Life in Academe
Events and experiences that remind me that I’m a professor and I love working in higher education.
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Plagiarism rears its digital head
Plagiarism is not just a student issue. It’s a people issue. And plagiarism becomes an even broader issue in the realm of digital media. Web Shames Magazine for Plagiarizing Blogger’s Article – http://on.mash.to/bYCufl — Mashable (@mashable) November 6, 2010 (tweet embedded using the new WordPress version of “Blackbird Pie”) Plagiarism occurs when someone uses another’s…
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Introducing Dr. Fareed Zakaria
Last week, I had the honor of introducing Dr. Fareed Zakaria for his lecture given for Queens University of Charlotte’s Learning Society Lecture Series at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte, NC. Zakaria, the popular host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and editor for Time magazine, gave an hour lecture without a note and delighted…
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Space in the Margins
When I teach Layout and Design, we spend a great deal of time talking about margins. Margins organize space in a design by allowing “white space” to offset the area containing the content on a page. For example, on this website, you’ll see a margin to the left containing, well, nothing, and a margin to…
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What Would Google Do? (Jarvis, 2009)
What Would Google Do? by Jeff Jarvis (2009) Bill Gary summarizes the discussion this way: “Rather than being a solution for your customers, be a platform and allow the public to build on your platform.” The focus is to help your customers use your products they way they need to. Google’s business model is not…
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The Laws of Simplicity (Maeda, 2006)
The Laws of Simplicity: Design, technology, business, life by John Maeda (2006) “Simplicity is sanity,” says Patti Palmer, quoting John Maeda. “Maeda is trying to get us to examine ourselves and simplify our lives.” It’s not an attempt to have us root out our craziness, but rather to articulate balance in our lives. One of…
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What’s Mine is Yours (Botsman & Rogers, 2010)
What’s Mine is Yours: The rise of collaborative consumption by Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers (2010) “Unbeknownst to me, this was a book I was meant to read,” says Amy Martin. The need and market for trading, sharing, and reusing stuff is growing. Landfill space and space for storage is outpacing our growth as a…
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Putting the Public Back in Public Relations (Solis & Breakenridge, 2009)
Putting the Public Back in Public Relations by Brian Solis and Dierdre Breakenridge (2009) “I’ve always been curious about the use of social media in public relations,” says Valarie Udeh. “Putting the Public Back in Public Relations is about putting the relationship, the conversation, back into the old-school public relations model.” Solis and Breakenridge discuss…
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How and Why I Teach Social Media.
What are the benefits of the Twitters? Why should I care about social media? Who cares what I had for breakfast? These questions slide off the tongues of my colleagues, friends and neighbors when they learn that I teach courses in social media. I usually answer with an explanation of my own perceived benefits, but…
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Diana, Queen of the Inanimate Twitterverse
Amidst elements that threaten to oxidize, cleanse, sear and scar, the bronze statue of Young Diana nobly stands, keeping watch over those who pass her by. Cast by renowned sculptor Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1924, the bronze was a gift to the university from the artist herself in 1940. This year, Diana celebrates her seventieth…
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Discover Queens 2010: Communication Programs
Discover Queens is an opportunity for prospective students to visit and learn about Queens University of Charlotte. Each school on campus hosts sessions for interested families. At today’s Discover Queens, we used this presentation to introduce the James L. Knight School of Communication. The presentation (which I designed based on the aesthetics of my Family…
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