I haven't really thought of mind mapping since I was in school, but I visited the Bubbl.us site and was inspired all over again. I'm a firm believer in lists, but lists don't allow for much creativity, collaboration or sharing. Mind mapping does allow for all that and more. I could have imbedded my mind map in this blog for your amazement (and amusement, I'm sure!) but the topic was wrong. The map is on my home computer and it's pretty wild!
I've loved using the mind mapping at bubbl.us and I may try other mind mapping sites to see how they look. This is a tool I'll use in many different areas!
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Politics on 2.0
I've been paying attention to my RSS feeds and keeping up with the news. Lo and behold! It seems that the social internet is an important factor in the Presidential election. Facebook, Flickr, YouTube... they are all focusing the attention of young voters in various interesting ways. It seems that politicians are taking hold of all these new interactive tools and engaging young voters on their own ground. There are a few serious drawbacks, but the numbers of those responding to the candidates' on line efforts are pretty amazing!
Am I the only one who hasn't noticed this happening? This seems to me to be parallel to the Kennedy/Nixon debates, the first to be broadcast on TV if I remember correctly. That changed American politics forever. Only time will tell if this new internet interest boils down to actual votes, but what a step into the fast lane!
Am I the only one who hasn't noticed this happening? This seems to me to be parallel to the Kennedy/Nixon debates, the first to be broadcast on TV if I remember correctly. That changed American politics forever. Only time will tell if this new internet interest boils down to actual votes, but what a step into the fast lane!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Inventing the Manual
This "thing" was so much fun it was hard to decide where to stop! I made logos and signs and all sorts of great images. I like this book cover because I feel like I've got one of these sitting on my desktop! 
What a great tool for illustrating a point!
What a great tool for illustrating a point!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Updatable Lists
The use for Google Docs that springs immediately to my mind concerns an annual event on campus: the Marymount Career Fair and Expo. While preparing the final report on the event, I was looking for a way to suggest that the Transfer Center and Public Relations coordinate their efforts.
This was the first year that we enlisted the help of the Public Relations department and Institutional Development. It would have been very helpful to have a central "invitation" list so that we could all see who had been invited, what their profession is, and whether or not they responded with a yes or a no. Google Docs would be a great place to store that updatable list! We could also invite the club sponsors (Pre-Med Club, Business Club, etc.) to let us know who they had recently asked to speak at their club so we wouldn't ask the same people for more of their time. The sponsors could also have access to the list.
Google Docs would also be a great place to store assignments for Student Workers that assist in the Transfer Center. That way we have a running list of things to be done as well as a record of when they were completed.
This was the first year that we enlisted the help of the Public Relations department and Institutional Development. It would have been very helpful to have a central "invitation" list so that we could all see who had been invited, what their profession is, and whether or not they responded with a yes or a no. Google Docs would be a great place to store that updatable list! We could also invite the club sponsors (Pre-Med Club, Business Club, etc.) to let us know who they had recently asked to speak at their club so we wouldn't ask the same people for more of their time. The sponsors could also have access to the list.
Google Docs would also be a great place to store assignments for Student Workers that assist in the Transfer Center. That way we have a running list of things to be done as well as a record of when they were completed.
Experiment for Extra Points
This was hard for me to figure out, but here goes. This is my experimental Google Doc embedded in my blog!
Cool! I don't know how to adjust the size of it, but at least you can use the scroll bars. This is pretty neato.
Cool! I don't know how to adjust the size of it, but at least you can use the scroll bars. This is pretty neato.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Baylor University Blog
I realized last night that I've been reading a blog for a long while now and didn't even know it! I just thought of it as my regular email from Baylor University, my alma mater. They email a link to the Baylor Proud blog and I click on it and go read what's going on back in Waco.
The Baylor blog is a great public relations tool as well as a news magazine for alumni.Take a look at all the things they feature by going here: http://homepages.baylor.edu/baylorproud/
It has a beautiful format and lots of info!
The Baylor blog is a great public relations tool as well as a news magazine for alumni.Take a look at all the things they feature by going here: http://homepages.baylor.edu/baylorproud/
It has a beautiful format and lots of info!
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Educational Blogging
Blogs seem to me to be an obvious tool for teaching English composition, any of the creative writing courses, and journalism but I sure would have loved to subscribe to some math blogs back in my university days! Just as a support tool and discussion forum, a math blog would have been fantastic. My friends and I had the equivalent of the time, the regular meeting at "our" table in the student union for coffee and screaming.
I would love to read a regular blog from some of the students attending semesters in London. Some of the students who recently returned from the Fall term at Regent's had some wonderful experiences, including travel, that I think other Marymount students would find inspiring and enlightening.
Institutional Research might wish to use a blog to relate information to Administration, Faculty and Staff. One of the tremendous advantages of this sort of blog would be the linking of selected material directly back to the primary sources that are web-based. I think it would be a great fit for selecting information and interpreting it for the Marymount community while allowing a forum for comments, questions, and discussion of findings. Also, as we are all involved in the implementation of the college's strategic plan, blogs might be a good way to share assessment tools and ideas for action plans.
I can't wait to see what others come up with for this topic! Are any faculty members already using blogs in their course work?
I would love to read a regular blog from some of the students attending semesters in London. Some of the students who recently returned from the Fall term at Regent's had some wonderful experiences, including travel, that I think other Marymount students would find inspiring and enlightening.
Institutional Research might wish to use a blog to relate information to Administration, Faculty and Staff. One of the tremendous advantages of this sort of blog would be the linking of selected material directly back to the primary sources that are web-based. I think it would be a great fit for selecting information and interpreting it for the Marymount community while allowing a forum for comments, questions, and discussion of findings. Also, as we are all involved in the implementation of the college's strategic plan, blogs might be a good way to share assessment tools and ideas for action plans.
I can't wait to see what others come up with for this topic! Are any faculty members already using blogs in their course work?
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