http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com Living and learning in multiple dimensions Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:29:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're still subscribed or periodically checking out this site, you've probably noticed that I've been absent. It's the age-old tale. First, I stopped being abl to think of things to write. Then, I had an identity crisis, and in the middle of the identity crisis, a lot of things happened. But ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/10/17/this-place-is-under-construction/ Since I'm talking about tagging this week, it's as good a time as any to talk about building playlists through tagging, and mood playlists and birthday playlists...even if I'm still not working on my mood playlists! One of the things that's always frustrated me is that if I add a song ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/10/01/tags-and-playlists/ I have a lot on my plate these days. I'm editing one of my novels. I just finished the Beginner level of the online drawing program I've been working through for the past couple of months. I've finally decided to put myself through an intensive study of knowledge management and ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/09/28/tags-and-categories-as-content-containers/ I'm now taking (It's probably more fair to call what I'm doing "auditing", as I'm trying to squeeze in what I can of the required readings and activities around my already bursting schedule.) a connectivism course led by George Siemens and Stephen Downes that's really looking more to explore in ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/09/15/reminiscing-about-my-constructivist-background/ My computer's power supply was fried by a freak power surge a few months ago. I got it back not too long ago, and have been shifting everything from the computer I was borrowing back to the external drive so I can access it with my own computer. This morning, I ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/09/01/finding-whats-important/ After talking with some of my coworkers last week, I realized that my workplace has been in transition for nearly thirteen months. We're on our third center director since last August. We have a new owner, acquired in February. Over the past two months, our other directors have been changed ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/08/25/whats-your-lifestyle/ This week's installment in the Dead Bunny's Guide to Algebra series just went live. This time, he's sharing the two rules that govern multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xKG0E-QwhI] The main problem with this particular skill is that students catch on to the rules for quickly, and then try to ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/07/25/dead-bunnys-guide-to-multiplying-and-dividing-integers/ Admittedly, I've lived by that axiom most of my adult life. I'm so good at it, in fact, that people actually think I always know what I'm doing and that I'm perfect. It's fun to watch someone realize I'm just as human as they are. This doesn't mean I act like ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/07/18/fake-it-till-you-make-it/ There's something to be said for being yourself. It requires far less energy than trying to be someone else, and these days, everyone is looking to conserve a little energy, right? It's also far more satisfying to do what you truly love rather than what someone else loves. And third, being ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/07/16/just-be-yourself/ During my freshman year of college, I took one of the very few economics class available for core credit. If you ask me about the class, I'd tell you it was held in this gorgeous low building at the western end of campus, that I spent many of my afternoons ... http://rebeccathomasdesigns.com/2008/07/14/stand-out-byconforming/