My Nightmare with Second Life

This week has been a nightmare for me. I travelled to Ohio on Monday, June 23, 2008. My wife had to to take two entrance tests for a Nursing program at Chamberlain College in Columbus, Ohio. The first exam was scheduled for Tuesday and the second exam was scheduled for Thursday. She passed the exams [...]

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Blogs in the classroom: Prospects and challenges

Over the past two decades, the Internet has revolutionized our way of life vis-a-vi production and consumption of information. Higher education teachers have incorporated a number of Web 2.0-based programs into the classroom to enhance college students’ learning experiences. One such program is the easy-to-use web log popularly known as the blog. The purpose of [...]

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The Power of Web 2.0

Last week was an interesting regarding my experience with new media from both a theoretical understanding as well as from a consumption point of view. Our reading for the week focused on the democratization nature of Web 2.0 that now makes it possible for people, both professionals and amateurs to create audio and video cultural [...]

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Statement of Purpose

Welcome to my first blog ever.
I had never created a blog even though I had heard about blogging and read some blogs on the Internet. I usually stumble into these blogs by chance when I am doing research or just surfing online. I used to wonder how blogging works but never had the energy to [...]

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