Confused

I just got back from a holiday party at Dr. Puttlitz's house. It seems that every day I feel different about what I want to do with my life. I keep having this thought that being a university professor would be great: I just wish that I had a topic that really interested me for research. Oh well. I bet it will come.

Sweet Video

I don't feel like the milk in this video, but I still think it is great!

Tired Love

This is my Digital Story project for EDUC 331. I decided to move away from the theme of education, and instead explore my own development during college. This video focuses on the spring of 2006: my study abroad experience in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ashes and Snow

Gregory Colbert is amazing. This is probably the most beautiful short-film I have ever seen. I had trouble embedding the video from TED's website (www.ted.com), so I just uploaded it.

The Thing - Final Installment

Here he is! Glorious, I must say. I think Doug and I probably saw five to six hundred kids come through the yard over the course of the night. We went through $150 in candy alone! Crazy kids. Anyhow, the video is a little dark, but I am sure you get the idea. Good work Doug, and thanks to Hailey and her husband for letting us set up shop at their beautiful home.

Blog 8: Chapter 7 Review

I have always been skeptical of distance learning services. Perhaps it is the lack of social interaction, perhaps it is the oddity of sitting at one's computer for hours at a time, or perhaps it is just the predatory vibe one gets from watching distance educators' daytime TV commercials. It seems that distance learning removes some of the aspects of personal responsibility present in other learning modalities; anonymity is just a little too accessible.

While it is hard to argue with research, I do not agree with Roblyer's assertion that distance education is "just as effective" as traditional education. I do not understand how she can make this statement in the same breath as admitting that distance education can have severe consequences regarding social development.

However, I do understand that distance education has a place. I think the older a person is, or the more responsibilities they have in life, the more pertinent distance education becomes. For a single mom wanting to get out of a career rut, an organization like University of Phoenix is a great choice, but for a 15 year old embarrassed about their acne distance education should not be an option.

The Thing, Version 2.0

Here is the newest update on "The Thing" for Halloween 2007. I am pretty excited about how he is coming along. The microcontroller program that controls his movements is a little unnatural right now, but that will just take a little bit of time messing around with the code and maybe changing up the way his ankles work. This has been a lot of hard work so far! Enjoy!