February 2011
Mobile Reading Comprehension →
Mobile Content Is Twice as Difficult, is the headline from Jakob Nielsen “When reading from an iPhone-sized screen, comprehension scores for complex Web content were 48% of
desktop monitor…
Spring Must Be Near →
Robins on your lawn might be your sign of spring, but a post on the NJ Osprey Project blog reminds me that adult ospreys begin heading north in the first weeks of March. …
An Ecological Unconscious →
I’m reading this morning an article called Is There an Ecological Unconscious? on NYTimes.com. I’ll just excerpt a bit here – if it interests you, go on to the full article. There are several ideas…
The best art films of 2010 by Roger Ebert →
“I can’t precisely define an Art Film, but I knew I was seeing one when I saw these. I could also call them Adult Films, if that term hadn’t been devalued by the porn industry. These are films based on the close observation of behavior. They are not mechanical constructions of infinitesimal thrills. They depend on intelligence and empathy to be appreciated. They also...
A Parent's Struggle With a Child's iPad Addiction →
recent piece by David Pogue
I think my 6-year-old is addicted to the iPad.
He asks for it constantly. He wants to use it in the car. He wants to use it at every unscheduled moment at home. He…
Delaware and Raritan Canal →
Historic map of the D&R Canal click image for large size via http://mapmaker.rutgers.eduThe Delaware and Raritan Canal (D&R Canal) is a canal in central New Jersey, that was…
Slideshow and Talk on Birds of the Meadowlands →
From Jim Wright, blogger at the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, is a post that he will present a free talk and slide show on the birds of the Meadowlands next Tuesday, March 1, at the…
Adopt a New Jersey Species →
You can help protect rare wildlife by adopting a species. Your symbolic adoption supports Conserve Wildlife’s efforts to protect New Jersey’s rarest animals, restore important habitat,…
Russell Brand Talks A Tempest →
I have mixed feelings about Russell Brand. Sometimes he comes off as a fool and egoist. But the times I have heard him interviewed in any…
Not Zen →
rice and tea for lunch
Buddha on the windowsill
I feel so not Zen
Faculty Workshop: Writing Assignments that Work →
Writing Assignments that Work
Presenter: Elizabeth Nesius
Date: Tuesday, 02/22/2011
Location: Paterson Room (off the cafeteria)
Time: 3:30- 5:00
This workshop will…
Continuing Along The Watchung Mountains →
This post continues our virtual walk along the Watchung Mountains that we began in an earlier post with three more stops in Essex in Union Counties. Eagle Rock seen on a…
This piece on NPR made me want to add this book to the To Read list - and go to a monastery - and it’s a nice, short book too.
…I stopped to see a friend, and when he heard the purpose of my trip — to step outside the daily round of distraction and obligation — he pulled a book off his shelf and suggested I might want to take it along for the journey. It was called A Time to Keep...
Lost →
Not all those who wander are lost. “All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the…
Alfred Hitchcock for Free
Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, directed more than 50 feature films during his long career. Today, his work is admired worldwide, and he’s considered one of our finest directors. Although many of his landmark films remain copyrighted, some of his important works, particularly his early ones, have slipped into the public domain.
Open Culture has catalogued 15 Alfred Hitchcock films that...
Editing Memories →
This weekend, I watched the wonderfully odd film Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind again. In the film’s world, memories can be erased. A guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend…
And Then It's Gone →
We love free stuff. We love free online services and tools. Educators particularly like them because they often don’t
have a budget for anything else. No money to buy a photo editing program or…
Write Or Consequences →
Last weekend I wasn’t very motivated to write here. It happens. Sometimes it’s because things are going so well that I don’t want to be sitting at the keyboard. Sometimes it’s because things are…
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d; Labour and rest, that equal periods keep; “Obedient slumbers that can wake and weep;” Desires compos’d, affections ever ev’n, Tears that delight, and sighs that waft to Heav’n. ...
Electronic Portfolio Use at PCCC →
Writing Intensive students at PCCC have been using an electronic portfolio product called eFolio since 2008. The Writing Initiative has played a very important role in making the case for…
The Ice Moon →
This month’s Full Moon occurs on February 18. The names given to this moon are generally from the winter season. Snow, Storm, and Ice Moon are all used in different traditions, especially in the…
Accountability for Community Colleges →
Passaic County Community College has been selected as one of 40 community colleges nationwide to pilot a new Voluntary Framework of Accountability (VFA) that is designed to redefine what “success”…
A Good Investment →
Grace Groner’s parents passed away when she was 12 years old, leaving her to live with a family friend, George Anderson. Anderson paid for Groner’s college education. When she graduated in 1931 she…
A Shared Culture →
I often write here about “open everything” and the openness that is leading to a
shared culture. Below is a video that was made as part of a campaign for Creative Commons that is a…
The Real Reason Private Schools Drop AP Tests
Advanced Placement in American high schools has become an enormously popular trend, boasting an annual participation of almost 2 million students taking classes in the more than 30 available subjects.
The perceived advantages for students taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses are that they have the opportunity to show their mastery of college-level work to college admission officers and...
Second Biennial Princeton Poetry Festival →
The second biennial Princeton Poetry Festival will be held April 29-30, 2011. The event will include poets who are at present teaching at Princeton University, including Michael…
Martha →
The PCCC Writing Center is pleased to introduce you to our newest team member. Actually, Martha Brozyna is not new to the Writing Center, but she is new to the position of Educational…
