Author Archives: Kevin

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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Shelfari

Posted on November 4, 2006 by Kevin

About a week ago Gardner suggested Jim Groom’s blog, bavatuesdays, and it’s already paid off.  Jim mentions yet another Web 2.0 site, Shelfari.  You can build your library collection, rate and comment on your books, see what others have said … Continue reading →

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Linkfest 0001

Posted on October 25, 2006 by Kevin

Here are some links I’ve come across this week.  They interest me, they may interest you. Second Life’s Must Have Stuff: From Wired.  I haven’t bought The Swimmer yet, but I’m thinking about it.  The real find is Freebies.  Several … Continue reading →

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Arden: The World of Shakespeare

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Kevin

c|net has an article, “A Midsummer Night’s Virtual World“.  In it they interview Edward Castronova, who has just been announced as a $240,000 grant recipient from the MacArthur Foundation for a game he is developing, called Arden: The World of … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – Pioneering New Territory and Technologies

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Kevin

Malcolm Brown, Director of Academic Computing at Dartmouth, Salid Ganjalizadeh, Assistant Director for Instructional Technology at Catholic University, Leslie Hitch, Director, Academic Technology Services at Northeastern University, Christine McMahon, Manager, Advanced Technology at Saint Louis University, Pablo Molina, CIO Information … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – Information Fluency in the Digital Age

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Kevin

I attended the Gartner session earlier, but it was unremarkable. For this session, Susan Curzon, Dean, University Library at California State University, Chuck Dziuban, Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, and Martha Marinara, Director, Information Fluency Quality Enhancement Program at … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – The Acceleration of Technology in the 21st Century: The Impact on Education and Society

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Kevin

Brian Hawkins started by announcing the awards for this year. The new Catalyst award went to Course Management Systems. I thought this was especially interesting considering the controversy around Blackboard and their patent suit. I wonder how much EDUCAUSE had … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – Evaluating Web Conferencing Systems for Instructional Use

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Kevin

Andrea Eastman-Mullins from Alexander Street Press and Robert Hambrick  from North Carolina State University presented.  At the time of the study, Andrea was employed by NCSU. The speakers were part of a task force to evaluate four web conferencing systems: … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – EDUCAUSE Learning Inititiative

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Kevin

Diana Oblinger presented, and began by introducing the staff and scholars of ELI. Diana then proceeded to talk about what ELI has done over the last year.  ELI is 18 months, having restructured from the NLII.  Their mission is “Advancing … Continue reading →

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EDUCAUSE 2006 – What’s your ETA? Assessments of Emerging Technologies for E-Learning

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Kevin

Joanne Dehoney, Director of E-LLearning and Victoria Gertis, Special Projects Manager at the Ohio State University presented. We began with everyone in the room listing three technologies (I picked geotagging, clickers, and wikis).  As people around the room called out … Continue reading →

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