At the first Boot Camp in 2006, recipients received laptops (presaging the laptops we were able to offer to all full-time faculty members beginning in 2007). I don’t want to tell any stories out of school, because what happens in Boot Camp stays in Boot Camp, but it’s fair to say that mobile computing was new for those first few […]
» Read moreI’m going to be very interested to see the results of the experiment being conducted now by faculty and students in Hofstra’s School of Communication: A Week Without the Web. I particularly like that this is a thoughtful encounter with the web; it’s not just wishing it was 1990 again, it’s a true educational exercise, reflecting on where we are, […]
» Read moreDear Editor:I am 18 years old. Some of my friends say college is just a four-year hoop to jump through to get to the job I need. They say college has nothing to do with the real world. Papa says “If you see it on the web it must be true.” So tell me, Madame Blogger: should I believe in […]
» Read moreEveryone knows I think computers are evil and that they wait for the perfect moment to turn on us. That moment is often when one wishes to give a presentation. Some thoughts about being prepared for presentations, and some newer ideas in presentation: 1. Turn on and log into your laptop before you need to start presenting! All you should […]
» Read moreI often think of the beginning of “A Midwinter’s Tale” when Michael Maloney talks about his nervous breakdown as a long slow buildup. Some nervous breakdowns come quickly, catastrophically, he says; others have more of a slow build. He, he says, is 33 years old and this nervous breakdown had started when he was 7 months old and was just […]
» Read moreI really enjoyed Michael Bérubé’s visit to Hofstra yesterday to discuss the future of liberal arts. I love his presentation style – I am a recovering English student, I love presentations sprinkled with Searle and rescues of Habermas. But more importantly I always find Dr. Bérubé to be a clear-minded thinker, as clear about the value of separating social facts […]
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