On "The Demise of Guys".

Philip Zimardo did a TED Talk called "The Demise of Guys". This is something that I've been interested in lately, as my little boy turns 8 today, and he is starting to exhibit some of those traits that people talk about.

Anyway, an interesting conversation, that continues in the comments--in directions I did not expect.

Copyright Free Images

I was perusing the internet today, and came across a Wikipedia page that compiles a list of resources where one can find copyright free images. Seems like a good resource for instructors.

What should we do to help get more followers

Saw an info graphic about how to get more followers, and it made me think about why people think it's just the numbers. It's not about how many people you say it to, it's that you have something to say that's good enough that all those people want to know what you say.

That said, the graphic provides some insight into what things should be talked about in posts. I'm wondering if we can use this to help drive participation/interest in course tweets...

Too much Technology in the Classroom?

In the recent article, "More Face-to-Face, Less Face-to-Screen" in The Chronicle of Higher Education, St. John's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Sharon Marshall writes about the struggle to maintain face-to-face connections while still taking advantage of technology in the classroom.

Multi-culturalism in the socially networked classroom

Last week we had Prieto Loreto on campus to help us think about how we might review online courses for infusion of multiculturalism. (That sentence seems incomplete, and not structured right, but after the cold weekend, I can't figure out why.)

Anyway, during the program, I dug around a bit trying to figure out the demographic information of those who use social networks. I came across a review that Facebook did of their users last year at this time. It's interesting reading (and their comments are too, but the comments make you wonder the demographic information of those people as well.)

Not sure what we can pull from this, but it's an interesting place to start the conversation about the digital divide and incorporation of Web 2.0 and social networking into the digital classroom.