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25 mars 2018

Learning Designers as Digital Nomads

By Joshua Kim. A quick Google search on digital nomads brought up tons of articles.  There is a great February 2018 piece in the NYTimes Magazine called,  When You’re a ‘Digital Nomad,’ the World Is Your Office.  A recent Outside Magazine piece is called Is the 'Digital Nomad' Life as Good as It Sounds. More...

25 mars 2018

Reflecting on the Original Big Idea for MOOCs

By Joshua Kim. Six years ago, inspired by a big idea to democratize higher education, the University of Michigan (U-M) became a founding partner of Coursera. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) were born. While the issuance of MOOC death certificates by skeptics is only rivaled in frequency by those filed by South Park writers for Kenny, MOOCs consistently find ways to survive and indeed thrive in nurturing environments. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 19

By Oronte. Back on the frontage road for I-10, Maseratis wrapped like Faberge eggs were being offloaded from a clamshell transporter at the dealership. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 18

By Oronte. Unmarked offshoots from Camp Bullis Road head into the hills north of the trailer park. We took one that twisted up through dry vegetation and reminded me of Napa. (In fact, Hill Country, the “Texas Napa,” begins just a few miles away.) I made turns at random, intent only on gaining elevation, and was surprised when we were suddenly running along another Dominion wall. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 17

By Oronte. In a small stoneyard, at the entrance to the other trailer park abutting The Dominion, men were shaping wallstone for the exteriors of expensive homes, and cutting and polishing granite countertops for luxury kitchens. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 16

By Oronte. On our last full day we had an appointment with Rudy and Dave, who flip houses for their real estate company. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 15

By Oronte. The rest of that afternoon we drove through copycat subdivisions around The Dominion. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 14

By Oronte. Listen, I’d want to keep us out too. Three thugs loosely associated with a regional state uni in southwest Louisiana, one of them calling himself a perfesser, and some guy from NYC with a bag full of expensive cameras? Forget about it. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 13

By Oronte. Heading north on I-10 we passed an empty lot the size of God, marking the scale of change. The lot is between the Forest Park Medical Center, which sold in bankruptcy in 2016 after a massive felony-fraud scandal, and the Landmark One Office Building. A hotel and conference center are planned for the site. More...

25 mars 2018

Chasing the Lit Mag Photo Essay, 12

By Oronte. The four of us walked down a little one-way road through a neighborhood under the three highways. The houses were mostly big Victorians falling apart with neglect. More...

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