October Movies
Interestingly, I give all three movies I've seen so far in October the same rating but for very different reasons. The three movies are: A Star is Born, First Man,…
Creative Commons Certification
I completed the Creative Commons Certification class last month and received my certificate yesterday. I strongly encourage anyone interested in open educational resources, open pedagogy, or alternative licensing for creative…
The Wife
I was excited to see this movie, mainly because I really like Glenn Close. She was excellent as always. But this was one of the most annoying movies I've ever…
Integrated Capstone Course for General Education
One of the President's Four Tools of Clusters is an integrated capstone experience for all students. PSU's Integration Connection (INCO) course was originally designed to be a capstone course for…
Searching
Searching starts well, telling the story of a young family entirely through their interactions with a computer. We see the moment when the daughter is old enough to get her account…
Advocating for “Open”
Because NH students have the highest student loan debt in the country, I think every instructor in public higher education in the state has an obligation to minimize student expenses…
Juliet, Naked
Nick Hornby's enjoyable novels have been made into some great movies--About a Boy and High Fidelity come to mind. Juliet, Naked is one of my favorite Hornby novels and this adaptation…
Integrated Clusters, General Education, and the Creative Commons
Plymouth State University's president came to campus three years ago with a vision that, at the time, he called "Strategic Clusters" (which has since been rebranded as "Integrated Clusters"). I…
Grading, Assessment, and Habits of Mind
In my last post, I wrote about the Habits of Mind that the Gen Ed Outcomes Task Force created last year as Gen Ed program learning outcomes. These were developed…
Habits of Mind: Infographic
One of the major tasks on my agenda as Coordinator of General Education is to figure out how to appropriately assess the Gen Ed program without adding too much to…
End of Summer Movies
I have gotten behind in writing my mini movie reviews. So here is a post to talk about the movies I have seen in the last month and a half.…
Fact-Checking: An Infographic
My next assignment for the Creative Commons Certification class asked me to remix and adapt at least 5 works into a single work. The tricky part of the assignment is…
Creative Commons Certification Assignment 3
This infographic represents two weeks of content in the certification class. Let me know whether you think it is helpful in understanding CC licensing.
PSU’s General Education Program: Infographic
I officially started in my new position as General Education Coordinator last week, while I was away at the Digital Pedagogy Lab. But I have been informally working in the…
Reflections on Digital Pedagogy Lab 2018
I attended the Digital Pedagogy Lab (DPL) at Mary Washington University in Fredericksburg, VA July 31-August 3, 2018. The information I learned in my track, Design for Change, pertains directly…
Copyright and the Creative Commons
When I got my three academic degrees in Computer Science back in the last century, I never heard the word "copyright." As we moved into the 21st century and with…
Leave No Trace
No actor plays "damaged" better than Ben Foster. I loved the movie Hell or High Water, which pitted a poor Texas family against evil bankers. Chris Pine is a great…
Creative Commons Certification
I just started a new certification program developed by the Creative Commons organization. The description of the certification says, "The CC Certificate powers you with knowledge to better advise your…
Hearts Beat Loud
Nick Offerman (of Parks and Recreation fame) plays a likeable dad who owns a record store in this movie. He has raised his daughter alone after his wife's death in…
Student Data and Program Assessment
I had an interesting conversation with a colleague today. We were discussing PSU's assessment of our General Education program and what the process might be for a pilot program that…
