Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch.

Sold out opening night of Mamet’s Oleanna. Chilling. Gasps from the audience. Office furniture may be a bit too fancy for an untenured prof, but multiple copies of the prof’s book on the shelves was a realistic touch. Similar:Lighting makes a difference. The officers' pub from the interplanetary cruiser #steampunk …  AestheticsI've got a lot…

These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay

These buildings are so much better than my first try about a month ago, and good enough for me to move on to the next step. #blender3d #blender3dart #medievalyork #mysteryplay Similar:On Death and iPods: A RequiemI never owned a classic iPod, though I d…CultureWhat does the girl do with my iPad while I try to…

Chilling on Forbes Avenue with a small friend.

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The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh.

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The daughter is in “Very Berry Dead,” a new play which opens this Friday and runs for two weekends in Pittsburgh.

The writer, director, and one of the cast members talk about the play that my daughter Carolyn is getting ready to open Friday. Tickets: https://veryberrydead.bpt.me/ Similar:What Does the Demise of Cursive Mean?Are you aware that our children aren’t b…CultureA practical application of close reading skills: Nazi-spottingWhenever I teach a literature class, I p…AestheticsSurprise sidewalk encounter…

So important to be teaching research skills and critical thinking at a time when powerful people manipulate the public with their lies.

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Replica of George Washington’s field camp. @fortligonier

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The daughter is performing now Twin Lakes Park.

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The daughter sings and performs Shakespeare at the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival today

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I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation

I’m not making a serious attempt at recreating specific architecture, just trying to convey a sense of what the streets might have looked like. #blender3d #medievalyork #mysteryplay #simulation Similar:Kirk's manly, sensitive advice to young CharlieIn popular culture, Captain Kirk from th…CultureI may have mentioned that I have a daughter who does things. Her next is…

Lintels and chimneys for low-poly buildings in a #medievaltheater simulation project. #mysteryplay #blender3d #unity3d

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Google, AI Announcements, and the Future of Learning

Glenda Morgan does not sound that impressed with Google’s latest promises about AI and education. [T]hus far I am unconvinced that the kinds of tutoring currently offered via AI matches the concept of watching a student’s thought processes and identifying the core issues they aren’t understanding. Instead, AI tutoring today seems to consist of breaking…

Not bad for a couple hours of work. #blender3d #blender3dart #steampunk #neovictorian

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“Gen Zers know the difference between rock-solid news and AI-generated memes. They just don’t care.”

Over the past couple of years, researchers at Jigsaw, a Google subsidiary that focuses on online politics and polarization, have been studying how Gen Zers digest and metabolize what they see online. The researchers were hoping that their work would provide one of the first in-depth, ethnographic studies of Gen Z’s “information literacy.” But the…

Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics

Modular support craft from the #neovictorian #steampunk bedtime stories I used to tell my now adult children. #blender3d #blender3dart #design #aesthetics Similar:Facebook, Now You Remind Me of a Half-Drunk Cocktail Party SchmoozerLast week, Facebook asked me what sports…BusinessUnmarked assignments in my queue: 0This app, which sports a little red noti…AcademiaPlaying with depth of field (blurring details…