Back in the day, or as one of my students said not long ago, “back in the olden days” (meaning the 1970s), there was a punk band in Washington, D.C. called The Original Fetish whose greatest hits included “Standing in Line at Studio 54”, “I’m Glad That Elvis is Dead”, and “Surfin’ Nazis.” My favorite,…
Come Work With Me!
CHNM is looking for a web designer and an entry level programmer. The job announcements are posted on the CHM site and if you are interested in becoming part of the most dynamic (and fun) place working in the digital humanities these days, then consider applying.
Can You Hear Me Now?
Episode 17 of our Digital Campus podcast is now available. In this episode, Dan, Tom, and I discuss the future of cell phones as platforms for educational purposes and what the pending entry of Google into the cell phone marketplace with Android will mean for the industry and consumers. And, as has been the case…
E-Books and Education
With all the hype about Amazon’s new Kindle e-book reader over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about what products like the Kindle and Sony’s Reader might mean for educators and students. The possibility that tempts me most is the prospect of students being able to register for a class and then seamlessly…