Blogging at UVM http://blog.uvm.edu/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 May 2008 17:31:38 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The first week of May 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.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/05/the_first_week.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2008/05/the_first_week.html Fri, 09 May 2008 17:31:38 -0500 A Bugs Life on Parade 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

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/11/a_bugs_life_on.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/11/a_bugs_life_on.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:25:03 -0500 Gorgeous barred owl on campus 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!

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/gorgeous_barred.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/gorgeous_barred.html Found @ UVM Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:32:18 -0500 Watching the Moon Set as the Sun Rises 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.


]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/watching_the_mo.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/10/watching_the_mo.html Found @ UVM Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:32:40 -0500 UVM student gains a global voice
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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


]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/uvm_student_gai.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/uvm_student_gai.html Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:29:43 -0500 Summer Statue 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.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/summer_statue.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/summer_statue.html Found @ UVM Wed, 04 Jul 2007 08:47:59 -0500 CFP: Conference on Weblogs and Social Media 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.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/cfp_conference.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/07/cfp_conference.html Blogging @ UVM Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:43:37 -0500 Spring Springing 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.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/05/spring_springin.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/05/spring_springin.html Blogging @ UVM Tue, 08 May 2007 12:58:09 -0500 Greening of the Green 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.

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/03/greening_of_the.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/03/greening_of_the.html Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:45:24 -0500 Williams Hall from Lafayette, January 2007

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]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/williams_hall_f.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2007/01/williams_hall_f.html Found @ UVM Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:45:02 -0500 Wikis Become Mainstream 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.


]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/11/wikis_become_ma.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/11/wikis_become_ma.html Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:20:14 -0500 When Faculty Blog : Going Public with Research 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.]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/when_faculty_bl.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/09/when_faculty_bl.html Blogging @ UVM Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:18:36 -0500 An Alfresco View from Waterman Manor 1154945847_f.jpg

]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/08/an_alfresco_vie.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/08/an_alfresco_vie.html Found @ UVM Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:19:11 -0500 Most Blogging is Personal 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. ]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/07/most_blogging_i.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/07/most_blogging_i.html Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:09:39 -0500 But is it really blogging ... 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. ]]> http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/05/but_is_it_reall.html http://blog.uvm.edu/archives/2006/05/but_is_it_reall.html Blogging @ UVM Thu, 18 May 2006 12:27:23 -0500