Tag Archives: blogging

Pirates, Zombies, and P2P….Oh My!

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Reverend

I’ve had an idea brewing for a little while, and I think I might finally try and act on it.  I have missed the classroom a bit recently, but not so much the physical space and grading and all that.  … Continue reading →

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Blogfesores 2009: Contenido Abierto!

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Reverend

It’s a great honor to have been invited to talk at the Third Congress of Blogfesores in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, this Friday, May 8th. I’ve been following the work of a number of people in Puerto Rico for a while … Continue reading →

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Disco! UMW’s Bullet now on UMW Blogs

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Reverend

You can’t keep the best damn educational blogging platform from Timbuktu to Portland Maine (or Portland Oregon, for that matter) down, and here’s the proof: UMW’s student-run newspaper The Bullet is now running it’s web-based version on UMW Blogs! (Notice … Continue reading →

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PSU Aggregates Democracy

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Reverend

Brad Kozlek (of EDUSHIZZLE fame)  posted about a little experiment they’re doing with aggregation on PSU Blogs. So when you search for the term “democracy” on PSU Blogs, not only do you get relevant posts from around the blogging platform, … Continue reading →

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What time is it? It’s UMW Blogs time all the time

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Reverend

I have to admit, I don’t understand the Semantic Web, I’m too facile—I can only think in terms of b-movies and slick new plugins. But I fully recognize my limitations, in fact I embrace them. But when I see posts … Continue reading →

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Postcards for the Dead Letter Office

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Reverend

Front: Back: Click on the images above to see the full-size version. You can also see them on the original post. I have been following a series of postcards on Elizabeth Staggs’ blog (Byrd & Lomax) which is nothing short … Continue reading →

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Blog…You keep saying that word, but I don’t think it means what you think it means

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Reverend

Forgive me for the re-publishing, but I just wanted to bring my page from the ELI 2009 presentation into the bava in an ongoing effort to build my personal brand and leverage my innumerable distributed online efficiencies and sweat equity … Continue reading →

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bavacon or: How Blog Branding Ate My Soul

Posted on February 28, 2009 by Reverend

Image credit: “Pittsburgh Comicon” by RL Johnson. Let me be frank here, I love the bava, I do, I love the little fucker. And I pretty much say whatever I want on it, and really could care less about the … Continue reading →

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That little patch up there in Mississippi

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Reverend

Subject: Just thanks Message: Hi Mr. Groom – I read your essay on *Clash of the Titans*, part of which (the iconic Medusa scene) I intend to show my college class in Greek and Roman Myth this afternoon. I wanted … Continue reading →

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Publishing: This Time it’s Personal!

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Reverend

Image photoshopped by Serena Epstein. The NMC’s 2009 Horizon Report lists “The Personal Web” as one of the developing trends for educational institutions over the next 2 to 3 years. They define it as follows: Part of a trend that … Continue reading →

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