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Humane Education: Empathy in Policies, Places, and Platforms
01 Sep 2024
Chris Friend
Presentations
,
Technology
ALT-C
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ed-tech
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empathy
,
Humane Technology
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learning technology
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Learn how empathy can redefine the spaces we occupy, the policies we employ, and the platforms we use. Introducing: Humane Technology.
The Visual Literacies of Writing
04 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Technology
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Text and Print
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Writing
formatting
,
typography
0
Writing requires visual literacies, which too often go unacknowledged. Students need to learn about readability and effective document design.
Personal(ized) Writing
01 Feb 2023
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Technology
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Writing
AI
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first-person writing
0
Writing is a human invention that allows humans to connect and shape ideas. Removing the personal element (esp. with ChatGPT) ruins writing.
Agency: Personalized Privacy
20 Jan 2023
Chris Friend
Technology
,
Writing
agency
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algorithms
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control
,
platforms
3
When we allow our platforms and devices to make decisions for us, we give up our agency and lose control of our lives. How can we resist?
How Long Does it Take (and How Much Does it Cost) to Charge a Tesla?
27 Sep 2020
Chris Friend
Technology
ev
,
tesla
0
People often worry that charging an EV is difficult or expensive. Neither is true. There are more ways to charge an EV than to fuel a gas car.
Teaching in Higher Ed: My Third Recommendation
24 Sep 2020
Chris Friend
Technology
classroom
,
hacks
,
tools
0
In the era of complex LMS walled gardens and online productivity suites, using an .htaccess file simplifies access to resources. Here’s how.
Hello, Acronym-Filled World: Playing with PHP + APIs
10 Sep 2020
Chris Friend
Hacks
,
Technology
api
,
code
,
php
,
stats
0
To improve my coding skills, I set myself a challenge: Get my website to present data gathered from external API calls. Here’s how I made it work.
Ghost in the Ether: My Decision to (Sort of) Leave Facebook
08 Jun 2020
Chris Friend
Technology
platforms
0
What made me do the unthinkable and empty out twelve years of content from my Facebook profile? Or maybe, why did I wait so long to purge? Here’s why.
Bad for Badging: Achievement in Writing Courses
17 Nov 2013
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Technology
badges
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grading
,
writing
0
Think of a writing classroom. What can we badge there? Can writing earn badges? How can we determine whether writing goals are met?
Teaching the Tech of…Typing?
11 Jul 2013
Chris Friend
Teaching
,
Technology
0
Can we expect our students to use our tools, especially when they involve third parties, outside products, or accounts with questionable privacy practices?
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