Wondering how I would have defined “Internet Levels” from my days of using acoustic cups on dial-up handsets in 1992.
Gamification of Journaling
As I prep for my final year as a university lecturer, I’m researching the effectiveness of gamification as a pedagogical strategy for enhancing cognitive skills development. I’m thinking about asking six students to carve a space for an Air Tag into their hard cover Media Writing …
In case you're thinking about moving to Ireland
So you’re thinking about decamping to Ireland as the heat inside American political circles starts increasing. You can’t expect to be like me in the mid-90s and drive off the ferry with your car as a non-EU citizen going to work in an American field office. And if you don’t have a …
Creative students in the era of AI
Happy to see that even with creative tools available through AI, my UX students will always be able to get nixers involving the production of logos and creative imagery. It’s something that I’ve learned while teaching SMEs in the County Tipperary Chamber Skillnet
Using Microsoft Copilot to scrape information
I’m currently experimenting with 1200 words that Microsoft Copilot scraped from some working material concerning “Personal Digital Transformation with AI Tools” and I’m going to simply paste the into my microblog content management system. Feel free to scroll on by as I …
Proud Dad Time
Currently in our little cabin watching a dog sleep while I prep some instavideo shots. Then I went out to see my daughter’s first solo music performance. Proud dad.
Beatlemania vs The Swifties
With the Eras Tour set to spend three days in Dublin, I asked Perplexity if Taylor Swift has more impact than The Beatles. This question “has sparked intense debate among music fans and industry observers. This comparison between two iconic acts from different eras highlights the evolving …
A major trend I have noticed is that many GPTs are becoming browser-based freemium services. Free to use in a laptop browser but you pay to download the results or you subscribe to keep using the service beyond the first few free tokens.
Playing with SlidesGPT in my browser
I asked SlidesGPT to make me a PowerPoint deck that shows I am going to explain key points of interest about AI’s use with small business. The deck should mention the importance of having your own personal knowledge network. It should point out how Microsoft Copilot and GPT-4 can give insights …
Learned section breakdowns from my students
One conclusion I reached while teaching online is I should attempt to deliver something of value to students in every section of my course materials. So I broke down each hour into several sections, each including a valuable takeaway.
Tough Landscape for Joe Biden
I’m from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where plenty of Trump signs and MAGA bumper sticks dot the landscape. Biden isn’t winning over enough voters in the battleground states and things look bleak for him in Pennsylvania. As Patrick Healy explains in the New York Times, “In the …
Neuroscientists claim the average human being spends more than 30 percent of their time daydreaming . unless they’re reading, listening to, or watching a story unfold. When a good story engages us, it daydreams for us.
Demise of the J1 Visa
Figures show there has been a 55% decline in the number of Irish students participating in the J1 work and travel programme during the past 10 years. I reckon we need to do something about that locally because the BridgeUSA programme no longer appeals to our third level students. They cannot afford …
Woz on Actual Intelligence
You got to love Woz for his deep understanding of how hype works compared to how actual software works.
New Things Possible with Microsoft Loop #workflow
I’ve just discovered new capabilities inside Microsoft Loop! Collapsible section headers I really like the twisties that let me produce collapsible sections with complex content. This means I have a clutter-free reading experience. Custom templates Now my Loop pages can be made into templates …
Copilot Studio Meets Obsidian Vault
My current project is watching Microsoft Copilot Studio use public pages shared from my Obsidian Vault. I may have a Chatbot configured to my Obsidian Vault which would be like having a trustworthy personal AI. Many of the public pages originate with the Micro.publish plug-in. Thanks, Octavio.
Cycling to Lunch
Cycling to lunch youtu.be/vgBXL051f… because I need wind in my hair after I’ve hunched over my laptop for more than two hours straight. There is nothing on a screen that is good as a breeze passing through my cycling helmet. Scrolling through screens is nothing like cycling around town. …
Thinking on Street Corners
One of the finest aspects of Ireland in summer is you can find interesting places outside where you can think. Like on a street corner in Dalkey, Ireland. It doesn’t get dark until after 10PM in June in Ireland.
Empowered with Design Thinking
I will work with the Empower Programme this summer. It’s a week-long set of workshops that help young entrepreneurs leverage design thinking, machine learning, and technology analysis to scope the viability of their potential projects by integrating these methodologies to address various …
Running AI for Business Short Course for Tipp Chamber
I’m running a free introductory session today that will provide an overview of the benefits of introducing AI to your operations. The session will be delivered by Bernie Goldbach, Digital Transformation lecturer in TUS in preparation for the one day hands on session to be held in a computer …
Audiomo from Limerick
It is Day Two of Audiomo24 and I am seated along the Abbey River with Dylan (12) as we rewind a few things we’ve done. We missed our train by three minutes but that was good because we saved €2.10 on fuel because cheap fuel is all over the map once we cross into more populous counties. I plan …
Thoughts from mature student on Reddit
Hi all, 25 with a 3yo thinking deep down about wanting to get a degree for a year or two now but not doing anything about it. Never got to do it, had no interest and it’s one of my biggest regrets now.. I’d be quitting a full time job. Only 2k in savings Is it doable? Worth it? I want to have and …
Remembering EdTech 2006
My last education event in Sligo happened 18 years ago when I watched Brian Mulligan make part of a podcast during EdTech 2006. At the time, I owned [podcasting.ie](https://podcasting.ie) and I was using it with creative multimedia students in Tipperary Institute. Brian's work with the Irish …
Promising to annotate important people and groups
Some day I need to create an annotated listing that describes key people and important organisations in my personal development. Limerick School of Art & Design is a large creative cluster that has been unable to leverage the talent of its smaller Clonmel Digital Campus. Pam O’Brien is a …
Inspired by Art
I enjoy art when it communicates across generations. The above photo of two young girls mounting their chairs to listen to a recording during Manifesta showed my one of those inspirational moments in 2004. Twenty years later, on the grounds of Raheen House in Clonmel, I listened to another artist …