In my second post on this blog, I bemoaned the plethora of options for Every. Single. Decision. that needs to be made in developing a website. Case in point: For my latest post, I decided that having a poll would be fun and would encourage quick feedback. So I went about figuring out how to … Read more42*
I’m going with a mostly b&w layout for my site right now, and thought the research page could use a little pop of color and maybe some levity. I made some sketches in Paper to represent my study areas. Is it too cheesy? Please vote below. Create your free online surveys with SurveyMonkey , the … Read moreThumbs up or down?
My main goal in participating in DoOO is to improve my web portfolio. My courses are already all on my site, and I think the interface is pretty functional. However, until yesterday, the portfolio part of my website was lacking. All I had was an About page with a paragraph of text and a picture, … Read moreDoing Something with my Web Portfolio
So far I’m enjoying The Digital Scholar, and it’s making me think about the place technology has in teaching now, where we’re going, and what we can learn from other fields/industries. However, I call shenanigans on Weller’s book/music analogy. Honestly, I think this alarmist and defeatist approach is counterproductive. Teaching isn’t like publishing or music. … Read moreNot dead yet!
So far, DoOO has emphasized the double-sided challenge of establishing and maintaining a good web identity. On the theoretical side, there are a plethora of questions: Firewall between personal/work personas? Integrated identity? Single unified website? Lots of different sites? Integration of social media? Meanwhile, on the technical side, it’s not exactly simple either. This was … Read moreConflicts of Interest
Working on websites isn’t exactly new for me, but to say I am a rank amateur is actually pretty generous. I’ve never learned how to do any of this in an organized fashion. Instead it’s been problem by problem, over the last 15 years or so. Every new organization had a new system, most of … Read moreAnd off we go…