Original post. Often times we are significantly formed by negative role models – positively.  I mean, that we define ourselves positively in opposition to bad, weak or shabby experiences.  For me K-12 was a shabby, at best, series of experiences.  Fortunately, college and then graduate school were valuable and positive experiences — that I attended…

Original post. I suspect that most academic libraries struggle with similar problems, limited permanent staff, multiple locations, extensive hours of operation, and many part-time student employees with frequent turnover, and schedules that do not overlap with supervisors.  The work consists of customer service, technology support, providing directions, basic research assistance, and building security.  Our part-time…

Original post. So, I didn’t read the assignment closely enough to understand the difference between the two tool assignments — my bad.  Hence, this is some makeup work. I found, JoyTunes, and more specifically their apps, PianoMeastro and Piano Dust Buster.  Since I have slightly more musical aptitude than a sack of potatoes but, a…

Original post. Review of Quia.com.  Quia is pronounced “kee’ah” if it matters… it is a mnemonic for “Quintessential Instructional Archive”.   I sensibly read the “About Quia” page first after landing on the site.  Quia is more than a site to make quizzes, or learning activities it is an archive of such objects.  The site has…