kwright on November 30th, 2010

If you need to take a picture of what is on you computer screen you have 2 options on the Mac.
1. Full screen shot. this will take a picture of EVERYTHING that you see on your desktop. It will place the picture on the desktop of your computer.
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kwright on November 29th, 2010

Here are 2 SAMPLE tutorials to look at - You do not have to use these but they give you an idea of what we are doing
1. Changing the photo to Black and White with One item left in color.
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2. Doing a color replacement
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sleduc on November 29th, 2010

Dr. Tae — Building A New Culture Of Teaching And Learning from Dr. Tae on Vimeo.

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sleduc on November 25th, 2010

I conducted anonymous surveys of my teaching and curriculum at Wuhan University of Technology. I was very happy with the results, knowing there is always room for improvement. I conducted surveys after most classes. These were simple surveys to help me better understand how the class was progressing.
I remember last time I taught in [...]

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sleduc on November 25th, 2010

This was my last day teaching in Wuhan. Tomorrow I take care of paperwork with the University and head to the airport after tidying up my stuff. The students were wonderful! Some even came by my hotel room offering gifts and well wishes. It was so thoughtful and kind. They are [...]

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sleduc on November 24th, 2010

Cutting a person out of an image can be really difficult, especially their hair.  Using Photoshop masks can help tremendously!

 
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sleduc on November 24th, 2010

Driving in China

 
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sleduc on November 23rd, 2010

This poster is on the wall in the stairwell at Wuhan University of Technology. Funny and interesting in the context of climbing stairs. If you are not headed uphill you are probably headed downhill. Ever heard that one? Life is a struggle. Always has been and always will be. Some [...]

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sleduc on November 22nd, 2010

Recruitment is big at Wuhan University of Technology. Students are heavily recruited by large international companies like Hewlett Packard. Not far from the building I teach in is a recruitment hall. This place is hoppin’. Everyday there is a new company or organization presenting their material. There were numerous American companies [...]

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sleduc on November 20th, 2010

Ruby and Rails are part of web programming system that is very powerful. Check out this new way to learn to be a web programmer. Well, that is if you’re not dead! Ha, ha, ha . . .
Learning Rails for the first time should be fun, and Rails for Zombies allows you to [...]

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