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Huh.
This morning, as I was waiting in the car rider line at my daughter’s school to drop her off, I heard this on the radio: “Rumors abound that gas prices…
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A Rambling Post about Birthdays, Thursdays, and Music
Yesterday’s Daily Create: Using your voice as the only instrument, create a recording of a verse and/or chorus from your favorite song. At some point yesterday afternoon, Tim bowed out…
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The Cult of 4LIFE
I don’t know about the accusation that DS106 is ‘over-branded.’ I think it’s far more accurate to acknowledge that it is a definitely a cult. To that end, I reworked…
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Don’t Mind Me. I’m Just Picking a Conference Theme.
It’s that time of year again. We’re gearing up for Faculty Academy 2012. This year we’re ahead on getting some stuff done (speakers lined up, some logistics planned), and behind…
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Tele-TED
I’m spending this weekend all alone, and taking advantage of the peace and quiet to explore some new #ds106 assignments. Here’s my fantasy TED talk: I can’t explain it, but…
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The ePortfolio Jungle
For the last six months or so, I’ve been working with a committee here at UMW that is charged with researching ePortfolio systems. The push for this system comes on…
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UMW Blogs Taxidermy
I’ve been meaning to blog for a while on the “soft” launch this fall of a new look for UMW Blogs. It had been two years since we last redesigned…
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Ambassadorship
Over the weekend, I stumbled across this gem on the NY Times. According to the article, the latest trend in corporatizing higher education is the “sponsored” move-in. An example they…
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Rethinking Learning Online, also NOT AN ANIMATED GIF
Last Tuesday, a group of about 12 people met in DTLT’s office to discuss an online learning initiative that has been underway at UMW for the last several months. I’ve…
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Another four icons
Yeah, I know the current SOB iteration of DS106 covered design/visual a few weeks ago, but I had this idea for another 4 icon challenge tonight and decided to throw…