Author Archives: Reverend

S3 Commando (Line)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Reverend

In my last post I wrote about moving bavatuesdays (and the rest of my personal, server based online life) to Reclaim Hosting. It was long overdue, and it might be appropriate to recognize that my partner in all things Reclaim, … Continue reading →

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I’m a Reclaimer Now

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Reverend

The work I’ve been part of with Domain of One’s Own encouraging faculty and students to get their own domain and web hosting has a pretty long history that pre-dates my time at UMW. Almost twelve years ago now, my friend Zach Davis … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Forever

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Reverend

Both before and after my time working on Connected Courses at UC Irvine, I had the privilege of hanging out in Los Angeles proper—the city of angels. LA is near and dear to me, I spent my formative years there … Continue reading →

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Connected Courses

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Reverend

It’s been a long while since I posted on the bavablog, but I have a few good reasons as to why. I’ll be blogging about each of them over the next week or so (I’m back in the blog game!), … Continue reading →

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The Stump Speech for Higher Ed’s Relevance that Wasn’t

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Reverend

I already wrote a bit about my experience at the symposium for Framing the Future of Higher Education I attended on Friday in Austin, Texas. I was part of an opening discussion around the changing role of faculty in the future of … Continue reading →

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The Bloody Waters of Higher Ed

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Reverend

When the waters get bloody and they’re red, it’s time to move on to bluer oceans. —Chris Bustamente, President of Rio Salado College I spent yesterday at Framing the Future of Higher Ed, a conference that consisted of working policy … Continue reading →

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RVA Photo Safari

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Reverend

On Wednesday I spent the day in Richmond working from Virginia Commonwealth University. I’ve been itching to catch up with the great Tom Woodward for a while now, and I finally took the initiative. As an added bonus, I got to sit … Continue reading →

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Survival: the Manual

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Reverend

This mornign i ebcame the proud new owner of a 1986 Army field manual dedicated to survival in numerous situations across a variety of terrains. It’s referred to by some as FM 21-76, and it’s considered by many to be the bible of survival guides. You can … Continue reading →

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Mine it Out

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Reverend

So Minecraft fever has hit the bava household hard over the last month or so. All three of my kids are pretty deep in, including my 4 1/2 year-old Tommaso. He does some basic mining and battling, but more than anything … Continue reading →

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Piranha Attack at Lake Anna

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Reverend

I was talking with Martha Burtis in the office during the week, and she off-handedly mentioned a Pirahna attack in nearby Lake Anna. My imagination ran with the possibility, so today I did some research and found the original posting on the … Continue reading →

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