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:I should be writing my "Fake News" paper for this weekend's "Computers and Writing." Inste…Could the absurd examples of bizarre pub…Academia'New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirlBe careful of the parts of news…
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:Journalism In The Service of Democracy: A Summit Of Deans, Faculty, Students And Journalis…This morning in my mail I found an attra…CybercultureStick to facts, but write news your readers will actually want to read.…
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. Support local artists in your community!PersonalStudents in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in Cecilian Hall. @setonh…PersonalWhy scientists should care about artMy artsy daughter loves stories about sc…ArtIn March 2000, I was blogging about Palm V computers for the Navy,…
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:My students were awesome. So many thoughtful final projects. So much growth. A stressful, …PersonalOpinion: Time for media to turn up the pressure, Potsdam resident says Sometimes people get the name of my sch…CultureThe president of the…
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:Economics in Early Computer Games(First published 27 May 2020, when I fou…BusinessBen Franklin Sings about Your Rights as a PhotographerIf you’re legally present on a public st…Amusing"Oliver…
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:Self-referential capitalism; paradoxical fusion of idealized pop culture and mass-produced…AestheticsImportant University of Virginia Messages Regarding Sexual AssaultUniversity of Virginia president takes a…AcademiaThe Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Facebook Axes “Trending” SidebarFacebook is discontinuing the “trending”…BusinessThe 7 key components of a perfect elevator pitch Whether you are trying to raise mone…BusinessThe posthuman liberal artsAs those familiar with the liberal arts …AcademiaHelvetica Bold…
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:Stunning picture of my daughterAestheticsHappy Flag Day! All flags matter, but nobody needs to say that out loud.Happy Flag Day! All flags matter, but…AestheticsLooking forward to what…
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:I was perhaps a bit more conversational and chipper than…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:An Hour of Monastic Silence in Media Studies Class (plus an awesome drum solo)I announced that my 300-level Media and …AcademiaEnjoyed watching the restored version of the hugely influential 1927 sci-fi movie #Metropo…Enjoyed watching the restored version of…AestheticsApparently…
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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:How to Make a Website: Guide to Web Creation, Design & StylingI am a textual thinker, not a visual thi…AestheticsRare Philadelphia win – for a Whig! For the first time in…
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:And so it begins: the unmarked assignments counterThis little icon will control my life fo…AcademiaLooking forward in the back room of…
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