As of tomorrow, I am a journalism adviser. Officially. Not in my dreams. Not in my plans. Not just on paper. Not ideally. But really, practically, wonderfully. School starts tomorrow. Journalism 2.0 meets for the first time. As a former journalist, there is a part of me that can’t believe how excited I am about [...]
The birth of a new(s) organization starts tomorrow
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments
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Animal Farm + Web 2.0 = Relevant?
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Okay, so which of these assignments would you pick if you could choose:
Write a 1,500-word essay explaining the theme in Animal Farm, using literary elements such as character motives, symbolism and imagery.
Give a 5-minute presentation that relates the theme in Animal Farm to some aspect of society today, making sure to draw clear connections to [...]
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Sneaky, sophisticated teenagers
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
My daughter is 18 and getting ready to leave home to go to college in another state. Like most teenagers she is very comfortable with online social networks, and she spends a lot of time on Facebook as she waits for the long summer days to pass. I once dismissed MySpace and the like as [...]
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Who Am I? Who are you?
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Who am I to assert my voice into the blogosphere? That’s the first question that comes to mind as I try to set the scene, try to answer the who-what-why-when-where questions that will help to shape a context by which others can fully understand me. I have not written for an audience in 10 years, and [...]
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