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Coursekit First Impressions

Audrey Watters' post inspired me to spend some time building a new Coursekit site.
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Normalizing the Cutting Edge

Brene Brown's talk on vulnerability resonates with me for a variety of reasons. My blog posts at my personal site generally have a bit of vulnerability in them. Being vulnerable in professional spaces is something that I have explored in-person and in online conversations. However, vulnerability is difficult to maintain when you are on a deadline or you just don't feel like sharing a bit of yourself in a blog post. In the spirit of being more vulnerable, here is me sharing a little more...
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The worst kind of organic

I was in the supermarket yesterday, looking at organic produce. At our latitude, I can grow good sweet peppers, but hot peppers have never done well in my garden.
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ABCs and Ph.D.s: Novel writing

When you hear fanfare, cat-calls, whoops and whistles tonight you’ll know that’s our household celebrating the end of National Novel Writing Month (known online as NaNoWriMo.org – check it out!).
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What Does Coursekit Say about the Future of the LMS?

Another LMS has launched this week -- Coursekit. What does this mean for the future of the LMS?
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Making International Collaboration Work: Twitter, Gchat, Skype, and Google Docs

How do you balance working and living in different time zones? How do you make international collaboration work?
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Ask the Administrator: Texting and Teaching

I suspect this one isn’t unique. A new correspondent writes: I teach at a community college and find that many of my students text in the classroom. My policy, which is stated on my syllabus, is that I ask students who use the phone to leave the class for the day. This doesn't seem to discourage cell phone use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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My 2 Failed Microsoft for Mac Experiments

2011 was the year that I tried some Apple and Microsoft mashups. They failed.