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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 13h

Shows up as 11.25 for me … dynamic pricing!!!

Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 17h

As I continue to look for a new role, I want to communicate my basic commitment that learning doesn’t need to be drudgery. In other words, if we can’t (or even shouldn’t) make desirable difficulties less difficult … how can we at least make them a bit more desirable?

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Honoring the Labor of Learning (and Learners) - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Two weeks ago, in honor of Labor Day, I wrote about honoring the labor of teaching and how we can manage the ‘scope creep’ of increased expectations. We looked at the ‘scope of practice,’ a tool to ma...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 1d

More blogging while job searching. My thinking On motivation has been positively influenced by the work of @ayeletfishbach.bsky.social (and less by the … apparent performance art?… of Shia LeBouf).

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When learning can be a chore ... just do it? - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Students are often met with the idea school is just preparation for the next stage, which is in turn preparation for the next course, job, internship, etc. There’s stuff you need to learn, and it will...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 2d

Another reason to read a great book

American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 2d

Allison J. Pugh @allisonpugh.bsky.social @jhu.edu received the 2025 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award during the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting for her book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World. @princetonupress.bsky.social

#ASA #sociology #ASA2025

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American Sociological Association @asanews.bsky.social · 2d

Allison J. Pugh @allisonpugh.bsky.social @jhu.edu received the 2025 Distinguished Scholarly Book Award during the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting for her book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World. @princetonupress.bsky.social

#ASA #sociology #ASA2025

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 2d

A groundhog running is on my short list of cutest things ever …

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 2d

Trying to follow this sage advice from Bo Burnham as I apply for and interview for a new role… but, do I suck as a person and just not know it?!?!?! JK! i Appreciate the humor among the indignities of “pitching” yourself to potential new colleagues. le sigh …

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Bo Burnham | “Be Yourself”

YouTube video by Musical Comedy

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 2d

As I continue to look for a new role, I’m sharing old blog posts. Here, a shoutout to @susandblum.bsky.social and @gkids.com … ‘Only yesterday‘ illustrates the predicament of ‘schoolishness,’ where following the procedure isn’t really the same thing as learning. watch/read!!
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Learning to divide fractions v. learning to ‘do school’ - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Recently, I rewatched one of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies, Only Yesterday. In it, Taeko, a 20-something office worker in Tokyo, takes a vacation to the countryside to work on a farm, all the while...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 5d

@cragcrest.bsky.social

Nature @nature.com · 5d

Public health decisions must be made in line with the consensus of experts

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Weaponizing uncertainty in science and in public health puts people in harm’s way

Those who cite scientific studies to support policies should take care to tell the whole story, especially when it’s complex.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 5d

Sharing a few old blog posts as I look for a new role. This one has become a bit of an “educational development philosophy” for me: relationship-building, and the work of connective labor that underlies it, is evidence-based practice, even if it’s not always ”countable.”

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Relationship-building IS evidence-based practice. - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Recently, I finished a book called The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World, by Allison Pugh. In it, Pugh focuses on what she calls ‘connective labor’ (the work of helping ot...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 6d

Reposting some old blog entries here and on LinkedIn as I look for a new role. Just as open to roles focused on student success as I am more traditional, faculty facing CTL roles.

Thanks in advance for any help! Bluesky has been a great source of connection and community.

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Writing is "more than words," in more ways than one. - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

In a wonderful coincidence, I’ve had the privilege of reading not one but two books on the value of writing titled “More than words.” Earlier this year, I read John Warner’s More Than Words, an impass...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 7d

I regret to inform you … that knowing stuff is not enough. The shift to Medicine (or … cough … education) as ALSO (not only) relational seems to be slow in coming. Le sigh...

With “bedside manners,” At least you’ll get sued less?

@allisonpugh.bsky.social ’s “last human job” is a place to start…

Harper’s Magazine @harpers.bsky.social · 7d

“Empathy still has its skeptics. In my conversations with colleagues and students, many bristle at the implication that they need remedial education in how to feel.”

Rachel Pearson (@peopledoctor.bsky.social) on the place of empathy in medical education.

Bedside Manners, by Rachel Pearson

Can empathy be taught in medicine?

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 14d

Gray matter... has anyone considered gray matter? 🤔

Nature @nature.com · 15d

How do you choose a name for your scientific company?

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The meaning behind the moniker: how to choose a science-company name that delights customers, colleagues and investors

Should you have a brainstorming session, use a branding agency or go with gut feeling? In a new article series, Nature explores the art of corporate naming.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 15d

The 'joy' of sending emails with the explanation "... when I was laid off my email was immediately shut off" while I attempt to do the work that was delayed by the email shut off ... 🥴😵🙃

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 18d

I appreciated this piece, but it feels incomplete without asking critical questions about the perceived value of work we ask students to do. Yes, free ChatGPT encourages our students to cheat, but so does their perception (!) of meaningless tasks to complete. www.newcartographies.com/p/the-myth-o...

The Myth of Automated Learning

AI's real threat to education.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 19d

Before my email account was promptly shut down, I received a few kind notes from students I had gotten to know in my (now Previous) position. In addition to whatever learning gains come from relationships, the idea that you made an impact can be a deep source of meaning.

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Relationship-building IS evidence-based practice. - Pennsylvania College of Art & Design

Recently, I finished a book called The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World, by Allison Pugh. In it, Pugh focuses on what she calls ‘connective labor’ (the work of helping ot...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 20d

#opentowork after a frustrating week. In the meantime, I’ll lift, hike, and continue learning to play organ. I have my family, my health, and music. Thanks to all of the Ed devs who have contributed to my sense of community in this work. Here’s to whatever’s next … #workwontloveyouback

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 25d

This week’s @ifbookspod.bsky.social ventures a guess or two

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Vox @vox.com · 26d

The right is calling Charlie Kirk a martyr for free speech as they demand a violent crackdown on progressive dissent.

More from senior correspondent @ericlevitz.bsky.social:

The right’s vicious, ironic response to Charlie Kirk’s death

They’re calling him a martyr for free speech as they demand a violent crackdown on progressive dissent.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 26d

Damn. Well done. @audreywatters.bsky.social

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The Watch List

In a children's literature class at Texas A&M University this summer, a student interrupted the professor as she began to recap some of the previously covered material, "remarks on gender and sexualit...

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 27d

I'm only 6 months behind, but this was a balm... In my first job, I had a consult where a graduate student said "I thought you were gonna tell me what I did good and not good." The expectation was there, and we have to change our behavior to change the expectation.
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Advice | How to Mentor Like a Coach

Five tips to improve your mentoring and make it less time-consuming.

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404 Media @404media.co · 27d

Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way

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Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way

The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 28d

On trying to manage cognitive overload: “It would be like trying to tow a boat with a Honda Civic."

Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 28d

Chewing on this as I consider another blog post... do we model a 'grind' mindset for students, when other approaches might be better for them (and for us)? What toxic approaches to 'getting things done' have you inherited from workplaces, supervisors, dissertation chairs?
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The most effective productivity hack is the one you least want to do

We all have a limited reserve of attention, and modern life is excellent at depleting it.

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Adam Harris Smith (#opentowork) @dradamame.bsky.social · 28d

Thought they've since corrected it... the year I worked at TAMU, we worked on Labor Day... and that felt a bit on the nose.

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