I attended Computers and Writing 2009 earlier this month and returned with mixed emotions. First, the negatives — so I can end on the positives of…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Education
Teaching and learning.
This is a portion of my summer (re)reading list, at least on one particular subject matter. I am reading various books on type and design.…
I am completing an online portfolio, which is always a good process for self-evaluation as an instructor. Because I ask my students to create online…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley March 2009 Issue February 2, 2009 Social Networking and Facebook The “Mommy Revolt” on Facebook earlier this year was evidence social…
I spent the day preparing the course I am teaching. It’s a hybrid, with online content constituting half the course. That is a positive thing,…
My first week of teaching this year was frustrating. The initial classroom was unfinished, lacking electrical outlets and the standard overhead LCD projector. This killed…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley June 2008 Issue May 12, 2008 Time to Require Pen and Paper Again? When I was a student at Golden West…
My students have been using Wikibooks, a LEGO CAD application, and various DTP tools. I think their skills will translate much better to the workplace…
As some of us mourn (complain) the state of the Internet, I wonder how we can teach students to write and think in ways that…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley February 2008 Issue January 7, 2008 Pursuing a University Degree Online When a star high school student graduates in Tulare County,…