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Take a Load Off, Manny: How AI Can Lighten Your Cognitive Load
by Sarah R. Adams-Slominski Have you ever been invited to “take a load off”?I confess that while working on a response to Chris Mah’s recent Cult of Pedagogy think piece on AI, I had the Bob-Dylan penned ear worm about Manny (or Annie…or Fanny…depending on which website you consult) running on a loop in my…
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“How I Learned to Care Like a Novelist, A Chef, and a Coach”
In a post-COVID world, it’s easy for ‘seasoned’ (read: “old-school”) instructors to complain about students’ lack of engagement and motivation in online classes. We (yes, I’m going to include myself in this category for argument’s sake) get frustrated when students won’t turn on their cameras, when they refuse to speak up during synchronous discussions, and…
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For My Final Trick, I’ll Make a Completely Blank Blog Disappear….
I have always enjoyed writing. You might even call it the Ace up my sleeve. Even as a kid, when life became too much I would slip away and write stories about an alter ego named Chelsa Parks (yes, that spelling is correct) who went on adventures and solved her problems through her work as…
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You Know What They Say About Assumptions…
My whole life I’ve been warned about making assumptions. Always give people the benefit of the doubt, I was told. And “you know how the old saying goes…Never assume because it makes an a#$ out of you and me” (Source Unknown). But it turns out assumptions aren’t always a bad thing. Dede’s (2011) article actually…
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Feedback About Feedback and Other Musings
“Dear Friend, I thought your point about Case Study A was spot on. You did a great job of synthesizing your thoughts and opinions on this topic, and I agree with you about how important this concept is. I, too, found the reading this week to be valuable and thought-provoking. Thank you for sharing! Keep…
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New Literacies: My Worlds Converge
My week was jam-packed…and that’s saying a lot for someone who is used to being on-the-go, with more irons in the fire than any one person should have in one lifetime. Aside from our class readings on New Literacies, I assisted in launching a stakeholders event for CMU’s Literacy Center. I am a graduate assistant…
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More Questions Than Answers This Week…
This week’s reading brought up more questions than answers…not necessarily a bad thing when one is anticipating developing research questions for upcoming projects! Both the Valverde-Berrocoso et al. and the Hrastinski articles gave me a lot to think about. I took copious notes on concepts I want to investigate further. Valverde-Berrocoso et al. (2020) intrigued…
Now What? (Education and Technology in a Post COVID World)
Adventures in Doctoral Work and Beyond
Now What? (Education and Technology in a Post COVID World) 