The Book Project - 1977 - 2007

I’m very excited about my new book project. It is a monumental undertaking, however it’s something I’ve been thinking about doing for many years. I started writing seriously (almost daily) in journals in 1975 and have close to 80 filled notebooks and journals 30+ years later.

Cold and miserable at jungle training somewhere in the swamps of Florida, 1977

Shadow Portrait of Robin holding Adam 1983

Journal Entry April, 1985

Essentially I’ve been scanning (digitizing) what I consider my “favorite” images taken over the past 30 years. Pictures that reflect and reinforce my “personal vision” as a photographer and have the most meaning to me, in addition to helping me tell the story of my journey as a father, husband, artist, writer and teacher. I’m concentrating on the black & white negatives first and this book will be strictly black & white even if I have to convert some color to grayscale. I’ve scanned over 200 negatives (35mm & 2/1/4) so far and have another 150 + to go.

Adam at Short Beach, Long Island 1986

Journal Entry, July 1985

The other part of this project is scanning excerpts from my personal journals written over the past 30 years and then juxtaposing my photographs with appropriate journal entries written approximately the same time the photograph was taken and hopefully reveal my state of mind when the photograph was taken.

My Brother Dennis and Amberlei sleeping, Atlantic Beach House 1994

Journal Entry, July 1985

There is no doubt that I have focused my camera on family, friends and my environment over the years - that has become extremely evident to me as I edit through the boxes of negatives I’ve saved over the years.

Adam with Camera, Beaufort NC 1989

Luckily, I’ve kept all my photographs and negatives stored properly and organized so its just a matter of editing the work down and scanning the negatives that best communicate my heart and soul as a photographer and my 30+ year journey as a writer/photographer.

Andei at Adams Creek, 1998

Amberlei at Atlantic Beach Circle, 1994

This project is a labor of love and will most likely take me a year or so to compile, design and publish. I spend so much time teaching both in the classroom and online, I must have a creative project to work on order to keep the artist within me alive, well and sane.

Mirror Portrait (Adam and I) 1986

Self Portrait in Reflection of Motorcycle Engine 1988

Click here for a cross section of some of the photographs I am including in this book.

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Think-In 2007 - Teaching with Technology

CCC Instructional Design Specialist Pre-Ah Hill and I attended Think-In 2007: A Teaching with Technology Showcase at ECU. For over 4 hours we shared our professional development innovations and strategies in addition to our Blackboard Boot Camp initiative with online teachers and distance learning professionals from around the state.

This is my second year participating in the Think-In and I must admit I continue to be amazed at all the innovative distance learning / teaching technology and creative methodology being applied at colleges across the state. The Think-In is an opportunity to share the “best” of what is going on in education. Project Coordinator Ginny Sconiers did an excellent job assembling a diverse mix of faculty who gave presentations via “laptop” poster sessions and course demonstrations.”

You can check out the Think-In Web Cast by Clicking HereJust scroll down the page and click the Web Cast Icon. To learn more about this unique and exciting event check out the ECU Academic Outreach web site.

Click Here for Think-In Podcast

Symposium on T3 - Denver, Colorado

CCC Title III Project Director Don Staub and I gave a a 90 minute presentation at the Symposium on Title III and Title V in Denver, Colorado. We essentially shared our first year journey and experiences with Title III and discussed how being awarded this grant has impacted outcome assessment, distance learning and advising at Carteret Community College.

Don Staub addressed the establishment of an infrastructure for the grant and how his T3 team implemented activities to successfully achieve its stated objectives for improving institutional assessment, distance learning and advising.  We also discussed the importance of changing the culture at the college in order to get everyone on board and behind the various T3 initiatives. There was a great deal of interest from workshop participants about distance learning, especially our Blackboard Boot Camps and various professional development initiatives so we directed them to this blog and our DL training blog for more information.

It was great to hear positive comments and feedback about the presentation. Click here for Audio Podcast of the presentation.

Our Blackboard Boot Camp training modules can be found at our DL Advisory Blog