Where Blogging, Research, Design, and Philosophy Meet
I have a past that I once considered dark. I was embarrassed to admit to any new friends I made that I had once been a hardcore gamer. For about 3 years during my undergraduate years (a decade ago), mostly summers and over holiday breaks when I wasn’t working, I spent … Continue Reading →
Inspired by people and enabled by technology. I believe we’re looking at a revolution in academic information sharing. A good research topic might be to trace the history of the Blog and describe its evolution as a platform for discourse. I had my first blog in 2002, when I was a … Continue Reading →
The following is the transcript from my speech at Mississippi State University‘s Three Minute Thesis competition. I’m sharing for two reasons: 1) it was a fun activity that I would like to do again for a chance at redemption (that’s a story for another day…) and 2) I wanted to share my … Continue Reading →
Sunday, April 23, 2017 ░ Hi ~60°F / Lo 44°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 10:26 AM (23 Minutes) The radar image below shows how the weather’s been all day. We have experienced different levels of intensity of rain all day long. I managed to complete a few … Continue Reading →
There is no doubt that new technologies and increasing participation in open-source data sharing will continue to redefine Higher Education, how we serve our communities, and the expectations of faculty and student work. I was reading articles across the websites of The Chronicle of Higher Education, The EvoLLLution, NPR and The … Continue Reading →
Saturday, April 22, 2017 ░ Hi 65°F / Lo 46°F Backyard Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 12:33 PM (3 Minutes) It has been a busy morning here at the Harrell house. I had an opportunity between rain showers to take my daughter out on the back patio to join me … Continue Reading →
Saturday, April 8, 2017 ☼ Hi 62.6°F / Lo 34.0°F Coal Mining Loop Trail @ Heritage Park | Blacksburg, VA | 2:00 PM (90 Minutes) This birding trip was the same as the previous week on April 2. We walked the same trail as last time, I thought it would be … Continue Reading →
Saturday, April 1, 2017 ☼ Hi 56.7°F / Lo 45.3°F Warm-Up Birding @ Home | Christiansburg, VA | 8:55 AM (5 Minutes) This is my backyard. It’s about 25′ wide, and about that deep to the bottom of the hill. This picture was taken after I finished my 5-minute birding … Continue Reading →
This entry discusses the public outreach and user experience aspects of citizen science through ebird.org. First, I want to talk about my experience using the mobile all. To sum it up: the user interface on the eBird app is pretty cool. I like how specific I can be with my location, … Continue Reading →
Ten years ago I was an undergraduate student at Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS. I remember walking on campus that spring day and hearing about the… gosh, I don’t even know what to call it. Back then, I think it was referred to as the Virginia Tech Massacre; but … Continue Reading →