Monthly Archives: March 2012

#thatcamputah

I’m new to twitter, so forgive any noob mistakes I’m makeing. But you can look at the twitter posts of anyone who is using the #thatcamputah hash tag by visiting this page: twitter.com/#!/search/%23thatcamputah I’m posting more questions than comments, so … Continue reading

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Permanence, Memory, Forgetting

Is it a bad thing to periodically purge online spaces? In a session this morning, Gideon pointed out that everything from BYU on Blackboard is about to be erased as we transition to a new institutional learning management system. I … Continue reading

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Social Implications of Digital Spaces

-what does it mean when images, video, music can be accessed from anywhere on the web when previously you would have to go to a museum, attend a class, or visit a specialist to have access to traditional art forms?  … Continue reading

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Classroom Performance Systems

I am currently teaching Spanish education at Lakeridge jr. high in Orem.  As a foreign language department, we have developed common assessments in digital format and they are administered using CPS clickers on a weekly basis.  We are currently in the process … Continue reading

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Integration of virtual learning and physical classrooms

I am new to this kind of conference, and so much of the jargon used goes over my head. I’m interested in integrating my blog, facebook, and educational media (offered at BYU) to give students a unified experience that conveniently … Continue reading

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Data mining, crowdsourcing, and content analysis

Hi everyone, My background is in professional communication and technical writing (among other things). Currently (Thurs, 3/22/2012) I’m here at ATTW/CCCC in St. Louis giving a presentation. The project I’m working on uses politeness theory to help analyze email messages … Continue reading

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Authentic Culture Learning Through Social Media

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Open Data

I’d like to talk about what the open data really holds for Humanities study. Open Linked Data and the Semantic Web is really hot right now, and they seem to be buzzwords included in a lot of proposals, funding requests, … Continue reading

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Seven Claims for Digital Humanities

Rather than go into detail on any one idea, I thought I would list several claims and see which, if any, get some traction. I’m game to discuss any of these: Digital Literacy First More could be done to advance … Continue reading

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Modular designs for content distribution systems

Generating content is one thing, but managing distribution, look-and-feel, and feedback systems, not to mention a host of other considerations – is another. Designing with modularity in mind can increase the reuse of systems, as well as their content. There … Continue reading

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