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:My precious is fifteen. PersonalLooking in on the officers' wardroom (conference and dining) one deck above the main … I thought of the interior as “Missisip…AestheticsAnnie Sullivan on teaching: Helen Keller, rendered blind and dea…CultureNerd Break! Listening To: Wilhelm Scream / Castle Thunder / Amen Break (While Watching Lig…In…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation As much as we like to think of our…CultureThe difficulty is the point (teaching critical thinking skills differs from teaching facts…In the past few years I have seen more…
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:Dead metaphor alert, as far as the Associated Press is concernedOther signs of the digital age: we don’t…BooksStudents Are Using ChatGPT to Write Their Personal Essays Now: AI can replicate the shape …Students say…
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:Hexagons Are the Bestagonshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOifuHs…AmusingImaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I built…AcademiaThe neglected history of videogames for the blindWhat kind of a “videogame” has no video?…CybercultureRefreshing my memory of working with reel-to-reel tape as a radio news intern (c. 1989).HistoryLeftovers from the food…
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:Is this Wonka's factory, or the presidential picnic @setonhilluniversity ? PersonalStage Right's production of 'Secret Garden' is heart-tugging showIn the Stage Right production, the role …Current_EventsCarolyn appears as homeschooled teenager "Carolyn." Free holiday show Tuesday at 7. PersonalThe Outrageous Okona (TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 4)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…PersonalThe Naked…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:Oh the Overthinks You Can Overthink: Horton the Elephant, the Wickersham Brothers, and Mas…Yesterday, I performed in a school matin…AcademiaFast-paced, articulate cast shines in Viking-themed OthelloI saw my first Food for Groundlings show…CultureToday's 10 sq cm of…
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:Partisan Pa. websites masquerading as local news threaten trust in journalism, new report …People with financial interests to prote…CultureLegos and M&M’s Bulge IllusionThese are straight vertical and…
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:If You're Getting Walled in a Cellar I Feel Bad for You SonAmusingCarolyn's performance as Ariel #bardinbloom @ThePublicPGHSo good to see her preforming live on st…CultureDear News…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:The Essayification of EverythingThe word Michel de Montaigne chose to de…EssaysGetting a little bit better with each #blender3D scene I render.AestheticsParty Like a Jerz My dad just made us root beer floats.PersonalMore household props for…
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:A Grave Tale (a short story I narrated for WAOB Audio Theatre)A Grave Tale (WAOB Audio Theatre) Wri…LiteratureImaginary vs Real Office SpaceHere’s a fantasy workspace, that I…
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:It's exam week, and at the moment I have exactly…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:In December 2001 I was blogging aboutIn December 2001, I was blogging about …AmusingGettysburg Address event marks 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s historic speechOn the Civil War battlefield where Presi…CulturePerspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a…
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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:"Moorish girl" in Man of La Mancha. (Vulcan Moorish girl.)PersonalI just looked up the context for the bald guy dropping the chili. I guess I was expecting something like…DesignNew "Adventure" Details…
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:First time experimenting with depth of field. The pilot's perch in a fancy #steampunk crui… AestheticsShakespeare Popularized Falconry TermsEnglish is…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:Defunct Web Pages are Not Dead Ends to JournalistsIn my “News Writing” class, I first warn…AcademiaBogus hit-and-run story about Vice President Kamala Harris created by Russian troll farm, …A healthy respect for the free press and…Current_EventsJournalism by the Numbers (a pedagogical play in one scene) #math (Lights…