Ain't Maine Grand . . .?

A picture is worth a 1000 words . . . .

Podcasts: Is audio good enough . . .?

We're off an running in the first week of EME6415 with a diverse cohort that should provide a foundation for a great semester. The first area of study is the use of podcasts for educational / training purposes. Our first assignment is to develop an audio-only podcast that highlights the benefits of such an artifact.

On a side note, my vacation in Maine is going well. Yesterday was absolutely PERFECT. My son, Stuart, took me and Carol with girlfriend Anna out on Eggemoggin Reach down to the Wooden Boat School and back (see attached photo).

Day two Down East . . .

I'm sitting in my van outside the local library in Brooklin, Maine while a light rain is falling. It's been a relaxing day running errands with Carol, son Stuart, and his girlfriend Anna, replete with a great pizza from Finelli's. Checking in on the cohort of 17 for EME6415 and am awaiting what looks to be a great class.

The next chapter . . . EME6415

EME6415, Courseware Development, with Alan Jeong starts Monday while I'm Maine. I started the Open & Distance Learning curriculum in Maine two summers ago with Dr. Jeong and I find myself coming full circle. Should be a lot of fun as I adjust from a crash 6-week summer course with Dr. Dennen.

Headed to Maine . . . . !!!!#(#(#

I'm headed to Maine on Saturday to join my wife to celebrate our anniversary on 8/26. She's been in Maine since early July and it's time for some respite from this suffocating heat in Jacksonville. Plan to chill, kayak, consume a lot of blueberries, and catch up with Carol and our eldest, Stuart - as well as meet his girlfriend, Anna. Cheers!

Better watch out . . .

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When 21-year-old Australian call-center worker Kyle Doyle logged onto Facebook and updated his status one day in October 2008, he must have been as drunk as his message said he was. Apparently recovering from a night of hard boozing, Doyle wrote: "not going to work, f--- it i'm still trashed SICKIE WOO." Despite countless stories warning people that Facebook is not in the business of keeping things a secret, Doyle inadvertently alerted his employer to his fake illness and was busted by the human resources department. An e-mail exchange between Doyle and an HR representative circulated the Web — though Doyle's mom claimed it was a hoax — and the young man was told he would need to furnish a doctor's note or lose pay for the missed day. When Doyle argued the company had no right to dock his pay without reason, the HR rep simply e-mailed him a screen grab of his own status update. The company has declined to comment about the validity of the e-mail exchange but did say the matter was under investigation. In the meantime, the alleged work dodger has become a Facebook legend; users have created several groups to support him.

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1943680_1943678_1943590,00.html#ixzz0vs447Tr8

Credit Unions and Web 2.0 . . .

Here's a perspective on how credit union's might engage in Web 2.0:

Laying the Groundwork for a Web 2.0 Strategy

BY ELLIOTT KASHNER

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Before setting up a Facebook account, MySpace account, and a blog, it doesn't hurt to revisit the basics of Web 2.0 and understand the why's underpinning the evolution of new internet strategies.

Full article at this link.