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Connecting With and Making Contacts on Social Media: Where is the Dummy’s Guide?!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Deanna in Academic, Education, Research, School

In many interactions with people, be it in the workplace, coffee shop or at the daycare, the common question sometime during the exchange of ideas, concepts, general discourse, or daily pleasantries tends to be “what is the best way to get in contact with you?”. 20 years ago, that simple question would have been answered [...]

Shock! Awe! & Oh the Possibilities: iBooks Textbooks!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Deanna in Academic, Apple, Art, Books, Education, Music, Reading, Research

In the endeavour to find ways to incorporate technologically relevant educational tools into our teaching practices it is obvious that the iPad is the new go-to item for teachers and parents in 2012.  If you haven’t heard, the most recent launch of iBooks 2 now presents a revolutionary future for textbooks and teaching materials that [...]

My Top 5 Interesting Academic Blogs

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Deanna in Art, Research, Tech/Gaming, World of Warcraft

With that said, I know not everyone is interested in Music Education blogs, so here is my Top 5 list of my favourite academic blogs – outside of Music Education. They range from technology, art, cultural studies to my favourite – World of Warcraft. Deanna’s Top 5 Favourite Blogs 1. Constance Steinkuehler’s Academic Blog on [...]

What is wrong with being a geek & an academic?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Deanna in School, Tech/Gaming

Within the world of academia, you will find all sorts of people with all sorts of interests and backgrounds. Outside of the academic discussions, in most social situations, you will find that colleagues and scholars will discuss a variety of hobbies, topics and interests that are relatively intellectual, with an intermixing of topics that would [...]