Steve Nelson

4 weeks ago | yellowscene.com | Steve Nelson

“Put a Little Love in Your Heart!”This tune by Jackie DeShannon was a hit in 1969, later reprised by Annie Lennox and Al Green. It was among the social anthems of a tumultuous era when the civic and cultural temperature was high. Anger over the war in Vietnam and racial resentment had the nation at a constant simmer, occasionally boiling over. Assassinations of Robert F.

Oct 28, 2024 | yellowscene.com | Steve Nelson

“Thank you for your service!”On many occasions I’ve been offered this dollop of gratitude when someone learns that I served in the U.S. Army as an officer during the war on Vietnam. My “service” was without real distinction, although I earned my commission through a grueling year of basic training, Advanced Individual Training in the Infantry arts, and 6 months of Officer Candidate School (OCS).

Oct 2, 2024 | openlearning.mit.edu | Steve Nelson

New white paper explores how generative AI can improve equitable access and student success for post-secondary computing education and beyond. By Steve NelsonThere is no shortage of buzz around the use of generative AI in education and how to best use this powerful new tool. But when it comes to learning effectiveness and outcomes, educators don’t yet know how or if generative AI is working to close the learning gap — or only making that gap wider.

Apr 7, 2024 | yellowscene.com | Steve Nelson

Support for Donald Trump has always been unfathomable, but “unfathomability” has reached dizzying new heights with the Trump-as-Jesus phase. This week a news piece on the Jesus phase featured an interview with a woman who oozed sincerity.How could she not support Trump when Jesus died for her?Connecting those dots requires a web of synapses beyond my ken, but she was baffled that anyone would fail to see the logic.

Mar 23, 2024 | yellowscene.com | Steve Nelson

It is hard – no, impossible – to reconcile the brilliant spring day outside my Colorado window with the brutal images from Gaza and from our southern border. We privileged Americans can escape the pain with a quick click of a remote control. We can, but should we?