sr_toliver
@srtoliver.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | #Literacies, #EduSky, #AcademicSky, #BlackSky |she/her| Award-winning author (😆) | website: www.ReadingBlackFutures.com 💖💚
I’m about to add website designer to my CV because this new Illinois Literacy Collaborative website is actually not bad!! I have one page to work on because it’s too slow with the multiple RSS feeds, but I wanted to share anyway!
Accepting all “wow!” comments 😅
literacy.education.illinois.edu
Accepting all “wow!” comments 😅
literacy.education.illinois.edu
Illinois Literacy Collaborative – Engaging texts, Quality teaching, Understanding diverse voices, Inclusive classrooms, Thoughtful instruction, Youth success
literacy.education.illinois.edu
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m about to add website designer to my CV because this new Illinois Literacy Collaborative website is actually not bad!! I have one page to work on because it’s too slow with the multiple RSS feeds, but I wanted to share anyway!
Accepting all “wow!” comments 😅
literacy.education.illinois.edu
Accepting all “wow!” comments 😅
literacy.education.illinois.edu
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Undiagnosed adhd that caused me to chase novelty 😅
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Undiagnosed adhd that caused me to chase novelty 😅
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Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Regret to report that there has been another good linkedin post
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Are we really at a stage in public education where we consider it OK to have literally Google-branded schoolchildren whose learner identities are tied to being "responsible AI" users of private for-profit technologies?
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Are we really at a stage in public education where we consider it OK to have literally Google-branded schoolchildren whose learner identities are tied to being "responsible AI" users of private for-profit technologies?
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Chingy 🫱🏽🫲🏾 Sammie
November 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Chingy 🫱🏽🫲🏾 Sammie
I….I don’t like what he has grown to be
Sound like that boy Sammie got ahold of the WRONG STUFF because nigga, WUT?!
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I….I don’t like what he has grown to be
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this morning's Fox & Friends featured commercials for Trump Watches *and* Trump-branded handguns. a level of presidential grifting that was unfathomable a decade ago.
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
this morning's Fox & Friends featured commercials for Trump Watches *and* Trump-branded handguns. a level of presidential grifting that was unfathomable a decade ago.
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Please do submit a comment if you live in Illinois. This is a practice that causes active harm to inmates, separates them even more from external support systems, and even makes it harder for U.S. attorneys to communicate with incarcerated clients
NEW — Illinois residents can submit comments to state leaders by Nov. 24 to oppose mail scanning, which allows prison officials to scan physical mail and reproduce it into digital copies.
Criminal justice advocates say the practice doesn’t make prisons safer.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/crim...
Criminal justice advocates say the practice doesn’t make prisons safer.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/crim...
Criminal justice advocates are urging Illinois residents to ‘say no’ to mail scanning in Illinois prisons • The TRiiBE
Illinois residents can submit comments to state leaders by Nov. 24 to oppose mail scanning, which allows prison officials to scan physical mail and reproduce it into digital copies. Criminal justice a...
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Please do submit a comment if you live in Illinois. This is a practice that causes active harm to inmates, separates them even more from external support systems, and even makes it harder for U.S. attorneys to communicate with incarcerated clients
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Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
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the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
the Harvard Crimson called Epstein a “child sex offender” while the Chronicle of Higher Ed called him a “disgraced financier” and that pretty much sums up where we are with higher ed journalism
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
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“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
Harvard Will Open a New Inquiry Into Faculty Ties to Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“The review found that Harvard in 2005 admitted Mr. Epstein as a visiting fellow in the psychology department and readmitted him the following year. And the review concluded “it is likely” that Mr. Epstein visited Harvard more than 40 times after his release from jail, between 2010 and 2018.”
BRO.
BRO.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.
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It's not only CKLA. There are many curriculums that are shockingly similar. Trying to create a scripted curriculum that will meet the needs of all kids is a fool's errand and yet school districts will pay immense amounts for such a thing.
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's not only CKLA. There are many curriculums that are shockingly similar. Trying to create a scripted curriculum that will meet the needs of all kids is a fool's errand and yet school districts will pay immense amounts for such a thing.
He said “with your permission, we’re going to go forward and talk about the material.” But there was no room for questions. No actual asking for permission. No remorse. Nothing.
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
He said “with your permission, we’re going to go forward and talk about the material.” But there was no room for questions. No actual asking for permission. No remorse. Nothing.
A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
Q3: What critical #literacies have you seen in fandom spaces? Here are some examples of issues we've identified!
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
A2: I looove scifi and fantasy books and movies. I feel like my love for the overall genre has impacted how I make meaning in the world. I’m always thinking toward the future and other worlds.
Q2: In our book, we define fandoms as "communities of interested readers who engage with a particular text, text set, or media franchise." How have your own fandom experiences shaped your personal #literacies learning?
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A2: I looove scifi and fantasy books and movies. I feel like my love for the overall genre has impacted how I make meaning in the world. I’m always thinking toward the future and other worlds.
A1: I’m always inspired by work that is grounded in the arts. Give me stories, painting, film, dance and all the things. Folks that inspire me include the amazing @ebonyteach.blacksky.app (my first academic fangirl moment was w/her). Also love me some @gholdym.bsky.social, @shamarireid.bsky.social
Q1: This community has a long history of studying youth #literacies in out-of-school spaces. What #literacies scholarship or scholar inspires you?
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A1: I’m always inspired by work that is grounded in the arts. Give me stories, painting, film, dance and all the things. Folks that inspire me include the amazing @ebonyteach.blacksky.app (my first academic fangirl moment was w/her). Also love me some @gholdym.bsky.social, @shamarireid.bsky.social
Hi everyone! I’m finally making it to one of these.
I’m Stephanie Toliver (publish under S. R. Toliver, an Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Living in Champaign, but always repping New Castle, PA!
I’m Stephanie Toliver (publish under S. R. Toliver, an Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Living in Champaign, but always repping New Castle, PA!
Welcome to the #literacies chat! Please introduce yourself, your position, & where you're from.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Hi everyone! I’m finally making it to one of these.
I’m Stephanie Toliver (publish under S. R. Toliver, an Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Living in Champaign, but always repping New Castle, PA!
I’m Stephanie Toliver (publish under S. R. Toliver, an Assistant Professor of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Living in Champaign, but always repping New Castle, PA!