Category Archives: dtlt

Open, Public Educational Publishing Platforms #4life

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Reverend

On Monday I checked in on the traffic stats for UMW Blogs, something I do from time-to-time when the semester starts to slow (the fact this didn’t happen until week 14 is telling). I was pleasantly surprised to see that … Continue reading →

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Distinguished Adjunct Professor

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Reverend

I admit the title of this post is a bit tongue and cheek and might potentially trivialize the larger crisis in higher ed surrounding adjuncts. That said, adjuncting has been an integral part of my experience at UMW over the … Continue reading →

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All Aboard!!!

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Reverend

More than a week ago the President of UMW, Rick Hurley, published a piece in The Huffington Post explainging how and why UMW was “Getting Aboard the Hightech Train.” What’s crazier than anything, is why it’s taken me over a week … Continue reading →

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Tracking Over Four Years of Traffic on UMW Blogs

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Reverend

I’m working on presentation about assessment on another front, and as an excuse for a break I decided to post some recent UMW Blogs traffic statistics from the last four years. I know analytics and data is all the rage … Continue reading →

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PediaPress

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Reverend

Over a week ago the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies (DTLT) met with the six faculty in this year’s cohort of the Online Learning Initiative (OLI) here at UMW. The OLI provides a framework for faculty over the course of a … Continue reading →

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Paris is Burning through Syndication

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Reverend

Have I ever mentioned how awesome #UMW‘s Study Abroad blog aggregator is? More than 200 posts since June. #4Life — Jim Groom (@jimgroom) July 20, 2013 When I tweeted out how awesome UMW’s Study Abroad aggregator blog is a few … Continue reading →

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UMW’s Innovation isn’t Technical, it’s Narrative

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Reverend

When someone as sharp as Leslie Madsen-Brooks writes an article about the state of innovation in higher education and points to UMW’s Division of Teaching and Learning  Technologies (a.k.a DTLT) as the example, I can’t help but feel pretty good … Continue reading →

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Ryan Brazell Joining UMW’s DTLT in July

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Reverend

It is my distinct pleasure and honor to announce that UMW has officially hired Ryan Brazell as UMW’s newest Instructional Technology Specialist for the Humanities. He will be starting at the University in July, and we are unbelievably excited about … Continue reading →

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If I were to sum up this week of work in an image….

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Reverend

….it would look something like this. Yep, it was that good, and when I am not that exhausted I’ll try to elaborate.

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Domain of One’s Own Faculty Initiative

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Reverend

I’ve been crazy this last month, and the proof is in the blog archive pudding: only eighteen god damned blog posts for January. I hope February proves to be a bit easier on the bava, but, with that said, January … Continue reading →

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