December 2006
U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights - Yahoo! News
by jlesageFilm professors can copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations.
November 2006
essay on academic blogging in Reconstruction
by jlesage06, overview, rationale, and links to academic blogs
activelearning strategies
by jlesagea philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
Writing Demonstrations
by jlesageinteractive demonstrations of Conducting Electronic Searches; useful both for the information contained and as a demo of web design and writing instructional media in a library context; the larger site is a resource for writers.
RCCS: Course List of Cyberculture Studies
by jlesageSite is a center of such studies; course list regularly updaged
Sequence Analysis
by jlesage & 1 otherby a teacher, great handout for students on how to analyze a film sequence
Pandia Powersearch, all-in-one list of search engines and directories
by jlesage & 1 othernew search engine that also has useful tutorial on how to search and explanations of all the major search engines; good for college students to learn how to use Internet most effectively
October 2006
The Learning Circuits Blog: Should All Learning Professionals Be Blogging?
by jlesageThis question prompted a large round of comments, roundups, later reflections.
September 2006
the complete idiot's [eejit's] guide to all aspects of filmmaking
by jlesageclear and witty, useful for practitioners as refresher or for students, especially production teachers
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