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A composer from Beijing enrolled in the music composition program in the Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City will be our special musical guest.
February 15, 2025
Image credit: Microsoft CoPilot.
Prompt used for Microsoft CoPilot: A boy in his teens with glasses, sitting at his desk editing a video about his hometown in Viet Nam, working late at night with the only source of light being the light from his laptop screen.
February 8, 2025
Image credit: Microsoft CoPilot.
Prompt used for CoPilot: A girl in her teens with glasses and a ponytail, sitting at her desk editing a video about her hometown in Viet Nam, working late at night with the only source of light being the light from her laptop screen.
Fascinating Winter in Pictures
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The Adventure and Spectacle of Celebrating Tết
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Superstitions in Tết: Identify and analyze one of them
image credit: Deviant art (Cute Toddler in Vietnam by Enrichman on DeviantArt)
A superstition can be a false belief, a taboo, propaganda or just fake news that the Internet is used to expose as false
The image above shows a room full of common superstitions that represent taboos or bad luck, and others representing good luck or good fortune.
We will get AI to write on a simple topic at 2 different levels of vocabulary skill and general comprehension, and then to analyze its own results: compare them for sophistication, use of metaphor, outlining the different intended audiiences, etc.
The House of Wisdom English Teachers and Students Discussion Series: The Fall Sessions
Our Assignment for November 30, 2024 is:
We will ask AI with prompting about the worst cases of plastic prollution and production in the modern world.
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In the first half of our class, Dao will make a presentation on Tarot.
In the 2nd half of our class, we will do a live AI prompt session with Bing CoPilot.
November 9 - 16: My Favorite Hobbies
Dao and Aries will make a presentation on tarot and zodiac.
Otherwise, we will write about our favorite hobbies. Use AI images or AI writing, or just write about your favorite hobby without using AI.
I encourage you all to become more accomplished writing prompts using AI.
Your Psychology and Your Online Life: Social Media and You!
The tools of the online fantasy game trade: jewels of enormous size and magic; weird robot glove; magic transport mirror; the empty eye of destiny; 2-handed backscratcher (non-magical).
My Body is Connected to the Environment (Global and Neighborhood Environment)
My Body is Connected to the Environment (Global and Neighborhood Environment)
Your Greatest Fear—A Story Written by You!
Write a story using AI or not, about your greatest fear. It doesn't have to be true, but make it interesting!
September 21-October 12, 2024 Fall Sessions
Get Al to write at least 1 paragraph (up to 10 paragraphs) composed of 8 sentences and no more than 30 sentences that contains 3 to 5 new vocabulary words for an English learner at 1 level above beginner.
I recommend using Google docs so that you can easily highlight your chosen vocabulary words and use the built-in functionality to find the definitions with just a few clicks!
Robot child image credit: unsplash
September 14, 2024
You don’t need flowers to write something beautiful from 3 simple words.
The House of Wisdom Ngôi Nhà Trí Tuệ New York Summer Series: June 1 to August 17
Design your own website!
The House of Wisdom Ngôi Nhà Trí Tuệ New York: Assignment for May 25, 2024
The assignment for May 25, 2024, the last session of the school year before we begin the House of Wisdom English Teachers and Students Summer Series, involves looking back to the beginning of this year and sharing your thoughts on our weekly gathering:
Write at least 1 paragraph, using AI if you'd prefer, about what you liked and learned from our time together at the House of Wisdom New York for 2024.
The House of Wisdom Ngôi Nhà Trí Tuệ New York: Assignment for May 18, 2024
Use AI (artificial intelligence) to write a story about a teenager who works part-time during the summer but wants to spend more time with her (his) friends.
Use Chat GPT or Google Gemini
Write at least 1 paragraph, and make several attempts with the AI tool to get the result that you want to share with us. Have fun!