FeaturedFocused Reading Lab
Jul 25, 2026A close reading tool for online students.
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FeaturedAs I Lay Dying — Illustrated
NetlifyThe complete, unaltered 1930 novel beside an original plate for each of its 59 sections, with searchable and screen-reader-accessible text.
FeaturedAs I Lay Dying Map
Aug 2, 2026An interactive map of Faulkner’s novel As I Lay Dying.
Big Two-Hearted River — Field Edition
NetlifyAn immersive field edition designed to help students read slowly, listen closely, and mark friction.
My Mother Is a Fish
NetlifyA slow classroom discussion activity for a loud world. One card, one sound, one question—and then you talk.
Omelas: The Classroom Walk
NetlifyAn interactive classroom reading that tracks attention and asks students where they stand, then brings that choice to discussion.
Sentence Sound Lab
Aug 4, 2026A visual and audio lab to help students understand sentence length and pacing in writing.
The Focus Classroom
NetlifyA room built for attention: one reduced-distraction day protects the thinking while the other days keep AI in the mix.
FeaturedPause Before You Prompt
GitHub PagesAn interactive reflection that asks students to explore critical sources, choose the questions that matter, and export their reasoning before using AI.
FeaturedAnatomy Atelier
Aug 3, 2026An educational anatomy comparison workshop for practicing critical judgment about AI-generated visual content.
Body of Evidence
Aug 2, 2026A medical interactive for students built around nine body systems and one question: how do you know that?
FeaturedSeed Atlas
NetlifyCompare AI-assisted seed meshes with public plant images, source links, harvest data, printable worksheets, and teacher-review activities across eight staple crops.
FeaturedThe AI Midway
NetlifyA lost carnival of higher education’s improvised and contradictory responses to AI. Walk the midway, play the games, and decide for yourself.
FeaturedNightfall — The Observatory Problem
NetlifyA playable classroom adaptation after Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall.
No Mouth
NetlifyA classroom descent and interactive study of Harlan Ellison’s I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
Career Futures
Jul 28, 2026An interactive decision game for students about AI exposure and labor.
FeaturedLease on Life 2.0
Jul 24, 2026An updated interactive city-building game about student housing.
FeaturedVote Lens
Aug 27, 2026A student-facing voting information guide.
A Living Century of Antibiotics
Aug 25, 2026An interactive history and live-data lab for exploring antibiotic discovery and resistance.
FeaturedThe Power of a Prompt
GitHub PagesA remix of What Uses More into an interactive assignment where students compare the energy behind digital tasks and follow the evidence to its source.
Eco Atlas
Jul 27, 2026An explorable atlas for students to understand their environment and place.
FeaturedAI Aware Teaching for 2026 and Beyond
NetlifyA space for faculty to explore practical and reflective uses of AI beyond ChatGPT—thoughtfully, ethically, and in service of human learning.
FeaturedAI Learning Studio
NetlifyA living studio of AI-aware teaching tools and analog activities.
FeaturedAcademic Integrity Icons
GitHub PagesAn assignment-guidelines builder for showing at a glance what students may and may not do, with links, embeds, and Blackboard-ready HTML.
FeaturedThreadTalk
NetlifyA classroom conversation space where students discuss media out loud, on camera, in writing, or by pointing at details.
FeaturedRabbit Ears 3.0
Aug 27, 2026A TV streaming experiment presented as a channel-wall showroom.
FeaturedIllustrated Britannica
Aug 26, 2026A digital reading room for exploring 160 years of illustrated knowledge.
FeaturedFrictionware — The Watkins Files
GitHub PagesThe case files of Marc Watkins—technology that preserves productive difficulty. A navigable gallery of literary games, faculty development, AI literacy, and simulations.
Duplicates, iterations, and related builds
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When a project has multiple versions or closely related builds, this catalog names the family and points readers toward a current representative build. Earlier versions remain visible in GitHub so faculty can compare, learn from iteration, and find the version that fits.
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Housing simulations
Current representativeLease on Life 2.0
Lease on Life · Priced Out · Affordable Housing Simulator · Stadium Seating Sim
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As I Lay Dying experiments
Current representativeIllustrated Graphic Edition (Netlify)
Map · Gallery · Immersive Reader · Card Game · My Mother Is a Fish
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Discernment workshops
Current representativeDiscernment Workshop 2.0
Full Discernment Workshop · Teaching for Discernment · Discernment Hub
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Synthesis charts
Current representativeGrouped model comparison
Claude · Codex · Gemini versions
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AI disclosure tools
Current representativeAI Disclosure Builder
Authentic AI Disclosure · AI Disclosure Generator · Academic Use Icons
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Prompt reflection activities
Current representativePause Before You Prompt — Opus 4.8
Pause Before You Prompt prototype · original Boston University activity
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Digital-footprint activities
Current representativeThe Power of a Prompt — Opus 4.8
What Uses More inspiration · data-center impact · personal report
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Academic integrity guidance
Current representativeAcademic Integrity Icons — Claude 4.8
UM Academic Use Icons — Codex 5.5 · AI Disclosure Builder · Authentic AI Disclosure
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Reading and focus
Current representativeThe Focus Classroom (Netlify)
Focused Reading Lab · Focus Classroom 2.0 · Focus Classroom Concept · Reading Friction Tracker
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Learning studios and galleries
Current representativeAI Learning Studio (Netlify)
This catalog · GPT 5.5 gallery · Opus 4.8 gallery · Learning Experiments Gallery
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Seed exploration
Current representativeSeed Atlas (Netlify)
Seed 3D Explorer (GitHub/Vercel prototype)
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Frictionware collection
Current representativeFrictionware — The Watkins Files (GitHub Pages)
Big Two-Hearted River · My Mother Is a Fish · No Mouth · AI Learning Studio · Nightfall · AI Midway · Omelas · Behind the Curtain · Affordable Housing Simulator
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Playable texts
Current representativeNightfall — The Observatory Problem (Netlify)
Nightfall original · Omelas · Big Two-Hearted River · No Mouth · Playable Texts gallery