Top 10 academic things I did in 2011 Began my new faculty position at NYU-Stern Co-authored my first book with Marjorie Vai – Essentials of Online Course Design Taught Electronic Communities to Stern Langone students this summer with 9 course
Containers
An overviewThe container has played a significant role in global trade, shipping, art, design, economics, commerce, and history. While an official report by the World Shipping Council in 2011 makes special note of container shortages, containers are used to make
Why we’re so impressed and scared by Khan”
A response to those threatened or excited by the Khan Academy resources (with Ted Bongiovanni) Over the past couple years, many conversations I’ve had about educational technology with my colleagues and administrators turn to the Khan Academy videos. For those
Visualizations of the Panama Canal
Curious how the Panama Canal works? Before I visited the Panama Canal at the Miraflores Vistor’s Center, I had an elementary sense of how the canal worked. Seeing it up close was amazing, but it’s impossible to observe the journey
Panama City – Tántalo
The NYU-SCPS Panama City Study Tour visited Tántalo Hotel Boutique on October 20, 2011. We were eager to learn more about the development projects happening in the “old town” of Panama City. Tántalo is a boutique hotel in the heart
My spring course on social media
Here’s a little promo / course preview video I put together to promote my course on social media. It’s such a fun course to teach. I bring 5-10 real clients for students to work with (depending on the class size).
Panama Canal – Titan Crane
On October 21, 2011, the day the US signed the free trade agreement with Panama, Colombia and South Korea, a group NYU students and faculty headed over to the Panama Canal. The group was eager to see a Panamax approach
Panama City – Granclement
On October 20, 2011, one day prior to Obama signing the free trade agreement with Panama, Colombia, and South Korea, a group of NYU graduate students and myself visited a small business in Panama City, Panama called Granclement. Granclement is this
Social Media Survey
Here’s a great survey to use to access business’ social media usage. You can share this with students as an example. Social Media Usage Survey
Ways to address the student perceptions of using social media for business.
In my previous post, I discussed some common perceptions that students have about social media prior to taking a course in it. As a social media educator, I thought I’d share a few strategies that I employ: Social media isn’t