Two reports published recently address on the issued of usage and usability for children and seniors. One Rates of Computer and Internet Use by Children in Nursery School and Students in Kindergarten Through Twelfth Grade: 2003 describes the levels of computer and Internet usage by children. “This Issue Brief describes the percentage of students in […]
Oracle Night : A Novel (Auster, Paul) Paul Auster has the talent to wed ordinary, fantastic, impossible, and tragic events into the fabric of a story. He demonstrates this to varying degrees in a number of his books, some more fantastic and impossible than others. Oracle Night has fantastic elements but also contains, for me, […]
In this week’s issue of the Scout Report: The Scout Report — Volume 11, Number 20, In The News: Kudzu May Help Curb Excessive Drinking “Study: Herb Helps Curb Binge Drinking http://www.newsday.com/news/health/wire/sns-ap-binge-drinking-chinese-herb,0,179837.story?coll=sns-ap-health-headlines ….. For more than 100 years, kudzu has been seen by many as a curse on the landscape of the American South, growing […]
I’m not sure why I picked up the The Mapmaker’s Wife, by Robert Whitaker, at our local library (The Central Rappahannock Regional Library), but I’m glad I did. He spins a tale of adventure, scientific exploration, bad decisions, bad luck, atrocious conditions, and perseverance. The book is set in 17th Century Peru (what is now […]
A few stories are starting to appear about the new book “The Wild Braid: A Poet Reflects on a Century in the Garden” by Stanley Kunitz and, our friend Genine Lentine. In the NY Times: A Poet in Winter Relishes Spring in His Garden – New York Times Stanley Kunitz, Pulitzer Prize winner, poet laureate […]
The UMW Faculty Academy starts today. It’s the 10th annual edition of this event started by David Ayersman when he was director of instruction technology at Mary Washington College. I guess we’ve come a long way from the first one where Dave & I gave the keynote addresses. The program looks pretty good and I’m […]
Attended the first session of the UMW Faculty Academy today. I really liked the presentations by Brian Lamb, Project Discoordinator, Office of Learning Technology, The University of British Columbia Been digital so long it feels like print to me… Adventures In Wikiland, a workshop about Wikis. I was part of a panel Grading and evaluating […]
I did a little bit of research about selecting Wiki software: Choosing a Wiki Covers all the bases about choosing wiki software ONLamp.com: Which Open Source Wiki Works For You? by by Shlomi Fish, 11/04/2004, in O’Reilly’s publication about open source software Top Ten Wiki Engines The top ten with candidates for inclusion in the […]
I came across two online tools you can use to construct citations. The first is Online Citation Maker – Interaction-Design.org: A site about HCI, Usability, UI Design, User Experience, Information Architecture and more… It seems to work well, gives you a choice of MLA or APA style, and provides several tips for using citations. The […]
first human-poultry interaction system
Wired Campus Blog: Reach Out and Touch Someone, Literally “Researchers at the National University of Singapore have built a tool that lets users touch animals in real time over the Internet. … “This is the first human-poultry interaction system ever developed,” says the professor in charge of the project.”