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Remixing or The Perversion of Copyright
Kirby Ferguson’s scholarship is truly impressive, as he packs a well-argued understanding of the problems in today’s use of copyright and patent laws into four brief videos. Share Everything is a Remix Part 1 Kirby Ferguson Wed, Feb 22 2012 … Continue reading
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At Midlife I See That …
A Poem – At Midlife I See by joanvinallcox Courage at eighty is different from at twenty But both ages carry their future constantly – A fearsome thrust into an unmapped wilderness. A fearsome thrust carrying life forward blindly At … Continue reading
Kindle App Academic Possibilities
After seeing, with some envy, what a colleague could do on her iPad 2, I decided I wanted to find out more about the academic usefulness of what I could do with the books I read on my Kindle app … Continue reading
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Emptying My Calendar
I want to find out who I want to be in the next phase of my life. So I’m slowly emptying my current calendar so I can find out.
Developmental Teaching/Learning
I’ve just finished teaching (and am still marking) a course called Oral Rhetoric. In it students start by telling a 5 minute story from their own experiences to the class. They also are part of a team that presents, in … Continue reading
Constant Learning
The way to learn is not just by practice, but by paying attention to what happens when you practice. For teachers, this means reflecting on what happens as you teach and learning from it. Here is some information on the … Continue reading
Weak Website: Poor Marketing
We were visiting older friends today, when a health issue prevented us from our plan of going to a restaurant. The host suggested pizza, and I went to his computer and googled the name of the town and “pizza” and … Continue reading
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Playing with PlugIns
As I work at getting more proficient with WordPress, I find that the more I learn, the more I notice new areas where I need to learn, like what plugins I need. As I often notice, I can find help … Continue reading
Business Wisdom
Donna Papacosta has reached a milestone – she has been a self-employed communications consultant for 25 years now. She shares what she has learned here – http://trafcom.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/25-years-in-business.html For more, click on the link or the image.
Visual Thinking and History
In this brief video, Dan Roam – http://www.thebackofthenapkin.com/ – shows us a wonderfully visual way to think about history.