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183. An Interview with David “MacSparky” Sparks01 Apr 202501:03:21

David is the creator of many online tutorial videos, the Field Guide series, and the cohost of the MacPower Users podcast. Tony and Charles talk with David about his journey from engineer to lawyer to Mac nerd to educator. We discuss teaching tech, tech for teachers, and, of course Stoicism and arete.

  • Macsparky: https://www.macsparky.com/
  • Stephen Fry on AI: https://youtu.be/-Cw37g39g00?si=4uHb006ynMa82UuP

Last month, we announced that instead of abruptly shutting down the podcast, we would transition to an irregular release schedule. We will only record and post a podcast when we have something we genuinely believe is worth sharing.

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182. The teacher and AI ethics (What about YOU, Sensei?)01 Mar 202501:15:18

Much is being written about students, ethics, and AI. What about teachers? What are the ethical issues regarding teachers and their use of AI? We do our best to determine where some of the lines are. (Yes, AI was used in preparation for this podcast.)

Mentioned:

Stephen Fry https://youtu.be/-Cw37g39g00?si=SyqZw4RduQUqSJW-

Are you conscious? A conversation between Dawkins and ChatGPT https://richarddawkins.substack.com/p/are-you-conscious-a-conversation

Eliza https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA https://eliza.botlibre.com/

Full notes can be found here:

173. Professional Suicide Intervention01 Jun 202401:23:54

As a non-Japanese English teacher in Japan, there are a million ways to shoot oneself in the foot…or worse. We look at some of the pitfalls that lie in wait when dealing with administration, staff, colleagues, and students.

Full notes can be found here:

83. Quitting01 Feb 201701:05:12
82. Take out your phones01 Jan 201701:07:43
81. Gotta Have It01 Dec 201601:04:51
80. To Moodle or not to Moodle?01 Nov 201601:56:02
79. How to Teach Whatever01 Oct 201601:06:23
78. Fluency25 Aug 201600:57:38
77. Paul Nation Interview - Part 2 31 Jul 201601:20:16
76. Textbooks01 Jul 201601:06:51
75. Workflows: A String On Your Finger31 May 201601:01:49
74. A brand-new year01 May 201601:05:59
172. Reboot!01 May 202401:11:11

It’s week three, and the course you so painstakingly crafted over the break is, well, tanking. We talk about what you can do to reboot. Never give up.

Full notes can be found here:

73. Interview with Paul Nation - Part 107 Apr 201601:27:03
72. Futurama01 Mar 201601:03:47
71. A visit with Chris Cotter of Heads Up English01 Feb 201601:08:38
70. Starting from zero01 Jan 201601:04:09
69. Past our expiration date or improving with age?01 Dec 201501:07:02
68. Reelin' In the Years01 Nov 201501:12:56
67. Japanese Exceptionalism30 Sep 201555:43:58
66. Self-evaluation, Self-correction01 Sep 201501:06:03
65. An Interview with D.J. Condon01 Aug 201501:02:47
64. The Failure of Tech to Transform Education01 Jul 201501:04:25
171. Welcome to retirement01 Apr 202401:02:44

We talk a little about last month’s podcast, and then it’s WELCOME TO RETIREMENT for Charles. Sayonara lectures, student workshops, expectations, predictions, adjustments - it’s a packed episode, even without an April Fool joke.

Full notes can be found here:

63. Tech me, Teacher31 May 201501:10:51
62. Teaching Incommunicado30 Apr 201501:03:50
61. Won’t get fooled again01 Apr 201501:04:17
60. Great Expectations01 Mar 201501:04:28
59. Sense of Place01 Feb 201501:08:47
58. Burnout31 Dec 201401:04:36
57. Year's end reboot!30 Nov 201401:08:30
56. Student Centered Learning01 Nov 201401:03:01
55. Critical Mass30 Sep 201401:04:27
54. Plagiarism31 Aug 201401:13:48
170. Japan vs. Mexico01 Mar 202401:08:11

Japan vs. Mexico. No, not the flop sport where players can’t use their hands. We talk with Prof. Alison Kitzman, now at Arkansas State University, Querétaro, about the differences and similarities in teaching English to students in Japan and in Mexico. There are surprises. And dogs.

ASU - Queretaro https://astate.edu.mx/

Kindai University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindai\_University

Full notes can be found here:

53. Failure by design01 Aug 201400:57:41
52. School Culture - Part 2: Administration01 Jul 201401:14:14
51. School Culture - Part 1: Students01 Jun 201401:04:00
50. Unteachable?10 May 201401:08:40
49. Five Teachers Talking26 Apr 201401:08:18
48. Transitions12 Apr 201401:01:17
47. Student-Teacher Interaction09 Mar 201401:08:58
46. Teaching Writing22 Feb 201401:07:47
45. Final Assessment Tasks08 Feb 201401:05:39
44. Five Students Talking25 Jan 201401:06:05
169. Cheating01 Feb 202401:11:09

A discussion on traditional and new forms of cheating, motivations for cheating, how to deal with cheating (with or without institutional support), and a perhaps overly optimistic hope of prevention.

Bonus links:

- All the Times Students Thought They Got Away With Cheating but Were Very, Very Wrong https://www.weareteachers.com/bad-cheating-stories

- 19 Stories From Teachers Who Caught Their Students Cheating In Incredibly Extra Ways https://www.pupperish.com/students-caught-cheating

Full notes can be found here:

43. Tough Enough?11 Jan 201401:03:21
42. Missionary?! Me?21 Dec 201301:03:45
41. Coordinated Programs07 Dec 201301:21:03
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