I've contributed a short little article to the new Blogs for Learning site, a collection of articles and resources related to blogging in the classroom that's being hosted by Michigan State University. It's a great site that aims to be an eventual clearinghouse for info on the topic, aimed primarily at practioners. The article that I contributed is a spinoff from a presentation I made last year at NRC on authenticity in class blogs. Hop on over to the Blogs for Learning site and tell me what you think!
October 2006 Archives
Oh my... hee.
A story that recently aired on the This American Life radio program offers eerie parallels to today's viral media. It rather hilariously relates how a voicemail message got passed around Columbia University's campus and became an overnight sensation, launching the voicemail recipient into campus-wide stardom. Listen to the story, and in your mind replace "voicemail" with "email" or better yet, "YouTube video." It's a nice reminder of the fact that we didn't just invent this sort of creative act at the birth of the Internet. Look for show #203: Recordings for Someone on the This American Life website.
certified - as a doctoral candidate, that is. Yipee!
