tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312509982012-01-21T05:44:43.324-08:00An open source discussion blog for graduate students in the M.A. in Media Studies program at The New School to share musings, insights and experiences for the benefit of new and existing graduate students.Graduate Student-Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05919870348277508911noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31250998.post-29521354311235971892009-10-05T11:10:00.000-07:002012-01-10T22:29:45.985-08:00

Dear Potential/New Grad Student,Since I graduated from the M.A. in Media Studies program in May 2007, I will not be posting on this blog as regularly as I did while I was a grad student (i.e., on a daily basis). I will continue to share as I find useful information regarding the new Social Media that I feel would be of interest and useful to potential or new grad students entering the M.A. in

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I recently received a letter of inquiry from a potential new graduate student currently residing in India:I am from India and am looking for Study options in media in NY.Wanted to understand a little more about the course at New School.Could you tell me the background of students pursuing the course at New School? -- in terms of work experience and educational background.I have worked with with

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To All New and Current Online M.A. in Media Studies Graduate Students:Welcome to Spring 2007. Check out the new Blackboard! To log on, please go to my.newschool.edu to a page that looks like the following:Once you enter, you'll see the new Blackboard:Click on the "Student" link to get to the student page: To check your courses, click on the "My Courses" icon at the top right to get to your

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Dear Readers,I am be going offline for awhile in the blogging world...I started a fantastic new job and the rate since I started in September has been 100 mph -- working long days and many many hours. I need to concentrate on my job for a little while but will get back to blogging in January 2007. Looking forward!Sincerely,Graduate Student-Insider

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The "Carpe Diem" spirit encourages living life to its fullest, to seize each day as though it were your last, to cherish dearly each day you live. It's about taking risks to live a full and rewarding life. It's the spirit that Maverick's keep close to their hearts -- and one that I keep close to mine. It's my mantra. I hope you make it yours, too.Live each day to its fullest! Carpe Diem!

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There's nothing worse than plagiarism, or stealing someone else's content without the consent or knowledge of the original author. Apparently, bitacle.org is doing just this . I have been through undergraduate and graduate training, and of all the caveats we receive as college students, this is the one stressed the most by both Universities I attended...punishable by expulsion from the

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I haven't had the flu in over 8 years. Yes, it's true. Over8 years. No sore throat, no coughing, sneezing, running nose nor achy body in that long period of time. I rarely ever get sick and when I do, it's usually just a mild cold and I only feel tired for usually just a day with mild sniffles. And I snap right out of it.The Big GunsBut there's a nasty strain of virus circulating very

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I thought it interesting that someone found my blog by typing in "Grad students are lazy" on Google and connected to my post entitled, "The Last Few Lazy Hazy Days of Summer." Uhhhh...I think we're too busy to be lazy. I just want to set the record straight that on the contrary, graduate students are NOT lazy. At least I know I can say for myself that I am NOT lazy as a graduate student

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Has everyone noticed that gas prices are decreasing? This is the second week that the price per gallon for gas is below $3/gallon and still decreasing. While I am an optimist overall and about most things in life, I am not optimistic about these lowered gas prices. I think the lowered gas prices are temporary at best and they'll start climbing again. I have this theory that they get lowered

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Following is my favorite quote from Goethe. Although he lived many years ago, what he said about commitment, providence, and ultimately, action, still holds true for anyone today. I like to refer to it now and again. It keeps me motivated and inspires me. I hope it inspires you, too.Evoking the SoulUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.

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"Do the right thing and help others whenever you can" has been my mantra all my life. It's helped me live life with a purpose. I was also told by a dear friend that what you give is returned three-fold. I think there's a lot of truth to that. It's also been called Karma, I believe. I've helped a lot of people in my life, and been kind in return to those who have not been so kind. And I've

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Today is September 11th, my birthday, and the first day on my new job. I thought it a great birthday present this year. It's been a great birthday, as all the other years. It's a special day for me and one I hold dear. It is also a day of remembrance for all Americans. A day to remember loved ones. That one year that places a strong mark in our history. It's not the month nor day that is

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Before entering your online classes on Thursday, attend orientation with Brett. You'll see his thread on the new Blackboard system, which was up and running with all final maintenance completed at NOON today! Yay!Have fun! See you in cyberclass on Thursday.

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It's that time of the year again -- Labor Day is upon us -- a day of rest and a time for picnics, barbecues, public art events such as arts and wine festivals, and the like. And though it is traditionally given as a day of rest, it also makes for a good long weekend to move as was apparent driving around over the weekend. There were many moving trucks on Highway 101.This was especially obvious

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Today I thought I'd share a poem by one of my favorite poets, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1816. From Wikipedia: Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream, A Fragment, although shorter, is also widely known and loved. It has strange, dreamy imagery and can be read on many levels. Both Kubla Khan and Christabel have additional "romantic" aura because they were never finished. Stopford Brooke

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Self PityI never saw a wild thingsorry for itself.A small bird will drop frozen dead from a boughwithout ever having felt sorry for itself.I am Like a RoseI am myself at last; now I achieveMy very self, I, with the wonder mellow,Full of fine warmth, I issue forth in clearAnd single me, perfected from my fellow.Here I am all myself. No rose-bush heavingIts limpid sap to culmination has

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An increasing number of wireless Internet entrepreneurs have started a revolution by networking wireless access and resources together to provide FREE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS.DFWFreeNet.org is at the forefront of this revolution, providing an open access wireless community network in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. It uses the Meraki mini as its access device:If you live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth

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To All New and Current M.A. in Media Studies Graduate Students:Welcome to Fall 2006. Check out the new Blackboard! To log on, please go to my.newschool.edu to a page that looks like the following:Once you enter, you'll see the new Blackboard:Click on the "Student" link to get to the student page: To check your courses, click on the "My Courses" icon at the top right to get to your courses page:

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Open Registration on ALVIN starts TODAY. If you want to add a course or drop one you're currently registered for, today is the first day you can do so.Continuing StudentsYou'll need your Alternate PIN, a six digit number your advisor gave you upon approving your courses in April, and the CRN number of the course you wish to add. You can obtain the course CRN number on page two of the Media

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As an undergraduate, I majored in English not just so I could articulate my thoughts in a well written essay, but also to study the human condition and the manner in which we communicate and interact with each other both personally and socially. The desire to care about other human beings and how we are intertwined in society has never left me. I extended this desire beyond my undergraduate

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I used the following screenshot...and the following......in order to create the final digitally manipulated image in my Digital Design class during the Fall 2004 semester with Professor Philip Kain. See previous day's post, below, to view the final image.Digital Design is a required core class in the M.A. in Media Studies program at The New School. It was one of my favorite courses in the

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Digital DesignOne of the most fun projects I completed in Digital Design in Fall 2004, my first semester in the M.A. in Media Studies program, involved learning advanced digital manipulation techniques in photoshop which included layers and masking, along with the study of design concepts both in print and visually on the digital media.Who's the pirate in this "Pirates of the Carribean" shot?

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You may be wondering just what do M.A. in Media Studies students study? Well, we study many things related to media. We look at media, the emergence of various mediums and the ways we communicate with them such as with the evolution of Web 2.0, and we study how all these changes affect us both behaviorally and socially. More on what we study will be coming in future posts. We also study

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Tony Laing, MPASenior Graduate Student Services CoordinatorDepartment of Media Studies and FilmThe New SchoolOur very own Tony Laing, Senior Graduate Student Services Coordinator, is moving to Boston and accepted a position at Massachusetts College of Art as the new Diversity and Programs Exchange Advisor. His last day at The New School will be on Friday, August 25th.In my lifetime, I have met

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While in an online class, the medium is such that everything you say is a written record. This has the great advantage that you'll never miss what was said in "class" and you have a permanent record from which you can refer to at any time. It also is very apparent to your professors how much or how little you participate, so it isn't easy to just sit in class and read what others have written

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To the left is a screenshot of the tag clouds I created. If you take a look on the far right column of this blog, you'll see the tag clouds in their original size. They were created thanks to ZoomClouds. The way tag clouds work is the bigger the word in size, the more I've used it in my posts throughout this entire blog. It's a great search tool! I highly recommend creating tag clouds for

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On a lighter note, today I want to share this hilarious segment poking fun on the nature of the Wiki and Wikipedia. Check it out:On Wikis and WikipediaWhile taking the graduate course "The New New Media: Weblogs, Wikis, RSS, and Emerging Social Media" with Professor Robert Berkman over the summer, when the week came to learn about the nature of Wikis, we were given an assignment that was a real

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As I headed home yesterday afternoon from a beautiful drive north of San Francisco and a very important meeting, I approached the ever so beautiful Golden Gate Bridge, an Engineering feat and beloved gem of San Francisco. At the toll booth, I stopped and rolled my window down about 5 inches, which is as far as I can roll that window since it broke a couple of months ago. I pulled up to the toll

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Well here we are, already a couple of days past mid-August! The summer has certainly flown by. As we near the end of the week on these last few hazy days of summer, I just want remind students to start getting ready for the upcoming fall semester.Soon the hustle and bustle from new and returning graduate students returning for Fall 2007 semester will be upon us. My friend and colleague,

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Today I thought I'd share some thoughts from a colleague in the M.A. in Media Studies program, "A." I am leaving her name anonymous to protect her privacy. She is the author of two blogs, MotherPie, and FoundAroundNYC. Last year, "A" moved from Georgia to NYC. Because of her busy travel schedule, she continues to take online courses in the M.A. in Media Studies Program at The New School while

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Last weekend, I went to San Luis Obispo to take care of some personal matters and to spend time with family. I haven't been to the Central Coast since January, which was also the last time I had my hair cut! Definitely it was a much welcomed trip not just to get my hair cut and visit family but also to unwind, relax, and, more than anything, to destress from the fast pace of San Francisco and

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With so many online Universities advertising on the Web for various online degrees, I thought it worthwhile to mention what the online M.A. in Media Studies at the New School is NOT. First, The New School is not a for-profit online University. It is not like the University of Phoenix, for example. It is an established University with its campus in the heart of the famous Greenwhich Village in

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Since we are in our final days of our fantastic Web 2.0 summer course, The New New Media: Weblogs, Wikis, RSS, and Emerging Social Media, taught by our very own Professor, Robert Berkman, I just HAD to share this hilarious Daily Show segment that our T.A., Derek, shared in our class blog. It was so funny I about fell off my chair watching it! A great way to end the summer! Thanks, Derek!

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To the outside world, our University Portal looks like the following:Once a graduate student enters, it's a whole different world:This is my classroom inside the comfort of my San Francisco flat, where I spend many hours in class, connected to our University Portal in NYC, well into the wee hours of the early morning:And following is a sampling of our class threads for the summer course I'm

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I thought I'd post this question from my colleague, Liz, because it's an important one and I didn't want it lost in a comment section.We are wrapping up our 8th week and starting our 9th and last week in our summer graduate class, The New New Media: Weblogs, Wikis & Emerging Social Media, when Liz approached me in our class blog and asked the following question:QuestionI'm not sure if you've

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Good morning! I thought I'd share some insights into a day in my life as a graduate student in the M.A. in Media Studies. I am taking a great course from Professor Robert Berkman: The New New Media: Weblogs, Wikis & Emerging Social Media. I am so busy every day! I post in our official class portal, check our class blog, check my own project blog which is the blog you're reading this post on

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The New School: After a summer rain, August 2005Several classmates, who I've kept in touch with since first starting the graduate program in 2004, have moved to NYC to complete their last year on campus. They have very mixed feelings about their experiences from going to an online-only status to being an on campus student. I'll go in-depth on the experiences of these students in another

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What is it like to develop a rapport with a fellow graduate student in the M.A. in Media Studies program through the online medium? The classes and class discussions are the same classes taught on campus at The New School for many years. The cyber class discussions are held in a very similar manner as traditional classes except there is more depth to the online discussions. Students have more

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Arnold Hall Building From Across The StreetOne of the first things I did when I entered the program was I decided to be proactive and start networking with other students immediately. While in NYC at the graduate orientation, I met with other new students and exchanged email addresses. I've emailed these students to stay connected and it helps to form a sense of community. I also introduced

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The New School: Arnold Hall BuildingWell hello and welcome to the Graduate Student - Insider blog. I created this blog to share my insights and experiences as a graduate student in the M.A. in Media Studies at The New School in New York City and to hopefully provide enlightenment to new and future students. Also I hope that any existing students who are in the program would share their

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