I have finally found a use for this photo in a slide deck. (It will introduce the section of my talk titled "How can we help students avoid unhelpful uses of AI?")

Got one!

It’s a hummingbird festival in our back yard right now! I’m still trying to get a shot of one hovering.

Today on the podcast, I talk with political science prof Eric Loepp about the ways that AI has made teaching more challenging for him--and how it's opened up new options for engaging students in learning about our complex political systems. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Thanks to an afternoon playing in the creek and the 12yo’s keen eye, we can add Green Heron to our yard list! That puts us at 49 species of bird spotted (or heard) in our yard—or the creek behind it.

One million bills? That would be an average of 20,000 bills per state. That must be a typo. The numbers on the website are significant, but much smaller.

To celebrate the book launch, I interviewed a few of the faculty whose teaching practices we highlight in the book. Today on the podcast, I talk with Susan Ray about the ways she weaves AI literacy into her community college composition courses. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

My wife’s grandparents were owners of several businesses in rural Kentucky. They’ve passed, and my wife now has some of their ledgers from the 50s. I know there are humanities scholars who study older ledgers like this, but would these from the 50s be of any scholarly interest?

Red, white, and birds. Happy birthday, America!

It’s launch week! The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching ebook publishes tomorrow! To celebrate, today’s podcast features an interview with my co-authors @anetv.bsky.social, @marcwatkins.bsky.social, and me, with special guest interviewer Stacey Johnson. www.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

After 20 minutes of configuration, I had Claude Code up and running on my laptop. After 25 minutes of coding work, I had this new landing page for my podcast, with just the visual display I was hoping for: derekbruff.org/podcast/.

There were Dark-eyed Juncos everywhere! We only see them in winter back home. But here at the higher elevations, they’re summer birds.

We hiked part of the Alum Cave Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains NP yesterday. It’s a beautiful trail, following a stream up to Arch Rock. Here’s some of the wildlife we saw, including about a dozen Black-throated Blue Warblers! #lifer

The podcast has been doing great numbers lately. Over 2000 downloads in the last 30 days, and that’s without the episode with Bryan Alexander the other month that went viral.

Study Hall is back! This week on the podcast we discuss three recent studies on AI and learning. And by we, I mean @flowerdarby.bsky.social and @josheyler.bsky.social and @reganargurung.bsky.social! www.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Today on the podcast, I talk with @leonfurze.com about his framework for helping students build the kind of expertise they need to use AI effectively. I had multiple lightbulb moments in this conversation, and I hope you do, too! intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

I'm very exited to share that you can now pre-order The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching, written by @anetv.bsky.social, @marcwatkins.bsky.social, and me! Follow this link for your current pre-ordering and bulk ordering options: derekbruff.org/books/

Today on the podcast: Philosophy prof Jessa Roisen on the challenge teaching students to read hard things, like Plato and Kant! Plus, Donna Battista from Top Hat on tools and approaches for scaffolding and supporting students in their reading. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Sometimes you just need to get 1700 words off your chest. New on the blog: "It's time to move past the notion of AI as answer machine," in which I connect some dots and argue that educators need better mental models of learning with AI. derekbruff.org/2026/05/15/i...

The set-your-browser-homepage-to-a-random-bird trick turned up a winner just now. The Itombwe Nightjar, a "mysterious nightjar that is known from a single specimen of a female bird" from the Itombwe Mountains in Congo.

Having a creek in the back of the property means I get to do things like adding Solitary Sandpiper to my yard list! (And my life list!)

You’re setting the bar high there, Merlin.

The grosbeak came back! It took a few visits, but I managed to snap a few shots.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeder today! Only the second time I’ve seen one of these! Sadly I wasn’t home to snap a real photo.

Today on the podcast, it's all math faculty! It's a roundtable with some of my favorite math educators exploring the impacts that AI is having on the teaching of math in higher ed here in 2026. Listen here: intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

A city park named after an ornithologist? I couldn’t resist. I birded this morning at the George Sutton Wilderness Trail Park. Got a lifer—Lincoln’s Sparrow—who posed for me. Great way to start my morning. #birding

Met up with some friends and went birding in Warner Parks today. The spring migrants are just arriving, and the locals are showing off their colors. A very nice way to spend a Saturday morning. #birding

Today I visited the former airport turned green space that’s part of Shelby Park in Nashville. The birding was excellent. Warblers, swallows, meadowlarks, and—just to mix it up—a deer on the run! #birding #whiletheworldburns

How can we help our students see themselves as participants in democracy, not just observers? On the podcast, I talk to faculty from the Civic Engagement & Voting Rights Teacher Scholars program about strategies for teaching civic engagement. intentionalteaching.buzzsprout.com/2069949/epis...

Just yesterday! I heard him distinctly then spent twenty minutes trying to see him. Successfully!