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Viji
@vijisathy.bsky.social
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · 14d
It’s soooo good. Thanks for putting it for all to think about.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 14d
My latest column for the Chronicle of Higher Ed is now live. It's an argument for including AI-critical voices in campus conversations and policymaking workgroups, and I'm proud to get this dissenting piece into the mainstream genAI/higher ed discourse. Please read and share if you're so inclined 🙂
Advice | Sometimes We Resist AI for Good Reasons
Why higher ed needs to listen to the contrarians in setting policies on using tools like ChatGPT in faculty work.
www.chronicle.com
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · 20d
Great response by Chris to the question “What argument would you make to university leaders that continued investment in their CTLs is strategic and necessary?”

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
3 Questions for Springfield College’s Chris Hakala
A conversation with the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship.
www.insidehighered.com
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · 29d
Really curious if schools will see a Selingo bump after his book comes out.
Google search with schools advertising their appearance in Selingo’s book. Elon, Loyola, TCNJ, St. Olaf, Augustana
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Aug 12
Yes, similar!
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Aug 11
Really creative use of a flexible space classroom for a teaching workshop with new faculty. The concept of “sparkshops” with 15-min sessions in designated areas that are of interest to faculty. They could attend 3 in the time allotted. Excellent post lunch activity. #CFE #FacultyFoundations
Flexible classroom space utilizing 5 stations for spark shops Example sparkshop on GenAI Slide with sparkshop logistics being shared with participants Sparkshop instructions with stations indicated on a projected map of the classroom
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Aug 1
Joanna was inspired by a fantastic spring keynote from Angela Byars-Winston who recommended the deck. Sublime!
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Aug 1
At our Center for Faculty Excellence retreat today, Joanna Foland designed a fun and restorative ice breaker with the Rest Deck by #NapMinistry Tricia Hersey. In awe of the creativity of this team and kudos, Joanna!
Joanna Foland sharing the rest deck in front a slide about the deck
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 24
I’m enjoying newly published book season!!! What’s on my desk now? It’s @geekypedagogy.bsky.social Snafu Edu. The book is rich with practical suggestions and skillful integration of teaching and learning scholarship. Congratulations, Jessamyn!
Copy of snafu edu on my red metal desk in my office
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Kara McKinley @karalmckinley.bsky.social · Jul 23
A beautifully written piece on a terrible time

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My academic job offer was rescinded. I’ll keep going—but U.S. researchers are running out of road
Despite an uncertain future, this postdoc will “keep doing the science I love while I still have a bench”
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 23
Great leadership insights by @jenheemstra.bsky.social in here.

“Navigating turbulence requires constant course correction. We need people who can strategize, communicate and lead with empathy.”

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
The Leadership Skills Scientists Need Right Now
Jen Heemstra, chair of the chemistry department at Wash U. in St. Louis and author of a forthcoming book on leadership for scientists, has some advice for navigating the Trump administration’s sweepin...
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 17
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 17
Excited to see this one out! I got to read an advance copy and it is a great read. Kudos @dgooblar.bsky.social!
Copy of One classroom at a time on my desk in my office
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 4
Thank you, Peter!
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 3
Day 2 at the new job & someone I work with handed me this book that her whole team read and asked me to please read it because “it’s amazing!”

@katiepryal.bsky.social you have huge fans here at the Center for Faculty Excellence! (I didn’t let on that we met in a CFE summer writing group years ago!)
Cover of Katie’s book called A light in the tower
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 2
So yeah, today was a very, very good day. Honored to be a part of this special place on campus. Visit me any time in Wilson, my door’s open!
Photo of me on a sofa in my office Photo of my door cracked with sofa and rug in background
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 2
When I met with the person I report to today I loved what she said: my job will be to care for the Center.
I know that by caring for the Center, I will be caring for my colleagues and everyone they support.
Me at my colorful orange desk!
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 2
Now, my love of faculty development for teaching, mentorship and leadership will be formally a role here at my favorite university. I received a warm team welcome and flowers in all my favorite colors. 💗
Photo of colorful bouquet on table with a card. Colors are pink and orange shades
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 2
Today I started day 1 leading what we now call the Center for Faculty Excellence. While I knew early on that I loved teaching, what I hadn’t known is that I really love helping people learn — especially those who influence countless others in their classrooms, research spaces, and leadership roles.
Image of me in front of a sign that lists everyone’s name and office number in the center
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jul 2
In 1997 I was freshly admitted to graduate school and assigned to TA a course. I marched myself to Wilson Library to the Center for Teaching and Learning determined to use every resource I could to improve…
Photo of Wilson library building
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jun 24
I had so much fun with this one! Thanks for the invite @derekbruff.bsky.social!
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Derek Bruff @derekbruff.bsky.social · Jun 24
Today on the podcast, it's a Take It or Leave It panel with Stacey Johnson, @liznorell.bsky.social, and @vijisathy.bsky.social! We dig into higher ed's current political moment, bringing ourselves into the classroom, & authenticity in an age of AI. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jun 24
I oscillate wildly between being incredibly worried about the state of world affairs and mundane things like being excited to be at my kid’s college orientation trying to imagine normalcy. Thanks for the reprieve today @utaustin.bsky.social
Me in heart glasses wearing a giant hand signal for hook em and a large longhorn necklace
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jun 21
“America’s promise doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because throughout our history ordinary people have called out our country’s contradictions and called on the government to live up to the principles of equality established at our founding.”
Opinion | Senator Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid (Gift Article)
If this is how the administration treats a senator on camera, imagine what it could do to you.
www.nytimes.com
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jun 20
“while reading “Next to Heaven,” I sometimes thought I could feel individual cells in my body trying to die”

Ouch.
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Viji @vijisathy.bsky.social · Jun 20
Teachers like me are the trained professionals & content specialists whose primary role at the university is to develop citizens, leaders, & human beings who can empathize…and imagine a better tomorrow. My question is: Has the university forgotten its purpose?
Opinion | My University Values Football More Than Education
At the University of Colorado at Boulder, athletics gets all the attention — and funding.
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