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Wipster and Adobe Voice

March 25, 2015 - General , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I have been experimenting with the Wipster application for a few weeks. Essentially, this is a site where you post a video for others to review and approve. They can add comments in the video (as it plays). Although the service is not free, I am finding this to be […]

upper Deck Railings

September 15, 2014 - General - by Mark - No Comments

My son and I spent the majority of the weekend building custom railings for the upper deck on his house. I captured a series of time lapse photos (using my GoPro camera) and have created a couple of videos. I thought you might enjoy watching us work. I took the […]

Building Steps

August 18, 2014 - General - by Mark - No Comments

If you are curious what I did the weekend before the start of the fall semester, review the video below. I compressed an entire day of building custom steps into less than 30 seconds of time lapse video. Really do like my GoPro camera. The video was created using Photoshop. […]

The Deck Project

August 11, 2014 - Adobe , General , Learning - by Mark - No Comments

In case you are wondering what I did over the weekend, I thought you might enjoy this time lapse video. Essentially, I compressed 1 entire day’s work into 15 seconds. My son and I had a lot of help installing the flooring on his new deck. Great opportunity to work […]

Heutagogy

May 28, 2014 - General - by Mark - No Comments

If you have spent time discussing teaching concepts with me, you know I do not like the term pedagogy. First (and foremost), I teach adults (not children). The root of pedagogy implies teaching children. Second, I do not like teacher based learning (where there is an expert providing bits of […]

Happy Birthday Abe and Charlie

February 12, 2010 - General - by Mark - No Comments

February 12, 1809 – 201 years ago both Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born. Thought it was fitting to offer them both a Happy Birthday.

Peoria Fine Art Fair

September 28, 2009 - General - by Mark - No Comments

My wife and I spent part of the weekend at the Peoria Fine Art Fair. These are a few of the photos I took of the various exhibits. Some of the artists expressed a desire not to have their work shown online and I respect that (so I have not […]

Common phrases

September 9, 2009 - General , Huh? - by Mark - No Comments

See how many of these well known phrases you can recognize/ decipher without the use of a dictionary or a thesaurus. Scintillate, scintaillate, asteroid minific Surveillance should precede caltation Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately […]

Moon Landing Anniversary

July 20, 2009 - General , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I find it hard to believe it has been 40 years since I was sitting at home watching Neil Armstrong take his first steps on the moon. I recall tape recording Walter Cronkite’s commentary. Should still have the tapes somewhere (wonder if they are still viable). What was previously science fiction […]

Celebrate Web Professionals’ Day

April 29, 2009 - General , Technology , WOW - by Mark - No Comments

Please join me in celebrating Web Professionals’ Day! The second annual Web Professionals’ Day is today April 29. Congratulations to all those who keep the websites up to date and functional (as well as secure, usable, accessible, and conforming to established standards and best practices).

Douglas Adams Birthday

March 11, 2009 - General - by Mark - No Comments

For those who may not be aware, today (March 11) is Douglas Adams birthday (1952 – 2001). “Don’t forget your towel.” If you don’t recognize that phrase, may I suggest reading the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Our nation’s first CIO

March 9, 2009 - General , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

Recently, President Obama announced the nation’s first Chief Information Officer. Details can be found a number of places online. If you are a student in any of my current classes… send me an email message indicating the name of this individual and a short synopsis of his initial priorities. If […]

Happy 200th Birthday – Abe and Charlie

February 12, 2009 - General - by Mark - No Comments

February 12, 1809 saw the birth of these two gentlemen who made a profound impact in their respective areas (science and society). I thought it appropriate to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their birth.

MAPS 2008 Fossil Show

April 5, 2008 - Fossils , General , Insects - by Mark - No Comments

I attended the MAPS (Mid-America Paleontology Society) Fossil Exposition in Macomb, Illinois yesterday. These are some of the photos of the fossils (and friends) encountered. www.flickr.com

Spring, 2008 classes

January 2, 2008 - General , Technology - by Mark - No Comments

I hope you are as excited about the start of the spring semester as I am. I do plan to try out some new techniques in my classes (rather than traditional lectures). Stay tuned as to how well that works out. Based on current enrollments, these are the classes I […]