I have been a faithful Machead since I bought my first Apple product, an iPod shuffle, during Thanksgiving of 2009. I must admit that Apple got me at first touch. The sleek designs, the incredibly minimalistic interface, and genius branding - all have sucked me into the infinite loop of Apple fanaticism. Soon after getting … Continue reading The Lost Charm: Why the Latest Apple iPhone Keynote is Rhetorically Deficient
Think. Do. Make a Difference: How to Make the Most of Your College Experience
Welcome, new students, and welcome back, Huskies. May the new school year find you revitalized and ready to move on with renewed spirit. If you haven’t been on campus much this summer, you should find some quite exhilarating additions around this place: the new Integrated Science and Engineering Facility (ISELF), the elegant Herb Brooks National … Continue reading Think. Do. Make a Difference: How to Make the Most of Your College Experience
Ten Apps to Leverage Your College Experience
Goodbye traditional college, hello College 2.0! Welcome to a whole new learning experience where mobile devices are prevalent, and where hundreds of thousands of apps are now available to help you ace – or, okay, at least pass – every exam college life throws your way. From taking notes in classes to uploading large volume journals … Continue reading Ten Apps to Leverage Your College Experience
Movie Review: Monsters University
For many of us who are fortunate enough to afford higher education, going to college is akin to flipping the page and embarking upon a new chapter in our lives. Monsters University reminds me of the time when I first arrived at the new college campus (at a foreign country) and the excitement that rushed … Continue reading Movie Review: Monsters University
#Hashtags in the Writing Classroom
Hashtags are used to group messages and label topics. Today, hashtags are widely used in the social networks as a markup for groups of interests that belong together and a language for expression that is used outside the traditional sentence structure. Steve Boyd in a blogpost describes hashtags as "twitter groupings" that can be "wonderful … Continue reading #Hashtags in the Writing Classroom
Jason Tham, Ph.D. 