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Doing things with Lyceum

Well, I am back in the teaching saddle and it feels good, but I do feel sorry for the students in my class who have become subject to a whole lot of technologies. And while I think they’re enjoying it, … Continue reading

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Faculty Academy 2006

Coming late to the UMW Faculty Academy experience, I have heard on several occasions during this year’s event that I was spoiled. Why, you ask? I am sure there are many reasons, but one certainty is that this year’s conference … Continue reading

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The Return of a Redbaiter

“Well, Lloyd, I’ve been away but now I’m back. So, you line ’em up and I’ll knock ’em back, one by one.” That’s right the best damn ITS from Timbuktu to Portland, Maine (or Portland, Oregon for that matter) is … Continue reading

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Multimedia and the incoming freshmen over the next ten years …

I have been thinking a lot about the space of multimedia authoring in higher education lately, and it just seems to me that most universities I have been at are grossly under-prepared for the challenges that freshmen over the next … Continue reading

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“Like Gold to airy thinness beat …”

That is how I would describe the student readings of Donne being published on Gardner Campbell’s blog. Where was this guy when I was an undergraduate in English literature? Wow! The sound quality is impeccable, but, more importantly, the interpretive … Continue reading

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UMW at ACCS: A Motley Crue (insert umlaut …twice)

As a proud member of DTLT I think it is safe to say that we had a relatively successful run of our “Bluehost: A Fantastico Expedition” presentation at the ACCS conference today. It was really a pleasure to talk about … Continue reading

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Did somebody say Slide Show Pro has a Coppermine Plugin?!

I have been taking a little slack here at DTLT (which, by the way, will be hosting none other than Jon Udell at this year’s Faculty Academy on May 17th – wow!!) for pointing out the delicate subtleties of a … Continue reading

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Now that’s a fire

Basecamp has done it again recently with their free IM messaging service. Here is how they describe it: Campfire lets you set up password-protected web-based chat rooms in just seconds. Invite a client, colleague, or vendor to chat, collaborate, and … Continue reading

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The Louverture project

I have been been looking for resources on the relationship between Americas’ first war (the Tripolitan War from 1801-1805) in North Africa and the Haitian revolution. While I am still searching for the historical connection, I found a very interesting … Continue reading

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Radio Scan from night John Lennon was shot

A post on WFMU (published back in December 2005) features a radio dial scan recorded shortly after John Lennon’s murder. This file captures the public air waves response to his death, enframing the cultural/media history of such an event in … Continue reading

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