The Great Books Honors College
Grading and Evaluation in a Graduate or Doctoral Program
Posted by Information Technology in Academics on May 7, 2013
On May 4, 2013, several faculty and students of Faulkner University’s Great Books Honors College participated in a colloquium about grading and evaluation in a graduate or doctoral program. The College is grateful to those who participated in this event, an excerpted recording of which is below:
For more information about the College’s MLitt and PhD programs is available on the website, and further information about the upcoming colloquium on determinism is available on Google+.
Recording of Interview with Award-winning Author Andrew Klavan
Posted by David Stark in Literature on April 26, 2013
On April 25, 2013, Dr. Robert Woods of Faulkner University’s Great Books Honors College interviewed acclaimed novelist Andrew Klavan in a Google+ hangout on about his young adult fiction and cultural interpretation. The College is sincerely grateful to Klavan for his participation in the interview, the recording of which is below:
For more information about Klavan, please see http://www.andrewklavan.com/ or his young-adult fiction available via Thomas Nelson.
Interview with Andrew Klavan
Posted by David Stark in Literature, Miscellaneous, Philosophy on April 9, 2013
Dr. Robert Woods will interview acclaimed novelist Andrew Klavan in a Google+ hangout on April 25th at 8:00 pm (CT) about his young adult fiction and how Andrew interprets culture. In addition, during the interview, questions will be taken from the Google+ audience. For more information about the interview, please see this event notice.
On the Web (January 26, 2013)
Posted by David Stark in Academics, Humanities, Information Technology, Literature on January 26, 2013
On the Web:
- Phil Gons digests Tony Reinke’s suggestions for reading more.
- Logos Bible Software has added the 12-volume Clarendon edition of Aristotle’s works (1908–1952) to their community pricing offerings.
Cross-posted from In the Text.
Google Drive and Office 97–2003
Posted by David Stark in Information Technology on January 18, 2013
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Google Drive’s Docs, Sheets, and Slides apps are scheduled to cease supporting exports to Microsoft’s older Office 97–2003 formats at the end of the month. According to the Google Apps blog,
In September, we added the ability to export Google documents to the newer Microsoft Office formats that rely on open standards (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). . . . As we announced in October, after January 31, 2013, users will not be able to export files to the older Office 97-2003 formats [e.g., .doc, .xls, .ppt]. For users who still use Office 97-2003, we recommend installing the free compatibility plugin from Microsoft, which will allow them to open the modern Office file types.
Cross-posted from In the Text.
Dr. Hildegard von Bingen
Posted by David Stark in Humanities, Religion on January 15, 2013
Hildegard von Bingen
Courtesy of Michael Barber, I have realized (somewhat belatedly) that Hildegard von Bingen has now been added to the list of “doctors of the church.” Like many, I have been very unfamiliar with Hildegard, but some of her hymnody is exceptional (e.g., Last.com, Pandora).
Cross-posted from New Testament Interpretation.
Edit Spreadsheets on Google Drive for Mobile
Posted by David Stark in Information Technology on November 28, 2012
The Google Drive mobile apps for Android and iOS now allows users to create and view spreadsheets:
Photo credit: Google Drive Blog
Previous versions had allowed creating and editing of documents but only viewing of spreadsheets created elsewhere. For more information and links to download the appropriate apps, see here.
Cross-posted from New Testament Interpretation.
Attaching Drive Items in Gmail
Posted by David Stark in Information Technology on November 28, 2012
For Gmail and at least certain Google Apps Mail users who have opted into the “new compose” experience, Google is now rolling out the ability to attach Google Drive items to email messages:
Photo credit: Gmail Blog
Because these items are stored in and shared via Drive, email attachment size limitations don’t apply, and any updates to the attached item(s) will automatically be available to the message’s recipients. For more information about this update, please see here.
Cross-posted from New Testament Interpretation.
Aristotle’s Works in Greek and English
Posted by David Stark in Academics, History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Religion on November 9, 2012
Aristotle (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Aristotle’s works are available online at Archive.org in Greek and English:
Bekker’s Prussian Academy of Sciences edition of the complete works of Aristotle at Archive.org: volume 1, volume 2, volume 3, volume 4, volume 5
Oxford Translation of The Works of Aristotle at Archive.org (contents by volume): vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3, vol. 4, vol. 5, vol. 6, vol. 7, vol. 8, vol. 9, vol. 10, vol. 11, vol. 12 (Wikipedia)
Adapted from New Testament Interpretation.
In-Browser Office Suites
Posted by David Stark in Information Technology on November 6, 2012
Similar to rollApp, which debuted earlier this year, InstallFree is offering a no-cost web-based version of LibreOffice that can be run inside a browser and that integrate with various online storage platforms like Box, Dropbox, and Google Drive. For free, users can also use InstallFree’s Microsoft Office application to view Microsoft Office file formats with full fidelity. Native editing privileges for Microsoft Office formats are available in InstallFree, after the initial 60-day trial, starting at $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year for academic users. For more information about InstallFree, please see the videos below or visit the website.
Cross-posted from New Testament Interpretation.
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