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The history of paradigm shifts
While reading a book for one of my classes (Hist 698), a reference to a paradigm shift was mentioned in regards to using the web in classroom teaching. The example given was of the motion picture industry.
In the beginning, motion pictures were basically filmed versions of plays which were enacted on stages, with a set and props. After a while the movie people realized, hey, I’m not bound to the stage! I can take my camera anywhere! So instead of making fake trees I can film real trees. Instead of creating a set that looks like the beach, I can just go to the beach!
They had a paradigm shift. They started out using new technology to do the same thing they had always been doing. But once they realized a far better potential for the technology, and broke out of the old mold, they were able to do great and wonderful things (and also terribly awful things - think of the immorality pervasive in movies nowadays).
How many other paradigm shifts are there in history? Countless, I’m sure. A very cursory search (”history paradigm shift” as a google search) turns up very few references to a historical look at paradigm shifts. A book by Thomas Kuhn seems to be it, and it’s limited to scientific revolutions.
Cool button, badge generator
Nona commented on my validation badges, and I happened to find the generator I used a long time ago to make them…
http://www.graphicsguru.com/button.php
Enjoy, but use carefully! 
Web developer extension for firefox
I’m always looking for it…
critique of site… The last day of class!
Organization:
description of links needs to be much more clear.
about link = needs to be about the site, not about zeppelin
booklet = going to by one
research = change to resources
Keep an about about the site….
Visual communication:
consistent…
blob on the upper left corner, remove, replace with a different image, bump up the text of the
don’t scroll left on the bigger images….
Other things, from other sites:
use special characters for elipses and stuff
check for usuability - bump up the font size and see what breaks.
captions for the images (put the float left,right for the div), make the images clear and consistent in image size.
tighten up the letting on blockquote and image captions (make the line height smaller)
sub-headings
no space around em or en dashes
NEED TO HAVE A PRINT CSS Style
final? comments?
And just a general comment to all….
It was awesome having another class with you all. I’ve learned alot from you. You have all done very well at becoming web page monkeys!