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About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor (PhD in English, concentration rhetoric) at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach film and media studies, political science, digital society, digital storytelling, writing for digital media, and communication. While fragments of my teaching and scholarship interests may quite naturally meander over to my blog, this space is intended to function as a creative outlet, not as part of my professional practice. Opinions are my own, etc.

Why the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys always play on Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I have wondered about this for years. It seemed like my dad and grandfather watched the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving afternoon every single year of my childhood. Do the Lions always play on Thanksgiving, or is my memory just playing … Continue reading →

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Bloom where you’re planted!

Posted on November 23, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I thought of that saying right away about two weeks ago when I saw these cheerful flowers (um, weeds) growing out of the crack at the base of this brick wall where it hits the sidewalk (and took a picture, … Continue reading →

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Abstraction: Efflorescence on a Concrete Wall

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

This caught my eye this morning, and I immediately envisioned it as something that might make a nice abstract image in a photograph. I know what “efflorescence” is only because when I worked as a litigation paralegal many years ago, … Continue reading →

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Writing Exercise – “November Rain” (co-authored by my writing buddy, ChatGPT)

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m in a small “Community of Practice” group at Milwaukee School of Engineering, the college where I teach, and am trying to immerse myself both in reading the current scholarship on generative AI (or, “GenAI,” as … Continue reading →

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Abstraction: Office Building Foyer

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Just really liked the various lines and colors. The “whole” isn’t so interesting, but a closeup in isolation is kind of fun. For comparison, here’s the bigger picture of the building’s entrance, taken from farther away.

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Teaching with AI

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I recently joined a small group of faculty and administrators on campus that meets every two weeks to talk shop (research, theory, practice) on the topic of AI in higher education. Our official committee designation is “community of practice,” and … Continue reading →

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Double Take

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

I don’t think my grocery store understands how sales are supposed to work 😂

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My election commentary on Swedish public television news

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

Because I teach political science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), I was tapped us someone to interview this morning in connection with yesterday’s Presidential election in the U.S. I tag-teamed with one of my colleagues, Dr. Jeremy Kedziora, which … Continue reading →

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More ChatGPT practice in my writing group exercises

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

The arrival of generative AI is bringing lots of changes to my job as a college professor. I teach some humanities and social science courses (film and media studies, political science, digital society, etc.), but I also teach quite a … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading: A podcast/newsletter called “What Happens Next”

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Katherine Wikoff

A podcast that I don’t even remember subscribing to but which I really enjoy for its unusual topics and insights on political and economic topics is titled, “What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein.” In reading through the … Continue reading →

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