The last two or three weeks of a semester are hard. Teachers are making the big, final push to the end, covering those last little bits of the content and getting students ready for the final exam. Students are getting sick (or are just coming back from being sick), their brains are feeling bloated and(…)
This entry is part 22 of 35 in the series Teaching TransparentlyAs I mentioned here, I am a center director first and a teacher second. As a center director I teach faculty and students how to use technology for teaching/learning. (Well that and when they need to stay farrrr away from it.) Like many of(…)
This entry is part 24 of 35 in the series Teaching TransparentlyI have thought a lot about HISP 205 since the semester ended last May. I think (often) about how I would like to do it differently the next time through. I make lists for myself, I read things, and I ponder. I wonder what(…)
(many thanks to George Brett for the lead via Twitter on this great collage generating tool) It has been far too quiet here, I know, and I am a wee bit ashamed to admit there are waaaay too many blogposts in the “draft” mode that I simply have not had time to tweak and publish.(…)
This week, Felix and I are joined by special guest Jen – our fabulously talented sound engineer – for a discussion on professional-level audio tools and software. Check below for links to products we mentioned … enjoy! Skype Call Recorder ($14.95) Conference Recorder ($14.95) Quicktime Pro ($29.99) Audio Hijack Pro ($32) Hot Recorder ($14.95) Pamela(…)
This afternoon my husband and I attended a funeral for someone we had never met: Jim Gould. Well, at least, we had never met him physically. We met and collaborated and shared ideas with Jim through the wonders of technology… through Skype and blogs and wikis and chatrooms at a place called EducationBridges. EducationBridges… a(…)