Bill Wolff, PhD

Associate Professor, Communication, Film, and Journalism, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA

pedagogy

  • “what does youtube mean to you?”: my students’ videos

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    This semester in my Writing, Research, and Technology course students are learning how to create idea-driven video compositions. The larger project is to create a video oral history on an important contemporary topic. To help students get familiar with the Flip Ultra video camera we’re using, as well as learn some of the basics…

  • the metaphors of class discussion

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    Information Architecture began in earnest this past Monday with the discussion of Lakoff and Johnson’s seminal Metaphors We Live By. Lead by Joe Sabatini’s discussion questions, and informed by student responses to the reading posted at the IAOC Blog, students began to think about the nature of language, how it shapes meaning, and the…

  • one laptop per child announces 2008 campaign

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    One Laptop per Child (OLPC) has announced its 2008 Give One, Get One campaign. This year individuals have the ability to Give One (for $199) or Give One and Get One (for $399). In coordination with this announcement, OLPC has released a video of students talking about how much they like their laptop have…

  • tweeted apps and sites

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    I am really enjoying the sharing of applications and sites on Twitter. A few have come across lately that I thought I would share here. A few weeks ago Matt tweeted about Picnik, a free, robust online photo editing application that integrates with photos on Facebook, Flickr, myspace, photobucket, and many other applications. I…