This entry is part 1 of 1 in the seriesRolling My Own In addition to getting the front-facing part of my website in order before this summer, I’ve been thinking about ways I can control (and keep the data from) more of my web-based infrastructure. Tim Owens has really been …
With an awesome new job on the horizon, one that not only encourages but demands regular reflection via blogging, I decided to take this weekend and get my digital house in order. When I started building my portfolio last spring, I expected to run both that and my blog off …
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Building my ePortfolioMy colleague Sean runs a workshop and blog called “The Better Presenter.” Sean has a great eye for visual design, and is really good at explaining and demonstrating how to make presentations suck less. Although I still have a very, very long way(…)
This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Building my ePortfolioNow that I’ve got the bones of my ePortfolio in place, it’s time to start adding some meat. The first question I always ask faculty members when they approach me for help with a new technology is: what do you want the outcome of(…)
This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Building my ePortfolioAs I mentioned last time, it took me a while to move forward with my portfolio because the task seemed too ginormous, and I was having a hard time breaking it down into bite-sized chunks that my brain could handle. This was partially(…)
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Building my ePortfolioSince my last post in March, my portfolio-building process has gone something like this: Write a blog post explaining what I want to do and why. Pull together a list of items to include in my portfolio. Visit my portfolio site every couple(…)
A couple of years ago, I purchased a couple of domains with the intention of creating a professional ePortfolio for myself. It’s been on my to-do list for too long now, as has “writing more frequently on LLU.” So, in the interest of killing two birds with one stone, I’m going to be creating an ePortfolio, and blogging the process here, warts and all.
As an educational technologist, it’s my job to help educators make smart decisions about technology. It’s a hard job, for a lot of reasons, but mostly because doing it right means having contrasting skill sets. Doing it right requires building expertise in a number of areas, while understanding that there’s no one way to be(…)
Ask any Apple fan why they love their desktop/laptop/iWhatever and inevitably you’ll hear that Apple Devices Just Work. It’s true that, in Cupertino, hundreds of millions of dollars each year are poured into designing products that are as intuitive and simple as possible, without sacrificing quality. I’m not a member of the Cult of Jobs(…)
This evening, Richard Byrnes from Free Technology for Teachers posted an entry about a series of videos explaining cultural norms that anyone traveling abroad should keep in mind (e.g. how not to embarrass yourself, or insult your hosts). Each video contains practical “dos” and “don’ts,” along with brief explanations as to WHY each of these(…)
Each winter, I use part of my holiday break for various projects I don’t normally have time to do, including stocking my freezer with homemade meals, running batches of errands that require a car (which I don’t own), and performing maintenance and upgrades (beyond the basic security updates, which I do throughout the year) for(…)
I’m going to give a lecture today that basically is the toughest one I’ve ever had to give, and for some of you it’s the toughest one you’ve ever had to hear. Last month, Jonathan Turley posted an entry about Richard Quinn, an instructor at the University of Central Florida who confronted his class after(…)
