Those of us specializing in new media, digital composition, writing technology or whatever we might call our courses and research projects sometimes fall into the…
Poet Ponders the Digital
Category: Technology
For the last few months I have been working on a new website for the Military Writers Society of America. The goal was to create…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley December 5, 2011 Deadline January 2012 Issue The Desktop Computer is Dead. Long Live the Desktop! Prognosticators keep telling us the…
One of the questions facing colleges and universities is “Can Anything Be Taught Online?” The simple answer is, no. But some of almost every topic…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley October 31, 2011 Deadline December 2011 Issue Have a Happy High-Tech Holiday Holidays are about faith, family, and friendships, with some…
I spent most of today trying to get an online course ready to launch this weekend. I’ve never been a fan of Blackboard and the…
Every instructor using a course management system / learning management system (CMS/LMS) ends up discovering the various annoyances unique to the system. Some have more…
I’m taking a short break from designing my Blackboard shells for both an on-campus and online course because I’m exhausted. Don’t let anyone try to…
I’m preparing for the 2011-12 school year, which this year means learning new software systems, university philosophies, and everything that goes along with any new…
One of my favorite writing tools is Word Counter 2.1, from Supermagnus Software. http://www.supermagnus.com/mac/Word_Counter/ The price? Free. The value? To quote a popular credit card…