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MOOCs, automation, artificial intelligence seminar
I will be visiting my colleagues at the University of Edinburgh in mid-June to give a seminar on MOOCs, automation, artificial intelligence and pedagogical agents. This is a free event organized by the Moray House School of Education at the U of Edinburgh and supported by the Digital Cultures and Education research group and DigitalHSS. Please feel free to join us face-to-face or online (Date: 18 June 2014; Time: 1-3pm) by registering here.
This seminar will bring together some of my current and past research. A lot of my work in the past examined learners' experiences with conversational and (semi)intelligent agents. In that research, we discovered that the experience of interacting with intelligent technologies was engrossing (pdf). Yet, learners often verbally abused the pedagogical agents (pdf). We also discovered that appearance (pdf) may be a significant mediating factor in learning. Importanly, this research indicated that "learners both humanized the agents and expected them to abide by social norms, but also identified the agents as programmed tools, resisting and rejecting their lifelike behaviors."
A lot of my current work examines experiences with open online courses and online social networks, but what exactly does pedagogical agents and MOOCs have to do with each other? Ideas associated with Artificial Intelligence are present in both the emergence of xMOOCs (EdX, Udacity, and Coursera emanated from AI labs) and certain practices associated with them – e.g., see Balfour (2013) on automated essay scoring. Audrey Watters highlighted these issues in the past. While I haven't yet seen discussions on the integration of lifelike characters and pedagogical agents in MOOCs, the use of lifelike robots for education and the role of the faculty member in MOOCs are areas of debate and investigation in both the popular press and the scholarly literature. The quest to automate instruction has a long history, and lives within the sociocultural context of particular time periods. For example, the Second World War found US soldiers and cilvilians unprepared for the war effort, and audiovisual devices were extensively used to efficiently train individuals at a massive scale. Nowadays, similar efforts at achieving scale and efficiencies reflect problems, issues, and cultural beliefs of our time.
I'm working on my presentation, but if you have any questions or thoughts to share, I'd love to hear them!
The Beautiful, Messy, Inspiring, and Harrowing World of Online Learning
BCNET is a not-for-profit, shared information technology services organization focusing on British Columbia's higher education system. The organization aims to to explore and evaluate shared IT solutions and hosts an annual conference. I delivered one of the keynote talks for this year's conference, and shared examples and stories of online learning initiatives. I framed these examples in terms of research on online learning and the context of the historic realities of educational technology practice. These stories illustrate the multiple realities that exist in online education and highlight how emerging technologies and open practices have (a) broadened access to education, (b) reinforced privilege, and (c) re-imagined the ways that academics enact and share scholarship. I am including my slides below.
The Beautiful, Messy, Inspiring, and Harrowing World of Online Learning from George Veletsianos
SXSWedu 2014 events
I'll be at SXSWedu 2014, and I'm hoping that the event has matured a bit since last year's "learning outcomes come second" suggestion. Austin is probably the best US city to host this event as the city itself is undergoing massive change.
I'll be on two panels this year, and I'm really excited to participate in both. The first panel is one organized with my colleagues Tanya Joosten, Amy Collier, and Audrey Watters:
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George Veletsianos (Royal Roads University)
Amy Collier (Stanford University)
Audrey Watters (Hack Education)
Tanya Joosten (University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee)
The second panel is a meetup organized by Coursetalk:
Jason Palmer, Deputy Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Dr. George Veletsianos, Canada Research Chair/Associate Professor, Royal Roads University
Stephanie Banchero, National Education Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Jane Swift, CEO, Middlebury Interactive Languages
On Noam Chomsky and technology's neutrality
In a recent interview, Noam Chomsky commented on the relationship between technology and education and one of his thoughts was the following:
As far as technology itself and education is concerned, technology is basically neutral. It's like a hammer. The hammer doesn't care whether you use it to build a house or whether on torture, using it to crush somebody's skull, the hammer can do either.
Hammer – CC Photo by Birmingham Museum and Arts Gallery
I admire Noam Chomsky and his brilliance. I agree with this perspective, but this perspective does not paint the whole picture of what happens when we use technology in education. I'd like to unpack this just a little bit because there is a more accurate picture of technology use in education available to us. The broader picture I describe below helps us understand how technologies are used, why they succeed/fail, and how we can design better learning environments. From my observations of technology use in education, my research, my colleagues' research, and my reading of the field's research, here's what I understand:
- Technologies can be as neutral as described above. For example, Twitter can be used as a broadcasting medium, a conversational medium, or even a 1-1 support tool. YouTube can replace the VCR used in class. Or, it can bring together people from different locations to discuss topics of common interest. In this sense, technologies are neutral in that they can serve various needs and can be used in different ways.
- Technologies themselves are rarely neutral. How can that be, you ask, when the bullet point above stated the opposite? Technology is not created in a vacuum. When technology is created, it is built with the developers' worldviews, values, beliefs, and assumptions embedded into the technology and revealed through the activities supported and encouraged when individuals use the technology. For example, social networking sites (SNS) structure relationships in specific ways (e.g., followers, friends) and perceive privacy in different ways. Technologies hold particular views of the world, and in this way, they are not neutral. This is true for technologies that we repurpose for educational means (e.g., Twitter, YouTube, Ning, Elgg, Facebook, Flickr, and so on) as well as for technologies created specifically for educational purposes. For example, Learning Management Systems (LMS) espouse certain beliefs about the educational process and their default settings and suggestions may shape how they are used. Whn introduced in educational settings, said technologies tend to introduce tensions and conundrums (e.g., The way the LMS or SNS structured instructor-learner relationships vs. the way faculty envisioned instructor-learner relationships may be in conflict, leading to low uptake, rejection of the tool, etc).
- Technologies can be put to different uses, but not all uses are productive or effective. A hammer doesn't care whether you use it to "build a house… or crush somebody's skull," but it will do a poor job if you try to use it in lieu of a screwdriver. The problem arises when entrepreneurs, designers, instructors, etc treating the hammer as a tool that can help them address all needs. A recent example of this is Udacity treating its product as a solution in search of a problem.
The ways that technology is used on the ground are complex and negotiated. In preparing instructors to use technology in education and designers to envision ways that technology can support/enhance education, we need to expose them to skills and mindsets that allow them to use tools in creative and inspirational ways. We also need to help them understand the assumptions and beliefs that technologies espouse and remain cognizant of the pressures and tensions that these may introduce.
* References pertaining to technology being not-neutral:
Whitworth, A., & Benson, A. (2010). Learning, Design, and Emergence: Two case studies of Moodle in distance education. In G. Veletsianos (Ed.), Emerging Technologies in Distance Education (pp. 195-213). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Hall, R. (2011). Revealing the transformatory moment of learning technology: the place of critical social theory. Research in Learning Technology, 19(3), 273-284.
Lane, L. (2009). Insidious pedagogy: How course management systems impact teaching. First Monday, 14(10).
Crook, C. (2012). The " digital native " in context: tensions associated with importing Web 2.0 practices into the school setting. Oxford Review of Education, 38(1), 63-80.
HarvardX and MITx open course reports
HarvardX and MITx released a number of reports describing their open courses. The overarching paper describing these initiatives, entitled HarvardX and MITx: The first year of open online courses is really helpful in gaining a holistic understanding of HarvardX and MITx learned about their initiatives.
My (preliminary) thoughts:
- It's exciting to see more data
- It's exciting to see education researchers involved in the analysis of the data
- The researchers should be congratulated for making these reports available in an expeditious manner via SSRN
- We need more interpretive/qualitative research to understand participants' and practitioners' experiences on the ground
- I am wondering whether the community would benefit from access to the data that HarvardX and MITx have, as other individuals/groups could run additional analyses. Granted, I imagine this might require quite a lot of effort, not least in the development of procedures for data sharing.
The course reports appear below, and these are quite helpful in helping the community understand the particulars of each course:
- 3.091x Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics – Fall 2012 MITx Course Report
- 2.01x Elements of Structures – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 3.091x Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry – Spring 2013 MITx course report
- 6.00x Introduction to Computer Science and Programming – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 7.00x Introduction to Biology: The Secret of Life – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 8.02x Electricity and Magnetism – Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 14.73x: The Challenges of Global Poverty - Spring 2013 MITx Course Report
- 8.MReV: Mechanics ReView – Summer 2013 MITx Course Report
Udacity, MOOCs, hammers, and the problems of education
Last week's big news was that Udacity intends to switch its focus from higher education to corporate training. A number of colleagues have provided thoughtful responses to these news, including Michael Caulfield, Audrey Watters, Rolin Moe, George Siemens, and Bonnie Stewart.
Here's my take on this development: Maslow once said: "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail." It seems that Udacity has discovered a solution and after realizing that it's not a solution for the perils facing higher education, that solution is taken elsewhere. Reflecting on the xMOOC phenomenon it appears that this is a consistent approach. If MOOCs don't work for X, they must work for Y, and if they don't work for Y, they must work for Z.
I have drummed this tambourine in the past. This is educational technology history repeating itself. During the mid-90's the instructional media/design field was engaging in The Great Media debate. In short, on the one side of the debate were individuals who argued that media do not influence learning outcomes. On the other side of the debate were individuals who noted that media provide affordances for learning. In the midst of the debate Tennyson (1994) noted the following:
I refer to this transition from scientist to advocate as the big-wrench approach to complex problem solution: The advocate, with the big wrench in hand, sets out to solve, suddenly, a relatively restricted number of problems. That is, all of the formerly many diverse problems, now seem to be soluble with the new big wrench (or panacea).
If educational technology companies (and Centers for Teaching and Learning) are eager to improve education, rather than searching for problems to apply their solutions, they should focus on identifying problems and designing solutions to those problems. Higher education may lack a lot of things, but what it does not lack are problems in need of solutions. Talk to any faculty member and ask: What problem are you facing in your teaching? Observe classrooms and see what things appear commonplace but hinder practice. For example, one of the projects that I had the good fortune to work on emanated from the observation that instructors asked students to borrow video cameras, record assignments, and return tapes to the instructor to watch and return feedback. This process usually took 6 weeks. We automated a lot of this process by developing an online assessment environment through which students recorded their assignments on webcam, instructors were notified of the availability of the video, and were then quickly able to student feedback. By eliminating the need for video cameras and tapes, and introducing an environment that addressed needs and problems, we were able to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the process and drastically reduce the amount of time by which students received their feedback.
Tennyson, R. D. (1994). The big wrench vs. integrated approaches: The great media debate. Educational Technology Research & Development, 42(3), 15–28.
November 13 CIDER Presentation: What Do Academics and Educators Do on Social Media and Networks?
November 16, 2013 update: This presentation was recorded and archived.
Title: What Do Academics and Educators Do on Social Media and Networks, and What Do Their Experiences Tell Us About Identity and the Web?
Facilitator: George Veletsianos
Institution: Royal Roads University
Date and time: Nov 13, 2013 10:00am PST (click here to convert to local time)
Where: Adobe Connect: https://connect.athabascau.ca/cidersession
I am giving an open presentation to the Canadian Institute of Distance Education Research. Don't hesitate to join us if you have time and are interested on the topic! In this talk I will draw on empirical studies conducted by a number of researchers (including work by myself and Royce Kimmons) to examine academics' and educators' participation in networked spaces. These studies point to three significant findings: (a) increasingly open practices that question the traditions of academia, (b) personal-professional tensions in academic work, and (c) a framework of identity that contrasts sharply with our existing understanding of online identity.
COHERE 2013. Small is beautiful and MOOCs as symptoms
I am sitting at a coffee shop in Vancouver, BC reflecting on my time at COHERE 2013. This was my first Canadian conference since moving to Victoria, and it was a great opportunity to meet and spend time with colleagues (many of them Canadians) including Tony Bates, Rory McGreal, Martha-Cleveland Innes, David Porter, Diane Janes, Diane Salter, Jenni Hayman, Richard Pinet, Robert Clougherty, and Cindy Ives. It was also great to see Ron Owston, Frank Bulk, and Kathleen Matheos again – and my colleagues Vivian Forssman and BJ Eib were there too! The conference was relatively small and the sessions were 40 minutes long, allowing ample time and space for conversations, networking, and debates. I really appreciated the intimate atmosphere that we were afforded for spending time with each other. The organizers (Kathleen Matheos and Stacey Woods) did a fantastic job!
Cable Green from Creative Commons delivered the first keynote and David Porter from BC Campus delivered the second. I sat on a respondent panel for Cable's keynote and argued three points: (a) we need to build on and go beyond open educational resources, and think about open practices, (b) each of us needs to take action in supporting openness (e.g., by teaching sharing as a value and literacy), and (c) by recognizing that "open" is under threat of being subverted. It was fascinating to sit on a panel with four others and see how our responses to the keynote differed, but how they all coalesced around similar messages as well.
I also gave a presentation discussing early findings from my research into learners experiences in MOOCs, open courses, and other open learning environments, and you might be interested in Tony Bates' take on this research:
These findings are not fully refined and analyzed, yet. However, in thinking about these results, reading the literature and claims around MOOCs, and thinking about recent developments in educational technology, I am beginning to see MOOCs more and more as a symptom of chronic failures of the educational system to tackle significant issues. On the one hand, I and others have argued that MOOC creators have ignored research into how people learn and how people learn with technology. Tony Bates in particular (see the last link), is very clear when he says "Why is MIT ignoring 25 years of research into online learning and 100 years research into how students learn in its design of online courses?"
On the other hand however, the rise of MOOCs seems to be a symptom of a series of failures and pressures. I like the argument that George Siemens makes in relation to inadequate university approaches to educational needs, "Universities have failed to recognize the pent-up demand for learning as the economy has diversified and society has become more complex and interconnected. As a consequence, the internet has contributed by creating a shadow education system where learners learn on their own and through social networks. MOOCs reflect society's transition to a knowledge economy and reveal the inadequacy of existing university models to meet learner's needs." I'd like to take this argument further. As a field, we could do more to have greater impact on the design and development of educational technology solutions, including MOOCs. Steps to do that would include sharing our research more broadly and in different ways (e.g., publishing in open access venues and putting theory-to-practice), engaging in what Tom Reeves calls socially-responsible research that solves real problems, working across disciplines, reconsidering the ways that we understand, evaluate, and reward impact at our institutions, and so on. More on these issues, soon!


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Date: September 24, 2009
by: Stephanie Hannum | Black Tie Editor
"The King of Swing" was his nickname, and golf was his game. Sam Snead was known as one of the greatest golfers of all time — and his namesake restaurant is equally as good. Sometimes known for the early-bird crowd, Sam Snead's Oak Grill and Tavern should be known for its food, as well.
Although I prefer to sit in the bar area or at the outside tables for a more laid-back and comfortable atmosphere, it's also fun to discover the golf memorabilia around the dining room at Sam Snead's. This neighborhood staple is one of my favorite Sunday night dinner spots for comfort food and good company.
On this particular visit, my dining companion and I started off with the bacon-wrapped sea scallops ($12.95) served with homemade remoulade. The succulent scallops were cooked to perfection, and the homemade sauce made the plate a winner. And, although we normally never have reason to comment on the small detail of bread being brought to the table, I have to make note that Sam Snead's has one of the best loaves of bread — especially when it's straight out of the oven.
For the main course, I ordered the house specialty baby back ribs ($16.95 for a half-rack), which are slathered with a molasses-based barbecue sauce and served with coleslaw and French fries. These ribs are by far my favorite in town! The sauce is the perfect balance of sweet and tangy, and the rib meat is tender enough to be pulled off the bone with a fork. I substituted the basil redskin mashed potatoes for the fries, and the basil component really added to the side dish — comfort food at its best.
My dining companion tried one of the specials, baked black grouper with Italian breadcrumbs and a balsamic reduction ($23.95). Unfortunately, he was disappointed with the dry texture and lack of taste in a dish that sounded so appealing.
For dessert, there was no disappointment. After seeing the usual suspects of chocolate cake and Key lime pie on the menu, my companion and I ordered the most unusual: Xango ($7.95), crispy, fried pastry shells filled with warm cheesecake and rolled in cinnamon sugar. The crunch of the pastry and sweetness of the cinnamon sugar brought me back to the days when churros were the big treat in my school's cafeteria. You always felt special when Mom packed you extra money for those warm treats, and Sam Snead's Xango dessert is definitely a special indulgence. The warm cheesecake center oozed out after every bite of deliciousness, and the cinnamon sugar was the cherry on top.
Sam Snead's Oak Grill and Tavern is the perfect place to unwind, whether with a great meal or one of its recession-friendly happy-hour specials. It's always a great place to bring the family for lunch or dinner or to enjoy watching a game at the bar.
Golf skills not required.
Sam Snead's Oak Grill and Tavern
Address: 1830 S. Osprey Ave., Suite 100
Phone: 906-7771
Web site: www.samsneadssarasota.com
Summer hours: Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 4 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Manager: Ed Talman
Year opened: 2001
Meals served: Lunch and dinner
Payments: All major credit cards accepted
Good for: Casual dinner
Special features: Golf memorabilia
Vibe/atmosphere: Family gathering and neighborhood spot
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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Colorado State men's basketball head coach Larry Eustachy and guard Dwight Smith jointly announced Tuesday afternoon that Smith has been granted a release from his scholarship at CSU. Smith, a redshirt junior guard, will complete his bachelor's degree in communication studies this semester and can be immediately eligible to compete for one season at another institution.
"I just want to officially say that I'm thankful for every second I've had here at CSU, the school the environment, and all the people that I have met throughout the course of these four years," said Smith, a native of Omaha, Neb. "I'm tearing up thinking about how much this school means to me and the people that have affected my life.
"One thing I'm happy to say is that I'm a Ram forever, and I've influenced and invested into so much and so many individuals lives. I'm happy to have done so much for this place and those people I've also touched in my own way. Thank you from the president down to the janitors but it's finally time for me to do something for myself."
Smith, a fan favorite throughout his time on the court in the Green and Gold, was a part of teams that posted 81 wins during his four seasons at CSU. He made an immediate impact on the court for the Rams, playing in 50 games with eight starts during his first two years on the team. As a sophomore, Smith made the first start of his career in the Rams' game at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium.
After making the decision to stay at CSU during the transition from Tim Miles to Larry Eustachy's staff, Smith sat out the 2012-13 season as a redshirt year, and looked to play a major role for the Rams as a redshirt junior in 2013-14. However, an injury-plagued season, which included a broken thumb and a sprained ankle, allowed him to play in just six of the Rams' first 20 games of the campaign, and hindered his effectiveness following his return to the rotation late in the year.
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Flora grew up on a poultry farm in Union, where her mother, A. Carman Clark, lived until her death in 2005. Flora, who attended the University of Maine but graduated from Tufts (1971) and Northeastern Univ. (Law, 1976), lives on Bailey Island, Maine, with her husband, lawyer Kenneth Cohen. They have two sons, Max and Jake. Flora has written 15 mysteries, including her Thea Kozak series. Flora has taught mystery writing at the Cambridge Center for Adult Ed. and at the Cape Cod Writer's Conference. She frequently speaks on panels and to library organisations. In fact, her brother John Clark is a Maine librarian.
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- Death in a Funhouse Mirror (1995)
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BOSTON—Some ran to honor the dead and wounded. Others did it to prove something about their sport, the city or their country. And some were out to prove something to themselves.
With the names of the victims scrawled on their bodies or their race bibs, more than 32,000 people crossed the starting line Monday at the Boston Marathon in a powerful show of defiance a year after the deadly bombing.
"We're marathon runners. We know how to endure," said Dennis Murray, a 62-year-old health care administrator from Atlanta who finished just before the explosions last year and came back to run again. "When they try to take our freedom and our democracy, we come back stronger."
The two pressure-cooker bombs that went off near the end of the 26.2-mile course last year killed three people and wounded more than 260 in a hellish spectacle of torn limbs, smoke and broken glass.
The runners this time hit the streets under extraordinary security that included a battery of surveillance cameras, more than 90 bomb-sniffing dogs and officers posted on roofs.
By late afternoon, as runners continued to drag themselves across the finish line more than six hours into the race, state emergency officials reported no security threats, other than some unattended bags.
In what some saw as altogether fitting, Meb Keflezighi, a 38-year-old U.S. citizen who came to this country from Eritrea as a boy, became the first American in 31 years to win the men's race.
As he was presented with the trophy and laurel wreath, "The Star-Spangled Banner" echoed over Boylston Street, where the explosions rang out a year ago.
"I came as a refugee, and the United States gave me hope," said Keflezighi, who wrote the names of the three dead on his bib along with that of the MIT police officer who was killed during the manhunt that paralyzed Boston.
Later in the day Monday, at 2:49 p.m., the time the bombs went off, a moment of silence was observed at the finish line. It was followed by some of the loudest cheers of the day as people whooped, clapped and rang cowbells.
"Boston Strong"—the unofficial slogan adopted after the terrorist attack—was everywhere as the second-largest field of runners in the 118-year history of the race took part. Many of them were runners who had to abandon the race last year because of the attack.
More than a dozen Fredericksburg-area runners participated in Monday's event, many of them returning after last year's bombing to show support for the victims.
Jay Harrison, 53, of Fredericksburg said participating in the race one year out from the bombing was "amazingly emotional, overwhelming to be there."
Harrison, who is an archaeologist and works for the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian, finished last year's Boston Marathon an hour and 15 minutes before the bombs went off and was in the runners' changing tent, about a half-mile away from the finish line, tying his shoes when the first blast went off.
He originally thought the blasts were Dumpsters being dropped by a truck. "But then there was another one and it didn't sound right," he said in an interview last year. "Then the sirens started."
Monday's race "was what we needed, as a nation, as a community to move through the tragedy," he said following the event.
One image that stood out for Harrison was a woman who was injured in last year's bombing and raced Monday with a prosthetic leg. He said he tapped her on the shoulder and gave her a thumbs-up.
Harrison finished the race in just over 3 hours, 28 minutes and was struck by the number of high-fives coming from fellow runners and the crowd.
"We can't bring back the lost, or the limbs, or take back those people's suffering," he said. "But we can be there and help as friends and runners, and say we're here for you."
Among those in the crowd supporting local runners was Greg Greven, general manager of Virginia Runner in Fredericksburg.
Greven is from Boston and took his family there for a vacation during his children's spring break.
He said he and his family attended the race regularly when he was growing up, always locating around mile six.
While that spot is usually not crowded and easy to find standing room, he said the crowd there was three people deep this year.
"It was unlike anything I've ever seen," he said. "People were going out of their way to high-five runners. There was a lot of positive energy."
His 9-year-old son Jack and niece had a contest to see who could high-five more runners.
He also brought his 6-year-old daughter Lily and another niece to watch the race.
"The older kids understood what happened last year," he said. "It was a great thing for them to see these people."
While Gov. Deval Patrick said there had been no specific threats against the race or the city, police along the route examined backpacks, and runners had to use clear plastic bags for their belongings. More than 100 cameras were installed along the course in Boston, officials said.
Runner Scott Weisberg, 44, from Birmingham, Ala., said he had trouble sleeping the night before.
"With everything that happened last year, I can't stop worrying about it happening again. I know the chances are slim to none, but I can't help having a nervous pit in my stomach," Weisberg said.
Race organizers expanded the field from its recent cap of 27,000 to make room for more than 5,000 runners who were still on the course last year at the time of the explosions, for friends and relatives of the victims, and for those who were "profoundly impacted" by the attack.
Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the women's race in a course-record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds, defending the title she won last year.
Keflizighi won the men's title in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds.
On Twitter, President Barack Obama congratulated Keflizighi and Shalane Flanagan, the top American finisher among the women, "for making America proud!"
"All of today's runners showed the world the meaning of #BostonStrong," Obama wrote.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 20, is awaiting trial in the attack and could get the death penalty. Prosecutors said he and his older brother—ethnic Chechens who came to the U.S. from Russia more than a decade ago—carried out the attack in retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim lands.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, died in a shootout with police days after the bombings.
Staff writer Lindley Estes contributed to this story.
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Dear alumni, parents and friends,
Time and time again I run across alumni and current students who say it is the people that make Spring Hill College special. In this issue of The Spring Hill College Magazine you will find many of the reasons why this statement rings so true. It features the Spring Hill stories of some of our most dedicated employees, including Cynthia Dunklin, Tony Mixon, Laury Rowland, Leola Sanders and Juanita Sasser. Each of their reflections reminds me of the people and hard work it takes to keep this campus humming, day in and day out.
"All of you together are Christ's body, and each one of you is a separate and necessary part of it." – I Corinthians 12:27 (NLT)
Spring Hill College employees bring various gifts and talents to their roles as faculty and staff members, all contributing to the greater good of this institution. Some are on the forefront of college action, while others work behind the scenes. Yet, like the body of Christ, each member of this community is vitally important and significant.
Established by Clark and Eleanor Akers of Nashville, the scholarship was awarded annually to four incoming freshmen from 1977 to 1980. The scholarship, named using the couple's mothers' maiden names, covered complete tuition, room and board. Spring Hill College continued to award the scholarship until 1991.
It's not often Spring Hill College receives a substantial gift from someone with no connection to the college, other than a one-time campus visit and a drive down the Avenue of the Oaks. Yet, that's precisely what led Ernst M. Cohn to name Spring Hill College as the beneficiary of his trust, now valued at $1.68 million.
The fund establishes the Ernst M. and Doris B. Cohn Endowed Scholarship for the Sciences. The scholarship is to be based on financial need and will be awarded annually to students majoring in math or science-related fields.
In the spring of 2013, Spring Hill hired its first full-time rugby head coach to lead not only the men's squad, but to inaugurate a women's program as well. Just adding women's rugby was a radical idea in itself, but more surprising to some observers was the selection as head coach: Mollie McCarthy.
By Laura Reese
A family legacy and love of the ocean led Thomas Kinsey '13 to Spring Hill College. "Both my mother and father, as well as my father's parents, went to Spring Hill, so the college seemed like a good fit right away," said Kinsey. "I received scholarships from other schools, but the campus and location near the Gulf hooked me. Spring Hill is on the coast, near the beach, and close to my family in Fairhope (Ala.)."
Stephanie Myers put on her dancing shoes at age 4, and she's been dancing ever since.
Trained in ballet, pointe, tap and jazz, Myers was on the dance team in high school and re-founded the cheerleading team at Spring Hill her freshman year. "Dancing professionally was the next logical step for me to pursue my passion," she says.
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It's not often that a chance encounter leads to the opportunity of a lifetime, but that's exactly what happened with Spring Hill senior Luke Hayes when he attended the 2013 Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, Ala.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," a historic document in which Spring Hill was cited for its leadership in the struggle for civil rights. As you peruse this edition of the Spring Hill College Magazine, you will learn more from Dr. Tom Ward, professor and chair of our history department, on the significance of Spring Hill's being mentioned in Dr. King's letter.
Compiled by Bridget Oswald '14
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Spring Hill College alumni Paul Cussen, class of 1989; Marshal Darryl McPherson, class of 1997; and Gina Pambianchi, class of 2011, were honored on April 13 as a part of the college's Homecoming on the Hill celebration.
The Friends of the Spring Hill College Library have acquired the last will and testament of Michael Portier (1795-1859), SHC's founder and Mobile's first Roman Catholic bishop.
Spring Hill College is experiencing record numbers of prospects, applicants and accepted students. As a result, we need your help to connect with these students and share with them how Spring Hill helped make you who you are today. The new Spring Hill Alumni Recruitment Program (SHARP) is a great way to get involved, regardless of your class year or where you live.
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Dr. Ann Adams fell in love with the Spring Hill College campus several years before joining the faculty.
"The first time I saw Spring Hill College, I had no idea that my husband and I would ever move to South Alabama or that I would leave the K-12 segment of education," Adams explained. "But as we drove through the beautiful campus, my husband said, 'Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could teach here someday?'"
"It was a different world at Spring Hill in 1952. No students of color. No women," said Barrett, now 85 years old. "When I look out today, I realize that this gathering would have violated the laws and customs back then. Those laws and customs were evil and wrong. ...
The inaugural season of men's and women's outdoor track and field was a huge success this spring as Spring Hill competed in five meets, beginning with the Mississippi College Twilight Invitational in Clinton, Miss., on April 5, 2013. At the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) Championships on April 26-27 in Rome, Ga., the men finished in 3rd place with 138 total points, while the women finished 6th with 16 points.
The softball team made Spring Hill history by competing in their first-ever national title game on May 30. The Lady Badgers built a 4-2 record and fell just short of the NAIA National Championship with an 8-3 loss to top-seeded Concordia University (Calif.) in the championship game in Columbus, Ga.
More than 250 ducks have made their home on Spring Hill's campus, in the ceramics studio of the Fine and Performing Arts Center. As their first assignment, students in Pieter Favier's beginning ceramics classes are given lumps of clay and asked to fashion ducks that are reflections of themselves.
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The clumsily-named Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been unleashed on audiences. It might not be the unparalleled success we were hoping for, and it was certainly more by-numbers than we usually expect from Joss Whedon, but it's certainly worth sticking with.
The first episode was stuffed full of allusions to mysteries that are obviously going to drive the rest of the series. Let's recount them here, and speculate wildly as to the solutions.
5. Coulson lives
As far as Agent Coulson tells Ward, he was simply 'down' for a few seconds after Loki stabbed him, before being revived by doctors. But a brief exchange between Maria Hill and doctor Shepherd Book indicates that this is not the case. S.H.I.E.L.D. are lying to Coulson about how exactly he's back from the dead. Clone/robot seems the obvious solution.
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A short reference is made to Agent Ward's family history, in a none-too-flattering way. It seems that S.H.I.E.L.D. operative Ward is the black sheep of his family, which suggests that his family aren't particularly heroic. Given his arrogance and his reluctance to play nicely with a team, supervillainy may be in his blood.
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Excitement is in the air once again as Cedar Key prepares to transform into an open air gallery of art on April 18th and 19th when the Chamber of Commerce presents the 45th annual Old Florida Celebration of the Arts. Artists will line Historic Second Street from 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. These fine artists and fine craftsmen will show off their paintings, jewelry, pottery, sculptures, photography, and much more! Over $10,000 will be awarded to artists and their ribbons will be on display Sunday.
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With the unanimous passage of new Anti-Fraud policy 7.23 last week, Bob Clemons, Director of Finance for the School Board of Levy County, has been given the additional duty of Fraud Investigator, authorized to confiscate both district and personal employee property.
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Coffee now available on 2nd Street
Java lovers can now enjoy a cup of fresh ground coffee at the Barefoot Artist Gallery located on historic 2nd Street.
"Customers can get coffee-to-go or sit at tables and enjoy the art," said Carmen Day, artist, owner, and operator of the gallery. Those who prefer to sip outdoors will find themselves well accommodated in the garden area. "When the weather's good (it) should be nice to sit out there," Day said.
Anyone wishing to campaign for the City of Cedar Key Commission or the Cedar Key Water and Sewer District Board must complete the necessary paperwork next week during the qualifying period Monday, March 16 at 9 a.m. until Friday, March 20 at 12 p.m.
Each candidate is required to submit a form designating a treasurer, open a campaign bank account, sign a loyalty oath, provide a statement of financial intent, and read chapter 106 of the Florida statutes. Qualified individuals will be given two handbooks, one for the candidate, one for the appointed treasurer.
The Cedar Key Commission is reconsidering its decision last month regarding the Chamber of Commerce's request to use the city-owned Creswell House.
The structure, located on 2nd Street next to the Cedar Key Library, is in dire need of repair, according to Commissioner Scott Dennison. "It needs a comprehensive inspection by a licensed professional," he said. Dennison's preliminary assessment reports water damage, paint decay, mold, mildew, plumbing issues, termite damage, and broken stairs.
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As part of the city-wide conservation movement, a recycling group in Cedar Key will be placing three recycling trailers in the lot across from the Market. The trailers will be painted dark green and local artists will be given the opportunity to paint the sides for a unique Cedar Key impression, said city public works director Josh Wilson.
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Hi everyone!
We are going on a Texas trip and were looking for some suggestions along the way... I tried the "texas" board but didn't get much of a response yet.
We're going to Victoria for lunch, then driving to Goose Island State Park, so we're looking for good spots along that route. We are then heading to Mustang Island State Park, so we're looking for places on the way/ near there. And finally, we'll be visiting Corpus because I need my picture taken with Selena's statue.
Any help would be appreciated, especially for things we'd be likely not to know about. Which is actually everything, come to think about it. :)
One small caveat is that I am a vegetarian and my boyfriend eats (and loves) fish. I know that's a big one, but we like eating off the menus of non-vegetarian restaurants as long as they have a couple things .
Thanks everyone!
While you are in Port Aransas [north end of Mustang Island] try Cafe Phoenix on Beach Street. It is fresh, and several vegetarian selections are ususally available. The fish dishes when I've been there have been enjoyed by everyone, and they are accomodating for specal diets including gluten free diets.
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La Playa in Port Aransas is wonderful mexican food. We used to have a place in Rockport and whenever we'd drive to Port-A we'd go to the beach, then to La Playa, and then a candy store I'm sorry to say I can't remember the name of. La Playa has really good food and you should definitely get their guacamole. They make it right in front of you and it is the best guacamole I've ever had, which is saying a whole lot as I am a huge guacamole fan.
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The name of the candy shop is Winton's. They have excellent homemade fudge and specialty candies. It's easy to miss however. The door faces a parking lot and not the street. They have a small turquoise sign with a candy jar spilling over on it.
Fun trip. If you take 183 out of Austin, you can pass through Port A on your way to Corpus. You will also g through Lockhart, Luling, Gonzales, Cuero, Goliad, Refugio and Aransas Pass.
In Corpus I like the Tango Tea Rooom (http://www.tangofandango.com/) for vegetarian. Both the huge cucumber and mango spring rolls I had and the curry were great.
In Port A, as mentioned above, I've heard good things about cafe Phoenix, and La Playa is wonderful. They are also across the street from each other. La Playa has fantastic strawberry margaritas and amazing flan. I didn't know flan could be that rich, it makes other flans taste like flan flavored jello. Shells in Port A also makes a good fish sandwich (maybe lunch only). I haven't had it, so I don't know what type of fish (ahi?), but everyone I know who's eaten orders it again and again.
Bayside (tiny town between Refugio and Aransas Pass has a good sandwich shop called Crofuts which sells gigantic and equally delicious ranger cookies. And speaking of desserts, in Refugio L&L BBQ has a buttermilk pie (I think that's what it's called), that's amazing. I think the owner said it's a family recipe that's won pie contests.
The Warf in Port A serves up great fried fish. They use a cracker crust just like my daddy. Good stuff. Craw Daddy's in Corpus serves up a good crawfish boil as well.
If you drive through Rockport at dinner time, check out Latitude 2802 for dinner. We've enjoyed their food for years. Your boyfriend could try their "Fish Gilroy." If you drive through Rockport in the morning, get some donuts at Donut Palace. (Don't laugh, they're my favorite!)
Thanks everyone! I will be revisiting this next time I go to Corpus for sure! There will be a next time... :)
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I went to Corpus last week and Snoopy's was our last meal. Oh so good! The fried oysters were divine! I wish I had ordered a plate of just those. Be ready for a long wait and it's cash only, but it's worth it.
In Port A we ate at Trout Street Bar & Grill. I had a shrimp pasta and the shrimp was so flavorful and wonderful. The place was a bit expensive, but I thought it was good.
If you are looking for a true foodie destination, I suggest you go to Cheyrl's By the Bay in Rockport-Fulton. This place is the best. They have steak, seafood and vegitarian offerings. They offer a good wine list as well. The Shrimp Coconut Curry w/ East Indian Condiments will impress no doubt. It worked for me. I would go here over any of the other suggestions for seafood and vegitarian fare.
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I go to Aransas Pass all the time and love the food stops along the way. Of course, you have the 4 bbq joints in 'Lockhart, Krautz (don't know how to spell it), Blacks, Smitty's and Chisolm Trail. Few people mention Chisolm Trail, but the owner there grew up cooking at Blacks. Most of the locals eat there. I like it and Smitty's best. There's a really good fried chicken joint in Lockhart too... Can't remember the name. In Luling, you have City Market which is very good. In Gonzales, you have the Gonzales Food Market, which has become my favorite bbq joint. Great sausage, brisket and I really like the bbq sauce. You can even buy the sausage raw and take it home and grill it....
In Cuero, about 1/2 way through town on the right going south is an Exxon station that serves food. I like the catfish and the fried chicken...
Someone mentioned Crofut's in Bayside and it is great. We had a breakfast sandwich, egg, cheese and meat on a home made bun. Sandwich with 1 egg is $2.80 with 2 eggs is $2.95. Cinimmon rolls to die for and the homemade bread.
In Sinton, we visited Rudy's which won the national contest for brisket on Regis and Kelly show. The brisket was very good. The sauce was a little sweet but still very good. He use's presek's sausage and I really don't care for that.
In Aransas Pass, don't miss Pepito's for mexican food. Really good queso and salsa.
For breakfast, try Grandma's Kitchen for that home style cooking, with homemade bread. Or try the old standby, The Bakery downtown by the HEB. There's also a little place called theM&J Home Town Grill in the old Pizza Hut, which has home style cooking. I know that they use the Sheila Partin sourdough buns for their hamburgers. Can't be beat.
On Port A, I like Castaways for fried shrimp and oysters.
The Island Cafe there has great breakfasts and San Juan Mexican Food there is great. Some of the best salsa around...


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Monday's Revolution played out like a murder mystery, ending on one heck of a (potentially deadly) cliff-hanger. Who betrayed their friends? Who might be dead? Get the answers to the five biggest burning questions. [Warning: The following contains major spoilers from Monday's Revolution]
Billy Burke, Daniella Alonso
Monday's Revolution was all about revenge and rescue (and okay, a little bit of romance). So who shared a sexy kiss? Who saved the day? And who died? Check out our six burning questions to find out. [Warning: Major spoilers ahead]
JD Pardo, Tracy Spiridakos
Monday's Revolution was all about the idealist young'uns versus the war-weathered vets: but which side prevailed? Plus, what new horror is in store for Grace? Read on for the six biggest burning questions from Monday's Revolution. [Warning: Major spoilers ahead]
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It seems as though everyone's out to get Monroe (David Lyons) nowadays. And since no one's truly safe on Revolution, we're starting to worry that our favorite tyrant's time is winding down. But if someone were to do him in — or at least give it a fighting shot — who should it be? We break down the likely suspects.
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Zak Orth, Elizabeth Mitchell
On Monday's Revolution, two of our heroes—and a few of our villains — will come face-to-face with ghosts from their former lives. While Aaron (Zak Orth) has been absent from the action recently, he finally gets some much-deserved attention when he runs into Priscilla (Maureen Sebastian)— the wife he abandoned in the woods fifteen years ago.
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Billy Burke
The past came back to bite our heroes right in the bum on Revolution. In "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia," we saw old friends, old enemies and a few that are a mix of both. Read on for the eight biggest burning questions from the latest episode. [Warning: Major spoilers ahead. Watch out!]
Revolution continued to add questions on top of questions this week, but I'm not complaining. "Ghosts" set up a lot of interesting changes to the NBC drama that will dramatically shift the series' tone away from the simple Miles vs. Monroe dichotomy. Read on for the nine biggest burning questions from Monday's episode....
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Tracy Spiridakos
Viva la Revolution!
NBC's hit genre series finally returned last week and quickly proved that no one is safe. Danny (Graham Rogers) paid the ultimate price, dying a hero after shooting down one of Monroe's (David Lyons) choppers. So how will Danny's death change the series? And what's next for the rebels? The cast of Revolution dished what's in store at Saturday's WonderCon panel, moderated by this reporter, who was able to get scoop on the finale, a steamy kiss, a kidnapping, torture and much, much more. Check it out:
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