http://facultyacademy.org/blog08 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:09:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Every now and then, you are reading a book or article, and a phrase jumps out and grabs you. It happened last night on page 198 of David Weinberger’s delightful Everything is Miscellaneous. “The task of knowing is no longer to see the simple. It is to swim ... http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/10/09/swimming-in-the-complex/ New media humor for the day. If only it were Blu-ray, it would be a good deal. http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/is-that-gaussian-blur-ray/ With my nephew’s wedding this past weekend, I did not get around to posting something that happened last week, but I was deeply moved. One of my colleagues from Gwinnett Technical College, Jackie Bush, called me last Thursday morning to simply thank me. She is retiring and moving ... http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/10/02/class-act/ Last school year, hyped up on new ideas and excitement, I took on my sophomore year with a new found fervor for learning. I spent plenty of time learning about subjects that interested me, often forgetting to do the work for classes I was enrolled in. Clearly the consequences ... http://sehauser.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/lifting-my-head/ I think I am in trouble! In 9 days, Jeff Nugent and I are doing a full day training session at INFORMS Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium in Washington DC. Jeff is starting off with a session on How People Learn. I then spend some time exploring the Net Generation. ... http://bwatwood.edublogs.org/2008/10/01/not-net-gen-oh-no/ In my previous post I referred to the latest Windows Movie Maker program for Windows Vista has issues with frame accuracy. Well, here I present to you a very graphic demonstration (a screencast) of that lack of accuracy. What you will see is how erratic the native ... http://andheblogs.andyrush.net/more-bad-video-editor-behavior/ I've put up two new ways to get at the UMW online community data, a "Starts With" and a "Contains" search. (See also here). read more http://www.patrickgmj.net/blog/added-bonus-to-new-search-options I'm often curious about these things, and equally skeptical. Like any horoscope, I can easily see "That's right on!" and "That's total crap!". But here's what came out of this one: My Enneagram type. read more http://www.patrickgmj.net/blog/enneagram-description We’ve started a an impromptu experiment with a new application to foster additional communication and awareness within our group. During one of my Arc Trainer sessions last week, I was listening to a TWIT podcast and heard that a program called Yammer was the winner of the “Techcrunch 50″. ... http://generoche.net/blog/2008/09/30/yammering-away/ So I've been on lot's of first dates in my life. Nearly, but not quite as many, second dates. Far fewer third dates. Lots of first dates start with being smitten, enamoured, and very excited about the second date. read more http://www.patrickgmj.net/blog/palin-and-dating