This was an assignment that may have surprised and fascinated me the most in this course. Whether you love it or hate it AI generators have been on a bit of a hot streak lately as many of these engines appear to be honing and perfecting their craft as time goes on; however, having Native …
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QYPld7k9kLzaZF9ZmZrkhQbpva5EuVYbxXeBRPipXTU/edit?usp=sharing Using AI to research Rasputin and create a generated image of him resulted in some interesting results. The sheer level of detail in the essay itself was markedly interesting to observe, as one can see how such AI tools could be utilized for improper use in educational settings. The essay was rather in depth …
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I thought our discussion last week was interesting and informative. Since I am part of the generation that saw the rise and domination of social media, sometimes I forget just how much social media has impacted our everyday lives, pop culture, etc. I really enjoyed our discussion about memes; more […]
This week we chose which project we wanted to participate in. I chose the AI assignment and we also came up with topic ideas this week. I thought it was interesting beginning to explore the different AI essay generators and image generators to see what would be available for the project. I chose a topic …
It has been an interesting week in terms of learning about the project and talking about pop culture in the internet. I liked how we […]
Although we only visited this topic on Thursday, I thought our class discussion was engaging and insightful. I particularly liked the topic of how we as individuals present ourselves online and how it differs depending on the platform. Each social media platform has different unspoken rules that influence and drive […]
As we engaged in class discussion this week, the one topic that really stood out to me was social media and your presence online. The […]
For the fourth student-created assignment this semester, students chose a topic of historical misinformation, something about which there is evidence against a narrative or belief that is commonly held. They then created a meme about it and created a blog post on their site explaining the meme, the sources they used to research it, and …
I chose to make my meme about the forged Horse Creek Petroglyphs in West Virginia, which some pseudo-archaeologists and conspiracy theorists claim was made by pre-Columbian European voyagers around the 7th-8th centuries. One of the most notable proponents of this theory was Barry Fell, who conducted archaeological investigations of the surrounding area and produced a […]
There was a period of time where early humans believed the Earth was a flat circle surrounded by water. However, by the 4th century B.C., almost all educated people believed the world was round. There isn’t a clear consensus for the first person …