Category Archives: Internet Tools

Learning@Richmond February/March 2013

Posted on March 5, 2013 by mtrevett

Inside this issue: Using Digital Storytelling, Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies Nicole Maurantonio teaches her students how to bridge theory and practice in her department’s Capstone special topics course titled, “Remembering and Forgetting Richmond’s Past.” CTLT Liaison, Jon … Continue reading →

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Should the liberal arts change the MOOC landscape?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mtrevett

Today, Harvard launched two new MOOC courses as part of a joint venture called edX.  And they already have about 100,000 students signed up! As more and more MOOCs pop up, I can’t help but wonder if the current MOOC … Continue reading →

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Learning@Richmond October 2012

Posted on September 24, 2012 by mtrevett

Inside this issue: During the Spring of 2012, Dr. Val Vendrzyk utilized Adobe Connect (a web conferencing platform) to remotely teach her Accounting Information Systems course for several weeks. These digital meetings went beyond screen sharing or Skype-like conversations, enabling … Continue reading →

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Learning@Richmond August 2012

Posted on August 17, 2012 by mtrevett

August 2012 Issue Inside this issue: Dr. Kristin Bezio, Assistant Professor within the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, will teach an FYS entitled, “Dystopia, Revolution, and Leadership.” The twist? Video games, specifically “BioShock” will be used as a major course … Continue reading →

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“Post-Secondary Education is Changing”; Okay, but what does that mean?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by mtrevett

You may have noticed… Post-Secondary Education is changing, and with it, so are colleges and universities across the nation.  How is education changing? Why is it changing?  And furthermore, what does it all mean? What lead Harvard and M.I.T. to … Continue reading →

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Blogging at the University of Richmond Resource Development

Posted on June 7, 2012 by mtrevett

This summer, I will be developing the “Blogging at the University of Richmond: Want to start your own blog? Need help with your current blog? We’re here to help!” web resource. As a consequence, my blogging (at this site) has … Continue reading →

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Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography

Posted on May 22, 2012 by mtrevett

We are pleased to announce the newest issue of The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography is now available. There are ethnographies that touch on the topics of gym culture and the military, local government, food markets, street vendors, and public and … Continue reading →

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Do you want to blog?

Posted on April 26, 2012 by mtrevett

Attention all blog lurkers, this post is for you… Have you ever wondered how you could turn your interest in reading blogs into a passion for writing blogs?  (Please say yes, so that I can continue with this train of … Continue reading →

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How do I cite a tweet?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by mtrevett

It is a crazy time of year around the library.  Classes are over, and final exams are underway.  Along with end-of-year exams, comes end-of-year papers.  I’ve lost count the number of times I’ve overheard this student conversation: Student A: Man, … Continue reading →

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Learning@Richmond Newsletter, April 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by mtrevett

Associate Professor of Anthropology, Jan French was among the first University of Richmond faculty to redesign a course around the Apple iPad2.  The iPad was used in Dr. French’s 200 level Ethnographic Field Methods course in which eight students worked … Continue reading →

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