Well, we had out first blogging session in HCOM 310 to set up blogs for the class. I think it went well--it is hard to work with so many students setting up accounts. I don't know how computer teachers do that! All in all, I am really looking forward to working with this group.
This blog will be my companion to HCOM 310 so the students and I are blogging on the same space. My other blog, which I have not used much recently, will be for scholarship. Check it out if you like!So, my first post... what free speech issues should I share first. Well the California Faculty Association (or CFA) held an information picket today on the CSUMB campus. I participated in the event--hoping to educate the campus about the issues facing CSU faculty. Free speech in action! We circled the quad with pickets in hand. Its been a while since I participated in such an action. The issues are many facing the CSU; I am especially concerned about the increasing cost of a CSU education for students. Will be just freeze out those students who can't afford college? I hope not! The labor issues faced by staff and faculty seem closely related to me, so I can't really separate one from the other.
I do hope we won't have to strike--who can really afford that--but I think we are at one of those moments in public education in California, one which will determine a lot of what that education will look like for the next generation. So, readers, pay attention. There's my two cents for the day.
Looking forward to blogging with all the HCOM 310ers!
