Teaching: Successes and Failures
I’m one of a group of faculty taking part in a workshop at the beginning of the winter semester. Part of our preparation for this is to come up with an example of a success and a challenge in our … Continue reading
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Weeks 1 & 2
I’d been toying with the idea of keeping track of the semester in some sort of weekly/biweekly way. Instead of doing further toying or thinking, I decided to just go ahead and do it. This is for me to keep … Continue reading
Innovation Award Update
Niftily, I was awarded a Faculty Innovation Award to work on some stuff involving maps, history, and assessment of student learning. One of the conditions of the award is to periodically provide some updates on progress. I thought, in the … Continue reading
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What I like about BlackBoard (Really, no Foolin’)
It’s no secret among those I talk to (colleagues, family, friends, passers-by) that’ I’m not a huge fan of BlackBoard, the behemoth Learning Management System (LMS) that my school and countless others use. My list of complaints is brief, but … Continue reading
Great Lakes THATcamp 2011–Brief Thoughts
Once again this year I was privileged to participate in Great Lakes THATcamp, held at MSU. Following are a few loosely organized thoughts about the experience. If possible, things were even more friendly and collegial than last year. Great mix … Continue reading
And here’s Operation Torch
The next link in my do-it-sort of-yourself WW2 maps, the invasion of North Africa, 1942. Link to the table is here.
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Testing Fusion Tables, maps, embedding, etc.
Spent most of my work day exploring Google’s Fusion Tables app, attempting to create a Pacific War map. The first results are below. I was astonished how easy it was, despite some confusion when I first started. The next step … Continue reading
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Winter 2011– Bring it on.
It’s that time of year when all good faculty head back to their campuses and start in on teaching, writing, and whatever else it is we do. Fall semester was excellent and I’m hoping Winter is the same. I think … Continue reading
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The OMEGA File – NAZI BASES IN ANTARCTICA
The OMEGA File – NAZI BASES IN ANTARCTICA. Some good stuff for my potential “bad history” class. Does a potential Nazi presence in the Antarctic automatically have to lead to talk of aliens, MJ-12, and underground bases? ULTRA has always … Continue reading
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Resources for October 22 ETOM Presentation
Here are some of the resources I’ll be talking about in my presentation on “Sidestepping Copyright Landmines”, October 22 at the ETOM conference held at Mott Community College. If you have additional suggestions for sites, please comment or hit me up on twitter … Continue reading
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