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Part of the AI piece we are struggling with is that students can’t research. Honestly, the research piece they struggle with is the same struggle over a lot of their lives. It is the inability to do iterative work. When you write, you need to know how to make a draft and then edit. WhenContinue reading “Research”

We have been talking a lot about AI at work. How and why it could be implemented. Ethical issues. How to enforce the non use. How to encourage it in other places. My initial response is that I am so bored by it all. I feel like most AI is obvious, though not all. AIContinue reading “Boring”

Rest as resistance. Writing as resistance. I have had some conversations lately about what resistance looks like. Rest as resistance, brought to us by the author Tricia Hersey, encourages napping, daydreaming, thinking complete thoughts. My advisor suggested a writing as resistance workshop. As some who resists writing, I am not sure that is useful forContinue reading “… as resistance”

I just can’t help but feel that all the AI I encounter as a librarian, as a consumer of media, even as a user of AI, is incredibly boring. The images are repetitive, the language is dull. The worst possible essays are being turned in by students who can’t define many of the words theyContinue reading “AI is boring”

Third places play a crucial role in fostering social connections, enhancing community life, promoting mental well-being. A third place is not home or work, but another place you feel comfortable. I have recently found a working space that fits that description. Third places give people a chance to interact with others who don’t have demandsContinue reading “The Third Place”

I have been reading Michael Polanyi’s book “The Tacit Dimension” recently as part of my graduate work. Polanyi’s theory of tacit knowledge emphasizes that not all knowledge can be articulated or captured through words or symbols. Instead, some aspects of knowledge are unspoken and implicit, learned through experience and practice rather than through formal instruction.Continue reading “Tacit Knowledge”

When I am knitting in a meeting, or anywhere people can see me, I hear “Oh, you are so talented!” That is not true. When I started knitting, I was terrible! But I never gave up and I have practiced and practiced. Talent and practice represent two distinct but interconnected concepts in the development ofContinue reading “talent vs practice”

How do we teach through apprenticeship. Tacit knowledge is implicit and resides in an individual’s subconscious, often rooted in personal experiences and context-specific insights. It is not readily expressed in written or verbal form and remains hidden beneath the surface. Tacit knowledge is highly personal and shaped by an individual’s unique perspectives and skills. ItContinue reading “Tacit Knowlege”

“Essential questions” are broad, thought-provoking inquiries that sit at the core of a discipline or subject. These questions cannot be answered with a mere definition and require thinking, reflection, and discussion. Essential questions help steer inquiry and exploration of a topic and are used in instructional design to drive the writing of a lesson. EssentialContinue reading “Essential Questions”