Deep questions – deep responses
Recently, I decide to challenge myself to ask deeper questions. With the ChatGPT Plus license, we’re allowed to use the Deep Research feature 26 times per month. In April, I used it about 3...
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Developing an Innovative Culture in Higher Ed
While reading the book The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology Organizations, I started considering how some of the principles discussed in the book might apply to higher...
But is it Art?
AI promises to transform our world. With in influx of generative tools, from ChatGPT to MidJourney, people are starting to question what fields will be transformed. Some people argue that some fields, such as...
Critical Thinking is Hard… to Define?
What is critical thinking? You would think such a simple question would have an easy answer. But as I sit here reviewing a paper recently submitted to a journal, I’m struck yet again that...
Reflections on 2023
I’m all about setting goals. And as the new year loams, revisiting my goals are important. Equally important, however, is reflecting the past year’s accomplishments. It provides me with perspective of what I can...
Amazon and Chinese companies: How deep do brands go?
Recently, I listened to a podcast that commented on the weird brand names appearing on Amazon and its impact on the US Patent and Trademark Office. Curious, I took a look. My search begins...
Update on research
With my application for promotion to Professor on the horizon, it is time to provide a research update, reviewing where I’m at and what I plan to accomplish in the coming year. This past...
Using ChatGPT to build a course
How fast can I build a course using the new ChatGPT? A couple weeks ago, I attended a session on using AI for course development. It got me to wondering just how fast I...
Section 230 and the Future of the Internet
Before the Supreme Court are two cases that question an immunity clause in the 1996 Communications Decency Act. Part of this act included a section (Section 230) that protected companies that hosted user content...
Research 2.0
It occurred to me recently that academia has, in all of its traditional glory, failed to adopt the the Web 2.0 mindset in publication and research. We live in a publish or perish environment. ...
Look out for AI generated essays
A couple days ago, I was shocked to read a story by philosophy professor Darren Hick out of Furman University. He shared publicly on Facebook a story about a student using AI generated essays...