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Where’s Neil Postman when you need him?

I’m contemplating teaching Neil Postman’s Amusing Ourselves to Death in my Introduction to Humanities class this semester, particularly Chapter 4 (“The Typographic Mind”). I don’t feel like scanning the chapter and I couldn’t find a pdf or doc… Read more

Pecha Kucha in Public Speaking

I have always hated using PowerPoint in speeches. Always. I suspect many speech teachers feel the same. PowerPoint becomes a teleprompter and it defeats the purpose of giving a speech. Last semester, I taught Business Communication for the first… Read more

Pre-grading Procrastinatory Thoughts

1. Procrastinatory is a real word. I looked. But Webster’s online dictionary is now subscription based. WTF? 2. I’ve decided to wave just like Willow — with large smiles and much enthusiasm. I’ve put this decision into practice. It seems to be… Read more

Ben Franklin’s Facebook Status

Today’s Times Book Review section has a nicely written, humorous article on Ben Franklin and his Almanac: Ben Franklin is a Big Fat Idiot. The title made it mandatory reading for me given my utter adulation of Al Franken. In fact, the author, Joe… Read more

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