Technology Design & Management
I approach managing complex technology projects from the perspective of a software architect: I gather information, listen to people, make plans, and communicate ideas. I provide technical solutions to real world business and human needs, with a focus on user centered design.
I'm the Director of Online Technology at Dominican University of California. Generally, I’m intrigued by tech, new media art and design, how people learn, and how good leadership works.
Online Teaching - Getting Started
An introduction to the art of using online tools to augment your teaching. Written with the beginner in mind.
Technical Cheatsheets
My notes about technical systems.
Open Source LMS Migration
Moving to Moodle.
Open Source CMS Implementation
Plone 4 for the university website.
Online Pedagogy Initiative
Promoting excellence in online teaching.
Expanding Available Services
Google Apps, Sharepoint and more.
Grid Based and The Grid System
A Pattern Language
Connexions and MIT OCW Scholar
Centre Pompidou and Archetypes.net
NOLS
Buckminster Fuller
Mitsugi Saotome
OpenEAI and PESC
The university recently switched from a commercial LMS to the open source Moodle LMS. Key benefits include: lower cost, more portability of content, happier faculty, and better ability to customize the system.
We have been using the open source CMS Plone successfully for a few years. We are now about to move to Plone 4 and make some major improvements: faster page loads, jquery support, and an improved templating system.
Achieving excellence in online teaching means more than just understanding how to use Learning Management Software.
I've also been spending a lot of time on operational systems: Google Apps, Sharepoint, Reporting Services, payment systems, and custom code projects are dramatically expanding the number of available online services at the university.