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Tom Scheinfeldt

Tom Scheinfeldt

Connecticut
Tom is Professor of Digital Humanities at the University of Connecticut. He writes about history, technology, digital humanities, design, higher education, and (sometimes) politics.
05
Apr

What’s in a name? AI, LLMs, Chatbots and what we hope our words will accomplish

There’s a lot of debate in academic circles about what to call ChatGPT, the new Bing, Bard, and the
3 min read
23
Mar

Teaching and Learning with Primary Sources in the age of Generative AI

The following is a (more or less verbatim) transcript of a keynote address I gave earlier today to the Dartmouth
15 min read
02
Dec
Briefly Noted for December 7, 2022

Briefly Noted for December 7, 2022

Must read: Timothy Burke’s recent blogging on the implications of new AI technologies (ChatGPT, DALL-E, etc.) for teaching and
29
Nov
Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Check out these amazing WPA-style posters created by the Department of Energy to mark the infrastructure achievements made possible under
1 min read
23
Nov
Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

It looks like the theme of this week's Briefly Noted post is Substack. I didn’t intend it,
1 min read
16
Nov
Briefly Noted for November 16, 2022

Briefly Noted for November 16, 2022

Ryan Cordell posted his remarks from the 30 Years of Digital Humanities at UVA conference. He makes some great points
2 min read
12
Nov

How Humanists Should Use Mastodon

I'm brand new to Mastodon. Many of us are. This might suggest that we shouldn't have
3 min read
09
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 9, 2022

Taylor Swift told us in the Folklore studio movie that the 5th track on each of her albums holds a
1 min read
07
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 7, 2022

With news that the new owner of Twitter has decided to sell verified accounts, I’ve decided to keep @foundhistory
1 min read
03
Nov

Briefly Noted for November 3, 2022

Nearly 200 years ago, the United States promised to seat a delegate from the Cherokee Nation in Congress as part
1 min read