Archivi delle etichette: transitions
not a twitter post – but Nike+ does update there
In Spring of 2007 I decided to start running…I never ran a day in my life prior to that. I started speed walking (because I love walking), and then realized that I could start intermittently running during my speed walking. … Leggi l’articolo completo
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ready for the new academic year
I am very fortunate to be one of a select few professors to pilot a personalized study on learning with the iPod Touch (an entire class set–w00t!). As I am an Italian professor, the Office of Information Technology at Montclair … Leggi l’articolo completo
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is social media really an “us” vs. “them”?
This is a post I’ve wanted to write for some time but hadn’t found my courage voice for it. It was born from a comment of a student evaluation from a fall course that stated that not only were my … Leggi l’articolo completo
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courses taking on a new design in SP09
The end of another academic year is coming to a close and this brings me much relief. I would like to focus my efforts on my tenure package and continue to ride on the wave of teaching with technology in … Leggi l’articolo completo
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on being a prof, dying, & more
Updated: july 25 PITTSBURGH — ABC’s “Good Morning America” reported Friday morning that Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch, 47, has lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. At a social function on Saturday evening, an article from Carnegie Mellon’s alumni magazine … Leggi l’articolo completo
did you know?
This video from June 2007 is interesting at so many levels. It is rather lengthy (running 8min 19 sec) but worth watching from start to finish.
Archiviato in Web 2.0
r u 2 old?
I just got off the phone with my sitter’s mom, trying to determine whether her daughter is available this weekend for my “it’s March break and I’m gonna enjoy myself” escape. Of course, she was unable to determine if her … Leggi l’articolo completo
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Presentations…using PowerPoint (or Keynote or anything else)
A presentation that uses a software program like PowerPoint can enhance a talk by providing visual cues for elaboration and development, and aiding people who maximize understanding with seeing what is being said rather than just hearing it. When the … Leggi l’articolo completo
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