I am very pleased to announce that the first post and podcast of Sacred Techs are now up! (The podcast is even available via iTunes.) This site is a collaboration between myself and Dr. Robert Cargill. We describe the site as, “posts and podcasts relevant to the study of things ancient […]
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I am biased, but I do believe we have a great environment here at Penn State. If you are working in the areas related to the modern State of Israel please consider applying! Jewish Studies Post-Doctoral Fellow The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow in its Jewish […]
UPDATE: Note the change in time and room number for this first session. Engaging the “Wired-In Generation”: Knowledge and Learning in the Digital Age 11/19/2011 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Room: 3002 – Convention Center Theme: Hosted by the Student Advisory Board Teresa Calpino, Loyola University of Chicago, Presiding Mark Goodacre, Duke […]
TEDxPSU (@TEDxPSU)IT’S HERE! @TEDxPSU has officially begun!! Follow our twitter throughout the day as we cover the event #TEDxPSU You can watch it live on http://www.tedxpsu.com/
Again, many of those reading this will have already received the email, but if you are attending this year’s AAR/SBL shindig you will now have an app to help you through the Days of Awe(some). Big plus: The iOS app is for either iPad or iPhone. (I have not tested […]
Most of my readers have already seen this announcement, but it is worth sharing widely. I have purchased several of these myself. They are available in almost all eBook formats: iBookstore, Kindle, Google, Nook, and Kobo. To celebrate the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature’s annual conference in HarperOne’s hometown […]
REPOST from January. Tomorrow, November 7, 2011, I will be giving a presentation on using the iPad for content creation. Seems fitting to share this again. For my colleagues in biblical and rabbinic literature please bear with me in this post or simply skip towards the end. I found that […]
Last night I had the pleasure of meeting with a group of Penn Staters from HP, one of whom has become a friend over the last few years. His son has just entered Kindergarten and he is already reading. This is becoming more and more common, that children should be […]
This is cross posted from my PLA blog. This post is intended to spur on discussion. The blog posts that our students are required by assignment must be longer and contain their own argument and perspective. The new law, reported by the Telegraph, is apparently being introduced because thousands of Muslims […]