August 2008
April 2007
Thesis Statement
by gipsonfreddi & 1 otherStep-by-step description of the thesis statement writing process
December 2006
U.S. Copyright Office issues new rights - Yahoo! News
by jlesageFilm professors can copy snippets from DVDs for educational compilations.
Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
by jlesage & 3 othersa basic design text for art students, complete text and exercises onlin
Blogging as pedagogic practice: by Marcus O'Donnell
by jlesagetheoretical overview and roundup of concepts about Internet and education
November 2006
A Virtual Library of Useful URLs - Subject Headings Arranged by Dewey
by jlesagesome of the best education Web sites in a Virtual Library arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System
MIT communications forum archive
by jlesagethe various programs are on many topics of media and mass communications; available in audio, video, or print format; good overview of contemporary media issues by academics and practitioners
activelearning strategies
by jlesagea philosophy of education that relies on simulations, role plays, real world activities; practical tips and bibliography
iberry.com -- The academic porthole
by jlesagepublicly available courseware (lecture notes, handouts, slides, tutorial material, exam questions, quizzes, videos, demonstrations etc) from the world's universities, colleges and other educational institutes; other educational resources
American Studies Electronic Crossroads
by jlesagelarge American Studies web portal, organized into Communities | Curriculum | Technology & Learning | Reference & Research
ArtLex Art Dictionary
by jlesage & 3 otherssearch, arranged in alphabetical order, large number of terms
Connectivism Blog
by jlesage & 1 othera new theory of education and learning, for a digital Internet culture
(Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography
by jlesageblog that reviews and critiques aspects of art and visual culture and photojournalism, often from an ethical standpoint
Cabinet Magazine Online -
by jlesagea quarterly journal of art, design, culture; partly playful, some art, some scholarly essays; good mix of specific reviews and overviews
RCCS: Course List of Cyberculture Studies
by jlesageSite is a center of such studies; course list regularly updaged
Observations on film art and “Film Art”
by jlesageblog by senior film scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson
Category D: A Film and Media Studies Blog: The Intro Textbook: A Comparison
by jlesagean entry in a film blog that I like that compares and contrasts the Film 101 textbooks commonly used
Center for History and New Media
by jlesage & 1 otherextensive site, with resources about historical moments and syllabi, tools for Internet research, and projects undertaken by the Center
Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensive Resources | OEDb
by jlesage & 7 othersThe invisible web, or deep web, is estimated to be 500 times bigger than the searchable web and comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines can't index.