Video: “NOVA: Secrets of the Parthenon”

Video:  “NOVA: Secrets of the Parthenon“

The Virgin Queen by Christopher Hibbert

Since I’ve agreed to play Elizabeth I on Renaissance Island in Second Life as needed, I decided I should read a biography about her.  I selected The Virgin Queen:  Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age (Cambridge, MA:  Perseus Books, 1991) by Christopher Hibbert.

From reading Hibbert’s book, I reached the conclusion that Elizabeth I was self-centered, emotional unstable, and indecisive–not a genius.  It’s amazing that England survived her reign as well as it did.

Video: “Shakespeare: Why Was I Never Told This?”

Video:  “Shakespeare: Why Was I Never Told This?“

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: October 8, 2010

During the last week, I ran across these:

• “New statue of Amenhotep III uncovered!“
• “How to Use Vivid Descriptions to Capture Attention“
• “The Rhetoric of Text Design in Professional Communication“

Blog Posts, Articles, and Reports To Read: August 13, 2010

Since last week, I’ve run across these items that appear to be worth reading:

• 2010 Horizon Report
• “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in Second Life“
• “Top 70 eLearning Articles – Hot Topics: iPad Adobe Captivate – July 2010“
• “Interface: Where We’re Headed with Web 3.0“
• “Designing Effective Online Assignments“
• “Online Discussions: Tips for Instructors“
• “Predictors of Success for Adult Online Learners: A Review of the Literature“
• “10 Things I’ve Learned About Teaching Online“
• “Successful Techniques and Proven Strategies for Finding Online Teaching Work“

Video: “En Garde! Tutorial”

Video:  “En Garde! Tutorial“

My Students’ Online Extra Credit Projects

I gave students in some of my classes the option of earning extra credit by creating a Squidoo lens, a knol, or a hub on Hubpages.  Here are the webpages they created:

• Stonehenge
• Stonehenge
• Confucius
• Drug Addiction
• Arranged marriage vs. Love marriage
• The Effects of Uranium Mining on the Colorado Plateau
• Nuclear Power Safety
• Stem Cell Therapy
• Acupuncture

HUM 121 Students’ Zakta Guides

This semester I had my HUM 121 students at Red Rocks create Zakta guides for the research part of their individual projects about heroes from different cultures.  Here are links to their guides:

• King Arthur
• Hector of Troy
• Roland
• Perseus
• Odysseus
• Romulus
• Cu Chulainn
• Sir Galahad
• Hercules

HUM 122 Students’ Zakta Guides

This semester I had my HUM 122 students at Red Rocks create Zakta guides for the research part of their individual projects about important figures from the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.  Here are links to their guides:

• Peter Paul Rubens
• Rembrandt Van Rijn
• Jonathan Swift
• Gianlorenzo Bernini
• John Milton
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• John Locke
• Antonio Vivaldi
• Isaac Newton

Video: “Bayeux Tapestry”

Video:  “Bayeux Tapestry“