Yesterday I met with my DSI cohort and talked about my approach to digital identity. The show-and-tell was fun, and yielded some really helpful comments. The best one came from Shawn Humphrey. What he said was so simple it kind of upsets me that I hadn’t figured it out. Since I started blogging as a … Read moreThe forest for the trees
As a member of the Digital Scholars Institute, I’m articulating my digital activities in the hopes of improving what I do, and maybe finding a miraculous panacea to bring it all together. Honestly, I’d settle for the first. In other words, this blog post is gonna discuss Big Picture type stuff. If you prefer the … Read moreTying it all together
Achieving a huge step forward in or out of class is very rewarding. I’ve blogged about such moments before, and certainly savor them when they come along. But what about the other 99.9% of the time? Well, there are more modest joys that can be found there. On Wednesday, my department’s job bank was shifted … Read moreOne small step
The Great Architectural Survey of 2013 is complete. My students have now moved on to the infinitely more despised SPSS analysis and the painstaking InDesign layout. Still more information will come out of the survey in the weeks to come, but I can now start assessing how it went. In short: splendidly, with a few … Read moreSurvey Site Redux
I have already waxed poetic about DTLT’s awesomeness. While I don’t want to bore you with a repeat, sometimes genius just has to be recognized. Plus, I can take maybe 10% of the credit here, which I will unabashedly do. (Ok, more like 5%) Let me first set the stage: I teach the historic preservation … Read moreIntroducing a shiny new magical survey site
After so much buildup, your interest may have been piqued. Well, here it is: the Paris Scavenger Hunt. The rules are simple: students have one day, working in teams of two, to get as many of the items on the list. Photos of each item must be uploaded to the site by 8 pm. Then, … Read moreParis Scav Hunt!
I think I’m FINALLY starting to understand the different components of WordPress and how to best use them. Here is where I freely admit that I started messing around with WP looooooong before I knew what I was doing. After all, isn’t that the point of blogging software? You can just jump right in, no … Read moreCaptain Obvious to the Rescue! (Plugin edition)