Note: this entry is a response to a series of emails that were posted on the Association of Internet Researcher’s email list regarding the ability of an iPad to be a device for writers. I’m normally considered an early adopter of technology. I love being on the “cutting edge.” My...
Today, Facebook rolled out some pretty dramatic changes to the front pages of the users. The gradual shift from a welcome portal to a centralized news feed has taken place over the past several months. From the most part, it is hard for casual users of social networks to tell...
My view from the sideline of the Columbus Crew game I had the chance to finally catch my first Columbus Crew. The fact that I never attend a professional soccer match before Wednesday was a little weird. I played soccer in Junior High. It was one of my favorite sports...
The "Fountain of Wisdom" from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila seems like a good visual metaphor for wisdomatic. (Wikipedia photo/T0p 16) I’m trying to create a new word in the hope that I can make it the Webster’s Word of the Year for 2012. That word is wisdomatic. I’m...
e-portfolios can help students show off their work in a format that employers would like (graphic/Giulia Forsythe) One of the key areas that I wanted to focus on this academic year was to create classes that would be beneficial to the local community. According to the Associate Dean and other...
When I applied for my current job, I had to give a short class on mobile media. I thought this was up my alley, so I decided to have some fun with it. I enjoyed some of the Prezi presentations I saw at a conference and decided to run with a thematic...
The one regret I had from attending SxSW was that I didn’t plan out the panels that I wanted to watch. I was more concerned about finishing my presentation that was going out and enjoying myself. My plan for SxSW if I get accepted to present this year is to...
Another class that I’ll be teaching this spring is “Introduction to Visual Communication,” which will be offered 1 to 3 PM, Monday and Wednesday at Ohio University Lancaster. The base description of the class is “A survey of visual communication theory and technology of visual communication from ancient cave drawings...
This is a survey course designed to introduce you to the broad range of theoretical, formal, and historiographic issues specific to cinema & new media. We will pay careful attention to how the film medium differs from other media as a condition of its stylistic and formal properties, its institutional...
The SxSW 2012 Panelpicker has finally opened up and our panel is listed. The battleplan for our panel “Festivals in the Age of Instant Access" will be to answer these questions in the first half of the panel: How do presenters communicate with connected conference community?How do attendees transition information...
