NASA has flown a drone on Mars. A tiny robot. A flying robot. On. Another. Planet.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Succeeds in Historic First Flight Similar:Twitter, after 10 years, hasn't been a money-makerRake-thin and bearded, Dorsey radiates a…BusinessPolice Department, Fire Department Tell Different Versions of Same Richmond IncidentA Richmond police official and a fire of…Current_EventsFact Check: No, an NPR story on the Trump supporters' attempted coup dated January 6, 2021…According to…

Pfully Pfizered and pfeeling pfine so pfar.

Similar:Mr. Spock, weren't you wearing blue and black a minute ago?AmusingBP Lawyers Cheat by Adjusting Line Spacing in a Legal Brief U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier…BusinessMusician Daryl Davis Has Converted Hundreds of KKK Members Over 30 Years — Here's HowYears later, after earning my degree in …AwesomeTwelfth Night Cast Photo (Prime Stage, May 3-12)My…

The daughter experiences her birthday cookie

Similar:The chief engineer has a forward-facing station, on a platform above the technical staff c…PersonalSpring and Fall, by Gerard Manley HopkinsMárgarét, áre you gríeving Over Goldeng…AestheticsI Love Books: A Campus Library EvolvesI love books. I love smelling them, t…AcademiaAudisee Presents: The War of the WorldsAs new age synthesizer music, a rich bar…BooksThe Dauphin (ST:TNG Rewatch,…

To meme, or not to meme.

Similar:Why Our Children Don't Think There Are Moral FactsIndeed, in the world beyond grade school…CultureA Brief Tour of the Digital Delights of the Folger Shakespeare LibraryBut luckily for you, one does not need t…CybercultureJames Comey: Trump won’t be removed. But we’ll be fine.Here’s an editorial by someone who feels…CultureMerchant of Venice Part 2 live, now!…

Watching Livestreamed Prime Stage Theatre’s “Miracle in Rwanda”

A very moving performance. So many characters, so many carefully choreographed moments. The camera work and visuals, the timing… all so very impressive. What an exhausting performance this must have been! So well directed and performed. Similar:Long Live the LARPers — My daughter plays the antagonist in this award-winning 48 Hour Fi…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku7wzUtO…AestheticsWhat Is The Value…

Ice Cream and Sharks

Scene: writing classroom.   Me: (setting up a lesson about correlation vs causation) What would you say if I told you that ice cream attracts sharks?   Student: I’d say you’re an idiot.   Class: (chortles and gasps)   Student: (looks worried)   Me: Don’t worry, this is definitely the highlight of my teaching day.…

Identity Crisis (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 4 Episode 18) The Case of LaForge’s Disappearing Shipmates

Rewatching ST:TNG An enjoyable mystery follows LaForge as he investigates the disappearances of his former shipmates. Visiting Cmdr. Susanna Leijten shows video logs from a USS Victory away team, noting that members of that landing party from 5 years ago— which included herself and LaForge— are disappearing. One has stolen a shuttlecraft and is on…

Karate, Wonton, Chow Fun: The end of ‘chop suey’ fonts

Close your eyes and imagine the font you’d use to depict the word “Chinese.” There’s a good chance you pictured letters made from the swingy, wedge-shaped strokes you’ve seen on restaurant signs, menus, take-away boxes and kung-fu movie posters. | Variations on the font are commercially distributed as Wonton, Peking, Buddha, Ginko, Jing Jing, Kanban, Shanghai,…

My adorable daughter (Easter 2021)

Similar:So, What's in It for Me?All in all, I enjoy my job very much, an…AcademiaDowntime with the boy.PersonalSurprised and delighted to find that Scratch 3.0 runs on an iPad.PersonalA brief respite from grading. A brief respite from grading. PersonalI both like and hate that Canvas tracks the number of unmarked assignments that await me. …I…

How to Reduce Racial Bias in Grading (Use Objective Rubrics)

To gauge the potential impact of a standardized rubric on grading bias, I conducted an experiment comparing how teachers graded two identical second-grade writing samples: one presented as the work of a Black student, and one as the work of a white student.

My experiment found that teachers gave the white student better marks across the board—with one exception. When teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, racial bias all but disappeared. When teachers evaluated student writing using a general grade-level scale, they were 4.7 percentage points more likely to consider the white child’s writing at or above grade level compared to the identical writing from a Black child. However, when teachers used a grading rubric with specific criteria, the grades were essentially the same.

Easter Blessings 2021

Similar:All the Classroom’s a StageSome good observations in this essay. As…AcademiaGoodby big Android… hello little budget iPhone SE 3rd.I just removed from my syllabus template…AcademiaHere's a close look at the scepter leading the procession. #SetonHillGrad 2016 starts…PersonalIn September, 2003, I was blogging about the emerging fad of internet plagiarism, ethnical…In September, 2003, I was blogging…

First time visiting the Point. Listening to Quantum’s 10 for 21 (audio adaptation of the Decameron, set on a pandemic-era walk through Pittsburgh).

My first time visiting the Point. Listening to 10 for 21 — Quantum Theatre’s audio adaptation of The Decameron, directed by John Shepard, adapted by Martin Giles, with sound design by Steve Shapiro. The voice talent is phenomenal, with ensemble moments that nicely frame the intimate and personal storytelling sessions. I live about an hour…

Dennis G. Jerz | Associate Professor of English -- New Media Journalism, Seton Hill University | jerz.setonhill.edu Logo

In March, 2001, I was blogging about “All Your Base…”, digital history, 3D printers, and missing class

In March 2001, I was blogging about All Your Base Are Belong To Us (early meme) “Remembrance of Things Past” (reflection on the digital legacy we are creating with our personal data) (Simson Garfinkel) A new generation of three-dimensional printers (“Fax It Up, Scotty” I Missed Class… Did Anything Important Happen? (From a FAQ page I…