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:A Merry Look at Journalism in "The Year Without a Santa Claus"In the classic stop-action TV special “T…AestheticsI both like and hate that Canvas tracks the number of unmarked assignments that await me. …I both like and hate that Canvas tracks …PersonalWe Got A Look Inside The 45-Day…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Benefits of Writing Crap (A Reminder)A first draft gives you something to go …Essays#Gamergate—and what it means for gaming in educationGamergate originally began as a hashtag …AcademiaI survived my first day teaching in a masked, hybrid classroom.…
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:Poetry Out Loud : Learning RecitationI’m one of the judges in a “Poetry Out L…AcademiaOverheard at Quora: "Why after all these years is Moodle still so ugly?"Moodle is a free course-management tool …AcademiaLocal TV…
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 Excerpt from Mechanisms [2]: 'Professor RAMAC'Among the attractions at the 1958 World’…BooksLoud as a Whisper (ST:TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 5)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…DramaCriminal Code: Procedural Logic and Rhetorical Excess in VideogamesGreat example of the application of well…CultureCarolyn as Hodel and Peter…
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:Dean Jones Dead: Disney Actor Was 84″The Love Bug” was one of the movies tha…Current_EventsZooming into the abyss: Black squares don’t contribute much to the learning environment.PersonalSmalltalk through masks is hard; I really was glad to see so many familiar upper halves of…If you said hello to me recently and…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Looking forward in the back room of the officers' pub, in the #steampunk cruiser from…AestheticsAn afternoon with Ben Franklin. CultureClicking, collaborating, and talking in the libraryOur local paper did a story on how libra…AcademiaStories from the Tall…
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:Why 'Gangnam Style' Is Actually a Study in Mind ControlI’m not sure “thank you” is the right wa…CultureChildren of Eden (Stage Right, April 2014)My wife and 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:Seton Hill takes on Shakespeare's 'Dream'Students in my Shakespeare class will be…CulturePolice Department, Fire Department Tell Different Versions of Same Richmond IncidentA Richmond police official and a…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:I'm in the timeline where the Borg are everywhere and Riker doesn't want to go b…PersonalReally enjoyed watching Your Name with the family. Visuals hooked me, but the story kept m…AestheticsThoughtful Gestures Sometimes Speak…
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:Twelfth Night Cast Photo (Prime Stage, May 3-12)My daughter can hardly stop talking abou…AestheticsRaw Deal on Printer Ink”The ink we print with can cost more tha…Business'Dream' casting…
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:Getting there.Getting there.PersonalThe Battle (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 8)…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:About 30 years after I first saw John Speed’s 1676 map of York, today I was working on a r…About 30 years after I first saw John Sp…CultureIdeology shapes our view of reality, which affects what persuades us. EthicsThe…
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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:Merchant of Venice Part 2 live, now! #PPTPlaytimeDramaGet Hands-on Writing Experience.AcademiaSaints and Poets, Maybe They Do SomeI wrote the following in 2004, when my s…DramaMars Panorama — 10yo with iPad Pretends…
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:Report to the bridge so the captain can assess your virtual upholstery skills. #blender3d …Aestheticsxkcd: Types of Editorsxkcd: Types of Editors.AmusingNow…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:My Kids Loved Narnia but Were Unimpressed by Turkish DelightAmerican kids today would have little id…AmusingA journalist shot by police while covering the 2020 protests is dying of her injuriesCops gotta cop, and that means keeping p…Current_EventsBe Kind, for Everyone You Meet Is Misattributing This Quote in…