Life Online
Whenever I start leaving comments on my students’ blogs, it takes much longer than I planned because I start searching for links to share with them. Recently they were assigned the following under the heading of “AGENCY, AUTHORITY & TRUST”: • Qualman, E. 2009. Chapter 2 in Socialnomics. • Paine Schofield, C. B., & Joinson, [...]
when it rains…
Final post for the night, I promise! This one should have been the first because it discusses and then lists all the things that have been keeping me distracted from blogging, but oh well… Now that I’m past midterm, I have to say that this semester is flying by! October was a blur of grading [...]
bloggers on wheels
Rollerskates, to be precise! In a world where all things are converging, this pic [from left to right] features Kitty of Kitty’s Neverwear, me, and Fabulous Lorraine [FYI links lead to similar rollerskating-themed posts...great bloggers thing alike!]
something that always makes me smile
Free books! Well, I did earn these. I was recently awarded a $100 Emerging Technology grant to explore my use of blogs in the graduate course, ENGL 745-Communication Strategies for Emerging Media. If you recall, I also earned one of these grants to explore using Twitter in ENGL 101-Freshman Composition, with the final report posted [...]
Ultimate Pet Shop Boys
So not only do the Pet Shop Boys have a great new compilation out, with a fabulous single called “Together,” the video for it features everything I love: waltzing girls in petticoats, hip-hop dancing boys, folk-dancing moves in a club, and a rehearsal to performance motif! Not to mention a bench-sitting Chris and dog-on-leash standing [...]