Sarah Silverman

Looks really nice. I also have a Dutch oven sitting around…

Unlayering group activities Tying together some threads on neurodiversity and group work

A more casual post for my newsletter, pulling together some threads from 2 years of blogging on group activities and neurodiversity

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Why are "written instructions" a common suggestion for supporting neurodivergent students? Or, why "listening carefully" doesn't always work

A “why” post: why are “written instructions” a common suggestion for supporting neurodivergent students? open.substack.com/pub/beyondth...

I wrote this guide to engaging teaching a few years ago but we spruce it up now and then - this edition has updated links to work of @sarahesilverman.bsky.social @drtolunoah.bsky.social & others and addressed what I felt was some ableist advice from 2019-Sarah!

We, and the field, evolve.

I was thinking about writing something up about how I use "base groups" in classes. Turns out Sarah does almost exactly the same thing and has some excellent reflection on it.

Gosh, "base groups" is such a better phrase. Can I borrow that?

You, again? On sustained groups for collaborative work A question that I often ask myself at moments of taking stock (after a course, conference, trip, etc.) is: Who did you really get to know during this experience?

A year-end post: reflecting on the use of sustained groups in collaborative activities (rather than switching up groups frequently).

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That one participant with so many questions A case study of neurodivergence, label, and stigma from a recent workshop

A post with a taste of my "Working with Neurodivergent Instructors" workshop: What can go wrong (and right) when a team discusses a neurodivergent participant's behavior
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An honest perspective on independent scholarship Or, my answer to “What do you do for work?”

A new post, somewhat different from my usual themes: my experiences with independent scholarship, or my very long answer to what I do for work

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“Social oil”: Pondering how we can apply research on double-empathy to collaborative group activities In my ongoing engagement with both primary and grey literature about neurodivergent student experiences, I’ve noticed a trend that is not often mentioned in discussions of pedagogy.

A new post: Perhaps of interest if you think about peer rejection for neurodivergent students, and some possible ways to address it. Also if you like talking about books with other people

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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”

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 What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

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...

Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 3 What We Learned and Where We Might Go Next

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
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Neurodivergence and Alternative Grading, Part 2 Some existing discourse

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.

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

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

Of Many Minds Neurodiversity and Mental Health Among University Faculty and Staff

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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 Why we're curious about this topic

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

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Thank you, this makes sense

It’s such a big issue in higher ed!

I would definitely love to know more about this one

This was great - thoroughly enjoyed and agreed with many

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

Thanks Cate!

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.

Access frictions with background noise in the classroom Or, the (not so) dull roar of active learning

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...

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

Sending the slides ahead of class Student-instructor access friction related to the distribution of materials

On student-instructor access friction related to advance distribution of "slides" or other materials
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