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T-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastA Dose of Technoskepticism, with Eric CoveyIn the second part of their conversation, Jacob and Matt continue their discussion of AI ethics with Dr. Eric Covey from Grand Valley State University's Department of History.
To help find a truly international solution for climate change, they enlist the help of ChatGPT itself. Reading through its ideas leads to a conversation about whether large language models actually contain knowledge or whether it's something else. Discussing knowledge leads to the question of how creativity relates to randomness, and whether LLMs can truly be creative.
The conversation turns a bit more technical as they consider...
2024-02-2237 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastCritical Ethics and AI, with Eric CoveyJacob and Matt talk with Dr. Eric Covey of Grand Valley State University's Department of History. Compared to many faculty, Eric began talking with his students about generative Ai fairly early in the ChatGPT era. He anchored his discussion not in issues of plagiarism, as many faculty have, but in a discussion about the unseen ethical challenges that generative AI presents.
The conversation broadens to discuss ways in which education can help build learner self-awareness—whether of the global impact of their technological habits or the personal impact of practices of self-care and attention to learning science....
2024-01-2659 min
T-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastWelcome to the Season of AIJacob Fortman and Matt Roberts introduce the rebooted T-Squared podcast, whose third season will focus on the topic of generative artificial intelligence. In this episode Jacob and Matt set the stage for the rest of the season by talking about ChatGPT and generative AI more broadly. While there's no shortage of news about AI—especially in higher education—Matt and Jacob lay out a plan to move past the hype and the hysteria. Future episodes will focus on a deeper discussion about generative artificial intelligence and how it differs from other types of AI; the relationship between AI, knowledge, and expe...
2023-10-1839 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastOut of Place, Out of Time (A COVID-19 Mini-Episode)On our campus, we're a week deep into the response to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. As at most schools, faculty have been asked to finish the semester online. Most grasp that this means losing the act of physically meeting in a shared classroom. Given tools like Blackboard Collaborate and Zoom, many faculty are trying to recreate their classes by having students meet virtually during their assigned class times. In this first-of-several mini-episodes, we talk about why moving to remote teaching means you have to cope with the loss of your physical classroom AND your class time as well.
2020-03-2011 min
T-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastOut of Place, Out of Time: A COVID-19 Mini-EpisodeOn our campus, we're a week deep into the response to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. As at most schools, faculty have been asked to finish the semester online. Most grasp that this means losing the act of physically meeting in a shared classroom. Given tools like Blackboard Collaborate and Zoom, many faculty are trying to recreate their classes by having students meet virtually during their assigned class times. In this first-of-several mini-episodes, we talk about why moving to remote teaching means you have to cope with the loss of your physical classroom AND your class time as well.
2020-03-2011 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastOut of Place, Out of Time: A COVID-19 Mini-EpisodeOn our campus, we're a week deep into the response to the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. As at most schools, faculty have been asked to finish the semester online. Most grasp that this means losing the act of physically meeting in a shared classroom. Given tools like Blackboard Collaborate and Zoom, many faculty are trying to recreate their classes by having students meet virtually during their assigned class times. In this first-of-several mini-episodes, we talk about why moving to remote teaching means you have to cope with the loss of your physical classroom AND your class time as well.
GVSU's...
2020-03-2011 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastNew Season!The T-Squared team returns for the first episode of season 2. In addition to choosing prize winners for the campus' New Faculty Orientation, they discuss what they learned over the summer and what they're looking forward to in the year ahead. Coffee in this episode was personally imported from Italy.
2019-12-1036 min
To The LetterTo The Letter S2 E13: Mustering Out
We’ve come to the end of Season 2! We’re wrapping up with a little bit more about John’s life in service and what he did after the war.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen...
2019-11-2200 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E12: The End of the War
It takes a long time for the Civil War to be officially over in every state and territory. In this episode we take a look at how the end of the war actually came about.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John...
2019-11-2100 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E11: U.S. Sanitary Commission
Once again we’re talking about medical needs during the Civil War. This time, we investigate what the U.S. Sanitary Commission was all about.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen, Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordin...
2019-11-2000 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E10: Black Soldiers in the Army
In this episode we’re talking about the roles of Black men and women in the military during the Civil War.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen, Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator at University Libraries.
L...
2019-11-1800 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E9: Vote for President!
Episode 9 is all about the election of 1864, in which only 25 states participated!
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen, Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator at University Libraries.
The letter featured in Episode 9 is available below...
2019-11-1500 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E8: It’s So Rare We Get Any Mail Here
We couldn’t resist talking about how the mail system worked! While delays in communication were a common theme in Season 1, John hasn’t talked too much about the mail yet. In Episode 8, we take a look at how letters were delivered, especially as troops moved into enemy territory.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters w...
2019-11-1426 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E7: Bushwhacking
This episode explains “Bushwhackers” and “Jayhawks”. Bushwhackers was the term given to pro-Confederate secessionist guerillas of Missouri, in particular, but was also applied to other guerilla fighters in Kentucky, Tennessee, northern Virginia, and even California. Jayhawks, in contrast, were pro-Union guerilla fighters.
Several famous outlaws in the West got their start as bushwhackers, including Frank and Jesse James.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In eac...
2019-11-1330 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E6: The Invalid Corps
In this episode we delve into the aftermath of Civil War medicine. What happened to soldiers wounded in action?
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen, Scholarly Communications Outreach Coordinator at University Libraries.
Lette...
2019-11-0700 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E5: Prisoner of War
In today’s episode we discuss the capture of the 19th Michigan Infantry by Confederate troops near Brentwood, Tennessee and how prisoners of war were treated during the Civil War.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ru...
2019-11-0612 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E4: Sisters of Charity
In Episode 4, we continue to talk about medical treatment during the Civil War – particularly the role that women in religious organizations played. The Sisters of Charity, Daughters of Charity, Sisters of the Holy Cross, and Sisters of St. Joseph all provided volunteer nurses.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived t...
2019-11-0515 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E3: Sawbones
Episode 3 is all about Civil War medicine – which is a huge topic! John was one of many Civil War surgeons, but one of few that had prior medical training.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen, S...
2019-11-0437 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E2: Always Be Prepared
In Episode 2 we’re getting into what military camps looked like during the Civil War and how John got involved in the war. He enlists as an assistant surgeon in 1862 with the 19th Michigan Infantry.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them. John Be...
2019-11-0129 minTo The LetterTo The Letter S2 E1: An Introduction
We’re so pleased to bring you Season Two of To The Letter!
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Department’s Digital Studio at GVSU. On this podcast, we bring correspondence from GVSU’s Special Collections alive. In each episode you will hear (in their own words!) letters written by the people who lived through history and the stories behind them.
This season, we’re discussing the letters of John Bennitt, a Civil War surgeon from Michigan. Bennitt is voiced by Matt Ruen...
2019-10-2913 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastSeason 2! Looking Back, Looking ForwardThe T-Squared team returns for the first episode of season 2. In addition to choosing prize winners for the campus' New Faculty Orientation, they discuss what they learned over the summer and what they're looking forward to in the year ahead. Coffee in this episode was personally imported from Italy.
Links
This episode's coffee: Jump, from Italy's ditta Artigianale
The Teaching and Learning with Technology Guide for Faculty
2019-09-2636 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 7: Symposium, Symposium, SymposiumIn the final episode of the podcast's first season, Eric and Matt interview presenters and attendees at Grand Valley State University's 18th annual Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium. Those interviewed are: Kevin Barrons (Seidman College of Business), Lissa Brunan (College of Education, with her students MaKenna Kane and Breanne Dalm), Robert Talbert (Mathematics), Mark Luttenton (Graduate School), Sherry Barricklow (eLearning), Cheryl Kautz (Computing and Information Systems), and Jeff Sykes (Disability Support Resources).
Links
This episode's coffee: Brazil, from Grand Rapids' Rowster Coffee
Grand Valley's Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium; Wednesday May 1, 2019
Pear Deck for Google Slides
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2019-06-0543 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 6: Lightboards, Digital Video, and Justin MelickIn this second of two interviews with Grand Valley's Digital Media Developers, we talk with Justin Melick. In his time at Grand Valley, Justin's work has centered around digital video. In addition to helping faculty across the university develop digital videos, Justin has experimented with 360 degree video, and is the designer of Grand Valley's three "lightboards."
Links
Grand Valley's Lightboard
A sample of projects that Justin and the Digital Studio have worked on
Grand Rapids' Rowster Coffee. Eric and Matt can frequently be found at the Fulton Ave "Rower's Club" location. Check out their original location...
2019-04-2332 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 5: Local Coffee, Mixed Reality, and Empathy with Hunter BridwellIn the first of a two episode series, we talk to Grand Valley's Digital Media Developers. Here we have a conversation with Hunter Bridwell. Many of the projects he works on involve virtual or augmented reality. We discuss several of thees projects, including a project for Occupational Therapy that simulates the kind of "visual field cut" that often occurs in patients after they suffer a stroke. We also touch on Hunter's background in photography and how technology such as mixed reality can play a role in increasing empathy in education. And perhaps most importantly, Hunter brings us coffee from...
2019-02-2536 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 4: Ally, Panopto, Faculty Learning Communities, and a Showcase BirthdayDeep deep apologies that it's taken so long for Episode 4 to reach your ears, but it's been a busy autumn around here and podcast post-production took a back burner to other projects. In this episode we get updates on podcast distribution (we're on Anchor and lots of other locations now!), campus usage of Blackboard Ally and Panopto. We talk briefly about our Online and Hybrid Faculty Learning Communities (join us each month). We also commemorate the fifth birthday of the Atomic Object Technology Showcase. Coffee in this episode is the Rwanda blend from Grand Rapids' own Rowster Coffee.
2018-12-1433 min
To The LetterTo the Letter Episode 15: The End
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Well this is it! The big finale. After enlisting in 1941, Joe has made it all the way to 1946…and is still writing to Agnes.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Digital Studio. Joe Olexa was voiced by Kevin McCasland.
The final letter featured in Episode 15 is available below:
Click to view slideshow.
We have really enjoyed getting to share Joe and Agnes’ story with you t...
2018-09-2114 min
To The LetterTo The Letter Episode 14: Concentration Camps
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Although Joe may not have been directly involved in the liberation of any concentration camps, he certainly knew what was going on and talked with survivors. This episode we’re talking about the Holocaust.
To the Letter is a podcast brought to you in collaboration with University Libraries and the eLearning and Emerging Technologies Digital Studio. Joe Olexa was voiced by Kevin McCasland and Agnes Van Der Weide was played by Tracy Cook.
Letters featured in Episode 14 are available below:
Cli...
2018-09-1425 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 3: Badges, Badgers, Blackboard, and moreTopics of conversation for our third episode include the University of Wisconsin's Distance Teaching and Learning Conference, Grand Valley State University's Faculty Badges Initiative, and the Blackboard Ally tool for improving content accessibility. The coffee in this episode is Mzuzu Specialty Coffee, brought to us by hand from Malawi. We also get an update on Mr. Coffee and declare a temporary embargo on discussing Amazon Alexa.
Links
The Wisconsin Distance Teaching and Learning Conference
Grand Valley's Faculty Badges Initiative
HASTAC's information page about digital badges
Information about Blackboard Ally
2018-09-0438 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 2: Conferences, Emerging Technology, and HospitalityIn the second episode of T-Squared, Eric and Matt discuss Oakland University's e-Cornucopia Conference and the Lilly Conferences on College and University Teaching and Learning. Their conversation covers a broad range of topics: accessibility and Universal Design of Learning, hospitality as a metaphor for teaching, and the role of emerging technologies like virtual/augmented reality and smart speaker technology. This episode's coffee arrived directly from Guatemala. And did you hear that there will be a new member of the T-Squared team?
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Oakland University's e-Cornucopia Conference
The Lilly Conference Series on College and University Teaching and...
2018-07-2042 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastEpisode 1: MACUL, Student Success, and GVSU's Technology ShowcaseIn this first ever episode of T-Squared, Eric and Matt discuss the 2018 Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) conference, including Bonnie St. John's keynote focused on failure, grit, and student success. Your hosts drink Kenyan coffee from Blue Bottle and talk about the Grand Valley's Atomic Object Technology Showcase.
Links
2018 MACUL Conference Program
Website for Bonnie St. John, keynote speaker at the 2018 MACUL Conference
What is formative assessment?
2019 MACUL Conference website
Blue Bottle Coffee
This episode's coffee selection: Kenya Embu Gicherori
Grand Valley's Atomic Object Technology Showcase
2018-05-1430 minT-Squared: a Teaching and Technology PodcastT-Squared: The Trailer (Episode 000)Grand Valley State University's eLearning and Emerging Technologies team is pleased to announce T-Square: a podcast about teaching and technology. The first episode of this new podcast about the intersection of teaching and technology will hit the web—and your favorite pod-catcher—in February 2018. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a single episode.
Music: "Counting in C (Jad Abumrad Remix)" by Bill Ryan & Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, from their "In C - Remixed" album. Find it on iTunes.
2018-02-0202 min