The Site of Rik Panganiban
Photo by Dylan Gillis on Unsplash When was the last time a hiring manager or HR person gave you honest feedback on a job application or interview? Back when I was a hiring manager, I prided myself on giving the finalist applicants as much feedback as I could, whether or not we hired them. I …
For a recent job hiring process, I was asked to create an online lesson around the topic of “Kitchen Cleaning.” The main design limitations were: We were allowed to use any other media production tools that we wished, as long as they could be embedded into one of the five slides. I decided to focus …
Ethan Mollick is one of my favorite writers on the impact of AI on society. In a recent post, he describes what AI agents are capable of, if given free rein. It’s… a lot. He cautions that there are good reasons to limit the freedom we give to AI to make decisions for us. It’s …
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology released earlier this month a report on “AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training.” MIT is one of the pioneers in the development of AI and a leading educational institution. So their views on the subject are worth a read. There’s a lot to unpack in the report, including: …
In June I had the opportunity to visit one of the most unique museums I’ve ever been to: the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum. I’ve been thinking a lot about the importance of place-based, experiential learning ever since. A bit of context: I’m a digital literacies educator, focused on supporting people in using technology to support their …
Here’s a short demo of me explaining how to make a photo essay using the free Adobe Express app. Filmed live with no cuts or edits.
I finally had some time to review Pope Leo XIV’s official “encyclical” on the topic of artificial intelligence, which they published last month. While I have not read the whole thing (50+ pages of text) in detail, it raises a lot of important concerns about generative AI that are worth considering. On what is “artificial …
About a week ago, I had the opportunity to visit Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. I could write a lot about the park, but what sticks with me most is what the experience was like without a smartphone. Because cameras and smartphones are prohibited to use in most of the park. The management does …
Here’s an example of the kind of critical media analysis that I train educators and students to do, for any media that they come across in their lives, whether that be an infographic from a political candidate, a TikTok video, or a podcast. I decided to focus on a kind of media that most people …
I’m excited to unveil a new project that I’ve been working on with KQED, a new course entitled “Copyright, Fair Use & AI: A Guide for Educators.” Here’s the course description: Wondering when it’s ok to reuse or remix other people’s work or media in the classroom? Curious if you or your students can use …