…and then there were three!!
byHi All! Thanks for all the warm greetings!!! I thought I’d better follow suit and get the formalities out of the way. I’m not stunningly attractive like Will so there’s no bio pic from me I’m afraid. The fact that Frank hasn’t posted one either perhaps speaks for itself…only j/king Frank :o)
Well if you don’t know me already I’m Robert and I should maybe get something clear from the outset. I’m officially the oldest member so that also officially means I bring the most sophistication and maturity to the team. Ok? :o)
So what about me? Well as Tracy has already revealed I’m currently studying Mediaeval History and Archaeology at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. I seem to be addicted to academia as this is my second degree having already attained a BSc. in Multimedia Development. I’ve been a TabletPCer since early 2005 after adopting an Acer TravelMate C300 as a quirky way in which to operate more paperlessly. I’ve never looked back and like all of us ‘ink junkies’ I could never envisage a day when I’m not gliding the stylus :o)
So what do I think I bring to the team? Well sadly neither the sophistication or maturity I suggested earlier but I’d like to think in the 2 years I’ve been using TabletPCs that I’ve built up enough experience of TabletPC interaction to be able to comfortably help and advise others. Being in higher education for so long I’ve also gathered a wealth of learning strategies and innovative study techniques (many of which I’ve adapted specifically for TabletPC use) which I’m excited to share with everyone. As I really don’t want this to turn into a ‘look at me, I’m great’ post I will only say that the other ‘benefits’ I have to offer will, I hope, become apparent as time progresses.
I just wanted to end my inaugural post by stating that I don’t consider my new position at STPC.com to be solely a one-way operation. You may, or may not, benefit from my knowledge and experience but I will certainly benefit from yours. I know I’m going to learn a lot, grow a lot and build some long lasting friendships with some very special people - not least of all my fellow staff buddies. I feel privileged to have been offered this position and my only hope is that I, along with my other new colleagues, can help to maintain the high standards already set by the STPC veterans.
Other posts that may interest you:
Welcome Robert! Mideaval History and Archaelogy sounds so interesting! Looks like each of you are going to bring different perspectives to this tablet site, It appears that Tracy did a great job in picking you three. Once again welcome and I look forward to reading your articles. Since you are the oldest, does that mean that you are the elder statesman? just kidding
April 23rd, 2007 at 2:46 pmRobert,
Would you be willing to share your insights about using a tablet in the humanities? In particular, I’m interested in how you use the technology to gather and annotate research, how you use the tablet to organize and write your papers, and how you use your tablet when commenting on student papers.
Thanks,
PiD
April 23rd, 2007 at 3:41 pm@Alice - Hi. Thanks for your kind words. You’re right Med. Hist and Arch. is an interesting subject (well it fascinates me anyway) and it potentially becomes more interesting when you try to figure out how a TabletPC could fit into the equation. To be honest though on the archaeological side for me at the moment is theoretical i.e. classroom based but when I go digging I can see it being an scenario for using one of these ‘rugged’ TabletPCs. As for the ‘elder statesman’..emmm no that title implies a certain level of intelligence which certainly doesn’t apply to me :o( @PiD - Absolutely I’ll scribble that on my ‘to do’ list. That’s a great idea and certainly something I can get quite comprehensive with in explaining. Thanks for giving me some direction
April 23rd, 2007 at 4:16 pmWelcome aboard!
April 23rd, 2007 at 5:03 pmSorry, forgot my patented smile, so let’s try it again…
Welcome aboard!
April 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 pmThanks GoodThings. The smile makes all the difference
April 24th, 2007 at 12:50 amBring on the humanities perspective and anything relating to teaching, conference papers, and other such things. We’re looking forward to this! (My dept includes archaeologically inclined art-historians.)
April 24th, 2007 at 1:54 amI’d just like to say welcome to the three new authors and look foward to reading some ne posts! Not that i can cpmlain about the way Tracy runs the site. Its AWSUM!
April 24th, 2007 at 7:58 amSoz Not good with the w and o keys! lol
April 24th, 2007 at 7:59 am[...] new authors: Will, a mech eng student from Australia; Frank, a math student from California; and Robert, a history and archaeology student from [...]
April 24th, 2007 at 11:27 am@Karla - With your humanities perspective, and those ‘archaeolgically inclined’ art historians within earshot, I’m looking forward to hearing your take on this too. Of course I’ll start the ball rolling with some kind of introductory overview but I must warn you that I’m also fighting to ‘tick off’ 2 more essays before their deadlines next Friday so if I give the impression of lethargic inactivity during my first few days on STPC then I apologise. @MÓĿνĀ - Thanks for the welcome and I could understand it fine without the missing w’s and o’s :o) I remember reading an article once about the brain being easily able to understand words even with a large percentage of the letters missing. I can’t remember where I read it or what the upshot of the study was (aside from what I’ve already mentioned) but it included a couple of large example paragraphs with a lot of the letters missing and it’s amazing how easily it can be read and understood. If anyone knows of the article I’m talking about I’d love to find it again.
April 24th, 2007 at 3:29 pm