Michelle Davidson
@michellydav.bsky.social
Distinguished Lecturer, Composition/FYWriting * Provost Faculty Fellow *
Teacher/Learner/Writer/Maker. Ungrader & AI Refuser
Cleveland Baseball Fan, cradle to grave.
Teacher/Learner/Writer/Maker. Ungrader & AI Refuser
Cleveland Baseball Fan, cradle to grave.
This is one of our family favorites...quoted in many situations...We own it on VHS, and kept a tape player only for this tape!
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is one of our family favorites...quoted in many situations...We own it on VHS, and kept a tape player only for this tape!
Every student in that class who received less than an A on that paper should file an appeal on grounds that the student who did not meet the criteria for the assignment was evaluated by a different standard that they were.
December 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Every student in that class who received less than an A on that paper should file an appeal on grounds that the student who did not meet the criteria for the assignment was evaluated by a different standard that they were.
The DelRubio Triplets bring three times the Christmas Cheer!
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The DelRubio Triplets bring three times the Christmas Cheer!
She argues that rather than replacing the need for the essay, tv television would necessitate it. "It seems inevitable that the essay," she says, "the thoughtful form with its way of stopping us with an urgent, particular voice, considering, playing out an idea, would come back with force."
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
She argues that rather than replacing the need for the essay, tv television would necessitate it. "It seems inevitable that the essay," she says, "the thoughtful form with its way of stopping us with an urgent, particular voice, considering, playing out an idea, would come back with force."
And it is needed more than ever... This is from the Intro of The Penguin Book of Contemporary Essays(1984). Editir Maureen Howard responds to the idea that the genre is dead.
December 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
And it is needed more than ever... This is from the Intro of The Penguin Book of Contemporary Essays(1984). Editir Maureen Howard responds to the idea that the genre is dead.
I have no idea how this post ended up in my feed, but this is definitely true at my house...Behold The Simpsons tree.
December 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I have no idea how this post ended up in my feed, but this is definitely true at my house...Behold The Simpsons tree.
My colleagues and I have been talking about this expanded labor a lot this semester. Two gave up and retired this month.
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 AM
My colleagues and I have been talking about this expanded labor a lot this semester. Two gave up and retired this month.
I assign a synthesis this way... 3 sources we read/annotate over two weeks.Students find another source supporting their thesis. Some plug the readings into ChatGPT and it hallucinates and miswrites. Students have to rewrite. I spend twice as much time reading/ assessing.
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I assign a synthesis this way... 3 sources we read/annotate over two weeks.Students find another source supporting their thesis. Some plug the readings into ChatGPT and it hallucinates and miswrites. Students have to rewrite. I spend twice as much time reading/ assessing.
I had one issue with Thriftbooks. I contacted them and they fixed it fast...
December 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I had one issue with Thriftbooks. I contacted them and they fixed it fast...
I cannot answer the question, but I can direct you to a Goodreads alternative that is gaining audience/ users. Storygraph might be a possible platform. @thestorygraph.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I cannot answer the question, but I can direct you to a Goodreads alternative that is gaining audience/ users. Storygraph might be a possible platform. @thestorygraph.com
Then they can wait until the last minute three times!
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Then they can wait until the last minute three times!
Because if the semicolon, the writer brilliantly was able to present two major parts if the story. Brilliant!
December 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Because if the semicolon, the writer brilliantly was able to present two major parts if the story. Brilliant!
When my daughter was 15, she bought a book by Irish writer Darren Shan at a garage sale...and was hooked. I tracked his other books down on ebay& had many shipped from England. Based on reviews, they seem to hold up (and are easier to get)
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
When my daughter was 15, she bought a book by Irish writer Darren Shan at a garage sale...and was hooked. I tracked his other books down on ebay& had many shipped from England. Based on reviews, they seem to hold up (and are easier to get)
It occurs to me that the technology is supposed to free our time so we can enjoy the leisure life of things like browsing the bookstore or music shop...Instead, here we are on our screens...
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It occurs to me that the technology is supposed to free our time so we can enjoy the leisure life of things like browsing the bookstore or music shop...Instead, here we are on our screens...
And it's even worse now with AI-run searches. I teach my college students how to do smarter Google searches and along comes Gemini destroying the process and efficacy of web searching.
November 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And it's even worse now with AI-run searches. I teach my college students how to do smarter Google searches and along comes Gemini destroying the process and efficacy of web searching.
The author refers to Black Friday, 2010. She should have been around for Black Friday 1978-2002. Those were the Days!
November 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The author refers to Black Friday, 2010. She should have been around for Black Friday 1978-2002. Those were the Days!
Glyphosyte seems to be a cause....
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Glyphosyte seems to be a cause....
My daughter has the same issue! I can only imagine how many others are miserable with gastro issues and have no idea why.
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My daughter has the same issue! I can only imagine how many others are miserable with gastro issues and have no idea why.
Taunting a congressperson coworker who has a trans child, harrassing a high-school shooting victim/ activist, doing a national-tour with child rapist Matt Gaetz... an apology doesn't cut it.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Taunting a congressperson coworker who has a trans child, harrassing a high-school shooting victim/ activist, doing a national-tour with child rapist Matt Gaetz... an apology doesn't cut it.
Writing is a portable skill!
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Writing is a portable skill!