Monthly Archives: June 2008
Hmmmm… A Chocolate Scientist?
CNN and NPR reported last week that Mars, Inc. has donated $10 million to map the chocolate genome. This is all an effort to eventually create “better tasting” strains and to create strains that resist crop diseases. That is a relief to me. I require at least one piece of chocolate every day to keep [...]
Find Beauty in Today
“Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you’ve never been hurt and live like it’s heaven on Earth.”— Mark Twain
Cycling to Get Ice Cream
Saturday, Ray, Kayleigh and I rode our regular cycling route where we stop halfway to get ice cream. Yay! It’s a sweet ride, and not just because of the ice cream. It’s also very simple because we start from our home.
Little Red Riding Hood 2008 Video
I finally took some time out and edited some of the footage that Ray took of our ride a week ago in Logan, Utah. I captured and edited the video with Final Cut Pro 6 and I created the opening in Motion 3. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/1185741[/vimeo]
Happy Father’s Day the Adult Swim Way
I have to admit it, I am a geeky educator who enjoys Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. Here a couple of priceless moments involving dads.
I want to share some beautiful things
Beautiful things are all around us. Just take a minute, breathe, and look around. It is all there for you to see. I found an article on CNN today about the newest, biggest, fastest computer. It could save us all. I took a picture today of a gorgeous Columbine in my back yard. I had [...]
Little Red Riding Hood 2008
Yesterday, Kayleigh and I rode the Little Red Riding Hood. We were planning on riding 62 miles. Elevation Map We climbed a total of 2040 ft. and descended a total of 2150 ft. Unfortunately, we experienced headwind both ways and it was quite cold. Our intended 62 mile road stopped at 44 miles. A short [...]
Getting Ready for Long Rides
Our Typical Preparation Ride The route on the right is our typical 27 mile ride from Taylorsville, UT to Bluffdale, UT. We use this ride to prep for our long rides. We also grab an ice cream at the half-way point. It is a really good idea to go on regular rides in order to [...]
Online Instructors’ Perceptions on 4 Dimensions of their Roles
Tonight, I wrote a blog about my perceived roles as an online instructor. This fulfills an assignment for an online class I am taking about creating online classes. The following table comes from: Liu, X., Lee, S.-h., Bonk, C. J., Su, B., & Magjuka, R. J. (2005). Exploring four dimensions of online instructor roles: A [...]
A great summary of instructional design for online courses
“Several differences have been observed between traditional instructional design and e-Learning design. First, traditional design models follow a hierarchical, linear design approach in which the design components are disconnected and segmented whereas e-Learning is characterized by a non-linear design in which instructional information is presented in a form of web or network. Second, in traditional [...]
