The university at which I’m teaching uses the D2L (Desire2Learn) Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS). The Brightspace LMS is a cloud-based, managed service. This means…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Teaching
Pedagogy and general teaching with (or without) modern technology.
Yes, I’ve been away for a couple of weeks, traveling with my children from Western PA to the California Coast. While we were in California,…
Some texts either specifically or indirectly on the history of education and education theory (pedagogy) that have influenced me. The list is exported from my…
Two months ago I introduced the idea of using Contour or Dramatica to outline a novel or screenplay. These applications are marketed primarily for screenwriting,…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley August 2, 2010 Deadline September Issue Learning to Program, Learning to Think Several times a month I create or modify computer…
This weekend I installed WordPress on our personal server. The process took about two hours, including customization and tweaking beyond the basic installation. No great…
Yesterday, I defended my doctoral dissertation and paid the last $120 in fees to the University of Minnesota. For the cost of tuition, they really…
I recorded grades and the end is near. The last day of class was May 4, 2010. Teaching is over for me, for now. The…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley April 2010 Issue March 1, 2010 The New Job Hunt: Searches Begin Online My university students are predominantly juniors and seniors.…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley March 2010 Issue January 23, 2010 Will Textbooks Go Digital… and Free? California schools spend nearly $500 million each year on…