Fun!

NASCAR season has started. I’m not sure how many women, much less college professors even know what NASCAR is, much less follows it. Well, even though I’m in the minority, I still watch and still root for Michael Waltrip. Yea, he’s had some problems, but he’s still a great guy and funny!

I started watching when [...]

WOW2

Last night I listened in on the Women of the Web 2.0 webcast. What a fun group. It’s not just women and it’s definitely not a bunch of stick-in-the-mud teachers talking like techies.
It was a real hoot as Cheryl Oakes attempted to keep the lurkers from accosting us. It seems that several people joined the [...]

We’ve arrived

We arrived in Bangkok after over 30 hours of traveling. It was like being in a coma – I’m still a little dazed. But we’re up and running, what a city. I’ll be adding some pics to this post and others.

Our Thai hosts have been wonderful – we are speaking at the premier [...]

We’re ready

Less than 12 hours before the plane leaves the runway – we’re packed …
we decided to go light this time.
I’ve backed up both computers, cut down the tech stuff as much as possible … and … the best part … burned the cd’s for the Bangkok presentation. It seems all [...]

The Pounding Head

As a baby boomer, I'm overwhelmed at times with all the new technology. But I'm competitive enough to push through and sort out what I can use.
These past couple of months have produced brain overload – another indicator of slower multi-media processing, unlike the quick processing I see with my students. Just the process of [...]

Why immerse

I’ve been thinking a lot about moving with technology from literacy to integration to immersion. After attending IL-TCE and hearing David Warlick, I was impressed with the need to move our faculty past integration. Integration is an add-on in our heads – we see a technology tool and figure out where it can go in [...]

New thoughts and beginnings

Welcome to new insights in ed tech. They may not all be mine, but they are available for comment.