1 Timothy 5 has some good thoughts on living with humility, as does Rick Warren on page 148 of The Purpose Driven Life. The first two verses of 1 Timothy 5 offer the directive to treat others as your own family members, particularly when you have a criticism to share. This is really hard to
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Hall Davidson has published new resources for educators relating to copyright and educational fair use. I am not a lawyer, so these comments and ideas are shared expressly without any type of guarantee or promise– I include the stock “disclaimer” that you should consult a lawyer for more definitive guidance on specific questions / issues
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A few thoughts and verses to remember from this morning’s men’s group.
Notes from a presentation by Ian Jukes on June 7, 2005 for the Texas Technology Leadership Academy celebratory banquet. Overview of TASA-led Texas Technology Leadership Academy 4,247 administrators were trained in 4 year project Intro of Ian Jukes T for technology / travelerL for learning / leadingC for challenge and Canadien Windows of the
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Some thoughts from Ephesians 4 and The Purpose Driven Life (page 136.) This observation and idea is interestingly just as applicable to church membership as it is to the instructional environment of the educational classroom: Traditional roles to avoid:- passive- observer only- attender- not invested or really involved Authentic roles to seek and promote:- active-
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Once a use license for an iTunes song has been purchased, what can the buyer do with the song? That was the topic of my response to the question, “Can I give everyone in my school district a copy of a song I bought from the iTunes music store?” on my Tools for the TEKS
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A short poem I wrote tonight, inspired by last week’s trip to the Comal River in South Texas. The Stillness Is Brokenby Wesley Fryer Silence on the riverNight has fallen, her blanket of stillness envelops allA train whistle blasts the momentAnd its violent passage reminds of industry and commerce, business and schedules. Silence returns againBut
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Lots more travel than usual for me in the past 2 months, thankfully it looks like things will be slowing down soon…. And no cell phone at present! Now this is a change! My apologies for not posting much in the last couple of weeks here– I have kept up with a fair number of
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Day 16 of The Purpose Driven Life has one of the most important and timely messages for me to remember concerning the purpose of life and the value of time. Rick Warren concludes Day 16 of The Purpose Driven Life with the following three summative sentences: The best use of life is love. The best
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An exported list of my current QuickVerse bookmarks, and some thoughts on the QuickVerse program as well as its lack of (current) Mac compatibility and cludgy functionality. For over a year now I have been using the QuickVerse Bible Palm software. It is OK, but I wish it was Mac compatible (or I would like
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I have the privilege to teach “Advanced Integration of Technology into the Curriculum” this summer at the Wayland Baptist University Lubbock campus, for 22 graduate and undergraduate students. So we finish up the class a little sooner, we are meeting on Friday nights and Saturday mornings for 6 weeks. It is going to be an
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What is digital literacy? One definition could be, the ability to effectively avoid being “phished.” WikiPedia defines “phishing” as “the act of attempting to fraudulently acquire through deception sensitive personal information such as passwords and credit card details by masquerading in an official-looking email, IM, etc. as someone trustworthy with a real need for such
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The Universidad Dominicana O y M has published several photos from my workshop series last week on designing effective online educational courses. This news announcement, which includes photos from the 4 day workshop, is in Spanish (www.udoym.edu.do/tallertexas.asp). Using the free Babelfish translation service, you can alternatively view an English version. Babelfish incorrectly translated the word
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The Dominican Republic: I doubt you can find a more beautiful, friendly country in this hemisphere or any other! Some photos from our trip! This month I had the pleasure of delivering a series of faculty development workshops on distance education at the Universidad Dominicana O y M in Santo Domingo. I have shared 3
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A few more reflections, specific to things people in the United States and probably elsewhere can learn from the Dominicans. In the opinion of many, the culture, economy and lifestyle of the 21st century United States are the most advanced examples of development in the world. Yet, despite the unparalleled success of the US economy
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What a joy to be here in the DR! It is a great honor and privilege for me to have the opportunity to provide a series of faculty development workshops concerning distance education here in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. I am working with professors at the Universidad Dominicana O y M,
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Un articulo en la revista “Nexos” de Abril-Mayo 2005 por Julio Cesar Rivas me encanta. (I love these words about the stars above and our place in the cosmos.) Estas palabras en Ingles o Espanol, cualquier es lo mismo, forman ideas con que yo puedo identificar: “No importa el lugar y la epoca, el ser
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I know this is politically incorrect in some circles, but I am going to blog on my opinion anyway. Without naming many names, I would like to observe that the idea of separating athletic and academic collegiate “brands” is absurd at best, dumb at worst. And I tend to lean toward the latter end of
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Last night, the teaser trailer for the upcoming Narnia movie was posted online! “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” will come to the theatrical screen as never before in December 2005. The just-released teaser trailer looks great! As a Disney film and one clearly designed for children, hopefully there won’t be a question of
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If I ask for his opinion on this question, he would undoubtedly say yes, but I am not so sure. He is neither mature enough nor equipped with enough information to make that decision for himself. Scott’s May 6th article on TheForce.net, “Parent’s Guide to Revenge of the Sith,” provides some good insights for parents
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