This Winery is a Stunning Blend of Architecture and Vineyards — from contemporist.com
On 09/20/2023,
in Daniel S. Christian, geography / geology, global / globalization, Michigan,
by Daniel Christian
Joel 2:23 — from biblegateway.com
Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the autumn rains because he is faithful. He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.
From DSC:
As I sit here with our youngest daughter, waiting for her choir practice/class to start, I’m thinking how fitting it is that I read this Verse of the Day from BibleGateway.com this morning. To get here, we went through several miles of farmland. Even before getting here, I had been reflecting (once again) upon what it would be like to be a farmer…hoping for a good harvest/crop year after year….depending upon God to send enough rain and sunshine and for the crops to do what they were created and designed to do.
I think we have lost much of our dependence upon God as many of us have moved off the farms through the last many decades now. Sitting behind computers is very different then tilling the soil, feeding the livestock, etc.
Anyway, I’m grateful for all of the farmers out there. Thank you for the work that you do. And I’m also grateful to the LORD for the good harvests. I thank Him often as I pass by the fields of corn, hay, wheat, soybeans, and more — or as I pass by the blueberry fields, the apple orchards, and even the few vineyards in the area. The older I get, the more I’m drawn to the soil. To working in the yard. To planting things. To taking joy when the flowering plant brings out new flowers again.
Thank. You. LORD.
On 05/22/2023,
in attention, education, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, geography / geology, history, ideas, innovation, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, love of learning, mathematics, passions, pedagogy, play, science, society, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, youth,
by Daniel Christian
Red Sox Turn Fenway Park into “Learning Lab” for Boston 6th Graders — from by Ira Stoll
“The key to unlock opportunity is education and hard work,” students are told at launch event
Students from the 6th grade at Nathan Hale School complete a “bingo challenge” as part of the Red Sox Hall of Fame stop on their guided tour of the Fenway Park Learning Lab.
Excerpt:
The six-stop tour has students learning history, geography, math, and science. Student visitors get baseball caps, t-shirts, and a backpack full of other souvenir items like baseball cards, binoculars, a calculator, and a pen. The most important piece of equipment may be a 40-page, seriously substantive workbook, developed with the Boston Public Schools, that students work their way through along the hourlong guided tour.
From DSC:
Very interesting.
On 05/16/2023,
in art, creativity, digital photography, geography / geology, photography,
by Daniel Christian
Through Gripping Photos, Ryan Newburn Captures the Depths of Iceland’s Ancient Glacial Caves — from thisiscolossal.com by Grace Ebert and Ryan Newburn
Dozens of Photographers Gather For ‘100 For the Ocean’ to Support Marine Research and Advocacy — from thisiscolossal.com by Kate Mothes
On 04/17/2023,
in Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, emerging technologies, geography / geology, society, the downsides of how people use tech,
by Daniel Christian
The mounting human and environmental costs of generative AI — from by Sasha Luccioni
Op-ed: Planetary impacts, escalating financial costs, and labor exploitation all factor.
Excerpt:
Over the past few months, the field of artificial intelligence has seen rapid growth, with wave after wave of new models like Dall-E and GPT-4 emerging one after another. Every week brings the promise of new and exciting models, products, and tools. It’s easy to get swept up in the waves of hype, but these shiny capabilities come at a real cost to society and the planet.
Downsides include the environmental toll of mining rare minerals, the human costs of the labor-intensive process of data annotation, and the escalating financial investment required to train AI models as they incorporate more parameters.
Let’s look at the innovations that have fueled recent generations of these models—and raised their associated costs.
Also relevant/see:
ChatGPT is Thirsty: a mini exec briefing — from BrainyActs #040 | ChatGPT’s Thirst Problem
Between the growing number of data centers + the exponential growth in consumer-grade Generative AI tools, water is becoming a scarce resource.
On 02/15/2023,
in art, creativity, digital photography, geography / geology, photography,
by Daniel Christian
The 2023 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest Dives into the Stunning, Heartbreaking Lives of Aquatic Creatures — from thisiscolossal.com by Grace Ebert & Co.
Image @ Kat Zhou/UPY2023
Image © Alvaro Herrero Lopez-Beltran/UPY2023
On 01/11/2023,
in faith, geography / geology, global / globalization, hearts -- matters of the heart, relationships, religion,
by Daniel Christian
12 And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all generations to come: 13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life. 16 Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth.”
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On 07/30/2022,
in Emotion, face-to-face, geography / geology, health, ideas, learning spaces, parents/guardians, productivity / tips and tricks, society, United States, vision/possibilities,
by Daniel Christian
25 Best Parks In The United States — from htownbest.com by Anna Smith; with thanks to Apple Smith for this resource
Excerpt:
There’s something about national parks that make you feel so in touch with nature. It’s also a fantastic place to bond and spend time with friends and family over fun activities like hiking, swimming, fishing, and biking.
In this article, we listed down the best parks you can find in the country along with helpful descriptions to help you find the best ones for your needs and preferences.
This guide is for couples looking for a grand adventure, families that are looking for a fun vacation, hikers in search of their next trail, and just anyone who’s curious and wants to know more about the top national parks you can find here in the United States.
Image from: Utah National Park Trips
On 06/01/2022,
in attention, biology, colleges, community colleges, digital learning, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, engagement / engaging students, geography / geology, ideas, innovation, instructional design, learning, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, love of learning, online learning, online media, participation, pedagogy, play, skills, tools, United States, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
How an Escape Room Is Building Students’ Digital Skills at Northampton Community College — from campustechnology.com by Rhea Kelly
Excerpt of description of podcast:
We spoke with Beth Ritter-Guth, associate dean of online learning and educational technology at the college, to find out how the Learning Lab is engaging students, building digital literacy and providing valuable training in the job skills of the future.
Also see:
Five Concepts You Can Teach Through Geocaching — from freetech4teachers.com by Richard Byrne
Excerpt:
Geocaching is one of the things that I spend a good bit of time talking about in both my workshop and in my webinar about blending technology into outdoor learning. Geocaching is a great activity to do to get kids outside for hands-on learning experiences. Here are five things that you can teach through geocaching activities.
From DSC:
This next one may be useful for educators and/or parents, but it’s useful for pretty much all of us
Tip of the week: A great group packing tool — from Jared newman
Excerpt:
As an alternative to clunky spreadsheets or endless email chains, WhoBrings is a brilliantly simple way to figure out who’s bringing what.
Just type the name of your packing list into this free website, add some items, then share the link with the rest of the group. Anyone who has the link can then claim responsibility for an item or add new items to the list. You can also specify a number of units for any item—12 beach towels, for instance, or three packs of beer—and people can choose how many they’ll bring.
Also see:
Learning, doing, and teaching biology through multimedia — from MIT Open Learning
Producing multimedia for online courses involves lifelong learning
On 04/25/2022,
in art, creativity, digital storytelling, geography / geology, photography,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/08/2022,
in animation, art, biology, chemistry, creativity, design, digital storytelling, digital video, education, education technology, engineering, geography / geology, history, homeschooling/homeschoolers, instructional design, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning Experience Design, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, mathematics, more voice more choice more control, music, parents/guardians, science, student-related, teachers, teaching & learning, teaching online, technologies for your home, technology (general),
by Daniel Christian
