On Tuesday, the day after I presented the WordPress plugin workshop, I also had the pleasure of reprising the presentation that Shelley & I made together at HighEdWeb Pitt. This time, I presented the session by myself (as she did at HighEdWeb Northeast). The presentation is titled “Use the Tool, Don’t Be the Tool: Pro-Active […]
WordPress in Higher Ed
May 29, 2014 by Leave a Comment
This morning, I had the honor of presenting the keynote speech to kick-off the “WordPress in Higher Ed” virtual conference. The slides from my talk are available online (though, they may change as I add more information for future presentations). If you attended the talk, and are interested in going into more detail about the […]
2014 World Tour
May 23, 2014 by Leave a Comment
While it’s not quite going to be the whirlwind it was for me last year, I’ll still be popping up in quite a few different places attempting to drop some knowledge on attendees at various conferences again this year. There are some really cool topics being covered at all of these conferences, and each one is definitely worth […]
April Conference Updates
April 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you were looking to present at any of the conferences I’ve mentioned in the past few months, I hope you already submitted your proposals. Here’s a recap of what’s going on with the conferences coming up in 2014. WordCamps As always, you can check the WordCamp Central schedule to see which WordCamps are scheduled, […]
February Conference Updates
February 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
A few months ago, I wrote a post discussing some conferences to keep an eye on this year. Now, I’m back with a bit of news. The proposal process for HighEdWeb New England closed, so, hopefully you were able to get a proposal in before the deadline if you were interested in presenting there. Registration […]
2014 Conferences To Watch
November 8, 2013 by 1 Comment
The 2013 conference year is almost over (as is the 2013 calendar year, obviously). For me, my conference activity for the year concluded with edUI 2013, which was, yet again, an amazing experience. At this time, I’d like to take a look forward to next year to point out some of the great conferences that […]
HighEdWeb 2013 Wrap-Up
October 30, 2013 by 3 Comments
Ok, so I know I probably should have posted this about 2 weeks ago, but things have been pretty hectic around here. HighEdWeb 2013 happened earlier this month in Buffalo, NY, and, as always, it was an amazing experience. We got to be involved in an AMA (ask me anything) with Steve Wozniak, and we […]
Some Recommended WordPress Plugins
June 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Last year, Eric Juden, Jesse Lavery and I hosted an open discussion at HighEdWeb on using WordPress as a content management system. As part of that presentation, the three of us prepared a Google spreadsheet listing some of our favorite plugins. Keep in mind that this spreadsheet is currently almost a year old, but much […]