Daniella Lat's Blogs

I read It’s So Magic by Lynda Barry and this book is wild. It’s like if someone dumped their childhood brain straight into a comic. Honestly, reading it felt more like flipping through someone’s scrapbook or zine than a regular book, which I think is the point. It’s not clean or polished—it's messy, handwritten, all over the place—and that’s what makes it hit harder. You feel everything. Graphic novels are honestly their own kind of technology. Not like iPhones or laptops, but in the way they tell stories through a mix of drawings and words. It’s not just about reading—it’s about seeing tone, pacing, and emotion. The way Barry stacks text, draws little hearts, scribbles notes in the margins—it feels like you’re inside her head. One part that stuck out was when the characters were full-on loving life, like even old gum in the street looked beautiful. It was funny but also kinda sad? Because you know that joy isn’t gonna last. That moment hit way harder because of how she drew it—hea...

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    For my Unit 3 project, the genre and medium that I picked was a short documentary style video that incorporates visuals, voiceover, and short clips. I wanted to challenge myself creatively and felt that this format would allow me to present the key arguments of my Unit 2 research in a much more digestible and visually engaging way. I’ve always been drawn to short form videos on platforms like YouTube and TikTok, especially those that manage to simplify complex topics without oversimplifying them. I chose a documentary format because I thought it would resonate with my target audience: high school and college students who regularly interact with both human and AI tutors, and who consume information quickly, often visually.      This medium also allowed me to bring out the storytelling aspect of my argument, rather than just listing pros and cons. By layering direct quotes, data points, and examples from my sources with visuals and narration, I could shap...

     I chose students as the audience for this piece because they are the ones most directly affected by the shift toward AI tutoring in education. Whether a student’s learning experience is helped or hurt, this tool is used all around them. To better reach this audience, I made several rhetorical choices to make the piece easy to understand and engaging. First, I used clear, relatable language and examples from real student experiences. For example, from response #, “quote” This kind of phrasing helps students picture how it could directly impact their lives and how it has directly impacted another students life. I also included bold quotes and eye-catching visuals throughout the piece to keep students engaged. Since students often skim through articles, I used larger fonts and pull important words and quotes like, “quote/word” to grab attention and highlight key arguments. These choices were all made to connect with students’ interests, reading habits, and concerns, mak...

  AI Tutoring verses Human Tutoring    Both AI tutoring and traditional human tutoring share the goal of improving student learning, but they differ in their strengths towards the students: AI tutoring excels in instant feedback, personalized pacing, and round-the-clock accessibility, while human tutors contribute emotional support, adaptive reasoning, and deeper contextual understanding. This contrast reveals an important balance between efficiency and empathy in modern education. AI Benefits                    AI tutoring platforms offer a highly efficient and adaptable learning experience, making them a strong alternative to traditional human tutors. From the article,  AI Tutoring vs. Traditional Tutoring: Key Differences , from Dial Zara, “AI tutoring platforms rely on advanced machine learning to tailor the learning experience,” tracking student performance in real time, including analytics such as...

A.I. Tutoring verses Human Tutoring While both AI tutoring and classic human tutoring aim to enhance learning, AI tutoring offers instant feedback, personalized pacing, and 24/7 availability, whereas human tutors provide emotional support, adaptive reasoning, and deeper contextual understanding, highlighting a balance between efficiency and empathy in education! How does tutoring from an AI differ from classic human tutoring methods? Reflections from Students at Syracuse University: Response 1: AI tutor is useful for students that need immediate help that is accessible 24/7. Since AI has no office or working hours, it can provide help when you are working on an assignment at 8 AM to 3 AM. When asking the right questions it can help me get to the answer that I need or if I am super lost know the right answer. On the downside, when the AI is not sure if something is correct, it will not say “I am not sure but this is how I would approach it” like a human would. The AI says their answ...

  When I think of a library, I think of all the field trips that I went on as a kid in elementary and middle school. I also think of all the fun inclusive events that I went to as a kid, such as days where we read a book, arts and crafts, and recreations of fear factor. I also used to participate in the summer reading program in my city, where all students from elementary to high school would try to read the most books to get prizes. I think that my relationship with technology changed the way that I think and use the library, especially since high school. In high school, I was familiarized with using technology for research purposes. We would always look for resources using our digital library. The only time we would go to the library was to study and chat with our friends. This was emphasized in college because the library is the quiet or social place to study with your friends before an exam. When I am looking for sources for research, I don’t typically gravitate towards...

https://www.loom.com/share/43be6a61182a4692881728215b22c5ae?sid=f58e6072-4f27-4fad-8c12-4a329fc6a15f I did my pitch in a video form. The link takes you to the video that I created and should be accessible on any account. For the future pitch, it will be in more of an edited video format with different types of scenes of students studying, using AI, etc.

How does tutoring from an AI differ from classic human tutoring methods? ** Responses are paraphrased ** Response 1: AI tutor is useful for students that need immediate help that is accessible 24/7. Since AI has no office or working hours, it can provide help when you are working on an assignment at 8 AM to 3 AM. When asking the right questions it can help me get to the answer that I need or if I am super lost know the right answer. On the downside, when the AI is not sure if something is correct, it will not say “I am not sure but this is how I would approach it” like a human would. The AI says their answers confidently, like they are correct. Response 2: I think that the classic human tutoring is the best and only way to learn because humans are more emotionally intelligent than AI. When I am getting frustrated on a problem, having another person slow down and help me with the problem is far better for learning than an AI. The AI goes through the analytical steps that it knows, but...