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I’m taking a class this semester through Coursera.org (http://coursera.org), one of the growing number of university partnerships to offer massively online, open, free college-level courses to anyone, anywhere. The course I’m taking is Gamification – applying game elements to non-game situations. In my case, I’m interested in finding new ways to make computer science more […]

I’m developing a theory that states there are four traditional pathways or “tickets” into the middle class: 1) Get a stable, 40-year job with a growing organization, 2) Be a successful entrepreneur or investor, 3) Have a valuable special talent, and/or 4) Get a relevant university degree. A colleague and friend of mine, Dr. Markus […]

This article is a reprint of a class on money management I led at Dahlonega Baptist Church in the Koinonia Sunday School class back in 2002. I recently gave a Toastmasters speech on these 10 points after a friend gave me a photocopy of the old handout I provided in that class, and I thought […]

Closing speech for the 2012 University System of Georgia L3:Summit Student leaders, university system colleagues, thank you for the opportunity to share this closing speech to what has been an incredible week of leadership training here at the L3:Summit. You’ve heard advice from leaders like Chancellor Huckaby, you’ve participated in training and team-building exercises provided […]

Today, I was joined at the podium by Senator Steve Gooch, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, NTIA Program Manager Scott Woods, NGN CEO Bruce Abraham, and others to celebrate the lighting of the 100 Gigabit North Georgia Network fiber project in Lumpkin County. All but two sections of the 260-mile Terabit-capacity communications network through 12 north […]

In a break from my usual technology-focused blogging, I’m sharing a few childhood memories conjured up this past weekend while coloring Easter eggs with my sons Alex, 3, and Max, 2. I am, however, posting this under Social Media, because it’s also my first Pinterest post. (See the “pin” for this article at Pinterest.com) Handmade […]

Information Technology and Auxiliary Services are working constantly to improve students’ Internet experience on campus. On Thursday, March 1 at 11:30 pm, the Internet bandwidth to the residential and wireless network grew quietly and without interruption by 66% from 150 Megabits to 250 Megabits per second, or a quarter of a Gigabit per second in […]

It was an honor to speak at this morning’s Presidents’ Breakfast at North Georgia College & State University, with student leadership from almost 50 campus organizations, faculty sponsors, and Student Services staff. I shared a presentation I developed to honor President Emeritus Dr. David Potter upon his retirement last year. At the time, I was […]

We had a great turnout at our Great Decisions lecture series on Cybersecurity in 2012, vialis 40mg and as promised, below are some of the tips from our presentation. You can also view the entire presentation in PDF handout format. I welcome comments and tips, and thank you for taking an interest in improving cybersecurity […]

We’re finally 100% wireless in 40 buildings across the 120 acres of main campus! Resident students will return in January to find fast wireless Internet in every room in all seven current residence halls. The Division of Information Technology networking team worked with Auxiliary Services at the end of the semester to complete the campus […]