......try and try again. That's what my mama told me, and it's also the lesson that one gets from playing video games. The frustration that one gets from trying and failing in a video game can make you so mad you want to spit fire, but the elation and sense of satisfaction that one gets... Continue Reading →
Embedded media generator
Looking to embed Flash, Windows Media, Quicktime, or Real Media files into your web page? Then take a look at the Embedded Media HTML Generator. This utiility was created by the UC San Francisco Center for Instructional Technology in order to "to ease the burden of inserting video and animations into web pages."... Continue Reading →
WordPress 2.0.4 available
WordPress 2.0.4 is now available. You can find it here.
Eight tips for better brainstorming
Business Week Online offers Eight Tips For Better Brainstorming: Use brainstorming to combine and extend ideas, not just to harvest ideas. Don't bother if people live in fear. Do individual brainstorming before and after group sessions. Brainstorming sessions are worthless unless they are woven with other work practices. Brainstorming requires skill and experience both to... Continue Reading →
MySpace used to bash employers
From a Business Week Online article: You've heard that MySpace is dangerous for your kids, but what about for your business? Behold the summer of talking smack. Lots of interns and other summer employees have been logging on and dishing out on blogs and social networking sites about incompetent co-workers, negligent managers, and annoying customers... Continue Reading →
SORBA-Chattanooga Trail Guide
The Chattanooga Chapter of SORBA (Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association) has a great trail finder and guide. Information for each trail includes trail location, description, and conditions, as well as driving directions via Mapquest.
Using a wiki as a research guide: a year’s experience
I was looking through Meredith's links for her SirsiDynix talk, and noticed that she was linking to my Wiki As A Research Guide post from exactly one year ago today. It's hard to believe that one year ago I got a hair-brained idea to experiment with a different method of disseminating information to researchers. It's... Continue Reading →
Learning about instructional design from video games
I've taken a new interest in gaming lately. It's driving my wife a little nuts, and I can understand why. She's wondering why in the world I've recently started playing my Playstation 2 again, after it sat dormant and dusty for quite a long time. I suppose part of my renewed interest in gaming has... Continue Reading →
eBay Wiki Workshop
eBay is having a workshop about using the eBay wiki: Host: eBay Staff Date: Friday 07/14 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 PT Description: In this workshop, Joe McCaffery, an eBay Product Manager, will review the eBay Wiki. We’ll talk about what... Continue Reading →