KeeganSLW on One effective way to empower our AI agents is by connecting them to external tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). While their built-in features are already capable, integrating the right MCP tools dramatically expands what they can do, allowing our AI agents to move beyond basic outputs and deliver closer to complete, finished products. […]
KeeganSLW on One of the ideas around human-computer interactions that resonated heavily with me in this Gen AI world was the idea of human plus AI is greater than human or AI alone. I remember this was a core idea presented by Sean Nufer during his keynote address at the OU Online Conference on Oct 2, 2024. […]
KeeganSLW on This post was orginally shared on May 1, 2024 on the The Learning Agency site for The University of Colorado Denver The many benefits of the LDT learning community and why human connections are the most important. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time in the LDT program. From the courses I got to experience (especially INTE 5320 […]
KeeganSLW on This post was orginally shared on February 24, 2024 on the The Learning Agency site for The University of Colorado Denver Invitation: Take a side-quest with this lightweight, collaborative literature review -an experiential demo of choice based learning. Invitation Building off of the idea of a Side Quest as outlined in my previous post, I want to […]
KeeganSLW on This post was orginally shared on January 10, 2024 on the The Learning Agency site for The University of Colorado Denver Concept development for an LDT certificate centered on games & learning and framed with learning-quests. TLDR Project At A Glance Client I worked for the Learning Agency itself. My contacts where Brad Hinson and […]
KeeganSLW on This post was written as an assignment for my graduate program. Specifically my course on Critical Digital Pedagogy (INTE 5360). I am reposting it here. When reflecting on positive experiences of community and belonging in academia, the following are two examples that first come to mind. When I was nearing the end of my undergraduate […]
KeeganSLW on It’s been so long since I sat down to write a blog post. So much of my life is different; so much of the world is different. Also, I realized I skipped WordPress 5.0 entirely. Oh well, on to 6.0! My brain situation has improved over the last couple years. Checkups have been good and on June […]
KeeganSLW on Recently, I built a web app using WordPress and the Random Content plugin to convert the Epic Heroes card game into an open, online version that can be played synchronously over video chat or in person with out needing to print out the cards. You can see the web app by navigating to epicheroes.keeganslw.com on […]
KeeganSLW on Several weeks back I mentioned I was working on simple MOOC-like courses for instructors with specific grant requirements. They needed university students and public, openly-enrolled students to share course materials and the same discussion space. Having moved their course from a proprietary LMS (that offered this setup) into Canvas, it was time to see where this […]
KeeganSLW on My wife is currently raising money for Play To Beat Brain Cancer, which is a small 501(c)3 out of Kansas City that supports cancer centers and provides financial assistance to families that can’t afford treatment. I’m proud of my wife, she’s a rockstar. Being a recipient of donations myself, I love seeing her spend time paying it […]