I spent over a decade pouring my heart and soul in this site. I perfected the pages for my classes, constantly updated to new plugins, read up on WordPress changes, and generally spent lots and lots of time making the site as useable and pretty as possible. And then COVID.UMW required that all courses be … Read moreThe new normal
UMW is a nice school, but I’ll be the first to admit we are not the center of the action in most ways. That said, in terms of the web stuff, I think we are just as impressive as the big boys, maybe more. And I say this as someone who routinely benefits from DTLT‘s … Read moreAn Ode to DTLT
Last post, I gave app reviews and tips for taking attendance. Next up: grading. I won’t give you the full “why go paperless” spiel. You’re a believer or you’re not. Some people just grade better on paper. I can tell you, though, that I honestly think I do a better job of grading now. Most … Read moreHow I learned to hate grading less & how you can, too.
I’ve spent much of this blog so far focusing on technical decisions. In this post, I want to delve more deeply in my more philosophical/theoretical decisions. These decisions in practical terms end up being entwined with technology, but it has been my goal to be conscious of the implications of decisions as I have made … Read more…and now Deep Thoughts, by Andi Smith