I haven’t blogged much this summer because I’ve been hard at work on a research project, funded through a Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grant at Linfield. The grant has given me the chance to purchase magazines for analysis and — best
New Post at PBS MediaShift: Indie iPad Magazine Publishers
I have a new story up at PBS MediaShift about the successes and travails faced by independent iPad magazine publishers. I had a great time learning about what these indie publishers are doing, and the ways they are trying to
Collecting Course Website Posts with Anthologize
I’ve built self-hosted websites in WordPress for two courses I teach regularly, and this semester, I added a new plugin: Anthologize. It’s a WordPress plugin that allows you to easily create PDF or ebook collections of your blog posts. Here’s
New at PBS MediaShift: Magpile, the Social Site for Magazine Lovers
I have a new post up at PBS MediaShift about Magpile, a new social network designed around the love of the print magazine. As founder Dan Rowden said: “I don’t want Magpile to become somewhere that digital is ‘the thing,’
Three Experiments with Online Teaching Tools
I’m hoping to use three new-to-me online tools next year in my teaching. 1. Pinterest. Yes, I’m as tired of the hype around Pinterest as anyone (and I might have contributed to that hype a bit), but I do think
New at PBS MediaShift: Zinio’s Content Collections Challenge the “Magazine” Concept
I have a new post up at PBS MediaShift, covering a new development at digital magazine company Zinio. Zinio is now creating Content Collections: Zinio staff highlight a selection of articles from Zinio’s digital magazine offerings, mixing and matching stories
Recipe for Dullness: Food in (Most) Magazines
I just finished reading a recent magazine. It featured a significant food section, with decadent recipes and attractive food photography. I flipped past those pages in record time to get to something more interesting. Why? These recipes had no story. Most
Flipping the Classroom Without Flipping Out
I’m getting more and more excited about redesigning my classes this summer around the “flipped classroom” concept. (You might want to read this before going on, if you are unfamiliar with this idea. Here’s a great explainer from EDUCAUSE in PDF
New at PBS MediaShift: Magazines on Pinterest
I have a new post at PBS MediaShift this morning, examining some creative ways magazines are using Pinterest. I tried to go beyond the standard boards that it seems every major magazine has created on the site to find some
Teaching with Social Media: WPSA 2012 Presentation
I had a great time doing a roundtable presentation on teaching with social media at the Western Political Science Association conference yesterday. The roundtable was organized by Janni Aragon of the University of Victoria, who unfortunately wasn’t able to attend,