Tag Archives: Teaching

Blogging for Large Classes

By alex | Published: 11/21/2007
Many (scores, actually) moons ago, I happily volunteered to write an article for the “Blogs for Learning” Nicole Ellison was putting together. I actually wrote this almost a year ago, while in Aruba, and then inconveniently forgot about it entirely. Blame it on the Balashi. Just ran into her again in Vancouver, and sent it […]
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All downhill

By alex | Published: 9/27/2007
A quick entry, just to announce an end to my blogging hiatus and let folks know that I’ve reached a new academic milestone. I just discovered I have been quoted in National Lampoon Van Wilder’s Guide to Graduating College in 8 Years or More: Everything You Need to Know About Books, Beer and Babes. Amazon […]
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Six reasons I don’t like Blackboard

By alex | Published: 8/27/2007
I don’t like Blackboard, and I don’t know why. That’s not entirely true. I have several reasons I don’t like Blackboard, but I don’t know whether they are reasonable, or they are just rationalizations of a deeply irrational dislike for the software product. Allow me to begin by saying I don’t hate Blackboard. I don’t […]
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Second Life Best Practices in Education

By alex | Published: 5/25/2007
Spent part of my day in Second Life at the Best Practices in Education Conference. Was great to hear about others’ experiences. Some was stuff I had already learned the hard way, but even then, it was worth the reminder. One of the recurring themes, which came up in Kenny Hubble’s presentation, among others, was […]
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