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GREAT examples of the participatory culture of the Web as applied to a serious institution, the #SCOTUS

This would be a tremendous addition alongside the Campus Learning Center, the Writing Center, etc.

Some good publicity for an online certificate program, a new addition to our online program offerings.

"How do I want to be online? A human open educational resource to those who seek my help navigating this disturbing and ambiguous space so full of wonder."

Worth reading / viewing as we think about our Incubator Classroom as a "Blended Learning" space

"This article surveys some of the ways in which early modern scholars responded to what they perceived as an overabundance of books. In addition to owning more books and applying selective judgment as well as renewed diligence to their reading and note-taking, scholars devised shortcuts, sometimes based on medieval antecedents. These shortcuts included the use of the alphabetical index, whether printed or handmade, to read a book in parts, and the use of reference books, amanuenses, abbreviations, or the cutting and pasting from printed or manuscript sources to save time and effort in note-taking. "

Someone asked about mapping from the calendar to a spreadsheet. This is a pretty dead simple option using IFTTT.

"The most significant responsibility at the school is that "you are responsible for what you make of your life," McCaig says. To graduate, students write and defend a thesis that they have "prepared themselves to become effective adults in the larger community." "

Use our interactive map to figure out how many flyover states it takes to equal one New York City.

If you want to custom style Gravity Forms, this is a pretty good tutorial and setup.

This is a place to aggregate/add faculty blogs. So if you know a faculty member blogging, add their feed in here or invite them to add themselves via the "Join In" form.

"But imagine for a moment that you didn't have to rely on maps to navigate the unknown-that your memory, instincts, and knowledge of the environment sufficed. This is the art of Polynesian wayfinding." The metaphor breaks down but I think it's close to navigation vs maps . . . skills & understanding vs step by step. One is a path to freedom- the other a kind of shackle masquerading . . .

Interesting to think about using 3D body motion tracking to paint and create animation. It's a fun mix of real world movement and software.

" Back then, I perceived my experiences on the internet as ephemeral. My screenshot habit picked up when I began thinking of my time online as something archived and traced."

Will Sullivan's Engelbart's scholars blog