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Business vs Education

I have to be honest there are days I look at the person beside me in the flash car with the seemingly unlimited spending power and wonder why I stick around as a university professor. Sure there are the vacations and the very nice working hours, but is that enough? Then about this time of [...]

Making it Happen!

I love a good show, I have been influenced by TED, take content and add some show to make it stick. Yesterday at Zayed University the new webpage was launched. I know you are saying, “so what?” Well, the launch wasn’t just a click of a switch it was a full multi-sensory experience. This is [...]

Getting to TED!

Well 2 TEDx events are behind me and I have finally had a chance to breath! And now my mind is turning to TED2011 in California. I am going and the opportunity to go to TED is nothing short of an honour. But there are huge costs to get to California, not to mention paying [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

What Makes a Good Work Space.

After 10 years of teaching at Zayed University I have finally created a working environment that inspires me. How often does a university professor speak about being inspired by their office? My office is small, has a minimal amount of furniture, little storage and the walls are being used. But what makes the office work [...]

New Media to New Education, living convergence! A humble start.

The world of media and the world of technology are changing, whether they like it or not. As much as we talk about new media and new education both seem to be caught in the mud of their old ways. TV/radio/press/film all talk new but are doing very little that is new. New media is [...]

What do students really want.

You may be asking why have my last couple of posts been very pointedly about education? The obvious answer is that I spend a portion of my day in the classroom, at the university level, and deal 1st hand with the education realities of the day. I am also part of a group of educators [...]

Bring on the mobile media!

I have been doing some experimentation with mobile media and breaking my own rules! The main rule I live by with mobile media is keep it short! I have been recording my classes at the university and formatting them for an iPhone! The lectures are about 60 minutes and they actually seem to have a [...]

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