HigherEd 2.0

Our friend Brevy Cannon from University Relations authored a very nice piece in today’s Inside UVa. I wish I could say we were above the fold, but the piece is actually on page 7. The text is pretty much the same as the online piece from yesterday, but there are some different and […]

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Per my email last week, it seems our little contest has generated some interest. We were featured in today’s online version of UVa. Today, and apparently a print version of this story will appear in the Friday 12/15 Inside UVa. There is also some talk about having a similar story appear in a […]

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The winners have been announced! If you missed class yesterday, you can see all the details of the judging, statistics, and of course the winners and prizes in this document. Briefly, here are the big winners:

Best Cinematography: The Panama Canal
Best Screenplay: Strait of Gibraltar
Best Picture: Green Design
Viewer’s […]

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Our evaluation scheme for the contest is simple. Each group will download, view, and evaluate the podcasts of 5 other groups, according to the following. If you are Group i, then you will grade Groups (i+1) through (i+5). For instance, Group 6 will grade Groups 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. […]

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They’re here! The podcast contest submissions have arrived and are ready for judging. You will receive by email your judging assignments, and each GROUP will evaluate the submissions of 5 other groups. You will fill out one evaluation form per group. Here’s how you do it.

Download the and view the […]

 

 Group 1. Yucca Mountain Repository [7:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 2. Pearl Bridge [7:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 3. The Hoover Dam [6:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 4. Delta Works [5:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 5. Three Gorges Dam [6:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 6. Hurricane Katrina [6:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 7. Venice Flood Control [6:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 8. Green Structural Design [7:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 9. Bridging the Bering Strait [7:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 10. The Big Dig [5:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 11. The Panama Canal: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 12. The SMART Tunnel [5:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 13. Bridging the Gibraltar Strait: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 14. The Guggenheim [6:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Group 15. Anti-Terror Design and the WTC Rebuild [5:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Jama Coartney from the Robertson Media Lab in Clemons Hall will run several training sessions on how to actually create your podcast. It is insanely easy using GarageBand. Jama will train you in about 90 minutes to create your podcast, import the images, do the voice-over, sync the audio and images, add music […]

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The key points from today’s discussion on V&M are:

Use the sign conventions stated in these notes and in the text.
Follow the rules on the last slide in this module.

In particular, following Rule #5 (check your solution) will save you many headaches in the future if you get into the habit now. I’m sure you […]

 Module 17, Oct. 25 2006: Download

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The podcast contest is rolling right along, with groups informing me of their topic choices by email. The list below reflects what I know right now. In the event that two (or more) groups wish to pursue the same topic, we will work out an equitable solution. I feel strongly that each […]

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As discussed in class yesterday, your first due date for podcast assignment materials is Friday Oct. 13. Your group must identify the topic of your submission in an email to me. All I need at this point is a very brief email detailing your topic, one email from each group.
If you have trouble […]

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I know, it’s the middle of the semester. Sometimes you just feel like you’re on a treadmill, can’t seem to get out of the academic rut. Well, here is your chance to try something new and different, learn something, and get class credit. It’s our podcast contest!
The groundrules:

Teams of 4 students […]

 

 The Palm [6:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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