"There needs to be a mass submission with opposite views. if these views aren't given equal space, then they need to be called out for bias. Get writing!"
And not for nothing, but I believe in the work they do at @insidehighered and @chronicle. If I didn't, I wouldn't bother criticizing them. I just want them to do better.
A lot of rebuttals cite evidence of the effectiveness of #onlinelearning and its many affordances. But I'm wondering if we need to shift tactics a bit. Because this isn't really about the quality of #onlinelearning. It's not about evidence. It's about power and the status quo.
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TLDR: ADHD is a life-threatening condition. Systems, routines, and structures keep me alive. Ignorant critiques of these strategies are ableist. Let's do better. Happy Monday!
Faculty, staff, and students should not be left in the wind like this to wonder why this is happening. It’s infuriating tbh, and #HigherEd continues to be its own worst enemy.
We have to prioritize well-being and talk about trauma.
Okay here goes nothing. A new thread 🧵about #CourseHero.
My name's Karen, I've worked in #HigherEd for 20 years, and this is the absolute last thing I want to talk about today. But, I'm compelled in the face of what I see as immense harm being done to students.
I want to be as transparent as possible and encourage you to take nothing I say at face value. Don't trust me. Trust what you see.
To that end, here's how I've profited thus far from talking about Course Hero, for any who might wonder about my motivations. $1.19.
I don't disagree with anything in this piece. What I find really interesting is the assumption that those of us who are advocating for caring pedagogy, grounded in a balance b/t support and challenge, have at any point become less rigorous.
And that to me is the mark of #ToxicRigor. When someone points to flexibility, humanizing, and support and says, "You're dumbing things down" or "You've sacrificed rigor," there's just no evidence of that, so something else is up.