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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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…
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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:Grading the MOOC UniversityThe MOOC classrooms are growing at Big B…AcademiaA Successful Failure: The TI-99/4A Turns 40My family had one of these when I was 12…AwesomeAnniePersonalHow to interact with the introverted…My daughter spends a lot of time with he…DesignChecking sources back in 2006 involved using…
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:Trying something a bit different for today's 10 sq cm of #steampunk #blender3d control pan…AestheticsThe Little Professor: How to write an essay about teaching that will not be published in t…All instructors have to assemble their o…AcademiaLast…
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:‘Snow White’ gets a new musical There’s a buzz of excitement this week…CultureStar Trek: Voyager Premiered 20 Years AgoI remember wanting to like Voyager a lot…CultureOn Death…
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That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Carolyn will portray Cosette Saturday at 2pm with 70 talented Stage Right castmates.The teen summer camp production of Les M…CultureOn my fantasy #steampunk capital ship, every uniform is a full dress uniform. #blender3d #…AestheticsSummer…
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:Seeing A Wrinkle in Time. @prime_stagePersonalThe Rise of "Synthespians"”Mr. Serkis is the human actor behind th…ArtHow to Keep Students Writing in the Age of AI Tools In…
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:The Naked Now (Season 1, Episode 2: ST:TNG Rewatch) When…
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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:Part of Wright brothers' 1st airplane on NASA's Mars chopper “Wilbur and Orville Wright would be pl…AwesomeShakespeare-themed Math PuzzlesI didn’t know I had a Shakespeare-themed…AmusingChoose wisely… you have the power to…
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:More rehearsing. More dancing. PersonalPac-Man on Atari 800 @setonhilluniversity discussion of Summer reading book #readyplayeron…PersonalThe Myth of the MegalithI have found that…
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