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…
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Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:Close Reading of Sonnet 130: Form, Theme, and Cultural Context (and a Rage Comic)I’m preparing to teach Shakespeare again…AcademiaEco-critical Code Studies: Reconfigurations of nature in the born-digital artifact “Coloss… Video game history is colliding:…Academia'Fontgate': Microsoft, Wikipedia and the scandal…
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:Pop song lyrics use more negative words ("hate", "sorrow") than 50 years agoThe use of words related to negative emo…EmpathyEmpathy in a Downtown Sub ShopSitting in a downtown sub shop. A half d…CultureWhen backwards…
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:The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class When it came time for me to make sugge…CultureCaptive Pursuit (#StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 6) O'Brien Befriends a Nervous,…Rewatching ST:DS9 Sisko is listening …DesignWhen we play Star…
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…
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She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Don’t Text While Parenting — It Will Make You CrankyThe study summarized in Time Magazine lo…CultureMore #steampunk control panel bits for a #neovictorian #blender3D project. I have a master…AestheticsIt's probably safe to throw these out.PersonalI'm having scads…
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:Identity Crisis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4 Episode 18) The Case of LaForge’s Disapp… Rewatching ST:TNG An enjoyable …MediaRookie News Anchor — Fired Instantly for Dropping 'F***ing…
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:How Copyright Law Gave Us STAR WARSIn an alternate universe George Lucas ne…BusinessThe Formation of LoveRelationships start with a period of cou…CultureNotes on Teaching August Wilson's Pittsburgh…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Epic Game of Thrones pun battle. Carolyn Jerz Vs. Greg KerestanHere is the transcript the girl provided…Amusingi trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries – so that i could engage in real-t…I…
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:iMovie Glitch: Unplug Removable Media before Using iMovieI spent a few hours today working on a v…CybercultureToday's 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsAll the 'Happy…
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:Notes on watching "Aliens" for the first time again, with…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Last event of a busy day downtown. #AgathieChristie #murderontheorientexpressAestheticsThe Course of True Fun Never Did Run Smooth: A Midsummer Night's Dwarf Fortress ReflectionI am in rehearsals to play Oberon in a c…CultureMy precious is fifteen. PersonalVote for your favorite…
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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:Can you really say you’ve designed #neovictorian uniforms for a fantasy #steampunk cruiser…AestheticsNext up for the girl: Amy, the youngest sister, in Little Women: The Broadway Musical. Nov…PersonalDon't Be a Sucker…
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:Before the haircut. Personal#AugustWilson #CenturyCycle Three week intensive course (whew!) All the students did very …PersonalUnity Normal Problems (Importing an object from…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Freshman writing students present their research projects in a suitably decorous setting. … PersonalOur Man Bashir #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 4, Episode 10) Bashir's superspy holosuite f…Rewatching ST:DS9 Plot contrivance parti…MediaMore #steampunk #neovictorian goodness. Bring the wood polish. #design #aesthetics #blende… AestheticsLatest #blender3d progress on a villain's lair.…