the encouragement lounge: Three for free!

Friday, April 10, 2009

Three for free!

Here are three cool tools that you can download for free:

Xmind
http://www.xmind.net/
Brainstorm and mind map in style!
(thanks Lisa, for this one!)

Sketchup
http://sketchup.google.com/
Create 3D models, impress your friends!

Alice
http://www.alice.org/
Animation software for the rest of us!
(thanks Carnegie Mellon)

Tune in tomorrow for Saturday morning cartoon.
cheers
Harrit

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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.