Cluster General Education
I apologize for my silence for the last several weeks. The start of the semester was a particularly busy time with multiple days dedicated to chair responsibilities and University Day…
Crowd Sourcing the Analysis of Character Gestures
I haven't had a chance to work on my Freaks and Geeks project for a couple of weeks because of the pre-semester festivities on campus. But today my writing colleagues…
Cluster Glossary
The cluster guides have been working hard all summer to come to some common understandings about the cluster initiative. In particular, we have created a sort of glossary so that…
Today’s Rabbit Hole
Today's library work session started with a conversation with Ann McClellan about the chapter that she's currently working on for her Sherlock book. She's working on a chapter about gender…
Arts and Technologies
It feels as though every week in cluster development is busy but this past one (and a half) has been so busy that it's been difficult to find time to…
Verisimilitude
It has been a busy couple of weeks in Lake Clusterbeborn (apologies to Garrison Keillor and Lake Woebegone). I'm working on a couple of posts about some decisions that the…
This Week in Clusters
It was a busy week in cluster development. The guides met Wednesday for eight hours to continue our discussions about definitions and success measures for the upcoming year and begin…
Some Things Never Change
I'm working with a graduate student who is writing a dissertation about the gamification of professional development activities for teachers. We met yesterday to talk about the status of her…
Cluster Experience Goals
One of the most difficult things about being involved as a guide in the cluster initiative is that there is no blueprint for how to get from where we are…
Temptations in the Library
I worked on my Freaks and Geeks project again today. I find it really challenging each time I sit down to read what I've written during previous work sessions because…
Another Day in the Library
Today's session in the library was less productive for me than some of my other sessions have been. There were more people in our group attending and there was a…
Ten Months In
Last August, our new president, Don Birx, spoke to eager Plymouth State University employees about his vision for the campus to be reorganized around strategic clusters and open labs. Even…
Information Archives
I've been spending Wednesday mornings in the library this summer working on my Freaks and Geeks project in the company of other academics working on their own projects. One of…
Freaks and Geeks and Strategic Clusters
I have two major projects that I'm working on this summer. One is related to the television show Freaks and Geeks which I love and use in my Analyzing Television…
Prometheus or Misogyny on a Blog
I haven't paid any attention to this blog for about a year and a half. That's what being a department chair does to you. I was inspired yesterday to write…
Apple vs. The FBI
I've been reading a lot about the controversy surrounding the court order compelling Apple to help the FBI break into the phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers,…
Disruptive Innovation in Education
I went to a conference sponsored by UBTech a few weeks ago. It was advertised as a "national summit on technology and leadership in higher education" and had a tag…
HCF Redux
Three episodes into Halt and Catch Fire and I still can't make up my mind about whether it is an interesting show or not. I really want to like this…
HCF
I just watched the pilot episode of AMC's new show, Halt and Catch Fire, which airs in Mad Men's Sunday 10pm slot. I was pretty intrigued by the slew of…
Social Media Round Up
Now that the craziness of the start of the semester has begun to slow down, I thought I'd do a quick hit on a variety of social media topics that…
