Monday, May 1, 2023

80 Ways to Use ChatGPT in the Classroom : Using AI to Enhance Teaching and Learning

Stan Skrabut
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What is the impact of chatGPT on your classroom? Should you be concerned? Should you use it or not?

In the book, "80 Ways to Use ChatGPT in the Classroom: Using AI to Enhance Teaching and Learning," Dr. Stan Skrabut, an instructional technologist and designer, explores these topics and much more. He presents different ways to incorporate chatGPT into the classroom, including preparation for classes, providing instructional assistance, creating assessments, developing study aids, and using chatGPT for computer programming. The book also covers how students can use chatGPT for writing assistance, research, and personalized learning.

Stan provides practical examples and suggestions to help educators fully utilize chatGPT's capabilities while addressing potential concerns and criticisms. The book aims to show that AI can enhance teaching and learning and encourages educators to embrace this technology in the classroom. See what the uproar is about!

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

原子習慣 : 細微改變帶來巨大成就的實證法則 (Atomic Habits)

詹姆斯・克利爾 (James Clear)
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每天都進步1%,一年後,你會進步37倍;
每天都退步1%,一年後,你會弱化到趨近於0!
你的一點小改變、一個好習慣,將會產生複利效應,
如滾雪球般,為你帶來豐碩的人生成果!

一出版立刻風行全球,
企業界、運動界、教育界、瘦身界都在用的習慣養成實作指南!


本書作者詹姆斯‧克利爾在高二的一場棒球賽中意外被球棒擊中臉,嚴重受傷,甚至被實施人工昏迷。經過好幾個月的治療,雖然痊癒出院,可以重新踏上球場,後來也進入大學棒球隊,卻只能坐在板凳席,幾乎沒有上場機會。

然而,在頭部嚴重受傷之後的第六年,他被選為他所就讀大學的最佳男性運動員,並且入選ESPN的全美明星陣容——整個美國僅有33人獲得這項殊榮。

從運動生涯幾乎結束,到入選全美明星陣容,甚至在畢業時獲得學業方面的總統獎章,他是怎麼做到的?一切只因他認識且善用了「原子習慣」的力量!

◎有效建立永久良好習慣的系統化「行為改變四法則」
雖然知道習慣很重要,但你經常為了自己的壞習慣苦惱,想要戒除卻力不從心?或者,你想養成好習慣,卻老是半途而廢?其實,問題不在你身上,而是你遵循的行為改變系統出了問題!

作者從生物學、心理學及神經科學中擷取菁華,結合自己親身實踐的經驗,創造出簡單易懂、容易執行的「行為改變四法則」。這套法則可運用於學業、工作、家庭、健康、財富、人際關係等人生各個面向,有效幫助你打造好習慣、戒除壞習慣。

◎風行各界的習慣養成指南
本書作者是世界知名的習慣養成專家,經常受邀到各界演講,例如NFL、NBA、MLB的球隊,以及美國運通、麥肯錫、美林證券、奇異公司、本田汽車、思科系統、IKEA等知名企業。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)


Monday, April 24, 2023

Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity

Gloria Mark
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**A COSMOPOLITAN BEST NEW NON-FICTION BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR TBR IN 2023**
**A "NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB" MUST-READ BOOK FOR JANUARY**


Rediscover your ability to pay attention with this groundbreaking new approach from "the definitive expert on distraction and multitasking" (Cal Newport).

We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others.

In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these and more surprising results from her decades of research into how technology affects our attention. She shows how much of what we think we know is wrong, including insights such as:
Why multitasking hurts rather than helps productivity
How social media and modern entertainment amplify our short attention spans
What drains our mental resources and how to refuel them
The four types of attention that we experience every day and how to recognize them

While the concept of “flow” has previously been considered the ideal state of focus, Dr. Mark offers a new framework to help explain how our brains function in the digital world: kinetic attention. This book reveals how we can take control, not only to find more success in our careers, but also to find health and wellness in our everyday lives.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

香港老舖記錄冊

馬基諾,詹穎宜,陳容笙
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香港文化兼收並蓄,一邊吸收華洋文化之精粹,一邊醞釀自身的特質與風格;既保留傳統的智慧和手藝,亦引入創新的意念和技術,豐富而且多元。

香港可謂「麻雀雖小,五臟俱全」,在山與海之間匯聚了四方八面的人,大家憑著雙手為生活打拚,造就了各式各樣的店舖與行業,為大街小巷帶來生氣,為香港帶來多姿多彩的社會經濟面貌。

經歷歲月沉澱的店舖盛載著豐富的歷史和文化,訴說行業和社會的變遷,不少更加體現非凡的手藝和優質的出品,值得我們從不同角度了解、欣賞和支持。除此以外,老舖的舖面及招牌刻畫街道面貌,裝潢及包裝體現本地美學,店舖出品及人情風俗塑造港人生活方式。

若要承傳香港文化,不可忽略本地老舖。先由記錄開始,隨後整理資料,詳細撰文介紹;《香港老舖記錄冊》一書,收錄二十八篇記錄香港老店文章,覆蓋不同行業,結合案頭研究和親身訪談,筆者希望透過文字和照片為老店留下記錄,亦希望喚起大家對於老店的關注。

(摘錄自logos.com.hk)


Monday, April 17, 2023

Someone Else's Shoes

Jojo Moyes
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

“Very few authors have the power to make you laugh on one page and cry on the next. Moyes is one of them.” —The New York Times
"A compelling, full-of-heart novel about the power of female friendship." —Kirkus

A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars

Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes?


Nisha Cantor lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband announces a divorce and cuts her off. Nisha is determined to hang onto her glamorous life. But in the meantime, she must scramble to cope—she doesn’t even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in.

That’s because Sam Kemp—in the bleakest point of her life—has accidentally taken Nisha’s gym bag. But Sam hardly has time to worry about a lost gym bag—she’s struggling to keep herself and her family afloat. When she tries on Nisha’s six-inch high Christian Louboutin red crocodile shoes, the resulting jolt of confidence makes her realize something must change—and that thing is herself.

Full of Jojo Moyes’ signature humor, brilliant storytelling, and warmth, Someone Else’s Shoes is a story about how just one little thing can suddenly change everything.

(Excerpt from amazon.com)

夜晚的潛水艇

陳春成
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★《亞洲週刊》2020年度十大小說
★ 豆瓣讀書2020年度中國文學(小說類)Top1


從微物與唯物中尋求出路。一張照片,一枚錢幣,一把鑰匙,一個音符,一隻筆,一罈酒,都可能是電光石火的契機,突破此刻此身的限制,朝向另一星空或深海開放……

◎特別推薦——

陳春成的文字清晰典雅,在年輕世代作家中並不多見。他的故事天馬行空,字裡行間在在顯示鍛鍊的痕跡。世界文學和傳統典故巧妙糅合,「舊山河和新宇宙」奇特接軌。而他工整的筆觸其實處理著一個又一個危機:從集權暴政到精神耗弱,從歷史崩毀到記憶錯亂,淒迷的夜,詭異的夢,救贖懸而未決……《夜晚的潛水艇》含蓄蘊藉,而又每每閃爍幽光。在一個文字漫漶、人人競相表態卻又言不及義的時代,這樣的書寫何其難得。知其白,守其黑,在洞穴裡,在古甕中,在匿園裡, 在深海下,「我附體在某個角色身上,隨他在情節中流轉,他的一生就是我的一世。」九篇小說,無數輪迴。藏身其間,陳春成幻化為小說中的人物,幽幽的將他的文學潛水艇駛向下一個時空。——王德威(美國哈佛大學講座教授)

◎關於本書——

虛構是我最接近自由與狂歡的樣式。

寫作於我即是快馬、長槍、大碗的酒和阻絕兵馬的群山,是內在的狂歡,平息後即歸於日常。——陳春成

1966年波赫士在烏拉圭外南大西洋投下一枚錢幣,啟動了1998年一個中國少年的夢中潛航;公元4876年秋天的一場《紅樓夢》餘孽大搜捕,隱隱回應著明萬曆十四年春夜,神宗皇帝憂鬱的啟悟;文化大革命熱火朝天的時分,福建山裡一個和尚琢磨著如何藏匿一塊明代流下來的石碑;1957年深夜的列寧格勒傳來薩克斯風聲音,是誰有這樣膽子吹奏著違禁樂器……

陳春成的小說風格,開啟了一個世代的新視野。
彷彿鳥棲樹,魚潛淵,一切穩妥又安寧,夜晚這才真正地降臨。

《夜晚的潛水艇》是陳春成的首部短篇小說集。九個故事,筆鋒游走於舊山河與未知宇宙間,以瑰奇飄揚的想像、溫厚清幽的筆法,在現實與幻境間闢開多條祕密的通道:海底漫遊的少年、深山遺落的古碑、彌散入萬物的字句、雲彩修剪站、鑄劍與釀酒、鐵幕下的薩克斯、藍鯨內的演奏廳……

潛入故事深處,感知體內的星雲旋動、草木蔓發;以詞語的微光,探照記憶的海溝。關於藏匿與尋找、追捕與逃遁……

陳春成創作的主角們,身體都潛伏著夜行性動物的習性,他們皆善於躲藏,他們深信值得人沉迷一生的事情太多了,每個洞穴都充滿誘惑。他撰寫的每篇小說幾乎都以古典文學作為基調,再澆灌以現代手法,融會後撰寫出迷人的文學。

陳春成的小說世界,是可供藏身的洞窟,懸浮於紙上的宮殿,航向往昔的潛艇……。他以作品隱喻文學中想像力的重要性,於小說情節摻入推理的元素,每一篇小說各自發展出出色的格局,刻畫令人驚豔。

透過《夜晚的潛水艇》,我們得以理解,當我們在面對現實世界時,方法並非只有一個;我們除了可以如實描摹世界外,應該還有能力再建構另外一個精神世界。

(摘錄自博客來網路書店)