Monthly Archives: May 2007

Blogging Practices

Barbara Ganley’s recent presentation at Faculty Academy about “slow blogging” has me thinking a lot about the practice of blogging. It occurs to me that we all talk about blogging as though we’re all engaging in the same practice, but … Continue reading

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Rockin Robin

Well, gosh. Far more insightful people have commented on Twitter at this point. But I need a break from a night of marathon administrative work, and I thought I’d take it that break in my blog by chiming in. Several … Continue reading

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Plunging

I wasn’t sure if I was going to post this up here, but Gardner suggested I should. In the spirit of, well, everything that’s been going on lately, I’m going to take his advice. The following is the text of … Continue reading

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More on Risk

David Wiley’s got a fascinating post up at Iterating towards Openness about the generation of open educational resources (OER) and whether we should take a consumer- or producer-oriented approach to production. The dilemma is whether or not resources created to … Continue reading

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A bit of blog nostalgia

I’m still in a bit of a post-Faculty Academy holding pattern, and today I found myself searching for ways to procrastinate unpleasant administrative duties. So, I decided to take some time and review my blog archive. It occurred to me … Continue reading

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With Thanks

I’m feeling a bit wrecked today, and I’m turning to my blog for a cure. There was a time once before when writing in this little space helped me to start moving again, and I’m hoping the strategy will work … Continue reading

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Barbara’s Workshop: Random Notes & Thoughts

Notes from Barbara’s workshop: * no two classes should necessarily have the same goals. Before you think about the tool or technology to use, think first about about the kind of class dynamic that you are hoping to foster and … Continue reading

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Feel the Power

The first day of Faculty Academy 2007 is wrapping up, and I’m enjoying the ITS Monster Mashup Show. Overall, it’s been a great day: wonderful presentations by our guest speakers: Barbara Ganley and Alan Levine and a smorgasborg of sessions … Continue reading

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On Making Messes and Faculty Mentorship

I’m watching a panel discussion among Angela Gosetti-Murrayjohn, Susan Fernsebner, and Laura Blankenship, moderated by Steve Greenlaw. Sue just referred to a point in Barbara Ganley’s presentation earlier: is blogging already becoming passe? And, if so, what’s the next tool … Continue reading

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