I forgot to mention how the discussion of memory dampening and the ethical implications impacted my teaching in LIB 200!

In addition to the AI discussions mentioned in my previous post, I added a discussion of memory dampening and the …

I would say the most important take away for me was that I had some of my assumptions challenged and changed my views about technology and its impact on our lives and values. These changes were a direct result of …

The most important take-away from this semester for me, as a second-year faculty member, was the reminder that, in the midst of busy teaching lives, we need to stay connected to collegial spaces for intellectual exchange and debate. The “Tech, …

I’m so excited to be teaching LIB200 again in the fall, and to bring in some of the insights from the NEH Technology, Self, Society seminar. I am going to stick with my LIB200 post-apocalyptic fiction and film theme, but …

Just for fun see if you can recognize anyone in the first 2 minutes of this video from Morgan Freeman’s Through the Wormhole episode on David Chalmers:

Even though I am not teaching LIB 200, I believe that engaging with the concepts related to technology, self and society is a crucial part of what educators need to do at this time. My interests grow from several starting …

With respect to how this particular seminar has influenced my teaching of not just LIB 200 but also such courses as History of New York City, Urban Sociology, History of Minorities and honor’s courses in Themes in American History I …

Probably the most clear impact that the seminar had on my teaching this year was that I was very self conscious about choosing texts for my LIB 200 course that examined technology, specifically. I have a very broad understanding …

This seminar was very interesting and helpful. I teach LIB200 and I will revise some assignments and add new ones based on the readings we discussed. I particularly liked the part on Gaming. I already use interdisciplinarity, but I would …