Monday, February 2, 2026
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No Class This Friday (Feb 6)
Reminder from the email sent last week: There's no class this Friday, February 6, due to an all-day LU-sponsored event.
The College of Arts and Humanities is hosting a CivicAI Design Thinking Hackathon (9am–3pm). Key details:
- No prior experience in AI, coding, or design required
- All participants receive a Design Thinking certificate
- Teams develop a tangible project you can list on your CV/résumé
- Participants are eligible to present at a campus showcase in April
- Lunch provided
If you're interested in participating, email Dr. Plate.
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Check Your Posts on the Dashboard
Reminder from Sunday's email: You should have 8 posts visible on the dashboard by now.
How to check:
- Go to the class dashboard
- Click the "All writers" dropdown
- Select your name
- You should see 8 posts listed
If your posts aren't showing up, watch the GitHub Video Tutorials on the Canvas home page to troubleshoot.
Instructor-assisted option: If GitHub just isn't working for you, use the Google Form to submit posts instead. Follow the instructions there to add Dr. Plate as a collaborator on your repo.
This week (Monday and Wednesday) we'll make sure everyone has a topic built out into 5+ posts — this will be the foundation for deeper academic research after Week 4.
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In-Class Activity: Research a New Source
Today's activity:
- Choose one of your existing blog posts that you want to build on
- Do some research to find an additional source that makes your argument more rigorous and interesting
- Write a new post that incorporates this source
Dr. Plate will show a quick way to use Gemini for this research.
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Test Your Publishing Method
Once you've written your new post, publish it today in class to make sure your workflow is working:
- GitHub route: Follow the usual steps to add the post to your blog
- Google Form route: Use the form to submit your post — test it out today to make sure it works for you
Dr. Plate will be walking around to help troubleshoot.