Learning beyond AI: Ethical, Equitable, and Effective Practice
Chris Leslie Generative AI is already changing how students write, read, translate, and search for information. For teachers, the challenge is not simply whether to allow or ban AI, but how to…
Meet the Contributors to Histories of Computing in Asia
This page introduces the contributors to Histories of Computing in Asia, the Springer proceedings volume from the IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing. The published volume…
Thinking about Thinking: Shifting the Conversation about Generative AI
There are some very real concerns about how generative AI is entering the world, from student cheating and promoting misinformation to privacy violations and environmental harm. Although those concerns are…
English Camp for STEM Students
Young people preparing for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) will be among those most affected by generative AI. Some may help build the next generation of genAI…
Using AI without Letting AI Use You: Effective Prompt Design for Research and Teaching
Generative AI is quickly becoming ubiquitous in teaching and research, but many educators and postgraduate students have had little formal guidance on how to use it ethically and effectively. I…
SF Framings of the Anthropocene (cfp)
I am interested in forming a panel considering fictional representations of the Anthropocene for the next meeting of the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA), which will be held in Estonia…
Limited-Time Discounts and Reviewer Copies
Today, From Hyperspace to Hypertext was published by Palgrave! They tell me that around 15,000 institutions around the world provide e-book access, so hopefully it’s available from your school library.…
Now Available: From Hyperspace to Hypertext
Restoring the Unspoken Context of Early Science Fiction From Hyperspace to Hypertext: Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents illustrates how science fiction studies can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in science…
Science Fiction Stories about Computing Networks that Offer Innovation Insight
One theme I explore in From Hyperspace to Hypertext is the interconnection among science fiction, innovation, and society. Accounting for the expertise and expectations of existing user groups sometimes challenges…
Judith Merril’s New Thing: Reconsidering the Disruption of the New Wave
Presentation at the Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA) & Gesellschaft für Fantastikforschung (GfF, or German Association for Research in the Fantastic) joint conference “Disruptive Imaginations” in Dresden, Germany. Great to…