Cartoons About Cartoons

I love my college student friends!! They keep me inspired to not only reach creatively, but to also stand up and do the right thing.  And I applaud Facebook, because, if not for it, I wouldn't still have such good communication with my son's friends in college. Lucky, lucky me and lucky all of us for defeating SOPA! 

Anyway, if you are a trainer or a teacher, you may be aware that writing comics is a robust way to teach some topics.  Well, two of my son's friends this week posted some great stuff about writing comics.

Simmon Manning, Architechual Student at OSU, created the following graphic as a class assignment. I've added hyperlinks to the originals of both of these graphics so you can click on them to see them larger. The assignemnt is to create a "how to" comic, so he created a comic about how to create a comic.  Love it!

Jonathan Knox posted a link to the comic below on his Facebook Page.  He studies software design and art. It's Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work.  As a writer, I really LOVE the verbage at the top: "Some interesting ways to get a variety into those boring panels where some dumb writer has a bunch of lame characters sitting around and talking for page after page!"

HELP!! Problems With Presenting PowerPoint

I just found a very handy site, designed for your phone, to help you troubleshoot presentation problems.  A LIFESAVER!!

http://m.thinkoutsidetheslide.com/

Includes:

• Setting up the Equipment/Room
• Problems Discovered While Testing Your Slides
• Problems during Delivery of the Presentation
• Setting up the Equipment/Room

Great Linkedin sites for Educators

LINKEDIN

1. Inside Higher Ed: Readers of Inside Higher Ed can come together in this group to discuss higher education.
2. Women in Higher Education Unite: Get connected with and support women in higher education, especially STEM academics, in the Women in Higher Education UniteLinkedIn group.
3. Global Academic Innovation Network: The Global Academic Innovation Network is a great place to discuss new developments and innovations in academia.
4. The Hub for Education Professionals: In the Hub, you can become a part of a group that helps professionals become leaders in education.
5. International Association of Academic Professionals: Take part in this group that connects academic professionals worldwide.
6. Higher Ed Experts: On Higher Ed Experts, you can take advantage of professional development and networking for marketing, communications, and more in higher education institutions.
7. The PostDoc Forum: In this group, you’ll be able to network with other postdocs for collaboration and assistance.
8. Leaders in Higher Education: Through this network, professors, administrators, and other academic staff members can come together to discuss best practices in higher education.
9. GBSSA: The Graduate Business Student Services Association shares networking opportunities in graduate business education programs.
10. Laboratory Robotics Interest Group: Take part in this interest group to discuss laboratory automation in pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic organizations.

Check out this site for 40 more!

BOT TALK

"Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards." -Lewis Carroll (b January 27, 1832)


This blog was written for advetisers, but I think the problem with "BOT TALK" applied to e-learning as well. I know that I just created a part of an elearning module, and I always made changes after I tried to record it the first time, which supports the advice:


Interesting article by Jason Falls: Death to Bot Talk: Tips on Voice in Writing for the Web

The Ten Top Flash Websites of 2012

You just have to look at these Flash websites!!!

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites

Every one of them is absolutely




but I think my fav is Infinite oz.


maybe....

They're all great!!!!

Getting Ready for Black History Month

I just found a great website for teachers, and if you're looking for ideas for Black History Month, this site has them!

"February’s Black History Month is the perfect time to investigate the tremendous contributions that African Americans have made to the history and cultural development of the United States. In this special feature, teachers, parents, and students will find a collection of NEH-supported websites and EDSITEment-developed lessons that tell the four-hundred-year story of African Americans. They will also encounter some of the most influential voices and the most memorable images in American history and culture."

Cool Charts

I make charts and diagrams for a living (at least that's part of what I do), and I love creative ones, so I'm going to subject you to some of the coolest that I discover.