I’m beginning to think that the famed “Reality Distortion Field” isn’t limited to Steve Jobs or Macworld Expo keynotes. One of the benefits of being at Full Sail is having access to almost monthly tech events and this morning the good folks from Apple, Inc. sent over Steven Hayman to show an auditorium full of [...]
Busy – My life as I knew it is over… and I feel fine
January 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
So, what the hell have I been doing for the past four weeks? `Yeah, there was this little thing called Macworld and believe it or not I’ve been editing photos since then and playing catch up with my FS courses. Now I’m in LA to restart my Pepperdine EdD. My life as I knew it [...]
Online Ed Doesn’t Equal Correspondence Ed
November 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Most of my fellow course directors sit within earshot of my desk and on more than a few occasions we’ve pulled our chairs together and talked about things that seem to work in online learning and things that don’t. For starters, students who have the biggest trouble with online learning are the ones who thought [...]
The Road Back, Part 2
April 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
So I sent off my Request for Re-admittance email to Pepperdine yesterday afternoon and then went online to fill out the registration application and ran headlong into the essay part of the application. Ack. I’d completely forgotten about the essay and wasn’t so sure if I just wanted to re-use the one that I’d originally [...]
The Road Back, Part 1
April 14, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As I’ve previously twittered, I contacted Pepperdine last week to get the 411 on finishing my doctorate in Ed Tech. Awesome Student Services Director, Besenia, sent me the info. Step one: I needed to write a brief explanation behind my leave of absence and why I was looking to be readmitted. So last night I [...]
Jumping Back in the Water
April 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
GoogleOS Revisited… Kind’a
November 17, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Being Pulled by the 360
October 8, 2007 By 1 Comment
Remembering Defining Moments & What Really Matters
March 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I met with one of my pastors earlier this week to talk about what things can be done to improve the church website (I recommended doing something like Geeklog). Blah, blah, blah. Then he asked me, ” So Joe, what’s your story?” Let’s see, how many friends have I chased away with horrendously long renditions [...]
Friday Night @ the Usual Spot & Looking Forward to MacExpo
December 1, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Getting ready for dinner at my favorite Friday night spot, In-n-Out Burger. Hoping to connect with my Pepperdine friends for some meaningful adult beverages in celebration of said friends completing a giant step toward their doctorate degree, comps (comprehensive oral & written exams). In-n-Out looked packed so I left the laptop in the car. But [...]
