Category Archives: The Internet Course

Brainstorming the Internet

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Reverend

The Internet Course summer edition has officially started, and today we brainstormed some research approaches to the four major topics we’ll be designing the course around over the next five weeks. Below is a record of that process, and it’s interesting to see … Continue reading →

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The Internet Course Summer Edition

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Reverend

The Internet Course that Paul Bond and I taught last semester is getting another go round. I was scheduled to teach it the first summer session—which starts tomorrow—but for much of the spring it only had three students registered. A summer … Continue reading →

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Colussus

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Reverend

I received the above postcard from the U.K. this past Friday, which was appropriate given it came the same day I was informed the Internet Course would be running during the first summer session—a week from today ! I was sure this class wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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The Internet: Knowing is Half the Battle

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Reverend

We’re in finals week right now, and the last bits of work for the Internet Course is wrapping up. Over the course of this semester eight different topics were covered by eight different student panels. Due to weather related scheduling issues the last of these … Continue reading →

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The Sword of Damocles

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Reverend

Earlier this week, I covered “The Sword of Damocles”, the first pioneering example of virtual and augmented reality technology from 1968. Unfortunately I was unable to locate a visual demo of it at the time, but thanks to Thomas Richter, … Continue reading →

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What’s the Internet?

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Reverend

On Tuesday evening the Internet Course continued to blow minds and win hearts with another brilliant group presentation by Jack Eaton, Jack Hylan, James Roepe, and Will Strand. This group presented on the history of ARPANET, and let me tell you … Continue reading →

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Charizard

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Reverend

I’ve been enjoying some time off over the last four or five days hanging out at home with the kids and refinishing 80 year old windows, though not necessarily in that order. It’s been an eventful few days (picnic, lightening) and … Continue reading →

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Internet as Utility

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Reverend

Last night was yet another gripping installment of The Internet Course. Maddie, Matt, and Meredith presented their research on cloud computing. Turns out, just like with Online Dating, the history of this phenomenon is much longer than you’d think. The group … Continue reading →

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Online Dating: the Movie List

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Reverend

Last night the group researching online dating sites did an excellent job taking us through that world. In particular, they referenced an early computer dating service started by three Harvard graduates in the mid-1960s called Operation Match. To quote the 1965 Crimson Tide … Continue reading →

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Goofed by the Internet Course

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Reverend

Paul and I taught the Internet Course remotely last Tuesday and Thursday given that he’s in Pennsylvania and I was in Dallas, Texas for the Sloan-C Conference. After racing from the airport to the conference hotel in Dallas, I locked … Continue reading →

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