Peter Pappas is a University of Portland-based educator, writer and instructional designer exploring frontiers of teaching, jazz, Macs, film, great books, and garlic.
Pandemic project: learned to juggle.
Recent Posts
- Hands on With AI
I’m offering a workshop for educational leaders at AI Empowered EDU conference at the University of Portland on May 14. My session is called “Hands on with AI.” I created this website to support the workshop. The site gives tips on how to create prompts, best AI assistants, and sample prompts. The prompt library offers sample prompts useful for … - When Google Couldn’t Help: How AI Helped Me Track Down an Elusive Image
Recently I found myself in a situation where “Googling” was useless. I was trying to recall a work of art without knowing the artist, title, or country of origin. Note: At some point in my life, I had seen George Tooker’s “Government Bureau” (1956) – a striking image (above) that had burrowed into my memory. …Continue reading “When Google Couldn’t Help: How AI Helped Me Track Down an Elusive Image”
- Getting Started with the AI Toolkit
Here’s an AI Toolkit for educators and my recent podcast interview: “Peter Pappas And How AI Is Challenging Educators To Rethink Practices Of Teaching And Learning” - Mapping Inequality: Exploring Personal History in Redline Maps and the 1940 Census
Here’s how my students used historical redlining maps and the 1940 Census to make a personal connection with government policies that fostered inequality and segregated nearly every major American city. Resources, how-to and sample student projects. - Teach with Alternative Histories
Here’s a lesson idea and a free Google slides template that your students can use to creatively explore history. - Making Connections – Virtual Organizer
I created – what I call a “Hexagonal Thinking Corroboration Tool.” I’m sharing it to help teachers assist students in making connections.
