Tuesday, March 03, 2026

In which I am Ahab, and AI is guess who

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 You would think that someone who has taught Moby-Dick would understand the dangers of becoming Ahab and giving in to monomania and hunting ...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Two views of AI-assisted teaching (spoiler: I think I'm right and they're wrong)

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When I teach online, I use tools that allow students to comment, some of which allow a longer response in a discussion board, and some of wh...
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Thursday, January 01, 2026

(Off-topic) Postwar hauntings: Dana Andrews and Don Draper

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  Reposted from 2013 because this is Dana Andrews's birthday. The original post has a comment by Carl Rollyson, who wrote a great biogra...
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Last days of 2025

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Grades were turned in a few weeks ago, and I didn't get much AI slop, as far as I know. How do I know? Their writing was consistent with...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Mark Twain, AI, and the "Big Thoughts" Lie

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It is Mark Twain's birthday--happy birthday, Mark!--and I am reading, or rather listening to, Ron Powers's biography of Twain as I d...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Why I am teaching like it’s 1990: no phones, no bikes, no motorcars—not a single luxury

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Whether you recognize my subtitle from Gilligan’s Island or from Weird Al’s “Amish Paradise,” you’re still getting the gist of it: teaching ...
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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Random bullets of September

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 First, the stuff you know: the news has been terrible and keeps getting worse. I thought we were a nation of laws and, you know, checks and...
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