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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Sep 8

When I’m not pregnant, and I bring up pain issues in pregnancy, doctors and lay people say “well there are options if there pain issues very severe.” When I am pregnant, no real help. I got shingles while pregnant- nothing but tylenol, but also “not too much”

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Sep 2

I really agree that AI discussion is sucking a lot of oxygen out of the room right now! It is hard to shake the feeling that not dwelling on it (which is my general approach) is somehow irresponsible or avoidant. But I am certainly happier!

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 3

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Sep 2

Series on neurodivergence and alternative grading is now complete!

1. Why we're interested emilypittsdonahoe.substack.com/p/neurodiver...
2. Some existing discourse beyondthescope.substack.com/p/neurodiver...
3. Conclusions and ideas for future research beyondthescope.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 3

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 29

Third & final post in my series on Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading w/ @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social

We share some of our thoughts on how to make alt-grading more neurodiversity-informed, based on our research and conversations, plus ideas for future research
open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...

What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

open.substack.com

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 15

If you are interested in how neurodivergent students experience alternative grading, Emily and I have attempting to summarize some of the existing discourse here - we have included a works cited if you are interested to see all the sources we consulted.

beyondthescope.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 2

Some existing discourse

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 2

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 15

Excited to share this new post in our series on neurodivergence and alternative grading!

Emily Pitts Donahoe @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social · Aug 15

The second post in a series on neurodivergence and alternative grading by @sarahesilverman.bsky.social and myself is live! In this post, we review some existing discourse on the topic. beyondthescope.substack.com/p/neurodiver...

Some existing discourse

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 14

Great observation. Almost every conversation is about the positives of having kids, supporting people who want kids but are facing challenges having them, the importance of abortion where "needed." But so little about how and why we choose to have kids, how many, balance w/other things in life, etc

Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff

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readywriting @readywriting.bsky.social · Aug 14

It's my birthday today and I can't think of a better way for you all to celebrate it than to PRE-ORDER OUR BOOK! press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

Of Many Minds

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 7

Wow I can’t believe you picked up on that detail! Yes I learned so much for working for CIRTL programs

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 1

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Aug 1

The first in a planned series of 3 posts w/ @empittsdonahoe.bsky.social - All about alternative grading and neurodivergence. The first post explains why we are interested in this topic. Two next 2 explore what others have written and where we should go next

beyondthescope.substack.com/cp/169858001

Why we're curious about this topic

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thank you, this makes sense

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 21

It’s such a big issue in higher ed!

Access frictions with background noise in the classroom

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 21

I would definitely love to know more about this one

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 21

This was great - thoroughly enjoyed and agreed with many

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Cate Denial @cjdenial.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is a great post about the access frictions around sound/noise in classroom spaces.

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is active learning too loud? If for you the answer is yes, you might be interested in this post, the second in my series about instructor-student access friction beyondthescope.substack.com/p/access-fri...

Or, the (not so) dull roar of active learning

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thanks Cate!

Access frictions with background noise in the classroom

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · Jul 17

I struggle with this one as a deaf person. I try to incorporate reading discussions, but I can't participate. I try to enable group learning activities, but then the debriefs/presentations are not accessible to me.

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is active learning too loud? If for you the answer is yes, you might be interested in this post, the second in my series about instructor-student access friction beyondthescope.substack.com/p/access-fri...

Or, the (not so) dull roar of active learning

Access frictions with background noise in the classroom

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is active learning too loud? If for you the answer is yes, you might be interested in this post, the second in my series about instructor-student access friction beyondthescope.substack.com/p/access-fri...

Or, the (not so) dull roar of active learning

Sending the slides ahead of class

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jun 30

You might be interested in this post if you have ever experienced executive functioning differences or difficulties as an instructor - some quotes are also sharing helpful experiences

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jun 30

On student-instructor access friction related to advance distribution of "slides" or other materials
beyondthescope.substack.com/p/sending-th...

Student-instructor access friction related to the distribution of materials

Sending the slides ahead of class

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jun 30

On student-instructor access friction related to advance distribution of "slides" or other materials
beyondthescope.substack.com/p/sending-th...

Student-instructor access friction related to the distribution of materials

Non-utopian teaching and learning

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · Jun 18

A new post previewing some writing I'll be working on for the next few posts: teacher-student access friction issues
beyondthescope.substack.com/p/non-utopia...

A personal reflection on some of my writing over the past year

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Dr. Katie Mattaini @katiemattaini.bsky.social · Jun 11

Session "Special topics: Neurodiversity" at #TheGradingConference:

@sarahesilverman.bsky.social making the point that #AltGrading *can* provide a "tolerance for error" that is often needed when neurodivergent students are trying to communicate with neurotypical instructors or vice versa.

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Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · May 29

As an independent faculty developer, I have mainly been working with institutions so far, but have noticed a lot of interest in individualized support as well. If you are interested and would like to explore using PD funds, I'd be happy to help with that too

Announcing: Beyond the Scope Circle

Sarah Silverman @sarahesilverman.bsky.social · May 29

As part of my independent faculty development practice, I'm offering a new way to work with me. This could be a great fit if you're looking for personalized support, (especially related to neurodiversity & accessibility), w/monthly events and office hours

beyondthescope.substack.com/p/announcing...

Hi everyone!