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:Furnished a random nook in the #neovictorian #steampunk cruiser I'm building. Not ha…PersonalBreaking: Student consults syllabus before asking question about course scheduleNASHVILLE, TN – Vanderbilt University is…AcademiaThe Case for Breaking Up With Your ParentsI already felt fairly independent from m…AcademiaGrades submitted.AcademiaThe daughter (giving the piggyback ride in pic…
Touched up and created an infographic for a web page that I first posted in Nov 2000. Similar:The Most Disastrous Typos In Western History The Most Disastrous Typos In Western H…BooksPioneering Harvard Blog Site Wrapping It UpI still use blogs.setonhill.edu, which I…AcademiaWhat It Means If You're A 'Paragraph Texter'A very fluffy article that does a…
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:Television is Now the Second Screen for Kids with TabletsOf course, not all kids have tablets, an…CultureFlorida Woman Bites CamelIdentifying her as a “Florida woman,” as…AestheticsBecause Internet: the new linguistics of informal EnglishI’m planning…
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:The exposition officer needs instant access to a pencil case, logbook and mission-critical…AestheticsMerry Christmas 2019PersonalProcession #classof2017PersonalInnovative journalism: A game about the rising sea, a podcast about fire, a 20-year Colum…How do you tell a story that people know…CultureI think they mean typeface conference, but "Font…
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:Spring 2023 Grades: Submitted! (I only had 3 last-minute submissions to mark today.)AcademiaUnnatural Selection (ST:TNG Rewatch Season 2, Episode 7)Rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generatio…MediaFirst they came… #kristallnacht @nccheshuFirst they came… #kristallnacht @ncchesh…Personal'Little Mermaid' brings new music to the Andersen fairy tale – Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThe story line is similar to…
She’s on her way to the @thepublicpgh for two shows today as Margot in Dial M for Murder. Similar:PrimeStage's 1984: "It was very true to the book," says Peter.Five of us went to see PrimeStage’s 1984…BooksGood Twitter thread on how confirmation bias leads to conspiracy theoriesSo why are so many people convinced that…CultureMy Minecraft-obsessed tween…
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:Official Rules to NanofictionaryI was at a youth car wash today, watchin…DesignOpinion: Don’t Be Fooled by America’s Flattening CurveAnother example of effective new media d…Current_EventsHow important is…
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:Perseverance lands on Mars today! Here's what you need to know Today, February 18, 2021 at 20:44 UTC …AwesomeThe Lost Art of Paste-UpWhen I started using a…
That’s water under the bridge! Crowds of NPCs charge across, sweeping the player along. Gotta work on that! #unity3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:Again with the @shu.pippinPersonalServing at midnight breakfast.PersonalAnother 10 sq cm of #steampunk control panel. Trying to add a subtle pattern to the light-…One of many steampunk control panels I’v…AestheticsRethinking TV news, Part III: First,…
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:The girl was cast as Luciana (the younger sister) in The Comedy of Errors in the PPT's sum…Show is July 28 at the O’Reilly Theater….DramaMy student journos…
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 exposition officer needs instant access to a pencil case,…
My virtual army of grey capsules is just barely smart enough to follow my avatar around. #unity3d Similar:"Godspell" is sure to entertain audiences of all ages and faithsThat’s me in the white shirt, with a tie…CultureWhy the trial by ordeal was actually an effective test of guiltHow could an ordeal-administering priest…CultureHow to promote your laser…
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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 Annoy Your Parents (Smurfs, Tweety, Jar-Jar and Ewoks) http://www.youtube.com/wat…AmusingHow Poetry Helps You Improve Your WritingWhile I’d rather see a reminder that we …AestheticsThe school mocked. I turtled.Draft: “As…
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:Happy Easter 2019 Current_EventsA Tribute to a Journalism FavoriteAs my news writing students work on seve…AestheticsLeftovers from the food my colleagues…
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