Rick West

This is completely off topic for this blog, but please indulge me. Let’s talk sports, specifically college football. I’m a former sports reporter, so I have always loved sports debates, and this one’s a doozy. I want to weigh in with my two cents, and leave comments about your opinion!
 Why we need a college football […]

I just uploaded the audio and handout from my 2008 AECT presentation. You can listen to it, or download the mp3, on my presentations page. I’m sorry the audio is not the greatest. I have definitely become a believer that conferences should have a podcast team handling the recording, if possible (I know student volunteers […]

I received the news today that my article, to be published in ETR&D, describing a theoretical framework for understanding Communities of Innovation is available online at Springer. It should come out in print sometime next year. This article presents the framework for my current dissertation work. I hope others find these ideas interesting, as I […]

Here’s a thought to stir the pot! Congressman Ron Paul participated today in answering questions submitted by readers of the Freakonomics blog. I thought his perspective on the U.S. Department of Education was interesting:
Q: It was mentioned you were in favor of getting rid of the Department of Education. Is this true, and if so, […]