Innovative Teaching Podcast

Innovative Teaching Podcast

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Innovative Teaching Podcast episodes

  • Tech Tuesday: Game Jam Technologies and Diversifiers

    It's Tech Tuesday and this week I share the technologies we used during the South Mountain Global Game Jam to create a VR game in 48 hours. Besides the technologies and how we used them, I discuss how Diversifiers can be used in the classroom. Enjoy!

    https://globalgamejam.org/games/2024/lunch-duty-mayhem-4

    Game Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZw1DLrhTbQ


    • List of technologies used to complete a VR game in 48 hours during the South Mountain Global Game Jam.
      • Unity
      • Old school tech
      • Leonardo AI
      • MidJourney
      • Smartphone apps
      • RecorderHQ
      • Bard
      • Plask Motion
      • Ready Player Me
      • Discord, Twitch, YouTube, Webex
      • DotBigBang
      • Oculus
      • Diversifiers for the game jam and how the concept can be implemented in the classroom.

        • Mentioned incorrectly in the Podcast - RealPlayer.Me is actually ReadyPlayer.Me.

        24 min
      • Tech Tuesday: AI to Create a Book Cover Image

        Good morning, it's Tech Tuesday: Your Weekly Dose of Tech Inspiration and Exploration! It's the end of NaNoWriMo and you might be ready to create an image for the cover of your novel. Here is one way you can accomplish that task.

        • 3 AI Tools to create an image for your novel cover

          • Show Links:

          • YouTube Video to accompany this guide: ⁠https://youtu.be/T7xRiLotgHs
          • Visit ⁠jeannetteshaffer.com⁠ for Tech Tuesday Guides
          • Leonardo.AI https://leonardo.ai/
          • Canva Magic Media: https://canva.com
          • DALL-E 2: https://openai.com/dall-e-2
            • 13 min
          • Tech Tuesday: AI As An Interviewer

            Good morning, it's Tech Tuesday: Your Weekly Dose of Tech Inspiration and Exploration! This week's edition will help prepare you to prepare for the holidays.

            • AI prompt for using AI to interview you about a particular topic
            • AI interview prompts ideas for your students
            • Meet Ivan AuthorInterview chatbot who is waiting to interview you about the novel you are writing this month

              • Show Links:

              • YouTube Video to accompany this guide: https://youtu.be/9P_9yV302eM
              • Visit jeannetteshaffer.com for Tech Tuesday Guides
              • Character.AI https://beta.character.ai/https://beta.character.ai/
                • 13 min
              • Tech Tuesday: AI & Writing a Novel Part 2 - Character Building

                For the month of November, the Tech Tuesday Inspiration guides will be focused on AI and writing in the spirit of National Novel Writing Month.

                In this week’s Tech Tuesday, I share how to use Character AI to build out a character for a novel, story, or chatbot. If you’re just starting with character building and want to see how artificial intelligence can help you with that process, it’s a great application to explore.

                Visit ⁠jeannetteshaffer.com⁠ to access all the Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guides and transcriptions. You may also sign up to have the Tech Tuesday Inspiration delivered to your inbox. Thank you for listening and have a beautiful day!

                10 min
              • Tech Tuesday: AI & Writing a Novel Part 1

                Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guide


                For the month of November, the Tech Tuesday Inspiration guides will be focused on AI and writing in the spirit of National Novel Writing Month. If you are interested in joining us with this challenge click this link to register. This challenge is open to everyone so please share with anyone that you think might be interested in a 30-day challenge to write a novel.

                In this episode, I share several AI prompts that will assist you in fine-tuning your novel idea and begin mapping out the plot.


                Visit jeannetteshaffer.com to access all the Tech Tuesday Inspiration Guides and transcriptions. You may also sign up to have the Tech Tuesday Inspiration delivered to your inbox. Thank you for listening and have a beautiful day!

                12 min
              • Tech Tuesday: AI & Writing

                It's time for Tech Tuesday! In this week's episode, I have exciting information and resources specifically curated for you and your students.

                Join me as I dive into the fascinating world of AI and its role in the writing process. Discover how AI can enhance and enrich the writing experience for students.

                Learn about innovative teaching techniques that empower professors to effectively integrate AI into their classrooms. I'll explore various ways students can engage and learn with AI, fostering a deeper understanding of this cutting-edge technology.

                Additionally, I'll provide you with an exclusive Assignment AI Reflection Sheet for students, designed to encourage critical thinking and self-reflection as they harness the power of AI in their academic assignments.

                And that's not all! Get ready to unleash your imagination with NaNoWriMo - Imagination Unleashed: The AI-VR Novel Writing Experience. Discover how AI and virtual reality can collaborate to create an immersive and unparalleled writing experience, inspiring students to unleash their creativity like never before.

                Tune in to this week's episode of Tech Tuesday and get ready to be inspired. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to empower your students and create a truly transformative learning experience with AI!


                Access the PDFs and resources from this episode:

                https://www.jeannetteshaffer.com/tech-tuesday-inspiration

                20 min
              • Jeannette's Observations and Ramblings

                In this podcast, we explore the nonobvious connections in the world with the goal of engineering unique or meaningful learning experiences. What are you observing in your corner of the world?

                Topics of ramblings this episode:

                • It is a time of innovation!
                • Monetizing programs and your own personal expertise
                • Gamification of learning to retain students
                • Personalized learning and unique learning experiences to help students build their resumes
                • Virtual Reality to supplement classroom instruction


                  • Your host: Jeannette Shaffer, Ph. D.  

                  27 min
                • Leveraging Social Media, Students as Authors, and Free Upsell Experiences
                  The summer is over and we are back to teaching! How are you leveraging social media to increase enrollment and grow your programs? I share what we are thinking and working on in this area. How neat would it be if all your students authored and published a book that can be sold for profit when they complete your course? I discuss how you can make this possible for your students. 
                  I also provide an update on my summer projects since I had a very robust plan. How did your summer projects go? Message me: https://anchor.fm/innovative-teaching/message
                  Show Note/Links:
                  Social media demographics to inform your brand’s strategy in 2022 (thank you to Patricia Guillen for this resource)
                  100 Most Important Social Media Demographics for 2022 (thank you to Patricia Guillen for this resource)
                  Canva - to graphically design a book and export as a PDF file
                  Blurb - create, print, and sell books
                  30 min
                • Chatbots, Keepster, and Summer Projects

                  The sabbatical project comes to an end, but not really so I provide an update on the virtual character development. I share what I am doing with the Keepster app and how you might want to use it for teaching and finishing up with summer project ideas. Please share what projects you plan to take on this summer.


                  Links mentioned in the podcast:

                  • Dialogflow for conversation design of chatbots - https://dialogflow.cloud.google.com/
                  • Cocohub for virtual character and chatbot technology - https://cocohub.ai/
                  • Keepster for collecting text and making a book - https://keepster.co/
                  • Presearch search engine - https://presearch.org/
                  • FamilySearch can be used to create a family tree for free - https://www.familysearch.org/
                  • Board Game Arena - https://boardgamearena.com/
                    • 31 min

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                  My goal for the Innovative Teaching Podcast is to introduce new ideas and encourage you to think outside the box when it comes to teaching and learning. Join me, Dr. Jeannette Shaffer, as I share what…