Author: J. Eric Hazell

J. Eric Hazell holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Maryland at College Park and an MA in American Literature from the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches history and English at Temple College. He can be reached at [email protected].

An Awesome Odyssey

This article presents a sharp and witty critique of the challenges faced in navigating modern technology in higher education. It effectively blends humor and personal anecdotes, utilizing clever cultural references. The engaging writing style is accessible yet insightful, pulling readers in with vivid metaphors and irony. I know this because the artificial intelligence (AI) platform […]

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Dr. Anonymous or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blackboard

In Stanley Kubrick’s classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Heywood Floyd finds himself doing business with a zero-gravity toilet that says: PASSENGERS ARE ADVISED TO READ INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE. Following are ten steps of directions. Post-pandemic college professors have technologized themselves into a similar blithe helplessness, a point missing from all the hand-wringing over the […]

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