Gordon Mitchell on Ethics and Evidence – Repost from edebate 5-18-09

The following is a repost of an edebate post from Gordon Mitchell, Director of UPitt’s William Pitt Debating Union.  It is one of the most comprehensive and useful posts on ethics and evidence I have seen to date.  I believe this will be a big issue in the coming years in debate and getting ahead [...]

Back from Birth and PDF to Word Computer

So, I was due to have a baby on April 12, but she decided to arrive about seven weeks early!  Mackenzie Claire was born on February 19 at 32 weeks and 4 days…I was in the hospital for about a week and she was in for three, but we are both at home and doing [...]

Series: Web 2.0 for Forensics – Part I

I’ve been trying to incorporate a little more of the web 2.0 programs in my academic life, and this has led me to consider the way these same programs can be used for forensics.  So, I am going to start brainstorming ideas for using different tech to make our forensics lives easier and turn them [...]

Flight Tracking Resource

Sorry for the slow start in the new year.  Lots of stuff going on and that whole vacation thing is happening.  But, I’m going back to class and back to a (hopefully) more regular posting schedule next week.
I came across a blog entry on Ian’s Messy Desk about this google resource for tracking flights.  It could [...]

Tech Tool for Flowing?

I came across this high tech pen over at think:lab and immediately thought of uses for it in debate.  Imagine being able to tap your flow and not only rehear what the speaker had said, but even play it back at a lower speed.  As a judge, I see this coming in mighty handy on those high [...]