Friday, May 31, 2013

...Aaannd, We're Back.

The end of a semester is always a bit of a hectic time for me. This is hardly true of me alone; but I sometimes feel as though I'm uniquely bad at managing my time. I tend to drop off the map a bit as tasks and obligations pile up - hence the month hiatus from my dear blog.

There were certainly some noteworthy events happening in RL during this past month...

... not least of which was the annual MCLA TechFest, a day-long mini-conference for faculty to present, and attend presentations, about interesting, relevant, and timely topics in technology. My department (Academic Technology) plans and hosts this event, which is a fairly hefty commitment. We've posted some PowerPoints and other informational resources from the presentations - feel free to check it out. As we round up materials from more of the presenters, we'll add them to what's there.
Dungeons & Discourse, my pet edugaming project, caught the interest of the aptly-named Awesome Foundation, which gave it a micro-grant. I'm planning on developing the game over the summer, with the aim of having a playable standalone level to demo in the fall... who knows where it'll go next?
Oh yeah, my book was published too! Durable Goods, my treatment of the problem of external goods in ancient Greek ethics, is now out there on the open market ... watch out, David Baldacci!

Looking forward to two conference presentations this month - one in Park City, UT, and one in Memphis, TN. Also doing a webinar, sponsored by Inside Higher Ed and Faculty eCommons, on game-based learning. I will be blogging in the near future about this last.

I guess that's all the news that's fit to print right now. I hope all my New England friends find a way to stay cool this weekend!