In case you didn't get this on Google group - How to R.S.S. and upload to iTunes

Here are the directions again from Kerry about uploading a podcast to iTunes:

"I've included a picture of the code. Also, a user can download an example file using the link below.

http://fossil-bug.com/temp/wsu/DTC375/example.xml

Please say something like, right click and save as.
Modify anything with ***descriptive_text*** and Save As ***descriptive_text***.xml
Upload to a server."

Click on the code to enlarge.

Podcast contest

Please consider a quick edit and trim of your podcast (max 7 min) and entering it into this national college media contest, sponsored by Tennessee State U.

They would fit nicely under the "creative" category, and, from listening to last year's winners, I think your work would stand up very well.

Updates to NowComment.com

Dan Doernberg just sent me a note about upgrades to NowComment.com that might be of interest to you:

"times-- each user now can set a time zone as their default, so that all times given will be given in your "local" time. Setting the time zone is done by editing your Personal Profile: http://nowcomment.com/profile
tags--- probably not useful to you, but students can optionally input one or more tags for each comment. Tags aren't searchable (for now), they just display.
mail notifications-- each user can also set their email settings in their Personal Profile to control how many emails they get when other people comment on conversations (threads) they have participated in... hopefully the settings are self-explanatory (but ask me if not clear, so I can improve!). When the emails arrive they will (as of today) contain a hyperlink to let the email recipient go directly to the relevant conversation.
reminder that new comments posted via the "Add Comments" pop-in don't show on the poster's screen (after the pop-in is closed) unless the screen is refreshed---- that part of our interface has been confusing to everyone... until we figure out a longer-term improvement this reminder note should be at least helpful."

- Brett

WSUV Research Showcase schedule, April 9

To earn the 50 points extra credit for this, your group must personally present your research from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on this day, April 9 (you can work in shifts; displays must be removed by 6 p.m.) and each person will write a short yet thoughtful summary of that experience on the class Google group (about 500 words). You are expected to dress professionally and be prepared to answer questions and discuss the work. I also highly recommend that you participate in the other related campus activities, including attending the keynote speech by Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former Astronaut and President and CEO of The Museum of Flight in Seattle, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.

I'll be coming by a some point to check out how everything is going. Best of luck!

- Brett



THE 6th ANNUAL WSUV RESEARCH SHOWCASE

Thursday, April 9, 2009
Highlighting Faculty and Student Research, Scholarship and Artistic Expression
All Showcase events are free and open to the public

9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Poster and Exhibit Viewing
Firstenburg Student Commons

View Presenters and Abstracts
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.

WSUV Faculty Presentation: Dr. Tom Tripp Multimedia Building (VMMC), room 6
4 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony and Reception

The Chancellor's Research Excellence Award, Library Research Excellence Award, and Best Undergraduate and Best Graduate Student Poster/Display Awards will be announced and recognized.

Firstenburg Student Commons
4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Oral Presentations - History Department Students
Multimedia Building (VMMC), room 219
7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m.

Keynote Address

Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, former Astronaut and President and CEO of The Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington

Dr. Dunbar will talk about the common ground connecting her experiences as a NASA MIssion Specialist astronaut aboard 5 space flights, her role in leading and directing the Museum of Flight, and her educational journey in Engineering and Science.

Administration Building (VADM), room 110
8:15 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Reception with Dr. Bonnie Dunbar

Administration Building (VADM), 129/130/Gallery

NowComment.com

Writing a paper together as a group is problematic in terms of pragmatics, so I've worked with Dan Doernberg at NowComment.com to create a group publishing forum through his handy site.

Using this will be part of your grade for the project, with posting at least five comments on your group's paper as a part of the assignment. That will allow me to see who is contributing what to the paper, and it also will be a fairness check for your group, to make sure everyone is contributing as equally as possible to this part of the process. I think this will be a helpful tool for everyone.

In short, this process will work similarly to the Wittgenstein beta test that many of you did earlier in the term. Only the text you will be working on will be your own. For this research showcase project, you will be asked to create a group paper discussing and explaining your work. Using NowComment.com, you will be able to upload the document to this site, and everyone in your group will get to comment on drafts of it line by line.

The first step is to create a user account.

Browse to: http://nowcomment.com/courses/show/21

Here are the basics from there (form letter provided by Dan):

"Dear Students,

The textual analysis tool we are using for this week's work is on the NowComment.com site. Here's the procedure you should follow to create an account:

a) If you don't already have an account, go to the NowComment site and click the "Sign Up" link, which will take you to a signup page where you should fill in these fields:

Login name (use your firstname+lastname as shown on the school's records)
Your email address (use your school address with the school's domain name; you'll have to reply to an email sent to that address to activate the account. Later you can edit your Profile to switch to a different email addresses if you want.)
First name
Last name
An account password (enter it twice as a safeguard against typos)
Optional-- upload a photo of yourself or an image that will appear with each comment you post

Once you're done (should take a minute or less) click the "Sign up" button; unless there's an error of some kind, you'll be taken back to the homepage where a message will say "Thanks for signing up! We're sending you an email with your activation code."

b) Check your email in a few minutes and, once it arrives, open it to click on the activation link (or copy-and-paste it into your browser's URL window).

c) Once you log in on that page with your login name and password (the ones you specified above) your account is active.

d) Go to and navigate to your School, Course, and Section (small classes may not have a section).

e) Click on the link for the section you're enrolled in, which will take you to a page with a link that says something like:

Our records don't show that you've registered for this course with NowComment.
Register

Click that "Register" link to request that your teacher and/or TA let you in (once they've checked your name against the class roster).

f) Once the teacher or TA accepts you into the class you should receive an email saying you're accepted, and you'll be able to access the document then.

g) Once accepted into the class, log in and start commenting on your document.

h) These comments can range from copy editing to structural and style issues, but they need to be stated clearly and completely in a formal academic style useful to your group in creating this document.

i) Each student in the group will earn a base amount of points for commenting; five meaningful comments at the minimum.

Sincerely,

Brett Oppegaard

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Basic NowComment help file

2-Pane View (Original Document in the left window, comments separately in the right)


How to View Existing Comments


Comments can be on the whole document, a paragraph, or a sentence.

Click icons or text to see Comment summary lines in the right-hand pane.

The number of comments will also appear in "thought bubbles" in the left hand window (inline with the document text).

How to Add a Comment or Start a New Conversation

Click on highlighted text or icon in left-hand window. In right-hand window click on Add Comment and fill in the Add Comments screen that appears.

How to Reply to a Comment

Click on highlighted text or icon in the left-hand window. In the right-hand window click on Full View to see expanded comments and then click on the reply button on the existing comment.

Alternately-- click on a right hand summary line and a reply button (and the full conversation) will appear.

How to see all the summary lines in a Conversation

Click on Expand/Collapse All. Clicking it again shows just the summary lines of the initial comment of each conversation.

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Comments in Context View (Shows both the original document and comments in one window)

How to add a Comment

Click once on highlighted sentence or paragraph and fill in the Add Comment screen that appears.

Alternately--- click on the Reply Button in an existing comment and fill in the comment screen that appears.

To Get a Printout of Comments for Discussion

Go to your web browser’s File menu and then choose Print.

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Comments Only View (Shows just comments)
View comments sorted by:
1) Commenter (person)
2) Date (first one submitted, then second, etc.)
3) Document Sequence (comments on paragraph #1 sentence #1, then para#1 sentence#2, then.... paragraph #1 in general... then para#2 Sentence 1....finally whole-document comments about the text/author/era in general.

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Dan Doernberg, Publisher
Fairness.com LLC
Email: ddoern@embarqmail.com
Phone: 434-975-0780

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The captains of each team (JJ, Ross, Bryce and Ryan) will need to upload the draft paper to the site by sending a copy via email to Dan Doernberg at Dan@fairness.com. Dan also would be the one to troubleshoot any problems with the site.

In terms of workflow, I would suggest that the draft of this paper is complete no later than Saturday, with back and forth commenting going on Sunday through Tuesday, adding all of the polish either by the end of the day Tuesday, or on Wednesday before class.

By the way, I've also put a NowComment.com help file in our Google group's stash of files (right-hand side of the Google group; just click on "files" link, then click on NowComment help file).

These are all great projects. I'm thankful for your hard work so far and looking forward to the final results. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance,

- Brett

Animation opportunity!

Martin Hash, a Clark County resident who created the internationally popular software Animation Master, is working on another pet film project and looking for help. Here's the story in Sunday's Columbian. Also should check out the company home page.

This would be a great opportunity for students interested in this kind of work to meet others in the field and get valuable experience.

Those interested can post a comment on the Animation: Master online forum here.

Research Showcase

Abstracts posted here

Visualizing a tweet

Eric Jackson shared these links with his group, and they were so interesting, I want everyone to see them:

SXSW Twitter visualizer

and

DIGG swarm

Way more on the remediation of "The Wizard of Oz" into "Wicked"

Providing context for my failure of a point tonight. Oy!





"Wicked," the musical, at Portland's Keller Auditorium through April 5

"Wicked," the novel by Gregory Maguire; Google books excerpt

Create a poster; win prizes

Another chance to display your skills at WSUV:

The Expressions of Diversity Poster Contest

The Diversity Council invites members of the WSU Vancouver community to enter the Expressions of Diversity Poster Contest. Your original poster design or concept should reflect the importance of diversity to our campus and the larger community we serve. The winning poster will be used to promote diversity on the WSU Vancouver campus, the Diversity Council's website and sponsored events, as well as throughout the Vancouver and SW Washington region.

Unleash your creativity and feel free to express yourself in any media, from pen and ink to watercolors to digital design.

The winning selection will receive a $200 gift certificate to the WSU Vancouver Bookstore.

The contest is open to all WSU Vancouver students, staff, and faculty.

All entries must be submitted by March 27, 2009.

Diversity poster contest