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Daily Post — 3/12/15
??? Electronic PORTFOLIOS Course Description: Transcripts and resumes in the 21st century have to be more than a piece of paper. This is not only because digital technology is ubiquitous, but also because digital technology allows us to represent ourselves … Continue reading
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Daily Post — 3/11/2015 (b)
I am finally getting the hang of this portfolio development process. Judy, Gail, and I had a substantive conversation about how we will proceed. The first step is for Judy to ask the Deans what kind of data they want … Continue reading
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Daily Post — 3/11/2015
The opening of 2015 has come and gone. It’s the third month of the year. It’s spring break for the students. And I am only now engaging again with the 500 words per day commitment I made a while back. … Continue reading
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Daily Post: 1-25-2015
The daily diet of 500 words cannot be sustained without questions. That is my realization of the day. To sit with a question in front of me (it does not have to be an intriguing one) is the key to … Continue reading
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Daily Posts: 01/17/2014
Taped above my desk in my office is a list of inspirational advice for writers by Daniel Pink. The first advice is to “show up [and] write at least 500 words.” I like the presence of that piece of paper … Continue reading
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Daily Post: 1/13/2015 — Ethiopian Funerals
Today I want to write about Ethiopian (at least Amhara and Tigre) funerary rituals. My close cousin’s son died about a week ago — a tragic affair in which the young man was found drowned in a public pool. The … Continue reading
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Daily Posts: 12-27-2014
I asked my son this morning what topic I should pick for my daily post. He first suggested China. But when I told him I had nothing to say about that country, and that I should write only about what … Continue reading
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Daily Posts: 12-26-2014
The daily diet of 500 words continues. It’s not the end of the year yet. So, I’m getting a head start on writing resolutions. One of the main conversations of the day was the current rape allegations against UVa which … Continue reading
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Daily Post – 12-25-2014
Elevator Speech PAM (Personal Asset Management) is a browser-based three-stacked sandwich of programs to help anyone manage their digital assets in a flexible and personally meaningful way. At the bottom of the stack is the Personal Asset Storage System (PASS) … Continue reading
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12-24-2014 B
Saint Lucia – 12-05-2014. The song keeps ringing in my ears — 500 miles away from home. But where is home? Writing makes me sleepy. I have not yet mastered the craft of words. It may be too late now. … Continue reading
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