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Building an Augmented Reality Sandbox


Background In 2012, or thereabouts, I sat down with my boss, Dr. Kit Wesler. He didn’t really have an open door policy in spite of leaving his door open. Usually, an open door simply meant he was venting heat from his office into the hallway. Happens when one works in an old building with south-facing…

May 15, 2017 in Earth Science, Geography, MAKE, STEM, Technology, Virtual Reality.

Educators Succeed Despite Adversity


education is supposed to be about nurturing thoughtful creativity, yet we are often forced to “stay on script.”

June 26, 2016 in Assessment, Education, ESRI, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Higher Education, STEM, Teaching, Technology.

San Diego and Geospatial Education


Once a year, for about a week, San Diego becomes home to thousands of geeks, nerds, technophiles, and other creative people who seek out each other to share, collaborate, network, eat, drink, and run around the Gaslamp District. No, I’m not referring to the San Diego Comic-Con, the most important event in pop culture geekery.…

June 26, 2016 in Education, ESRI, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Higher Education, Mapping, Travel.

From Where Inspiration Arises


One can never tell from where inspiration arises. The Maker Movement is one of the best, most inspiration movements to have arisen in the United States since the Boy or Girls Scouts. The Maker Movement draws inspiration from circumstances and people from all walks of life, is not limited by race or gender, and is…

March 10, 2016 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, MAKE, STEM.

In the Aftermath of GOP Kentucky Caucus 2016


I’m afraid I’m must apologize in advance. Usually, I try to avoid using expletives in my writings. Expletives tend to decrease the impression of a message, I think. Can be off-putting and limit a person’s credibility when expletives are used in a forum where a higher level of decorum is the goal. Last night, Saturday,…

March 6, 2016 in Barack Obama, Education, Geography, Politics, Racism.

Ramblings on Latitude and Longitude Using a Lightboard


Fall 2015 my university commissioned one of our on-campus engineers to design and build not one but two Lightboards. If you aren’t familiar with what a Lightboard is you’ve come to the proper blog. On Tuesday, March 1st, I gave a mess of lecture about the size and shape of the Earth, and double-down on…

March 3, 2016 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching, Technology.

60 Seconds on Teaching (Actually 75 seconds)


This is not my TEDTalk by any stretch of the imagination. In my wanderings and associated interactions around campus I’ve met a few people involved with teaching and technology. These individuals associate teaching and technology with me, too. Our local faculty development center IT manager asked me last week if I’d like to do a…

February 10, 2016 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

The Year of the Fire Monkey


The Chinese New Year began on Monday, February 8th, which was yesterday. Sorry; I should have posted an announcement on Sunday so people could have planned parties and what-not. This is the Year of the Monkey, but not just any monkey. No, this is the Year of the Fire Monkey. Chinese culture has it’s own…

February 9, 2016 in China, China, Education, Foreign Policy, Geography, Google, Google Earth, Technology, Travel.

Overcoming the “College Students As Children” Mindset


In 2007 I began working for a nearby community college, my third such institution in Kentucky. In Kentucky, the community college system operates by a set of guiding principles and policies yet each institution also operates as a sort of franchise. The best way I can describe this is the application process. A person must…

January 30, 2016 in Assessment, Education, Higher Education, Microsoft, STEM, Teaching.

Staying Enthusiastic As Higher Education Sickens


I know. My post’s title is morbid, especially coming on the heels of my previous post about the passing of my director and mentor. He would have appreciated the irony. During what would result in Dr. Wesler’s last semester teaching Kit co-taught a course with the dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts…

January 29, 2016 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Teaching.

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