Update: Will AI put me out of a job? Experiments with OpenAI’s GPT-3
2/13/2023: A friend who read this post responded: “I’m having a hard time jumping from ‘this seems adequate… noticed some problems’ to …
An unexpected punch
Are you a writer? Remember that what you do matters above everything.
Transition and Tradition
When I started this blog, I worked in the museum field, and I focused my examples of how “Every Word Counts” on …
Are you humorous, formal, respectful, or enthusiastic?
I am a long-time fan of both Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman, so it was exciting to do a workshop from the …
Get It? Get It? When Humor Works–and Doesn’t
When my kids were young, I had to teach them that if you need to say, “Get it? Get it?” after telling …
Neuromyths in Education, Part III: Right-brained vs. left-brained
See Neuromyths in Education, Part I: Introduction for an overview and definitions. What’s the myth? That the left brain is realistic, analytical, practical, organized, …
Neuromyths in Education, Part II: Learning Styles
See Neuromyths in Education, Part I: Introduction for an overview and definitions. What’s the myth? Learners will learn better if taught using a method …
Neuromyths in Education, Part I: Introduction
For nearly a year I’ve been trying to write a blog post about neuromyths in education. But the topic is too vast; it …
Increasing Accessibility with Transcripts and Captions
Alliance Labs recently explored the creation and use of transcripts and captions for online video. Here are some key points from the post: …
You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do
You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do: Advice for Neuroscientists Writing for Lay Readers (available free as a PDF) comes from The Dana Foundation, …