Digital Media Literacy

After reading Clive Shepherd‘s post on Media Elements I decided to host a Faculty Learning Community this summer on the topic of Digital Media Literacy.  For a couple of hours each Tuesday our FLC will explore various digital media elements: typography, illustration, photography, animation, audio and video, and consider when, where, and how they might [...]

Navy Pier at Dawn

Navy Pier, originally uploaded by Bill Knapp. Got up early on Tuesday to drive downtown and watch the sunrise. Being from the other side of the lake, I expected to see a spectacular display of light on the horizon and the tops of the buildings. I wasn’t thinking about the mist in the morning. So [...]

The “New Normal” for Instructional Technology

Recently, a faculty member asked what I thought about the use of Web 2.0 technologies as opposed to the standard campus solutions for teaching and learning. I was reminded of just how much things have changed since I first began an instructional technologist. Back in the day I would have advised sticking with the campus [...]