be very welcome!

Translation and the Reformation

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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · Feb 10

If you're based near Oxford and want to support an indie bookshop, you can reserve a signed copy of my book with a dedication (in "Order Notes) to you or a loved one who loves ancient history 🥰

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Helen McVeigh @classicsacademy.bsky.social · Feb 9

Starting on Mon 24th February at 7.30pm GMT, Translating Ancient Greece looks beyond the surface of the texts we receive in translation. We will examine excerpts from Homer, Aristophanes, Plato & Sophocles.
Find out more here helenmcveigh.co.uk/product/translatingancientgreece2
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A series of paperback English translations of Sophocles' Electra and other plays, Aristophanes' Birds and other plays, the Iliad, the Homeric Hymns, Plato's Republic, and Sophocles' three Theban plays

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 9

Thanks Mair. I'll give it a go.

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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · Feb 9

Thank you so much to the people who signed up to support us over the last couple of days. We literally couldn’t do it without you.

If just 9 more people pledge £10 a month it would cover our running costs for an entire year 🫢🥹

Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · Feb 7

If you'd like to donate to us to help keep things going here, we have a Ko-Fi account for one-off and subscription donations 🫡

We don't receive any external funding and we're currently only at 2% of our baseline running costs goal for the year, so every little bit helps!

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 9

Does anyone know how I could find out how many dual termination examples there are in Homer (or indeed other Greek authors, especially Sophocles and Plato)?

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Rev. Dr. Liz Gloyn @lizgloyn.bsky.social · Feb 7

Having had a look at the numbers, they haven't said it so I will... it takes about 30 people to chip in a fiver a month to let the Working Classicists team meet their 'here's how we'd like to run' operating costs.

Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · Feb 7

If you'd like to donate to us to help keep things going here, we have a Ko-Fi account for one-off and subscription donations 🫡

We don't receive any external funding and we're currently only at 2% of our baseline running costs goal for the year, so every little bit helps!

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

Started watching "Boarders". Quickly realised it wasn't 8YO friendly and switched it off for child. But for me, wow. When I was 23 I taught in a school which had a scholarship very similar and it caused me much pain trying to care for those children. Dare I blog about my experiences?

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

Thanks. I didn't put it in both for time constraints (life) and because I was stressing about applicability, but I'll let you be the judge of the latter. I'm having too much fun thinking about the area, and it's had a major impact on my teaching.

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

Just got challenged on Twitter over whether suicide is a sin. Having had to deal with the JWs telling me that the very close friend I had who killed herself in their service was sinful. Please can any theology people I know pitch in to educate me better?

Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

AutAngel are incredible. If you have a relevant interest in autism and are in the area, SIGN UP NOW!

AutAngel CIC @autangel.bsky.social · Feb 3

If you live in Wokingham and are autistic (or think you might be), we will be running our Exploring Being Autistic programme at a Wokingham venue in Spring 2025. If you are interested, please complete our survey by scanning the QR code or clicking here: s.surveyplanet.com/vqj5474k

Poster for Exploring Being Autistic - Wokingham. For anyone who is 18 or over and is autistic (or thinks they might be). This is a chance to meet other autistic people and explore what autism means for you. This programme aims to build upon self-compassion by identifying strengths and mitigating challenges. This is a 10 week programme, 2 hours per session. Starting in Spring 2025. If you are interested, complete the survey.

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

(I assume late abstracts aren't welcome... I have something on translation, pedagogy, and targeted generative AI systems I'd have loved to submit, but I just couldn't tell whether it was relevant... meanwhile I had done an initial blog: cressidaryan.wordpress.com/2023/05/16/c...)

ChatGPT and language teaching, Part 1

There is clearly lots to be worked through on how AI is going to affect teaching. My initial sense is that it could have a positive role in supporting students in understanding more about the proce…

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Cressida Ryan @cressidaryan.bsky.social · Feb 8

Wanted to put in an abstract. Didn't. Still think this looks AMAZING and hope other people are involved.

Dr. Edward A S Ross (he/him) @edwardasross.bsky.social · Feb 3

🚨FINAL #CFP: (Generative) Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the #AncientWorld Conference - June 25-26, 2025, @uniofreading.bsky.social.

Abstracts Due: February 7, 2025

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#AI #Classics #Teaching
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Artificial Intelligence and Teaching the Ancient World - Interdisciplinary Conference - June 25-26, 2025 - Hybrid - Department of Classics, University of Reading - Call for Papers - Discussion Streams - 1. The Double-edged Sword: Reconciling the Ethics of Using GenAI in Ancient World T&L - 2. Learning by Example: Case Studies of Good Practice - 3. Under Construction: Developing AI Models for Supporting Ancient World T&L - 4. Skewed Visions: GenAI in Public Ancient History and Reception - Submit an abstract, bio, and CV to iGAIAS@reading.ac.uk by February 7, 2025. Full Details Here: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/events/generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/

Text of the Call for Papers Available at: https://edwardasross.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/cfp-generative-artificial-intelligence-and-teaching-the-ancient-world/

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