Archive for June, 2009
Arne Duncan Announces Grants for CC’s
15 Jun 2009These FIPSE grants will be for displaced worker training. Sort of rankles me that the grantees have to prove sustainability after grant completion though…what are they thinking?? I wonder who is going to get this money. Stay tuned and I’ll post the awards.
http://chronicle.com/news/article/6585/duncan-announces-grant-competition-for-retraining-displaced-workers
Search Me
In: General Whatnot
15 Jun 2009http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/14/magazine/20090614-search-slideshow_2.html
I know there’s some articles I should read about this but I’m wondering how much impact computing has on the environment. Here’s a canned google search to refer to later.
The Last Earth Library
In: Librarianship
8 Jun 2009Here’s a PBS educational series from the 80’s about libraries in the future called Tomes and Talismans. Its so tacky but I’m sucked in. I want to see the Wipers get their comeuppance! Yes to Microfilm & Miss Bookart the Librarian!
Castronova Virtual Worlds Workshop at IU
8 Jun 2009From Press Release:
The Virtual Worlds Workshop at Indiana University – taking place August
3-7, 2009 – offers proven strategies for future virtual world developers
from business and academia. Whether you wish to create a profitable virtual
world game, an economical consumer engagement strategy, an immersive
learning and research environment, or a media rich tool for collaboration
and training, the Virtual [...]
Online University SL Commencement
6 Jun 2009With the President of Linden Labs giving the address. http://online.bryantstratton.edu/slgraduation/
Here’s the news story on Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,525273,00.html
I’ve never visited the Fox News site before…”fair and balanced,” my Aunt Fanny. Though I appreciate their reporting on education in SL without making it about their Party. hee!
CC/SL Job Posted
6 Jun 2009From the SLED List:
I’m proud to announce that Prince William Sound Community College (in beautiful Valdez Alaska) has posted a 2 year IT position that will include technical coordination of our Second Life educational sites.
With campuses in Valdez and Cordova sitting on the beautiful Prince William Sound and in the Copper River Basin [...]
Did I ever tell you…
In: General Whatnot
5 Jun 2009That my second all-time love is Luther Vandross? Bowie is always my number one first love always but Luther…swoon! My friends know how much I love R&B. That said, Usher, R. Kelly and those jiggly-voiced crooner kids can just Sit the Hell Down. I know you may argue for Teddy, Barry, [...]
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- Clara: I cannot believe this. I am sick of big research institutions getting the majority of funds leaving [...]
- Denise: Oh sorry, SocProf. You have to have Second Life on your computer to redirect to that link. Get Seco [...]
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