Blogging at UVM tag:blog.uvm.edu,2008://1 2008-05-09T22:34:29Z Movable Type 3.31 The first week of May tag:blog.uvm.edu,2008://1.51 2008-05-09T22:31:38Z 2008-05-09T22:34:29Z Whatever one can say about the weather in Vermont, the march of the seasons is constant. Come the first week of May, the crab apples begin to open, and by graduation day, they will be in full display. Full... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ IMG_1003.jpg

Whatever one can say about the weather in Vermont, the march of the seasons is constant. Come the first week of May, the crab apples begin to open, and by graduation day, they will be in full display. Full pinks, light pinks, white pinks. This is an 8 AM view of one on the Green.

]]> A Bugs Life on Parade tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.50 2007-11-01T23:25:03Z 2007-11-01T23:29:21Z Scott Costa, and a bunch of his students, masquerading as a gigantic caterpillar, have taken to parading around UVM this time of year to announce his Spring semester course PSS 028 - A Bugs Life: "As insects go about... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ DSCN1523s.jpg

Scott Costa, and a bunch of his students, masquerading as a gigantic caterpillar, have taken to parading around UVM this time of year to announce his Spring semester course PSS 028 - A Bugs Life:

"As insects go about their daily lives they touch on ours, from the food we eat to solving murder crimes. Unleash your inquisitive nature and open the doors of science as you explore the secrets of insect lives. Topics will include forensic investigation, insect invasions, biological warfare, biodiversity and how insects impact culture. Learn about the bugs you eat every day, and those that may be eating you. There will be a "town meeting" and each student will receive live insects for a take home research project. The semester culminates with a banquet featuring light fare for the avant-garde bug eater (ingestion is not required; veggie alternatives available). Join us on Wednesday evenings in Spring 2008 for: PSS 028, A Bug's Life."

For more information, contact Scott Costa, 656-2824 or Scott (dot) Costa (at) Uvm (dot) Edu

]]> Gorgeous barred owl on campus tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.49 2007-10-29T21:32:18Z 2007-10-29T21:41:24Z She was sitting in an oak tree by the Davis center observing the small cluster of people gathered there "oohing and ahhing" over her. Eventually, she went back to sleep. Katie Blis took this beautiful photo!... Inés http://iberrizb.blog.uvm.edu/ barred-owl.jpg

She was sitting in an oak tree by the Davis center observing the small cluster of people gathered there "oohing and ahhing" over her. Eventually, she went back to sleep. Katie Blis took this beautiful photo!

]]> Watching the Moon Set as the Sun Rises tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.48 2007-10-26T22:32:40Z 2007-10-26T22:41:11Z October's full moon was yesterday, the 25th, so this morning at 7:15 or so, we were treated to a nicely arranged sun rise moon set. In reality, of course, the setting moon was gigantic :). A month from now... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ btv-072036-0715ns.jpg

October's full moon was yesterday, the 25th, so this morning at 7:15 or so, we were treated to a nicely arranged sun rise moon set. In reality, of course, the setting moon was gigantic :).

A month from now
we will have had our snow,
winter will be here.


]]> UVM student gains a global voice tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.47 2007-07-26T13:29:43Z 2007-07-26T14:03:20Z Fragile Originally uploaded by [collin] Blogging has changed the way many people share their opinions about current events, politics, and their inner most thoughts. The speed at which this information is disseminated is almost instantaneous from the moment it... Holly Parker http://hbparker.blog.uvm.edu
Fragile
Originally uploaded by [collin]

Blogging has changed the way many people share their opinions about current events, politics, and their inner most thoughts. The speed at which this information is disseminated is almost instantaneous from the moment it is posted on the internet. Within minutes the entry makes it to the RSS feed readers across the world, including the all knowing Google search engine. This is actually how I got the news about the Live Earth short film of the essay written by the late UVM student Michelle Gardner-Quinn.

Most of us in the UVM community will never forget Michelle, even if we never actually met her face to face. Her spirit lives on throughout our campus community and beyond in the hearts of the UVM graduates, especially those of 2007 class. It is incredible how her words now get the chance to touch and effect millions of people through the voices of celebrities and Michelle’s own mother. Don’t miss the chance to read her essay in the UVM alumni magazine, the Quarterly edition from Winter 2007 or on Michelle's Earth Foundation website.

I don’t know anyone yet who has watched the Short Film from Live Earth with a dry eye. It is certainly worth the minute it takes to view it on YouTube.

entry posted by Holly Buckland Parker, Center for Teaching and Learning, UVM
photo by Collin J. Parker, Essex Junction, Vermont


]]> Summer Statue tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.46 2007-07-04T13:47:59Z 2007-07-05T13:53:52Z The so far cool and damp summer has given us dense greenery. Ira (or is it Ethan) is barely visible when you walk by him in the morning.... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ DSCN0770.jpg

The so far cool and damp summer has given us dense greenery. Ira (or is it Ethan) is barely visible when you walk by him in the morning.

]]> CFP: Conference on Weblogs and Social Media tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.45 2007-07-03T20:43:37Z 2007-07-03T20:54:27Z Interested in blogs and other forms of social media (e.g., Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Second Life, etc.)? If so, check out the International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) and to consider presenting your research at their upcoming conference... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ SPSSI_logo.jpg
Interested in blogs and other forms of social media (e.g., Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Second Life, etc.)? If so, check out the International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) and to consider presenting your research at their upcoming conference March 31-April 2 2008 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. (http://www.icwsm.org/2008/)

From the call for papers:

The rapid creation and consumption of social media content continues to drive the evolution of the Internet and the Web. Social media content now accounts for the majority of content published daily on the web.

As the space evolves, researcher and industrial practitioners find themselves at a key point for collaborating on research, implementation and deployment of a wide range of analyses and applications. The International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media invites researchers in the broad field of social media analysis to submit papers for its second meeting. Following in the tradition of earlier workshops and the first meeting in Boulder, USA in 2007, we anticipate an exciting, high quality event which will bring together academic and industrial practitioners to present and to discuss new research, applications, thoughts and ideas that are shaping the future of social media analysis.

]]> Spring Springing tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.44 2007-05-08T17:58:09Z 2007-05-08T18:00:22Z I always find it amazing that once the weather turns warm, bingo, the leaves and buds just spring into action. Soon, the statue will be hidden.... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ DSCN0654.jpg

I always find it amazing that once the weather turns warm, bingo, the leaves and buds just spring into action. Soon, the statue will be hidden.

]]> Greening of the Green tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.43 2007-03-28T15:45:24Z 2007-03-28T15:47:19Z The snow was almost totally gone from the UVM Green yesterday, so I snagged this snap of the ground turning green. Soon, there will be some buds to photograph.... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ trunk-500.jpgThe snow was almost totally gone from the UVM Green yesterday, so I snagged this snap of the ground turning green. Soon, there will be some buds to photograph.

]]> Williams Hall from Lafayette, January 2007 tag:blog.uvm.edu,2007://1.41 2007-01-14T16:45:02Z 2007-01-14T16:56:23Z Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/

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]]> Colophon: Taken with a Nikon Coolpix L3 on January 10, 2007 at 9:26 AM. The original image was 2592 x 1944 pixels. It was exported from iPhoto at 500 x 375, preserving the aspex ratio. No further processing was performed.

]]> Wikis Become Mainstream tag:blog.uvm.edu,2006://1.38 2006-11-21T14:20:14Z 2006-11-21T14:44:33Z Stan Gibson, writing in Wikis Are Alive and Kicking in the Enterprise, Eweek, November 20, 20006, observes that wikis (and blogs) will get a main streamboost in 2007 : Wiki usage in enterprises could further proliferate when Microsoft ships a... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ pineapple.jpgStan Gibson, writing in Wikis Are Alive and Kicking in the Enterprise, Eweek, November 20, 20006, observes that wikis (and blogs) will get a main streamboost in 2007 :

Wiki usage in enterprises could further proliferate when Microsoft ships a wiki feature in Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 next year and IBM includes a wiki technology in a social computing product code-named Ventura, due in the first half of 2007.

As a case study, he describes the growth of wikis and blogs at Motorola. Motorola, which employs 68,000, has begun an open text collaboration initiative. In 18 months, the corporation has seen 2,600 blogs and 3,200 wikis created. An inhouse instant messenging platform processes 1.2 million messages a day. The system includes 12TB of searchable data, and is supported by 250 "knowledge champions."

A similar collaboration initiative exists at Novell and other less well-known firms.


]]> Credits

Image: Pineapple Scratchboard Illustration by Michael Halbert , http://www.inkart.com/pages/ ColorSamples/pineapple.html Copyright © Michael Halbert 2000

Stan Gibson, Wikis Are Alive and Kicking in the Enterprise, Eweek, November 20, 2006. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2061135,00.asp?kc=EWEWEMNL112006EP20B

Spotted by GCD.

]]> When Faculty Blog : Going Public with Research tag:blog.uvm.edu,2006://1.37 2006-09-13T15:18:36Z 2006-09-13T15:30:03Z What happens with a faculty member takes her research public ? The Houston Chronicle is carrying a story about Andrew Dessler, an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, who recently started a weblog... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ climate2.jpg

What happens with a faculty member takes her research public ?

The Houston Chronicle is carrying a story about Andrew Dessler, an associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University, who recently started a weblog on climate change issues. His blog at http://sciencepoliticsclimatechange.blogspot.com quickly has become a popular forum for scientists and skeptics to debate the issue of climate change.

The article contains an interview with Professor Dessler and explores issues about science, politics, blogging, and how the mix is viewed by colleagues in his own department.]]> Notes and References.

[1] Image from Climate Change in Antarctica, http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/science/climatechange.shtml

[2] Eric Bergere, 2006. "Scientist airs his findings on blog. Atmospheric researcher looks at climate change and its politics", Houston Chronicle, September 12, 2006. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/tech/news/4179495.html

[3] Science, Politics, and Climate Change blog, http://sciencepoliticsclimatechange.blogspot.com]]> An Alfresco View from Waterman Manor tag:blog.uvm.edu,2006://1.30 2006-08-08T14:19:11Z 2006-08-08T14:20:09Z

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]]> Most Blogging is Personal tag:blog.uvm.edu,2006://1.29 2006-07-20T13:09:39Z 2006-07-20T13:20:37Z The Pew Internet and American Life project has published a new portrait of bloggers and blogging. The report places blogging in the story telling rather than journalistic tradition. A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ bbcnews-051103.jpgThe Pew Internet and American Life project has published a new portrait of bloggers and blogging. The report places blogging in the story telling rather than journalistic tradition.

A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers and that only a small proportion focus their coverage on politics, media, government, or technology. Blogs, the survey finds, are as individual as the people who keep them. However, most bloggers are primarily interested in creative, personal expression – documenting individual experiences, sharing practical knowledge, or just keeping in touch with friends and family. ]]> Sources:

The Pew Internet and American Life Project, http://www.pewinternet.org/

Amanda Lenhart, Susannah Fox, Bloggers: A portrait of the internet's new storytellers, The Pew Internet and American Life Project, 7/19/2006. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/186/report_display.asp

Image from BBC News, Teen cleared over e-mail salvo, BBC News, 3 November 2005, 10:47 GMT, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4402572.stm]]> But is it really blogging ... tag:blog.uvm.edu,2006://1.28 2006-05-18T17:27:23Z 2006-05-18T17:35:47Z

On Monday, May 15th, Google Labs released Google Notebook, a browser extension that provides a "pop up" note taking tool. Users can cut and paste web material (with automatic linking), type in original text, and store the material on the... Steve Cavrak http://sjc.blog.uvm.edu/ On Monday, May 15th, Google Labs released Google Notebook, a browser extension that provides a "pop up" note taking tool. Users can cut and paste web material (with automatic linking), type in original text, and store the material on the web - for either private or public consumption. ]]> Google Notebook provides a default notebook called My Notebook, and allows the creation of other notebooks. The private or public flag can be set on individual notebooks, so some work can be public while others remain private.

Although notebooks are public, they behave differently than a blog - at least currently. There is no support for

  • multiple authors
  • comments
  • rss feeds
  • tags
and a host of other features that are part of the Web2.0 mindset.

So, is a Google Notebook a blog ? If not, when, if ever?

At the bottom of every notebook page is an inconspicuous help line ... 

©2006 Google Google Home - Google Labs - Discuss - Privacy Policy - Help
The Discuss button leads to Google-Labs-Notebook. The discussion there is lively, about what features to add next, etc. It will be fun tracking how community interests and concerns work through the system..,]]>