Author Archives: Andy Rush

Canvas comes to UMW

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Andy Rush

I can now happily report that UMW is going to be using Instructure Canvas for our Course Management System. Here is a little video that typical students might have if they bumped into each other on the streets of Fredericksburg.

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Dr. Oblivion, We Miss You!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Andy Rush
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Kirby’s Remixes are Everything!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Andy Rush

Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. If you’ve been living under a new media rock, then you might not have heard of Kirby Ferguson’s “Everything is a Remix” series. If you have been fortunate enough … Continue reading →

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Climbing with technology

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Andy Rush

For the past several years I have had a couple of what I like to call “marker” bike rides. They are rides to let me know that I’m progressing adequately in my training. The Virginia MS Ride is one I’ve … Continue reading →

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Faculty Academy 2011 Videos

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Andy Rush

Recovering from the 2011 Faculty Academy this year has been better/easier than other years – Because it was so good. We implemented a new system of streaming (Justin.tv) and it has the advantage of directly uploading to YouTube. Depending on … Continue reading →

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The Kit

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Andy Rush

There’s a bit of history surrounding “The Kit”. It all started with a presidential initiative back in 2006. We worked with a company to provide live streaming of lectures, and “boxes” that included all of the hardware needed to accomplish … Continue reading →

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Creating Historical Photographs

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Andy Rush

As I and others are finding out, the iPhone 4 is a pretty spectacular digital still camera. One of the key differences with the iPhone is that there are applications (“apps”) that can enhance the capabilities of the handy little … Continue reading →

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It’s a Glif

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Andy Rush

I got my Glif last week and haven’t used it yet, but I’m still excited about it. After I received it, I subsequently listened to three podcasts that mentioned what a great product it was. It’s nice to have affirmation … Continue reading →

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Visions of Students Today

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Andy Rush

I’m getting back on my feet after a busy live-streaming week, and a bit of a hiatus from posting in this space. Anyway, here’s a quick post about an interesting follow-up to a great video from Michael Wesch’s Digital Ethnography … Continue reading →

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Punch and Judy Show

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Andy Rush

This post is apropos of nothing, but Jim Groom’s The Shining commentary got me interested in Punch and Judy after what might have been a throw away comment at the end of his analysis. Of course, I loved that he … Continue reading →

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