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:Many things in the world are awful, but my latest #Blender3D work on my #steampunk control…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsAnd yes, that's her picture in the program (from the PPT Shakespeare contest).At PPT’s The Diary of Anne Frank. …CultureThe case for puns as the most elevated display…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:When backwards newbie poets writeWhen backwards newbie poets write Up rh…AestheticsGet ready for Generation ZStudents continue to change… I’m doing…CultureThe Problems of Real-Time Feedback in Teaching WritingSometimes my students get nervous becaus…AcademiaWinky Winky Drudge ReportThe Drudge Report today…
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:In November 1999, I was blogging about books, camomile tea and Skylon 4, the death of Star…In November 1999, I was blogging about …CybercultureThe Wedding PresentI’m approaching day 900 in my Duolingo a…CultureWhat employers…
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:Opening night. They've got magic to do! CultureStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch I was in college and grad school dur…CultureCome see Carolyn as “The Girl” in The Fantasticks, Oct 18-27. CultureStudents who grew up with search engines might change STEM education foreverThe headline is…
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:The Ongoing Obsession with Shakespeare’s True IdentityI’ve never been all too keen on Shakespe…AcademiaEvery family has one.PersonalAnother section of a #steampunk control panel. Useful for a cutaway shot after a character…AestheticsThis class has been everything that I expect it would be and I cannot believe that we are …Some days…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Marching in a parade and watching a patriotic musicalHappy Independence Day, fellow Americans…CultureStudents in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in Cecilian Hall. @setonh…PersonalNovel defined: a term used by some students to mean “any…
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:He couldn’t get over his fiancee’s death. So he brought her back as an A.I. chatbotThe death of the woman he loved was too …CybercultureTwo More Chances…
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:John Oliver Returns to Out-News the News—by Ignoring TrumpI prefer reading and listening to the ne…CultureCost of Living (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 20) Alexander's Jolly…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Happy memories of PC games I played with my son (now 19) sitting on my lap.While doing some spring cleaning around …CultureLiz Fosslien's insightful comic on unhealthy conflict vs. healthy conflict.PersonalSHU Community Lines 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:Biggest accomplishment of the dayThe real problem is timing — they had c…GovernmentExcessive Copyright Strikes Again in 2016Current US law extends copyright for 70 …BusinessMore modular low-poly…
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 third Google hit for " #steampunk control panel" is…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Green / mahogany variation of the vibe I'm working on for a fantasy #steampunk #blend…PersonalDesert Bus: The Worst Video Game Ever CreatedPenn and Teller are involved with this s…BooksA student who had often been frustrated during my class…
Oops. I’m going to bed now. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Similar:Hide and Q (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 9) Riker, buffed up by Q, grants desires of the…Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…AmusingPlato's Allegory of the CaveIn The Republic, Plato uses an extended …AcademiaHappy Easter 2019 Current_EventsTalk with us about books! English as a minor…
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:Slow flyby of a scout shop. Starfield backdrop; particle-based engine exhaust; hull uses a…More progress as I continue to level up …AestheticsGenesis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 7, Episode 19) The crew…
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:The girl is the Dew Drop Fairy in @laurelballetperformingco The Nutcracker Saturday evenin…PersonalPicking up books for another termAcademiaI Made a Cheerful…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Dozens of Plagiarism Incidents Are Reported in Coursera's Free Online Courses”If we really are trying to teach the wo…AcademiaGreebles make me happy.Before CGI, filming a science-fiction st…Aesthetics‘Aims’: the software for hire that can control 30,000 fake online profiles At first glance, the Twitter user “Can…BusinessPost Gazette Corrects…