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Educational Media Technologies: New Office Hours!
Have you heard the excitement that the Osterlin building will be opening at 7:30am starting November 16, 2015? EMT also feels that this is a great opportunity to support students, faculty, and staff prior to those 8:00am classes. That is why we have decided that we...
Skywalker or Lucas?
Since many of us are waiting in anticipation of the newest Star Wars episode, I thought I might use that for inspiration. I recently watched a TED talk by Will Wright (found here), twice. Will is a game developer and has most notably created SimCity, The Sims, and...
Coming of age with technology choices
Computers and I grew up at the same time, and perhaps that is why I see using technology in my teaching as a way to solve problems rather than a threat to my profession. When I was small, computers were as big as a room and my dad let us play with the key cards....
At What Cost?
I encourage my students to use their devices during class to look up information on the web. We work on case studies and many times the internet can help them find some information that will be of use. Increasingly, however; I find that the internet has become an...