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:Goodby big Android… hello little budget iPhone SE 3rd.I just removed from my syllabus template…AcademiaMobile is a "really punishing format" for indies, says inkle's Jon IngoldMobile is a really punishing format for …BusinessSorry, Wrong NumberNumerical errors usually occur…
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:What Can You Do With An English Degree? | Seton Hill UniversityOne of our seniors interviewed recent gr…AcademiaCertainty vs. uncertainty: "In which are we more likely to be deceived, and in which has r…I’ve…
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:In 2019, I have a college student who annotates readings like this!I asked students in my online “Dystopia …AcademiaFor the record, if I should happen to be murdered by someone with a gun… For the record, if I should happen to …Current_EventsToday’s #blender3d modeling, inspired…
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:"The Nightmare of Prince Prezelsky"Leigh, Peter, Carolyn and I had fun reco…AmusingMore #blender3d #steampunk #design. #blender3dart #aesthetics The officers’ conference roo…AestheticsYes, this is my 11yo daughter yodeling on stage.http://youtu.be/reyclH7zuHIAmusingPresidential RhetoricCultureIn one small prairie town, two warring visions…
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:The Dish (2000 Australian comedy)I try to watch this every July to commem…CultureDestroying trust in the media, science, and government has left America vulnerable to disa…From The…
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:A new study shows that students learn way more effectively from print textbooks than scree…Saving this for next term’s “History and…BooksTwo Steps Down the Interactive Fiction RoadWonderfully…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Students in “A.I. and the Future of Literacy” are presenting now in Cecilian Hall. @setonh…PersonalMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of a YA novel with an orphan heroineMy 11yo, of the opening chapters of…
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:I had a singular time voicing Sherlock Holmes in The Mystery of Dr. Watson (WAOB Audio The… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azja…CultureMechanical innards for a Steampunk set piece. #Blender3D #greebleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oChXOu8C…AestheticsHappy to…
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:Why I Rarely Blog about My Home Building ProjectsWe’re kind…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:Photos inspired by Wuthering HeightsA photographer blogged about taking phot…Aesthetics50 Years Ago: The World in 1961 – Alan Taylor – In Focus – The AtlanticA fantastic series of photos exploring t…AestheticsLittle green owl, if your emotions depend this…
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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:The Big Goodbye (TNG Rewatch, Season 1, Episode 11) When a holodeck glitch taints Picard's… Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generat…CultureLiving Room PhysicsI’ve blogged before about my eight-year-…EducationWatching a National Guard…
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:Three-dimenstional PrintersA new generation of three-dimensional pr…DesignUnity Normal Problems (Importing an object from Blender 2.8b)I had a complex model that I…
Support the arts in your community! #augustwilson #radiogolf Similar:My daughter found where all the missing pens and pencils end upAmusingRoss deserves better "Friends": a defense of nerdsI was not a fan of this show, but I am a…CultureOther than #StarTrek memes, my favorite part of the web is how it's a rhetorical battlegro…Saturday, Donald Trump…