Actor Network Theory (ANT)

Eberhard Faber Kneaded Rubber eraser Central Intelligence Agency from Washington, D.C., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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This assignment required the creation of a powerpoint presentation on an individual artifact of educational technology. I chose the eraser. Given my choice, I opted to illustrate my presentation using paper, pencil, and extensive use of my selected object. The presentation is supplemented by speakers notes attached to each slide.

AI Statement

Anthropic’s Claude was used sporadically to decipher the Latour texts, particularly in picking apart the many complexities presented in Realpolitik to Dingpolitik. It was also used in an attempt to track down optimal academic sources on eraser history and pedagogical usage, a task it struggled with. To its credit, I struggled as well, but was able to work laterally from research about pencils to identify some strong sources. None of the material in this assignment was generated by AI.