Seems to me that trying to be present, to live in the moment is incredibly difficult if you’re an academic. Courses are scheduled nearly a year in advance, books need to be ordered six months in advance, and students you advise are planning their courses three years in advance. Research is even more not-in-the-moment. Sheesh. [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Planning vs Living in the Moment
Posted in Front Page on March 31, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Class in Second Life
Posted in Front Page, Teaching, Web 2.0 on March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a pre-All Things Interesting and Important post from a colleague I met in Second Life. Gracious enough to give time to my students and share wisdom, I owe big thanks to C.C. Chapman. We’re nearing the end of term so I might soon be able to comment on some of his comments. As [...]
Bantam in Second Life
Posted in Book Talk, Front Page, Web 2.0 on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the next little while I’ll post photos and commentary on my experiences in Second Life, the virtual space that is causing more than a few people to wring their hands at the loss of human to human contact in the techno age. I cannot write too much about it right now because I’m teaching [...]
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