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Behind the Book: Q&A with Rubina Yeh, Design Director
We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series, discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means.
Behind the Book: Q&A with Benjamin Reynolds, Associate Director of College Production
We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series, discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means.
AI Ethics in the Classroom
Artificial Intelligence has become ubiquitous, with its bots and algorithms permeating every aspect of our lives. For several years now, it’s been too late to turn back; AI (often invisibly) powers our smartphones, vehicles, homes, and businesses. But with the more recent advent of widely available generative AI, educators now face the divisive challenge of how, or whether, to use this technology in the classroom.
Behind the Book: Q&A with Sophia Purut, Senior Ebook Producer
We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series, discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means.
Behind the Book: Q&A with Sarah Bartley, Marketing Manager
We’re offering readers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the bookmaking process—the people behind the books and the products we create! Through our “Behind the Book” blog series, discover who plays a role in creating a book, what daily life looks like at Norton, and what being part of an independent and employee-owned company means.
Disability Concerns for Our Collective Futures
Earlier this year, I was interviewed by a reporter about large language models (LLMs, like ChatGPT) and disability. I talked about the many concerns the disability community might have about LLMs not providing very good information, and about how biases against disabled people will be repeated and amplified in what LLMs spit out.
Transforming Good to Great: Tips for Elevating Your Letters of Recommendation
John Danchisko is a National Board Certified Teacher in Secondary English/Language Arts with eighteen years of experience in public schools east of Pittsburgh, PA. In the spring of my first year of teaching high school, a student sheepishly requested a letter of recommendation for college. I agreed and approached a seasoned teacher to ask how …
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The Ultimate Remix: A Student’s Journey from Final Project to Published Author
Katelyn is a senior at Miami University studying Emerging Technology in Business & Design, as well as Digital Marketing. When I clicked the submission button on the final project of my senior year of high school, I wiped my hands clean and promptly pushed that assignment to the back of my mind like any other …
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Is It Poetry?: Engaging Students with Taylor Swift
When is the last time any of us saw that question in the popular press or animating everyday conversation? Lately, those words are on everyone’s lips because of the release of Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department.