An Artists Mind

I had the opportunity to speak to the music sensation Rash Radio on my ever popular radio show on Dubai Eye. Honest, sincere and real. I loved his answer to the question about writers block. Rash said that he felt like every song was his last and then the next one just seemed to arrive [...]

Women in Film and Television UAE

Media people, be them in print, film or some place in between are an interesting bunch. I recently had the opportunity to speak to the co-chairs of the UAE chapter of Women in Film and Television. It constantly amazes me that there is still such a glass ceiling in place when it comes to women [...]

The New Face of Assignments?

One of the issues i am confronting students with today is to make their reports, assignments, work product useful to the larger community. I am not just talking in terms of content but also in terms of delivery. This is a huge challenge that I think we as academics get a well deserved F! The [...]

MOvember grow a Mustache for Prostate Cancer Research

There is a lot of noise out there trying to get you to think and act for cancer. We all have to do our thing so I suggest we pick that cause we can do our bit for, just do your bit and do it well. MOvember is my cause! It is easy to make [...]

Content Curator New Job Title

I don’t know how often you read Robin Good but there is no question if you are into tech applications and dare I say New Media, even convergence/divergence, this is a must read blog. Yes we need more local coverage of ideas and issues, maybe that means we need more journalists. But I dare say [...]

Sweet Experience

Being an educator has its ups and downs. Recently in a class I have to admit things could not have been at a lower level. What to do? Some might just take it. Others might say you cannot change students. Others might take up chocolate. I decided to take the issue directly to the students [...]

Thinking UAE Media.

The media in the UAE takes a few punches, more often than not. I teach about media and the communication process in the UAE and also work in the media in the UAE giving me a unique perspective on this very young industry. There is no question the media here is still developing. But compared [...]

Pessimistic but cool

Douglas Coupland has put together a 45 point survival list for the current environment. I wonder how we might take this list and apply it to what we are teaching at University today? Get a look at the entire list. A few of my favorites. 14) Something smarter than us is going to emerge Thank you, [...]

Anatomy of My Best Class Ever!

Today I had my best teaching experience ever! The class in question is COM311 a Zayed Media Lab practicum at Zayed University. The class is worth 1 credit and asks students to bring together their cumulative experience to produce a project that is well outside their comfort zone. This time around my students are engaging in [...]

Breath!

A huge part of my day is delivering an academic show. Today I put on 2 shows, one was on the basic infrastructure of a newspaper and the second was an intro to semiotics. Whether you are in a service, knowledge or manufacturing industry you are working your mind hard for several consecutive hours. Yet [...]

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