My job is often to help students understand things that they aren’t good at doing yet. If a student arrives in my classroom with a solid ability to construct clear sentences and summarize difficult readings, using an AI tool that helps them spot grammar mistakes with less effort and capture the gist of a reading…
Did you see that guy’s license plate? Similar:Carolyn's performance as Ariel #bardinbloom @ThePublicPGHSo good to see her preforming live on st…CultureBoys And Girls Memorize Words DifferentlyGirls were more likely to memorize words…CultureWhat a fluke (great headline; great story)AmusingForgotten closet box: powder blue summer suit with a crisp 1990 $10 bill in the pocket and…The chunky…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Eco-critical Code Studies: Reconfigurations of nature in the born-digital artifact “Coloss… Video game history is colliding:…AcademiaYou're not going to read thisI ask my students to contextualize links…BusinessNews Feed FYI: Click-baitingIt’s hard for me to think of Facebook as…BusinessBusy…
A healthy respect for the free press and the institution of journalism is absolutely crucial for a healthy democracy. Media literacy matters, while a jaded “I don’t trust journalists, I do my own research” DIY attitude is easily co-opted. A false claim that Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in a June 2011 hit-and-run incident…
What is this? I do not like this change, @duolingo (For some reason I can’t practice to recover from an error.) Similar:R Grammar Gaffes Ruining The Language? Maybe Not : NPRMatthew Gordon, a linguist at the Univer…CultureThe Language of Gender ViolenceOppressors deny their own agency and deh…CultureI have for some reason reached another #duolingo milestone.CultureThe…
About 30 years after I first saw John Speed’s 1676 map of York, today I was working on a region labeled “Z.” Or is that a “2“? There’s both an X and a 3 nearby… confusing context! A glance at the legend shows how brilliantly Speed handled the ambiguity. #usability #ux #ui #design #medieval #cartography…
Added an overhead minimap to my #medievalyork #unity3d simulation. #mysteryplay Similar:An Unexpecting MinorityTruthfully, I expected my new department…AcademiaI'm down to a king and two pawns but my son likes playing until he crushes me.PersonalCarolyn performed as Ariel yesterday in the New Renaissance Theatre Company's production o… Carolyn performed as Ariel yesterday i…AmusingPictures from opening night…
Talkback session after the matinee and my brother and faculty colleagues after the evening performance. Audiences were gasping, laughing nervously, exclaiming sotto voce about “fingerprints!” and “the key!“ and “Was that *supposed* to happen?” and “This is *good*!” @thepublicpgh #dialm #understudy (We knew well in advance Carolyn would be performing yesterday.) My daughter informed me…
Looking forward to this! @thepublicpgh Similar:Setting up high, medium and low levels of detail for this element of a city wall. #medieva…PersonalHappy St. Crispin's DayHere’s my rendition of the famous “band …CultureGeometry and color maps for wooden desk tray. #Blender3D #practiceThe blue image is a “normal map,” which …AestheticsOne of my undergrad lit papers. Dot-matrix…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Gem of the Ocean (August Wilson's Century Cycle, 1 of 10)August Wilson’s Century Cycle > Spoil…BooksPrincipal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary schoolThe school was plagued by violence and d…ArtNarrative, Creativity, and…
My simulated city has 1000 capsule inhabitants that are just smart enough to gather around markers and wait. In May, I had nothing. I‘m learning. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Google Docs "Writing to Learn" ActivityI created a fresh Google Docs page with …AcademiaSeton Hill's Griffin Holds an iPad in Front of Admin Steps (Blender 3D Models)I…
I’ve had a lot of fun in this new ensemble audio storytelling series. Did I do a good job convincing my friends I really saw a time-traveling elephant? Similar:Carolyn Jerz (Viola): Meet the cast of Twelfth Night! #PSTTwelfthNightMeet the cast of Twelfth Night! (May 2-1…CultureApparently I’m using boolean modifiers to carve out negative-space greebles for…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:In October, 1999 I was blogging about college application essays, Willie Crowther, and Eli… Jessica found herself wishing that s…AcademiaAfter your shift at the protocol station, join me in the officers' lounge, just up…
How exactly do bridges bridge? How do rivers rive? How much detail does my model of #medievalyork need? My first try will be my worst try. #mysteryplay #blender3d Similar:Stage Right offers four versions of its musical 'Annie' | TribLIVELeapin‘ Lizards! There are four versions…CulturePater Noster Passenger ElevatorsSome 50 years ago, my father took me to…
My project starts to get clunky while managing 1000 NPCs but I think if I split them up into groups of about 10, and only give instructions to the group leader, that will help. Not bad for my first weekend simulating crowds. #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:First Day in the Theatre for Twelfth Night (May 3-12)…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Merry Christmas 2019PersonalWriting, Coding and Education: Why They MatterBack in my grad school days, I was calle…AcademiaMy daughter was five or six when she created the character “Moonbot” for the #steampunk be…https://youtu.be/GoWiNB_tlJ8 Aesthetics1776. Binge-watching Liberty's Kids. New this…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Two classes will turn in final revisions at midnight Sunday, and final multimedia project…Still plenty of work to do before I fini…AcademiaCursor*10 (nekogames)I don’t remember where I was when I saw …AestheticsIn January, 2002 I was blogging about… A 20-something former CEO takes a fa…BooksMore…
First steps towards reconstructing a 30-year-old simulation. Marking the locations of the traditional performance stations for the York Corpus Christi pageant. #medievalyork #mysteryplay #unity3d Similar:Synchronous Online Classes: 10 Tips for Engaging StudentsEvery time I have taught an online class…AcademiaToilet paper isn't selling out because the supply chain is collapsing, or because people a…According to an…
Thank you, 1993 Dennis, for documenting this low-resolution (the background image was 640×480 pixels with 16 colors) simulation so thoroughly. I hope to bring it back to life and upgrade it to 3D soon. Similar:Carolyn will portray Cosette Saturday at 2pm with 70 talented Stage Right castmates.The teen summer camp production of Les M…CultureUnmarked papers…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Having a rough day. But in a span of about 24 hours, three former students reached out to …One former student said I’m the only adu…Academiaink: Inkle's open source scripting language for writing interactive narrativeGearing up to teach “Digital Storytellin…CybercultureA Pedestal, A Table, A Love Letter: Archaeologies…