tompolk.bsky.social
@tompolk.bsky.social
Director, Writing Across the Curriculum, George Mason University. Research on access, authenticity, and development
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Very fun piece from the great @vickiturk.bsky.social—as chatbot-written text floods the web, how will it affect human communication?
"As AI tools become more commonplace, people may see their style as the template to follow, resulting in a greater homogenization of language"
"As AI tools become more commonplace, people may see their style as the template to follow, resulting in a greater homogenization of language"
The Great Language Flattening
Chatbots learned from human writing. Now, it’s their turn to influence us.
www.theatlantic.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Being yourself, finding your way through a sea of language and information is an absolutely worthwhile process to take your time with.
Use your voice until you can hear how beautiful it is, far more beautiful than anything a LLM can produce.
Treasure your voice even in small ways. Its precious
Use your voice until you can hear how beautiful it is, far more beautiful than anything a LLM can produce.
Treasure your voice even in small ways. Its precious
April 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Being yourself, finding your way through a sea of language and information is an absolutely worthwhile process to take your time with.
Use your voice until you can hear how beautiful it is, far more beautiful than anything a LLM can produce.
Treasure your voice even in small ways. Its precious
Use your voice until you can hear how beautiful it is, far more beautiful than anything a LLM can produce.
Treasure your voice even in small ways. Its precious
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This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”
February 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This framing is their framing, and NYT took the bait. The correct and accurate framing is: “Deep cuts to medical research threatens progress on cancer and heart disease research, costs the economy $80B, and threatens 300,000 jobs across red and blue states”
I mean … this isn’t that new of an idea. And it seems like a real tell that his work focus is all attention and not news, fact, or truth. Haven’t read the book or article yet so maybe I’m missing something but not terribly impressed with this.
I’ve been reading @chrislhayes.bsky.social’s book and it’s really quite good. Deeply insightful on one of the most important issues of the 21st century.
Every single aspect of human life is being reoriented around the pursuit of attention, the MSNBC host @chrislhayes.bsky.social writes. And “the constant pursuit of others’ attention is no longer just for professionals like myself.”
January 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I mean … this isn’t that new of an idea. And it seems like a real tell that his work focus is all attention and not news, fact, or truth. Haven’t read the book or article yet so maybe I’m missing something but not terribly impressed with this.
Agreed - learning how to learn is a vital skill. Particularly when technology accelerates the pace of change. A challenge is making sure colleges prioritize this at a time when direct lines between degrees and jobs are far more valued. We can do both but we often don’t.
Should we continue to encourage kids to go to college ? Or push them to take up a trade ?
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
I believe in college. Learning how to learn, IMO, is a critical life skill. Being exposed to people of different backgrounds, makes yiu wiser
Qualifier- it should be a school you can afford.
December 28, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Agreed - learning how to learn is a vital skill. Particularly when technology accelerates the pace of change. A challenge is making sure colleges prioritize this at a time when direct lines between degrees and jobs are far more valued. We can do both but we often don’t.
Curious if anyone has literature recommendations for sustainable teaching practices or sustainability at the course level? I’m working with depts to better support faculty teaching writing across disciplines #teamrhetoric #edusky #highered
December 17, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Curious if anyone has literature recommendations for sustainable teaching practices or sustainability at the course level? I’m working with depts to better support faculty teaching writing across disciplines #teamrhetoric #edusky #highered
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Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Every time you share a "The Conversation" post I want to remind you that they have a multi-million dollar annual budget and pay writers zero dollars, including adjuncts and grad students. We cannot rely on exploited labor to achieve a better public humanities.
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
www.patreon.com/posts/better...
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New resource on refusing generative AI: *Refusing GenAI in Writing Studies: A Quickstart Guide* with 10 premises for GenAI refusal in writing studies.
Really excited to have this out in the world with @stan2riesen.bsky.social and @nobugsnous.bsky.social!
Really excited to have this out in the world with @stan2riesen.bsky.social and @nobugsnous.bsky.social!
Refusing Generative AI in Writing Studies
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refusal.blog
November 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM
New resource on refusing generative AI: *Refusing GenAI in Writing Studies: A Quickstart Guide* with 10 premises for GenAI refusal in writing studies.
Really excited to have this out in the world with @stan2riesen.bsky.social and @nobugsnous.bsky.social!
Really excited to have this out in the world with @stan2riesen.bsky.social and @nobugsnous.bsky.social!
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) a random idea/theory you aren't working on bt keep thinking about.
Here's mine:
1) chapter on holistic access to explore writing, access, & authentic learning
2) economies of attention
Here's mine:
1) chapter on holistic access to explore writing, access, & authentic learning
2) economies of attention
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) a random idea/theory you aren't working on bt keep thinking about.
Here's mine:
1) neck deep in getting our 1st volume as eds of lrtmp.bsky.social launched!
2) weight of political doublespeak
Here's mine:
1) neck deep in getting our 1st volume as eds of lrtmp.bsky.social launched!
2) weight of political doublespeak
November 15, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) a random idea/theory you aren't working on bt keep thinking about.
Here's mine:
1) chapter on holistic access to explore writing, access, & authentic learning
2) economies of attention
Here's mine:
1) chapter on holistic access to explore writing, access, & authentic learning
2) economies of attention