I love this time of year, immersing myself in the new semester, seeing the students, meeting new ones, and hearing from those who have gone on to greatness as well as those who are struggling in this down economy. Bottom line, I love being a teacher… Professor as the case may be. The list [...]
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
gapingvoid 2.0: Why I’ll no longer be blogging new cartoons.
From his email newsletter Hugh MacLeod will no longer be blogging his artwork. Why? After reading his letter it is my opinion his community simply got too big which reinforces that in social media communities size matters – inversely. (thank you @mattgalloway or Matt Galloway in the real world for forwarding his letter)
gapingvoid 2.0: Why [...]
Keep your eye on the marshmallow
Yesterday at the beginning of class (the first time for us to meet this semester) I gave every student a marshmallow and told them not to eat it.
Class progressed as normal and at the end I asked them what they thought the marshmallow represented (keep in mind I teach PR at Oklahoma State University). Answers [...]