Author Archives: Kevin

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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Congratulations to Jim Rettig

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Kevin

Congratulations to Jim Rettig, University Librarian at the University of Richmond and now President Elect of the American Library Association! It’s been a long, hard run for office, and I know Jim is going to do a great job over … Continue reading →

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Kevin’s Test Post

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Kevin

hello. I am writing a post today just for fun.  In a few minutes, I’ll delete it.

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Two for Mr. Scott

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Kevin

Two web sites for Hil and anyone else interested in film and/or mid-20th century art: Museum of the Moving Image Plan 59 Plan 59 is my favorite of the two.  Nice style.

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Firefox to WordPress – Deepest Sender

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Kevin

If you can read this, I’ve got a recommendation for you.  I’m always looking for an easier way for faculty and students to blog.  Blojsom’s interface is difficult for anyone who doesn’t know HTML.  WordPress has a pretty easy interface … Continue reading →

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New Portal to Second Life: Your Phone

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Kevin

This is good, because I was getting worried that I wasn’t logged into Second Life enough. Wade Roush at MIT Technology Review writes that Comverse has developed a Java-based client for cell phones with internet connections. It makes sense. More … 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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My Windows Vista Upgrade: Gone in 60 Seconds

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Kevin

Yesterday Wendy gave me the University’s Windows Vista Enterprise and Office 2007 discs.  I am a member of the University’s Software and Technology Standards group, working specifically on usability and academic issues, and while we’re not planning to upgrade either … 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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