Background I've been teaching writing for more than 30 years at various schools in Pennsylvania. I've also worked as a professional technical writer and technical journalist. I've written quite a bit about open source software initiatives and at one point had the honor to interview open-source guru Linus Torvalds at a trade show. These areas... Continue Reading →
List of Links Related to ChatGPT
If the preview looks weird, just click through and correct layout should resume. These are in no particular order or style. They are just links to articles/avmaterial I’ve read/viewed over the past week or so. OpenAI https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ Mashable https://mashable.com/article/chatgpt-amazing-wrong NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/12/26/upshot/chatgpt-child-essays.html Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/01/06/chatgpt-cybercriminal-malware-female-chatbots/?sh=513639ed5534 ArsTechnica https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/chatgpt-is-enabling-script-kiddies-to-write-functional-malware/ Marketplace https://www.marketplace.org/2023/01/05/can-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-compete-with-google-search/ OpenSource http://www.opensourceforu.com/2023/01/a-chatgpt-alternative-is-now-available-as-open-source/ Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-openai-investment-the-smartest-1-billion-ever-spent-2023-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-schools-ban-chatgpt-cheating-concern-grows-2023-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/app-detects-if-chatgpt-wrote-essay-ai-plagiarism-2023-1... Continue Reading →
Sport Management students work to gather information, provide online instruction at Haring Fitness Court
By Michael DowningAll photos by Michael Downing Students and faculty in KU’s Sport Management program are working to gather data and provide complementary instruction at the new Haring Fitness Court. Keith Haring Fitness Court at Kutztown University “The artwork is very appealing,” said Duane Crider, Professor of Sport Management at KU. “However, many of the... Continue Reading →
Pictures on Campus: November 6, 2022
Photos by Michael Downing
Students Sketch Chalk Art Outside Sheridan Art Building
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Photos by Michael Downing
Creatures of Light: The Relation of Humans to Light
By Michael DowningOriginally published here on The Mythology of Light and Dark blog on September 28, 2011I have been studying the concept of light for many years and have come to some amazing realizations. Among them, I believe that humans are “creatures of light,” and highly literate in the language of light. We transmit our... Continue Reading →
Dr. Downing’s Slide Show for EAPSU Fall 2022
Breaking Free from Traditional Models of Campus Newspaper PublishingBy Michael Downing downing-michael-eapsu-fall-2022-4Download
Rock 2 at Kutztown University
By Michael Downing Posting this for two reasons: 1) to celebrate our music students, 2) to show my newspaper students how to post videos to WordPress. I simply pasted the link into the body and WordPress took care of the rest. Pretty cool. Apologies for the brevity of the clip. I came across this event... Continue Reading →
Open Access Journalism Handbook for Kutztown University Students
Just wanted to upload this to the web. Perhaps I'll add a summary later. Open Access Journalism Handbook for Kutztown University Students Dr. DowningJournalism Handbook 2022Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaBy Dr. Michael DowningProfessor of English and Professional WritingKutztown University of Pennsylvania dr-downings-journalism-handbook-2022Download
Open-Access Writing and Publishing Manual for Kutztown University Students
By Michael Downing I wanted to publish this ongoing draft for direct web access. It is a work in progress but I revise it a little more before each semester so it's ripening little by little. Open-Access Writing and Publishing Manual for Kutztown University Students By Michael Downing, Ph. D.Professor of English; Professional Writing ProgramKutztown... Continue Reading →
My Writing Wanderland 