Category Archives: Education

A Very Nice Place to Start

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Kevin

On my way out to the ELI Annual meeting in San Antonio, I started reading Derek Bok’s Our Underachieving Colleges.  It’s fascinating reading, and I know the book is something our president has been discussing recently. I don’t have enough … Continue reading →

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Content systems: Joomla! vs. Drupal

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Kevin

Since 1991 I’ve been the list owner / moderator of Milton-L, a discussion list on the life, literature and times of the poet John Milton.  In 1994 I created The Milton-L Home Page as a support site for the discussion … Continue reading →

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Seminars on Academic Computing 2007

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Kevin

I’m in Snowmass Village for the 2007 Seminars on Academic Computing.  It’s my first time at SAC, and, after 33 years, the last time SAC will be held in Snowmass Village. I’m not the type that pays much attention to … Continue reading →

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Transmedia Learning

Posted on July 8, 2007 by Kevin

In Convergence Culture, Henry Jenkins spends a chapter describing how the creators of The Matrix engaged storytellers in many different media to tell complimentary parts of the entire Matrix story.  Playing the video games, reading the comic books and watching … Continue reading →

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Welcome, President Ayers

Posted on July 1, 2007 by Kevin

The Times-Dispatch had a profile of our new President, Edward Ayers, earlier this week.  Today President Ayers writes about the strengths and directions for the University as he takes the reigns.  His reflections are juxtaposed to two others who assume … Continue reading →

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Interdisciplinary Thinking

Posted on June 3, 2007 by Kevin

I’ve just started Being Fluent with Information Technology, a study produced by the National Research Council, and in Chapter One, “Why Know about Information Technology?”, the authors cite Seymour Papert’s Mindstorms, in which he asserts that “a deep understanding of … Continue reading →

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Civic Engagement House Videos

Posted on January 28, 2007 by Kevin

Wednesday night I attended the Civic Engagement House video presentation.  Last semester Amy Howard offered her students the option of producing documentaries instead of writing papers.  She was surprised to find that every student opted for the documentary.  Four videos … Continue reading →

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A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Kevin

Boing Boing posted a story recently about  A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods.  The chart is fantastic.  While I’m familiar with many of the types of visualizations presented, there are several I haven’t seen before.  I was happy to see … Continue reading →

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Futurist: To fix education, think Web 2.0

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Kevin

C|net posted a story on Friday of a talk that John Seely Brown gave at MIT.  Brown suggests that Universities and employers who want to improve engineering education should consider a Web 2.0 approach to changing the way they teach. … Continue reading →

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Dispatches from Blogistan

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Kevin

Dispatches from Blogistan: A Travel Guide for the Modern Blogger, by Suzanne Stefanac is a good introduction for anyone who is considering a blog.  I found the first chapters of the book to be a well-told history of free speech.  … Continue reading →

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