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Another blog on an article written by Henry Jenkins. (Jenkins, a professor of communication, journalism, and cinematic arts at USC, is a self proclaimed ACA fan, which he describes as a part fan, part academic. He has written about a … Continue reading →

The Internet has changed everything.  The other day my daughter was asking me about how someone got pregnant, and I managed to avoid the question, because, well, I had not prepared myself to have the birds and the bee’s speech … Continue reading →

Publishing written papers onto a hypertext has been an interesting experience.  I have done two of these types of works: a personal hypertext and a Podcast Hypertext.  There are several things that I liked: The ability to link to ideas/pages/references … Continue reading →

I posted to my Facebook the other day that “I will fall in love when a man calls me instead of texting, and gifts a book instead of flowers”.  It seems that dating these days has turned into a cliché … Continue reading →

Ok, last blog on “For the Win,” I promise. I have finished the book now, and I have to say that I did not love the ending.  Here is how I feel about Part III: What I didn’t like: For … Continue reading →

As I read more of “For the Win” I keep coming up with economic experiments and thought processes.  As an econ major, I love how much econ is in this book.  When I read about the group of people being … Continue reading →

I did my first podcast the other night.  I went to Aquis in downtown Campbell and spoke with several people about going out, drinking, and getting back home.  I have to be honest, I was extremely nervous at first.  I … Continue reading →

Confession:  I love young adult series.  I’ve read all of the Twilight and Hunger Games series.  Go ahead.  Poke fun of me, but I enjoy being able to be pulled into a novel and mindlessly read without my brain hurting. … Continue reading →

I recently read an excerpt from Jane McGonigal’s  New York best seller “Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World” book.  McGonigal is a PhD from Berkley has and worked in the gamming … Continue reading →

I recently read “Unintended Outcomes in Second Life: Intercultural Literacy and Cultural Identity in a Virtual World” an article in the Language and Intercultural Communication Journal. It was written by William C. Diehl and Esther Prins from the Adult Education … Continue reading →